Day 22: Old Rod, New Rod
At dawn on the Oka near Serpukhov, two friends fish side by side, one with an old bamboo rod, the other with the latest gear.
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Dialogue
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A
Ни свет ни заря, а ты уже в телефоне. Что он там тебе говорит?
It's barely light, and you're already glued to your phone. What's it telling you?
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B
Приложение прогнозирует, когда начнёт клевать: давление, ветер, фаза луны. Обещает, что с шести.
The app forecasts when they'll start biting: pressure, wind, the phase of the moon. It promises from six.
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A
А у меня уже третий лещ. Старая отцовская удочка, хлеб, и никакой науки.
And I'm on my third bream already. My father's old rod, bread, and no science at all.
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B
Быть не может... Удочка за двадцать тысяч, крючки японские, а поплавок как приклеенный.
It can't be... A twenty-thousand rod, Japanese hooks, and my float sits there as if it's glued.
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A
Не в деньгах счастье, Андрюха. Рыба, она хлеб любит, а не японские технологии.
Money isn't everything, Andryukha. Fish like bread, not Japanese technology.
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B
Погоди, приложение пишет: «Клёв через пятнадцать минут»... Оно мне это уже час пишет!
Hang on, the app says: 'Bite in fifteen minutes'... It's been saying that for an hour!
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Выключай его и садись рядом, хлебом поделюсь. Рыбак рыбака видит издалека.
Switch it off and sit next to me, I'll share my bread. It takes a fisherman to know a fisherman.
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