Day 122 of 150

Day 122: Grandfather Is Getting Married

At a family dinner in Irkutsk, a grandfather of seventy-eight makes an announcement to his son and his grown-up grandson.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Раз уж все в сборе, скажу прямо: я женюсь на Валентине Петровне, нашей соседке с пятого этажа.

    Since everyone's here, I'll say it straight: I'm marrying Valentina Petrovna, our neighbour from the fifth floor.

  2. B

    Пап, ты это серьёзно? Тебе семьдесят восемь, вы знакомы без году неделя, а ты уже о свадьбе заговорил.

    Dad, are you serious? You're seventy-eight, you've known each other five minutes, and you're already talking about a wedding.

  3. A

    Не без году неделя, а два года. Мы каждый вечер гуляем в сквере, просто ты за своими делами этого не замечал.

    Not five minutes, two years. We walk in the square every evening, you were just too busy with your own affairs to notice.

  4. C

    Дед, я за тебя рад. Как там у Пушкина: любви все возрасты покорны.

    Grandad, I'm happy for you. How does Pushkin put it: love conquers every age.

  5. B

    Пушкин Пушкиным, а где вы жить собираетесь? И что скажут её дети, ты об этом подумал?

    Pushkin's all very well, but where are you going to live? And what will her children say, have you thought about that?

  6. A

    Подумал, и не раз. Её дети, при том, что живут в Москве, звонят ей чаще, чем ты мне, и они нас уже поздравили.

    I have, more than once. Her children, even though they live in Moscow, call her more often than you call me, and they've already congratulated us.

  7. C

    Вот это, пап, был удар ниже пояса, впрочем, по-моему, вполне заслуженный.

    That, Dad, was below the belt, though pretty well deserved, if you ask me.

  8. B

    Ладно, как бы там ни было, я за тебя волнуюсь. А люди что скажут: седина в бороду, бес в ребро?

    All right, be that as it may, I worry about you. And what will people say: no fool like an old fool?

  9. A

    Сынок, в моём возрасте поздно бояться, что скажут люди. Я не благословения у тебя прошу, я тебя на свадьбу зову.

    Son, at my age it's too late to worry about what people will say. I'm not asking for your blessing, I'm inviting you to the wedding.

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