Day 108: A Tractor That Won't Start
On a frosty morning on a farm near Vitebsk, a farmer and his grown-up son are trying to start their old tractor.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue
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A
Опять не заводится! Третий раз пробую, никак не удаётся.
It won't start again! That's my third try, and nothing.
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B
Так на улице минус двадцать пять, чего ты хотел?
Well, it's minus twenty-five out there, what did you expect?
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A
А коровы ждать не будут, пока мы тут стоим.
But the cows won't wait while we stand around here.
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B
Давай горячей воды в радиатор нальём, как дед делал.
Let's pour hot water into the radiator, like Grandpa used to.
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A
Ну, давай. Хуже уже не будет.
Well, go on. It can't get any worse.
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B
Слышишь? Завёлся! Дед бы нами гордился.
Hear that? It's running! Grandpa would be proud of us.
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