Day 144: Two Centimeters Under the Bridge
On a road trip to Karelia in a rented camper van, two friends stop in front of a low railway bridge.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue
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A
Так, приехали: на знаке перед мостом три метра. А какой высоты наш автодом?
Right, here we are: the sign in front of the bridge says three meters. And how tall is our camper van?
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B
В договоре указано: два восемьдесят. Целых двадцать сантиметров в запасе, спокойно проедем.
The contract says two eighty. A whole twenty centimeters to spare, we'll get through easily.
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A
А кондиционер на крыше ты посчитал? Давай-ка на всякий пожарный измерим рулеткой.
And did you count the air conditioner on the roof? Let's measure it with the tape, just in case.
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B
Ну давай, полезу на лестницу. Держи конец рулетки у земли... Так, два девяносто восемь.
Fine, I'll climb up the ladder. Hold the end of the tape to the ground... Right, two ninety-eight.
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A
Всего два сантиметра, это же толщина пальца! Давай лучше поищем объезд.
Only two centimeters, that's the width of a finger! Let's look for a way around instead.
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B
Объезд тут километров восемьдесят по разбитой грунтовке. Нет уж, поеду медленно, а ты выходи и смотри на крышу.
The way around is about eighty kilometers of broken dirt road. No way, I'll drive slowly, and you get out and watch the roof.
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A
Ещё чуть-чуть... Проехали! Два сантиметра, а я чуть не поседел.
A little more... We're through! Two centimeters, and I nearly went gray.
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