Day 39: Grandpa Knits Socks
In an apartment in Arkhangelsk in November, a teenager walks in on his grandfather, a retired sailor, busy with something unexpected.
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Dialogue
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A
Дед, ты что, носки вяжешь? Это же для бабушек!
Grandpa, are you knitting socks? That's for grannies!
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Для бабушек? Мы в рейсах всей командой вязали, вместо того чтобы в карты играть.
For grannies? On our voyages the whole crew knitted, instead of playing cards.
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A
Моряки? Да ладно, ты меня разыгрываешь.
Sailors? Come on, you're pulling my leg.
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B
Какие шутки! Сети в море сами чинили, а носки куда проще.
No joke! We mended the nets ourselves at sea, and socks are much easier.
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A
Подожди, а мои серые носки? Я думал, их бабушка вязала.
Wait, what about my grey socks? I thought Grandma knitted them.
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B
Эти носки я сам связал, прошлой зимой. Хочешь, научу?
I knitted those socks myself, last winter. Want me to teach you?
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