Day 82: Soviet Rubles in the Wall
During the renovation of an old apartment in Samara, a worker calls the owner over to see what he has found behind the plaster.
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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
Хозяин, идите сюда! Смотрите, что за штукатуркой нашлось.
Boss, come here! Look what turned up behind the plaster.
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B
Деньги? Целая пачка! Вот это ремонт, я теперь богатый человек!
Money? A whole wad! Now that's a renovation, I'm a rich man now!
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A
Не спешите радоваться: это купюры, выпущенные в шестьдесят первом году.
Don't celebrate just yet: these are banknotes issued in nineteen sixty-one.
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B
Ну и что? Рубль тогда дорого стоил, это же огромные деньги!
So what? The ruble was worth a lot back then, this is a huge amount of money!
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A
Тогда стоил, а сегодня вся пачка гроша ломаного не стоит.
Back then it was, but today the whole wad isn't worth a penny.
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B
Обидно... Ума не приложу, кто их тут спрятал. Может, прежний хозяин от жены прятал?
What a pity... I can't imagine who hid them here. Maybe the previous owner was hiding them from his wife?
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A
Точно заначка. Только спрятал так хорошо, что и сам потом не нашёл.
A secret stash, for sure. Only he hid it so well that he couldn't find it himself later.
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