Day 112: Silver Coins Under the Dacha
At his dacha near Vladimir, a man who has been digging a cellar phones his friend, a lawyer.
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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
Андрей, нужен совет юриста! Копал погреб и нашёл банку старых монет.
Andrei, I need a lawyer's advice! I was digging a cellar and found a jar of old coins.
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B
Серьёзно? Настоящий клад, значит. А монеты какие, царские?
Seriously? A real treasure, then. What kind of coins, from the tsars' time?
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A
Царские, серебряные, штук двести! Банка старая, а монеты блестят как новые.
From the tsars' time, silver, about two hundred of them! The jar is old, but the coins shine like new.
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B
Ну, поскольку участок твой, найденный клад по закону тоже твой. Но есть одно «но».
Well, since the land is yours, the treasure you found is legally yours too. But there's one "but".
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Какое ещё «но»? Если бы ты знал, сколько я уже жене и детям наобещал!
What "but"? If only you knew how much I've already promised my wife and kids!
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B
Не дели шкуру неубитого медведя. Если это историческая ценность, клад сдают государству, а тебе платят половину стоимости.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. If it's of historical value, the treasure goes to the state, and you get paid half its value.
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Половину... Ладно, на море всё равно хватит. Только детям пока ни слова!
Half... Well, it'll still cover a trip to the seaside. Just not a word to the kids for now!
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