Day 183: First Day in Sheregesh
At the ski resort of Sheregesh in Siberia, a beginner snowboarder talks to his friend, an experienced skier.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title.
- Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
- 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
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Всё, я на подъёмник. Здесь уже неинтересно.
That's it, I'm taking the lift. It's boring down here.
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B
Ты на учебном склоне десять раз упал! Какой подъёмник?
You fell ten times on the beginner slope! What lift?
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A
Ну, не упадёшь, не научишься. Сноуборд вообще сложнейший вид спорта.
Well, if you don't fall, you don't learn. Snowboarding is the hardest sport there is anyway.
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B
Поднявшись наверх, ты оттуда полдня спускаться будешь. Возьми лучше урок.
Once you're up there, it'll take you half the day to get down. Take a lesson instead.
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A
Урок с инструктором? Я же не ребёнок.
A lesson with an instructor? I'm not a kid.
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B
Я тоже так думал в первый день. Час с инструктором, и завтра поедем вместе.
I thought so too on my first day. An hour with an instructor, and tomorrow we'll ride together.
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