Day 154: Printer Paper for a Grandson
In an office in Nizhny Novgorod at the end of the day, a young employee notices what his older colleague, Valery Pavlovich, is putting in his bag.
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Dialogue
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A
Валерий Павлович, вы что, бумагу для принтера домой уносите? Целую пачку?
Valery Pavlovich, are you taking printer paper home? A whole pack?
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Внук рисует целыми днями, а дома бумага кончилась. Тут этих пачек целый шкаф, никто и не заметит.
My grandson draws all day long, and we've run out of paper at home. There's a whole cupboard of these packs here, nobody will even notice.
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Пусть даже она копейки стоит, это всё-таки не ваше. Мелочь, а неприятно.
Even if it costs next to nothing, it's still not yours. It's a small thing, but it doesn't sit right.
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B
Ты меня что, в воровстве обвиняешь? Я здесь двадцать лет работаю, уж пачку-то заслужил!
What, are you accusing me of stealing? I've worked here twenty years, I've surely earned one pack!
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Никто вас не обвиняет. Но спросили бы начальника и взяли бы с чистой совестью.
Nobody's accusing you. But you could have asked the boss and taken it with a clear conscience.
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B
Доброе утро! Правду говорят, утро вечера мудренее: купил по дороге пачку для офиса, взамен вчерашней.
Good morning! It's true what they say, things look clearer in the morning: I bought a pack for the office on the way, to replace yesterday's.
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Вот это по-мужски, Валерий Павлович! А альбом для внука с меня, пусть рисует.
Now that's the way to do it, Valery Pavlovich! And a sketchbook for your grandson is on me, let him draw.
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