Day 87: The Water Filter Contract
In an apartment building in Saint Petersburg, a young lawyer finds his elderly neighbor, Semyon Arkadyevich, about to sign a contract a door-to-door salesman has left with him.
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Dialogue
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A
Семён Аркадьевич, здравствуйте. Что это вы тут подписываете?
Hello, Semyon Arkadyevich. What's this you're signing?
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B
Фильтр для воды, Костя. Продавец говорит, наша вода опасная.
A water filter, Kostya. The salesman says our water is dangerous.
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A
Можно почитать, пока он у машины? Так... Указанная сумма: девяносто восемь тысяч.
May I read it while he's at his car? Let's see... The stated amount: ninety-eight thousand.
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B
Как девяносто восемь? Он же сказал, меньше трёх тысяч в месяц.
What do you mean, ninety-eight? He said it was less than three thousand a month.
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В месяц, но три года подряд. Поскольку это кредит, подписанный договор так просто не расторгнете.
A month, yes, but for three years straight. Since it's a loan, once the contract is signed you won't get out of it easily.
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B
Вот жулик, лапшу на уши вешал! Я всю жизнь из-под крана пью, и ничего.
What a crook, pulling the wool over my eyes! I've drunk tap water all my life, and I'm fine.
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И правильно. А с продавцом я сам поговорю, вон он идёт.
Quite right. And I'll talk to the salesman myself, here he comes.
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