Day 117 of 150

Day 117: The Last Ferryman on the Oka

At a small cable ferry crossing on the Oka, a documentary director and his cameraman film the old ferryman on one of his crossings.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
  2. Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Андрюха, начинаем съёмку, дай крупный план на фоне реки. Иван Кузьмич, расскажите, как вы на переправу попали.

    Andryukha, we're rolling, give me a close-up with the river behind him. Ivan Kuzmich, tell us how you came to work at the crossing.

  2. B

    Есть крупный. Звук пишется, говорите, как вам удобно.

    Close-up's ready. Sound is recording, speak however feels natural.

  3. C

    Да как попал... Отец тут паромщиком был, и дед, а я вот пятьдесят лет вожу людей от ледохода до ледостава.

    Well, how did I come to it... My father was the ferryman here, and my grandfather, and I've been carrying people across for fifty years, from the spring thaw to the big freeze.

  4. A

    Пятьдесят лет! Андрюха, стоп, давай ещё дубль, только чтобы на словах «пятьдесят лет» был виден трос.

    Fifty years! Andryukha, cut, let's do another take, only with the cable in shot on the words 'fifty years'.

  5. C

    Какой ещё дубль, сынок? Я два раза одно и то же не рассказываю, я ж не радио.

    What take, son? I don't tell the same thing twice, I'm not a radio.

  6. B

    Иван Кузьмич, а почему мы встали? Середина реки, а паром ни туда ни сюда.

    Ivan Kuzmich, why have we stopped? We're in the middle of the river, and the ferry isn't going anywhere.

  7. C

    Трос заело, бывает. Ты снимай, раз снимаешь, а я пока ролик поправлю, дело минутное.

    The cable's jammed, it happens. You keep filming, since you're filming, and I'll fix the pulley, it'll take a minute.

  8. B

    Снимаю... Серёга, ты смотри, как он руками работает, ни одного лишнего движения.

    I'm filming... Seryoga, look how he works with his hands, not a single wasted movement.

  9. A

    Вижу. Выкидываем весь сценарий, Андрюха: вот он, наш фильм, прямо посреди реки.

    I see. We're throwing out the whole script, Andryukha: here it is, our film, right in the middle of the river.

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