Day 68: Physics on a Skateboard
In an apartment in Novosibirsk, a young tutor, himself a physics student, is preparing a high school student for his final exam.
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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
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A
Зачем мне вообще эта физика? В жизни мне ни одна формула не пригодится.
Why do I even need physics? No formula is ever going to be any use to me in life.
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B
Ни одна? А на скейте ты что делаешь, когда прыгаешь с лестницы?
Not one? And what do you do on your skateboard when you jump down the stairs?
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A
Еду побыстрее и прыгаю. Какая тут физика?
I go a bit faster and jump. Where's the physics in that?
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B
Самая прямая. Дальность прыжка зависит от скорости и высоты ступенек: вот тебе и формула.
It's pure physics. How far you jump depends on your speed and the height of the steps: there's your formula.
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A
То есть если бы я ехал быстрее, я бы дальше прыгнул?
So if I'd gone faster, I'd have jumped further?
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B
Именно. Давай, вместо того чтобы решать задачи из учебника, посчитаем твой прыжок.
Exactly. Instead of doing problems from the textbook, let's calculate your jump.
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A
Давай! Слушай, а можно в субботу ещё одно занятие?
Let's! Listen, can we have another lesson on Saturday?
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