Day 170: A First Tattoo at Forty
On a walk along the Volga embankment in Samara, a man shows his best friend something new on his arm.
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- Read the situation under the title.
- Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
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Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Смотри, что я вчера сделал. Только не смейся.
Look what I did yesterday. Just don't laugh.
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B
Татуировка? Якорь? Тебе сорок лет, Паш! Глупейшая идея.
A tattoo? An anchor? You're forty, Pasha! The dumbest idea ever.
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A
Ну и что? Если бы мне было двадцать, я бы сделал большую.
So what? If I were twenty, I'd have gotten a big one.
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B
А жена что сказала? Больно было?
And what did your wife say? Did it hurt?
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A
Жена сказала, что красиво. А больно совсем чуть-чуть.
My wife said it looks nice. And it only hurt a tiny bit.
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B
Слушай, дай телефон мастера. Я ведь сам двадцать лет о такой мечтаю.
Listen, give me the tattoo artist's number. I've been dreaming of one myself for twenty years.
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