Day 100: Shorts at Two Thousand Metres
On a July morning at Rosa Khutor near Sochi, two friends in shorts step off the cable car at the top, where an attendant is on duty.
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Dialogue
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A
Вот это туман! Внизу у подъёмника было плюс тридцать, а тут от силы плюс пять.
What a fog! It was thirty degrees down at the cable car, and up here it's five at most.
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B
Да ладно, сейчас солнце выйдет. Зато мы, в отличие от тех туристов в куртках, налегке.
Oh, come on, the sun will be out in a minute. At least we're travelling light, unlike those tourists in jackets.
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A
Налегке, ага. Говорил же я: возьмём ветровки, а ты ржал, будто мы на Северный полюс собрались.
Travelling light, sure. I told you: let's take windcheaters, and you roared with laughter, as if we were off to the North Pole.
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B
Кто ж знал, что в июле на вершине снег лежит? Смотри, вон целый сугроб.
Who knew there'd be snow on the summit in July? Look, there's a whole snowdrift over there.
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C
Ну что, молодые люди, позагорали? Снег тут до августа лежит, а туман приходит, как только с моря ветер потянет.
Well, young men, had a nice sunbathe? The snow here lasts till August, and the fog rolls in as soon as the wind blows from the sea.
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A
Позагорали, спасибо, аж продрогли. А долго он обычно держится, этот ваш туман?
We've had our sunbathe, thanks, we're chilled to the bone. And how long does it usually last, this fog of yours?
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C
Когда как: бывает, час, а бывает, до вечера. Пока ждёте, можно погреться в кафе или купить плед в киоске.
It depends: sometimes an hour, sometimes until evening. While you wait, you can warm up in the café or buy a blanket at the kiosk.
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B
Плед... Киоск на таких умниках, как мы, небось неплохо зарабатывает.
A blanket... I bet that kiosk does nicely out of smart alecks like us.
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C
Каждый день одно и то же: внизу смеются над куртками, а наверху покупают пледы. Берите синий, он теплее.
Same thing every day: down below they laugh at the jackets, and up here they buy blankets. Take the blue one, it's warmer.
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