Day 105: Cycling to Work on Fridays
In an office in Minsk in April, two colleagues talk about riding their bikes to work.
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Dialogue
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A
Снег сошёл, дорожки сухие. Может, начнём на работу на велосипедах ездить?
The snow's gone, the paths are dry. Maybe we should start cycling to work?
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B
Давай! Полезнее, чем в метро толкаться, и дешевле. Только у меня за зиму обе шины спустились.
Let's! It's healthier than squeezing into the metro, and cheaper. Only both my tires went flat over the winter.
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A
Накачаем, у меня насос есть. Сколько тебе ехать, кстати?
We'll pump them up, I've got a pump. How long is your ride, by the way?
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B
От Уручья до нас? Сейчас посчитаю... Пятьдесят минут в одну сторону.
From Uruchye to here? Let me work it out... Fifty minutes one way.
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A
Пятьдесят туда, пятьдесят обратно... Это же почти два часа в день!
Fifty there, fifty back... That's almost two hours a day!
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B
Поскольку мы не спортсмены, давай без фанатизма: ездим только по пятницам.
Since we're not athletes, let's not go overboard: we ride only on Fridays.
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A
По пятницам идеально: за выходные как раз ноги отдохнут.
Fridays are perfect: our legs will get a rest over the weekend.
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