Day 17: A Speech for Teacher's Day
On the eve of Teacher's Day in Tula, two high school students are preparing a short speech for their math teacher, who retires this year.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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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
Предлагаю закончить шуткой: «Нина Сергеевна, вы наш общий знаменатель!»
I suggest we end with a joke: "Nina Sergeyevna, you are our common denominator!"
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B
Смешно. Только она же уходит на пенсию, вдруг расплачется?
Funny. But she's retiring, what if she bursts into tears?
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A
От шутки? Скорее от твоей речи на три страницы.
From a joke? More likely from your three-page speech.
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B
Длинновато, согласен. Может, вместо того чтобы читать по бумажке, скажем своими словами?
A bit long, I agree. Maybe instead of reading it off the page, we say it in our own words?
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A
Вот! Коротко, от души, а в конце про знаменатель.
That's it! Short, from the heart, and the denominator at the end.
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B
Договорились. Только говорить будешь ты: я на первой же фразе сам расплачусь.
Deal. But you're doing the talking: I'll burst into tears myself at the very first sentence.
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