Day 139 of 175

Day 139: Waiting for the Lena Ferry

On the bank of the Lena near Yakutsk in July, two travellers wait in a line of cars for the ferry.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Три часа уже стоим, а парома всё нет. Ждём у моря погоды.

    We've been standing here three hours, and still no ferry. We're waiting for who knows what.

  2. B

    В расписании написано: в двенадцать. А может, расписание, повешенное на столбе, давно устарело?

    The timetable says twelve. Or maybe the timetable they hung on the post went out of date long ago?

  3. C

    Расписание верное, ребята, просто время тут паромное. Паром один, и летом из-за мелей ходит как получится.

    The timetable's right, lads, it's just that out here we're on ferry time. There's only one ferry, and in summer, with the shallows, it goes when it can.

  4. A

    И сколько обычно приходится ждать? Мы хотели в Якутске поужинать до того, как кафе закроются.

    And how long do you usually have to wait? We wanted to have dinner in Yakutsk before the cafés close.

  5. C

    Когда как, иногда и до ночи. Пока ждём, давайте чайку из термоса, с травами.

    It varies, sometimes until nightfall. While we wait, let's have some tea from my thermos, with herbs.

  6. B

    Спасибо, не откажемся. Слушай, может, вместо того чтобы тут стоять, вернёмся в посёлок?

    Thanks, we won't say no. Listen, instead of standing around here, maybe we should go back to the village?

  7. A

    Давай, как только чай допьём... Стоп, это что там гудит? Паром!

    Let's, as soon as we finish our tea... Wait, what's that horn? The ferry!

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