Day 18: Birthday Gift Dilemma
In Moscow, two friends are trying to decide what to give their friend Dima, who turns thirty tomorrow.
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Dialogue
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A
Завтра Димону тридцать. Что дарить будем, придумал?
Dimon turns thirty tomorrow. Have you figured out what we're giving him?
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B
Пока нет. У него всё есть, а коньяк дарить как-то банально.
Not yet. He's got everything, and giving cognac is kind of boring.
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A
Может, вместо того чтобы дарить очередной коньяк, скинемся на что-нибудь полезное?
Maybe instead of giving him yet another cognac, we chip in for something useful?
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B
Полезное... Он же по утрам бегать начал. Может, умные часы?
Useful... He's started running in the mornings. Maybe a smartwatch?
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A
А это мысль! Часы-то ему точно пригодятся: и пульс, и километры.
Now that's an idea! A watch will definitely come in handy: heart rate, distance, the lot.
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B
Решено. Ты выбираешь модель, а я с ребят деньги соберу.
Settled. You pick the model, and I'll collect the money from the guys.
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