Day 31: Caught on the Evening News
On a weekday evening, a man phones a colleague who is off sick, right after watching the news.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- 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
Болеешь, значит? А я тебя только что в новостях видел, на трибуне!
So you're sick, huh? I just saw you on the news, in the stands!
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B
На какой трибуне? Я на больничном, весь день с температурой лежу.
What stands? I'm on sick leave, I've been in bed all day with a fever.
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A
Разве? А в репортаже с матча точно был ты: в шарфе, орал громче всех.
Oh, really? Well, in the report from the match it was definitely you: in a scarf, yelling louder than anyone.
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B
Не может быть, я с дивана не вставал!
Impossible, I haven't got up off the couch!
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A
Ну не двойник же у тебя!
Well, it's not like you've got a double!
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B
Двойник... Погоди, так это Витька, мой брат-близнец! Он ведь на матч собирался.
A double... Wait, that was Vitka, my twin brother! He was planning to go to the match.
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