Day 114: Working Remotely from the Dacha
On a video call, a project manager in Moscow asks a developer, who is working from a dacha in the Tver region, why his picture keeps freezing.
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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
Олег, ты опять завис: уже минуту сидишь с открытым ртом. Ты вообще где?
Oleg, you've frozen again: you've been sitting there with your mouth open for a minute. Where are you anyway?
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B
На даче, работаю удалённо, как договаривались. Связь тут отличная, если не шевелиться.
At the dacha, working remotely, as we agreed. The connection here is excellent, as long as you don't move.
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Если не шевелиться... А что за звуки у тебя за спиной, это что, блеет кто-то?
As long as you don't move... And what are those noises behind you, is something bleating?
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B
Это Зинка, соседская коза. Я на крыше сарая, только тут и ловит, а она тоже, видимо, хочет в интернет.
That's Zinka, the neighbour's goat. I'm on the shed roof, it's the only place with a signal, and it seems she wants to get online too.
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Ты что, с ноутбуком на крыше сидишь? У нас через десять минут созвон с заказчиком.
What, you're sitting on a roof with your laptop? We've got a call with the client in ten minutes.
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B
Знаю, потому и забрался повыше. Главное, чтобы Зинка в кадр не лезла.
I know, that's why I climbed up higher. The main thing is to keep Zinka out of the shot.
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Ладно, заказчику скажем, что ты работаешь в полевых условиях. Только камеру держи ровно и, ради бога, не шевелись.
All right, we'll tell the client you're working in the field. Just hold the camera steady and, for heaven's sake, don't move.
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B
Не шевелиться я уже научился, второй час сижу. А вот слезть будет сложнее: Зинка лестницу уронила.
I've already learned not to move, I've been sitting here for over an hour. Getting down will be harder, though: Zinka knocked the ladder over.
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Прекрасно. Первый раз у меня разработчик на удалёнке в самом прямом смысле: ни достать, ни снять.
Wonderful. First time I've had a developer who's remote in the most literal sense: can't reach him, can't get him down.
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