Day 127: Caviar Too Cheap to Be Real
At a market in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a tourist stops at a stall selling red caviar, with his local friend right behind him.
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Dialogue
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A
Гляди, красная икра по тысяче за банку! Возьму три, на подарки.
Look, red caviar at a thousand a jar! I'll take three, as presents.
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B
Стой, не торопись. По такой цене нормальной икры не бывает, поверь местному.
Stop, don't rush. There's no decent caviar at that price, trust a local.
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A
Да ладно, банки же красивые, и продавец вроде честный.
Oh, come on, the jars look nice, and the seller seems honest.
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B
Не всё то золото, что блестит. Скорее всего, икра замороженная, прошлогодняя, а то и искусственная.
All that glitters is not gold. Most likely the caviar is frozen, from last year, or even fake.
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A
А где тогда брать? Я же не разбираюсь, для меня вся икра одинаковая.
Then where should I buy it? I don't know anything about it, to me all caviar is the same.
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B
Вместо того чтобы брать кота в мешке, поехали к знакомому рыбаку в порт.
Instead of buying a pig in a poke, let's go to a fisherman I know at the port.
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A
Слушай, вот это икра! Дороже, конечно, но теперь я знаю, какой она бывает.
Wow, now that's caviar! More expensive, of course, but now I know what the real thing is like.
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