Day 92: Watching the Ice Break Up
On the embankment in Perm in April, two old friends watch the ice drifting down the Kama.
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Dialogue
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A
Гляди, Кама пошла! Сколько лет смотрю на ледоход, а всё как в первый раз.
Look, the Kama's moving! All these years I've watched the ice go out, and it's still like the first time.
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B
Красота. А помнишь весну, когда льдины старый причал снесли? Мы тогда пацанами были.
Beautiful. Remember the spring when the ice floes swept away the old pier? We were just boys then.
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A
Ещё бы! Разбитый льдом причал потом два года из воды торчал.
Of course! The pier the ice had smashed stuck out of the water for two years afterwards.
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B
С тех пор как мы на пенсию вышли, ни одного ледохода не пропустили.
Since we retired, we haven't missed a single ice drift.
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A
Спорим, через неделю река совсем очистится? Лето уже не за горами.
Bet you the river's completely clear in a week? Summer's just around the corner.
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B
Неделю? Не смеши, тут дней десять, не меньше. Спорим на бутылку кваса?
A week? Don't make me laugh, it'll be ten days at least. A bottle of kvass on it?
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Спорим! Только пить будем вместе, на этом самом месте.
You're on! But we drink it together, right here on this very spot.
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