Day 189: Secret Santa with a Budget
In a bar in Minsk in mid-December, three friends are drawing names for their New Year gift exchange.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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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
Тянем из шапки. Важнейшее правило: прочитав имя, никому ни слова.
Everyone draw from the hat. The most important rule: once you've read the name, not a word to anyone.
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B
А бюджет какой? Опять тридцать рублей, как в прошлом году?
And what's the budget? Thirty rubles again, like last year?
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A
В этом году пятьдесят. И ни копейки больше!
This year it's fifty. And not a kopeck more!
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B
Пятьдесят? Да на такие деньги нормальный подарок не найдёшь.
Fifty? You can't find a decent present for that kind of money.
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C
Ребята, а что делать человеку, вытянувшему своё имя? Спрашиваю для друга.
Guys, what should a person do if he's drawn his own name? Asking for a friend.
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A
Серёга, ты что, себя вытянул? Всё, тянем заново!
Seryoga, did you draw yourself? That's it, we're drawing again!
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