Day 43 of 200

A Hot Spring at Minus Twenty-Five

At an open-air hot spring near Tyumen in January, a tourist from Moscow talks to a local man sitting in the steaming water.

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  1. A

    Вам не холодно? Минус двадцать пять всё-таки.

    Aren't you cold? It's minus twenty-five, after all.

  2. B

    Что вы, вода плюс сорок! Раздевайтесь смелее.

    Not at all, the water's plus forty! Go on, get undressed.

  3. A

    Воды я не боюсь. Боюсь, пока дойду, замёрзну.

    I'm not afraid of the water. I'm afraid I'll freeze before I get there.

  4. B

    Придётся побыстрее. Как только зайдёте, сразу согреетесь.

    You'll have to be quick. As soon as you get in, you'll warm up.

  5. A

    Ух, правда тепло! Зачем я так долго стоял?

    Wow, it really is warm! Why did I stand there so long?

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