Day 155: The Oldest Lake on Earth
On Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal, a tourist from Kazan asks the local guide about the lake.
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Dialogue
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A
Скажите, а правда, что Байкал такой глубокий?
Tell me, is it true that Baikal is really that deep?
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Правда. Это ведь глубочайшее озеро в мире, больше полутора километров.
It's true. It's the deepest lake in the world, you know, more than a kilometer and a half.
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A
Ничего себе! А сколько ему лет?
Wow! And how old is it?
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Миллионов двадцать пять. Одно из древнейших озёр на Земле.
About twenty-five million years. One of the oldest lakes on Earth.
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A
А вода, говорят, такая чистая, что её можно пить прямо из озера?
And they say the water's so clean you can drink it straight from the lake?
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B
Конечно, вода чистейшая. Попробуйте, мы её всю жизнь пьём.
Of course, the water's as pure as can be. Try some, we've been drinking it all our lives.
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