Day 181: The Burnt Pie Alarm
Back at the fire station in Petrozavodsk after a night call, a young firefighter talks to the veteran, Stepan Ilyich.
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Dialogue
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A
Степан Ильич, и ради этого мы ехали? Сгоревший пирог!
Stepan Ilyich, we drove out for that? A burnt pie!
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B
А ты что хотел, пожар на пять этажей?
And what did you want, a fire across five floors?
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A
Ну, хоть что-то настоящее. А тут дым на кухне, и всё.
Well, at least something real. And there was just smoke in a kitchen, that's all.
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B
Хозяин уснул. Если бы не сигнализация, всё могло бы кончиться плохо.
The owner had fallen asleep. If it weren't for the alarm, it could all have ended badly.
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A
Ну да, наверное. Просто я думал, что будет интереснее.
Well, yeah, probably. I just thought it would be more exciting.
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B
Запомни важнейшее правило нашей работы: лучший вызов тот, где никто не пострадал.
Remember the most important rule of our job: the best call is the one where nobody got hurt.
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