Day 102: The Penalty That Wasn't
After an amateur league match in Bryansk, two players from the losing team go up to the referee to argue about a penalty.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title.
- Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Russian audio, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Товарищ судья, это что было? Меня в штрафной сбили, а вы даже не свистнули!
Referee, what was that? I was brought down in the box, and you didn't even blow your whistle!
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B
Чистый пенальти, тут и думать нечего! Вся скамейка видела, как их защитник его снёс.
A clear penalty, no question about it! The whole bench saw their defender take him out.
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C
Согласно правилам, пенальти назначается за нарушение, а нарушения я не зафиксировал. Момент, признаю, спорный.
According to the rules, a penalty is awarded for a foul, and I didn't see a foul. It was a debatable moment, I'll grant you.
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A
Какой там спорный! Он меня в спину толкнул, я чуть носом газон не вспахал.
Debatable, my foot! He shoved me in the back, I nearly ploughed up the pitch with my nose.
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C
Предлагаю не спорить, а посмотреть. Болельщик на трибуне всё снимал и любезно одолжил мне телефон.
I suggest we don't argue, but take a look. A fan in the stand filmed the whole thing and kindly lent me his phone.
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B
Ну давайте, включайте. Сейчас сами увидите, кто тут прав, а кто хозяевам подыгрывает.
Go on then, play it. You'll see for yourself who's right here, and who's helping the home team.
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C
Смотрите внимательно: защитник вот здесь, в метре от вас, руки за спиной. А вы, простите, спотыкаетесь о собственную ногу.
Watch closely: the defender is right here, a metre away from you, with his hands behind his back. And you, forgive me, trip over your own foot.
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A
Не может быть... Промотайте-ка ещё раз. Хотя нет, не надо: он меня наверняка задел, просто ракурс неудачный.
That can't be right... Run it back again. Actually, no, don't bother: he must have caught me, it's just a bad angle.
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B
Ракурс, ага. Пойдём, Серёга, пока тебе ещё жёлтую за симуляцию не показали.
An angle, sure. Come on, Seryoga, before they show you a yellow card for diving as well.
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