Day 167: The Piano Tuner Needs an Hour
An hour before a concert at the philharmonic in Omsk, the hall manager hurries onto the stage, where an old piano tuner is at work.
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Dialogue
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A
Аркадий Семёнович, до концерта час, а пианист уже приехал! Можно побыстрее?
Arkady Semyonovich, the concert is in an hour, and the pianist has already arrived! Could you go a bit faster?
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B
Можно, но тогда пианист вам спасибо не скажет. Рояль спешки не любит.
I could, but then the pianist won't thank you. A grand piano doesn't like to be rushed.
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A
В прошлый раз вы за полчаса управились! Сделайте как-нибудь, публика не заметит.
Last time you managed in half an hour! Just do it any old how, the audience won't notice.
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B
Публика, может, и не заметит, а пианист сразу. Спустя рукава я не работаю: тише едешь, дальше будешь.
The audience may not notice, but the pianist will at once. I don't do sloppy work: slow and steady wins the race.
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A
Как, уже? Всего сорок минут, а я думал, вы до последней секунды провозитесь.
What, already? Only forty minutes, and I thought you'd be fiddling with it till the last second.
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B
Рояль, настроенный как следует, сам просит, чтобы на нём поиграли. У нас ещё двадцать минут, позволите?
A properly tuned piano is just asking to be played. We still have twenty minutes, may I?
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A
Играйте. Пианисту скажу, что рояль ещё проверяют, а я пока послушаю.
Go ahead and play. I'll tell the pianist the piano is still being checked, and meanwhile I'll listen.
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