Day 23: A Piano Without an Elevator
In Saint Petersburg, a man phones his friend to ask for help with a heavy job on Saturday.
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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
Слушай, выручай. В субботу надо поднять пианино на пятый этаж.
Listen, I need a favor. On Saturday I have to get a piano up to the fifth floor.
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B
На пятый? У тебя же в доме лифта нет!
The fifth? There's no elevator in your building!
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A
Потому и звоню. Нас будет четверо, за час управимся.
That's why I'm calling. There'll be four of us, we'll manage in an hour.
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B
Ну, может, вместо того чтобы спины надрывать, грузчиков наймёшь?
Well, maybe instead of breaking our backs, you could hire movers?
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A
На грузчиков денег нет. А пианино ведь для дочки, Маша в музыкальную школу пошла.
There's no money for movers. And the piano's for my daughter, Masha's started music school.
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B
Так бы сразу и сказал, что для Машки! Во сколько приходить?
You should have said right away it was for Mashka! What time should I come?
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