Day 24: Signatures for a Speed Bump
In a courtyard in Kirov, a man going door to door with a petition knocks on his elderly neighbor's door.
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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
Здравствуйте, Геннадий Палыч! Собираю подписи за лежачего полицейского во дворе. Подпишете?
Hello, Gennady Palych! I'm collecting signatures for a speed bump in the courtyard. Will you sign?
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B
Не подпишу: моя старая «Нива» и так на каждой яме гремит.
I won't: my old Niva rattles over every pothole as it is.
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A
Понимаю, но тут, несмотря на знак, гоняют как на трассе.
I understand, but people race through here like it's a highway, despite the sign.
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B
Сорок лет тут живу, и никого не сбили.
I've lived here forty years, and nobody's been hit.
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A
На прошлой неделе Костю из третьего подъезда чуть не сбили. Прямо у песочницы.
Last week Kostya from the third entrance was nearly hit. Right by the sandbox.
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B
Костю? Внука Валентины Петровны? Давай ручку, «Нива» моя потерпит.
Kostya? Valentina Petrovna's grandson? Give me the pen, my Niva will put up with it.
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