Day 125: Three Men in a Canoe
In a flat in Veliky Novgorod, three friends, a history lover, a food lover and a photographer, plan a week-long canoe trip down the Msta.
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Dialogue
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A
Значит, так: неделя на байдарках по Мсте, на третий день Опеченский Посад, там музей судоходства, без него не поеду.
Right then: a week canoeing down the Msta, and on day three it's Opechensky Posad, there's a river shipping museum there, I'm not going without it.
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B
Музей так музей, но при условии, что вечером уха на костре, а не твои макароны из пакета.
A museum it is, but on condition that in the evening it's fish soup over the fire, not your packet pasta.
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C
А мне нужен рассвет на порогах, значит, подъём в пять, и все сидят тихо, пока я снимаю.
And I need the sunrise on the rapids, which means getting up at five, and everyone keeping quiet while I shoot.
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A
В пять? Ладно, так и быть, но тогда на четвёртый день никакой гребли, мы же не на сборы едем.
At five? All right, so be it, but then on day four no paddling at all, it's not a training camp we're going to.
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B
Целый день на стоянке меня устраивает. Наловлю рыбы и сварю такую уху, что вы про музей забудете.
A whole day at one camp suits me. I'll catch some fish and make a fish soup so good you'll forget all about your museum.
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C
Ну-ну, посмотрим. Только давайте всё это запишем, а то на воде каждый вспомнит свою версию.
We'll see. But let's write it all down, or out on the water each of you will remember his own version.
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A
Прямо «Трое в лодке, не считая собаки». Кстати, о собаке: твой Джек едет с нами?
It's "Three Men in a Boat, To Say Nothing of the Dog" all over again. Speaking of dogs: is your Jack coming with us?
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C
Джек едет, это даже не обсуждается. Он, в отличие от вас, встаёт в пять без будильника.
Jack's coming, that's not even up for discussion. And unlike you two, he gets up at five without an alarm.
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B
Прекрасно. Осталось решить главное: палатка у нас одна на троих, так что храпеть будем по графику.
Wonderful. That leaves just the main thing: we've got one tent for the three of us, so we'll snore on a rota.
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