Day 165: Doctor or Programmer
At his grandfather's home in Arzamas, a school leaver tells his grandfather, a retired doctor, that he can't choose what to study.
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Dialogue
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A
Дед, не знаю, куда поступать: в медицинский или на программиста.
Grandpa, I don't know where to apply: medical school or programming.
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B
Важнейшее решение, понимаю. А у самого к чему душа лежит?
A very important decision, I understand. And what does your own heart lean towards?
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A
Не знаю. Врачи, работающие в нашей больнице, говорят, что платят копейки.
I don't know. The doctors working at our hospital say the pay is peanuts.
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B
Если бы мне снова было семнадцать, я бы о деньгах не думал.
If I were seventeen again, I wouldn't think about money.
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A
А о чём тогда? Опять пошёл бы в медицину?
Then what would you think about? Would you go into medicine again?
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B
Пошёл бы. А ты выбирай то, чем занимался бы даже бесплатно.
I would. And you choose what you'd do even for free.
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