Day 153: Double Pay Before New Year
At a furniture factory in Tver in late December, a worker notices that the foreman looks gloomy.
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Dialogue
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A
Петрович, ты чего такой грустный? Опять от директора?
Petrovich, why so glum? Been to see the director again?
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Угадал. Большой заказ горит, придётся работать тридцатого и тридцать первого.
You guessed it. A big order is behind schedule, we'll have to work on the thirtieth and thirty-first.
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A
Тридцать первого? Я жене обещал, что весь день буду дома.
The thirty-first? I promised my wife I'd be home all day.
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B
Понимаю. Но все, работающие в эти дни, получат двойную оплату.
I understand. But everyone who works those days gets double pay.
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A
Двойную? Это меняет дело. Жена, думаю, поймёт.
Double? That changes things. My wife will understand, I think.
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B
Вот и договорились. Закончим заказ, и тридцать первого в обед все по домам.
That's settled, then. We finish the order, and at lunchtime on the thirty-first everyone goes home.
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