Day 158 of 200

Day 158: A Back Older Than Its Owner

At a physical therapy clinic in Moscow, a young programmer tells the physical therapist about his back.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title.
  2. Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
  3. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Russian audio, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A

    Доктор, спина болит уже месяц, особенно к вечеру.

    Doctor, my back has been hurting for a month now, especially toward evening.

  2. B

    Вы, наверное, весь день сидите за компьютером?

    I suppose you sit at a computer all day?

  3. A

    Да, я программист. Часов по десять в день.

    Yes, I'm a programmer. About ten hours a day.

  4. B

    У людей, сидящих весь день, спина стареет быстро. Ваша лет на двадцать старше вас.

    People who sit all day have backs that age fast. Yours is about twenty years older than you are.

  5. A

    Спасибо, утешили... И что же мне делать?

    Thanks, that's comforting... So what do I do?

  6. B

    Вот простейшие упражнения: делайте их каждый час, прямо сидя на стуле.

    Here are some very simple exercises: do them every hour, right there sitting in your chair.

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