Day 101: Don't Touch Tchaikovsky's Piano
At the Tchaikovsky House Museum in Klin, a visitor stops by the composer's piano and asks the old museum keeper a question.
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Dialogue
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A
Простите, а можно нажать всего одну клавишу на рояле Чайковского?
Excuse me, could I press just one key on Tchaikovsky's piano?
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B
Что вы, его никому трогать нельзя.
Oh no, nobody is allowed to touch it.
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A
Жаль. А гид сказал, что на нём иногда играют.
Pity. But the guide said that people sometimes play it.
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B
Правильно. Раз в год, в день рождения композитора, играет известный пианист.
That's right. Once a year, on the composer's birthday, a famous pianist plays it.
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A
Значит, придётся стать знаменитым. Хотя я играть совсем не умею.
So I'll have to become famous. Although I can't play at all.
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B
Что ж, научитесь и приходите лет через двадцать.
Well then, learn and come back in twenty years or so.
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