Day 132: A Family Tree for School
At home in Kostroma, a schoolboy asks his father about their great-grandfather for a school project.
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Dialogue
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A
Пап, нам задали нарисовать семейное древо. Что ты знаешь про прадедушку?
Dad, we've been told to draw a family tree. What do you know about my great-grandpa?
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B
Бабушка рассказывала, что он работал на заводе. Больше ничего не помню.
Grandma used to say he worked at a factory. That's all I remember.
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A
И всё? А как его звали?
That's it? What was his name?
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Николаем. А откуда он родом, сам не знаю.
Nikolai. But where he came from, I don't know myself.
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A
Может, остались какие-нибудь старые документы? Бабушка ведь всё хранила.
Maybe there are some old documents left? Grandma kept everything, after all.
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Точно! На шкафу лежит коробка, оставшаяся от бабушки. Неси стул!
Right! There's a box on top of the wardrobe that was Grandma's. Bring a chair!
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