Day 165: Bears at the Salmon River
On a viewing platform at Kurile Lake in Kamchatka, a tourist with a camera talks to the ranger on duty.
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- Read the situation under the title.
- Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
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Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Смотрите, медведь прямо в реке лосося поймал! Я спущусь поближе, отсюда кадр не тот.
Look, a bear just caught a salmon right in the river! I'll climb down closer, the shot's no good from here.
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B
Даже не думайте! Вы в безопасности только на этой огороженной площадке.
Don't even think about it! You're only safe on this fenced-off platform.
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A
Да он же занят рыбой, ему не до меня. Я быстро: пару снимков и назад.
But he's busy with his fish, he couldn't care less about me. I'll be quick: a couple of pictures and back.
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B
Медведь с пойманной рыбой как раз опаснее всего: решит, что вы пришли за его обедом.
A bear that has just caught a fish is the most dangerous kind: he'll think you've come for his lunch.
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A
Ну хорошо, хорошо... Ой! А это кто прямо под нами?
OK, OK... Whoa! And who's that right below us?
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B
Второй медведь, молодой. Не двигайтесь и не шумите: не буди лихо, пока оно тихо.
A second bear, a young one. Don't move and don't make a sound: let sleeping dogs lie.
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A
Понял, замер... Зато какой кадр: смотрит прямо в объектив, и спускаться никуда не пришлось.
Got it, I'm frozen... But what a shot: he's looking straight into the lens, and I didn't have to climb down anywhere.
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