Day 105: Failed on the Hill Start
Outside the driving test center in Nizhny Novgorod, Artyom phones his driving instructor, Viktor Pavlovich.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue
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A
Виктор Павлович, это Артём. Я не сдал.
Viktor Pavlovich, it's Artyom. I failed.
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B
Эх... А что не получилось?
Oh no... What went wrong?
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A
Горка. Трогаясь, я рано отпустил тормоз, и машина покатилась назад.
The hill. As I pulled away, I let go of the brake too early, and the car rolled back.
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B
Волновался, наверное? Ты же на занятиях горку нормально делал.
You were nervous, I suppose? You did hill starts fine in our lessons.
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A
Очень. Если бы не волновался, точно бы сдал.
Very. If I hadn't been nervous, I'd have passed for sure.
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B
Ничего страшного, многие с первого раза не сдают. До следующего экзамена потренируем горку.
Never mind, lots of people fail the first time. We'll practice hill starts before the next test.
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