Day 47 of 125

Day 47: A Thousand Roubles Too Much

In a supermarket car park in Tambov, a father counts his change while his fourteen-year-old son waits by the car.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Погоди, не садись пока. Я сдачу пересчитал: кассирша дала мне на тысячу больше.

    Wait, don't get in yet. I've counted the change: the cashier gave me a thousand too much.

  2. B

    Серьёзно? Вот повезло! Пап, ну это же их проблема, магазин огромный, не обеднеет.

    Seriously? What luck! Dad, come on, that's their problem, the shop's huge, it won't go broke.

  3. A

    Магазин, может, и не обеднеет. А вот вечером у кассира будет недостача, и кто, по-твоему, её покроет?

    The shop may not go broke. But tonight the cashier's till will be short, and who do you think will cover it?

  4. B

    Ну, магазин... наверное. У них же там какая-нибудь страховка, списания.

    Well, the shop... probably. They must have some kind of insurance, write-offs.

  5. A

    Как бы не так. Недостачу кассиры часто покрывают из своих, так что та девушка отдаст тысячу из зарплаты.

    Fat chance. Cashiers often make up shortfalls out of their own pockets, so that girl will pay the thousand out of her wages.

  6. B

    Хорошо, но она же сама ошиблась, не мы. Каждый отвечает за свою работу, ты же сам так говоришь.

    Fine, but she made the mistake herself, not us. Everyone's responsible for their own work, you say so yourself.

  7. A

    Говорю. А если бы это ты целый день на кассе сидел, а потом доплачивал из своих, тебе было бы весело?

    I do. But if you'd sat at the till all day and then had to pay out of your own pocket, would you be laughing?

  8. B

    Сравнил тоже... Хотя, если честно, обидно было бы до слёз.

    What a comparison... Though, to be honest, I'd be close to tears.

  9. A

    Вот. Тысяча, хоть и невелика, а чужая, и счастья от неё не будет. Как дед говорил, чужое добро впрок нейдёт.

    There you go. A thousand may not be much, but it's someone else's, and no good will come of it. As Grandad used to say, ill-gotten goods never prosper.

  10. B

    Ладно, убедил, мне уже и самому совестно. Только давай я сам отнесу, а то ты там лекцию про честность прочитаешь.

    All right, you've convinced me, I'm even feeling ashamed myself. Only let me take it back, or you'll give them a lecture on honesty.

  11. A

    Неси, философ. И пакет с молоком прихвати, мы его на кассе забыли.

    Off you go, philosopher. And pick up the bag with the milk while you're at it, we left it at the till.

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