Day 122: The Same Pills, Half the Price
At a pharmacy in Penza, an elderly man hands his prescription to the pharmacist.
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Dialogue
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A
Здравствуйте, вот рецепт. Мне нужно именно выписанное врачом лекарство, для сердца.
Hello, here's my prescription. I need exactly the heart medicine my doctor prescribed.
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B
Есть, но оно дорогое, тысяча восемьсот рублей. Могу предложить аналог в два раза дешевле.
We have it, but it's expensive, one thousand eight hundred rubles. I can offer you an equivalent at half the price.
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A
Дешевле? Знаю я эти аналоги: дешёвое, значит, плохое. Давайте как врач написал.
Cheaper? I know these equivalents: cheap means bad. Give me what the doctor wrote.
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B
Действующее вещество одно и то же, и дозировка та же. Разница только в названии.
The active ingredient is exactly the same, and so is the dose. The only difference is the name.
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A
А почему тогда цена разная? Что-то вы, молодой человек, темните.
Then why are the prices different? You're up to something, young man.
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B
Поскольку оригинал делает известная фирма, вы платите за название, а не за лекарство.
Since the original is made by a well-known company, you're paying for the name, not for the medicine.
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A
Ну, допустим. Напишите мне тогда название на бумажке, я сначала у врача спрошу.
Well, let's say so. Then write the name down for me on a slip of paper, I'll ask my doctor first.
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