Day 135: Marriage Pressure
In a café in Kazan, two friends of twenty-nine talk about their parents.
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Dialogue
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A
Представляешь, родители опять за своё: когда свадьба, когда внуки.
Can you believe it, my parents are at it again: when's the wedding, when are the grandchildren coming.
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То же самое. Мама каждый звонок начинает с «Ну что, внуков ждать?»
Same here. Mum starts every call with "So, should I be expecting grandchildren?"
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Девушка есть, но я пока не готов. А они думают, что я тяну резину.
I have a girlfriend, but I'm not ready yet. And they think I'm dragging my feet.
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B
Родителям не объяснишь, что времена другие. Они сами в двадцать поженились.
You can't explain to parents that times have changed. They got married at twenty themselves.
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A
Вот именно. Хотя Алсу меня не торопит, мама ей уже платье присмотрела.
Exactly. Alsu isn't rushing me, but my mum has already picked out a dress for her.
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B
Живи в своём темпе, а остальное дело десятое. Научись пропускать это мимо ушей, как я.
Live at your own pace, and the rest doesn't matter. Learn to let it go in one ear and out the other, like I do.
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Как ты, говоришь? А кто вчера в ювелирном кольца выбирал, я же тебя видел!
Like you, you say? Then who was choosing rings at the jeweller's yesterday? I saw you!
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