Day 47: Icicles Over the Entrance
In a courtyard in Yekaterinburg after a thaw, a man stops to talk with his retired neighbor about the icicles over their entrance.
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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
Пётр Семёнович, видели сосульки над подъездом? После оттепели прямо огромные.
Pyotr Semyonovich, have you seen the icicles over the entrance? After the thaw they're huge.
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B
Видел. Вместо того чтобы ждать управляющую компанию, я вот объявление написал.
I have. Instead of waiting for the management company, I've written a notice.
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A
Правильно, а то ведь кому-нибудь на голову упадёт. Можно взглянуть?
Good idea, or else one will fall on someone's head. May I have a look?
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B
Смотри: «Осторожно, сасульки!» Крупно написал, чтобы издалека было видно.
Look: "Watch out, isicles!" I wrote it big, so it can be seen from far away.
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Видно отлично. Только, по-моему, «сосульки» пишутся через «о».
It's perfectly visible. Only, I think "icicles" is spelled with a "c".
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B
Надо же! Объявление, написанное с ошибкой, кто же всерьёз примет? Перепишу.
Well, I never! Who'd take a notice written with a mistake seriously? I'll rewrite it.
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Давайте я чистый лист принесу, вместе красиво перепишем.
Let me bring a clean sheet, and we'll rewrite it nicely together.
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