Day 172: A Motorcycle on Credit
At home in Rostov-on-Don, a young man tells his father about his plan for the spring.
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Dialogue
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A
Пап, я решил весной купить мотоцикл. В кредит.
Dad, I've decided to buy a motorcycle in the spring. On credit.
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B
А ты посчитал, сколько переплатишь? Там ведь процент немаленький.
Have you worked out how much you'll overpay? The interest isn't small, you know.
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A
Ну, тысяч сто. Зато кататься буду уже этим летом.
Well, about a hundred thousand. But I'll be riding this summer already.
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B
Простейший расчёт: если бы ты год копил, купил бы без кредита.
The simplest math: if you saved for a year, you'd buy it without a loan.
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A
Целый год ждать? Да я за год с ума сойду!
Wait a whole year? I'll go crazy in a year!
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B
А сто тысяч, между прочим, тоже деньги. Давай так: копишь полгода, остальное добавлю я.
And a hundred thousand is money too, you know. Let's do this: you save for six months, and I'll add the rest.
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