Day 163 of 175

Day 163: A Watchman for the Dacha Village

At the general meeting of a dacha cooperative near Moscow, the chairman brings up a new item on the agenda.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Уважаемые садоводы, второй вопрос. В связи с кражами прошлой зимой предлагаю нанять сторожа.

    Dear members, item two. In view of the break-ins last winter, I propose we hire a watchman.

  2. B

    Павел Сергеевич, а во сколько это обойдётся? Собранных взносов и на дорогу не хватает.

    Pavel Sergeyevich, and how much will that cost? The dues we've collected aren't even enough for the road.

  3. A

    Двадцать тысяч в месяц, по пятьсот с участка. Взломанные дачи обошлись нам дороже.

    Twenty thousand a month, five hundred per plot. The dachas that were broken into cost us more.

  4. C

    Позвольте, я здесь круглый год живу и по ночам всё равно не сплю. Зачем нам чужой человек?

    If I may, I live here all year round and I don't sleep at night anyway. Why do we need a stranger?

  5. B

    Григорий Ильич, вам же семьдесят пять! А если на воров наткнётесь, что вы им сделаете?

    Grigory Ilyich, you're seventy-five! And if you run into burglars, what will you do to them?

  6. C

    Я тридцать лет в милиции прослужил, молодой человек. А плата простая: корм для моего Полкана.

    I served thirty years in the police, young man. And my fee is simple: food for my dog Polkan.

  7. A

    Итак, кто за Григория Ильича и Полкана? Кто против? Единогласно!

    So, who is in favor of Grigory Ilyich and Polkan? Who is against? Unanimous!

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