Day 47: About That Money I Lent You
In a car outside a gym in Vladimir, a man brings up an awkward subject with his friend.
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Dialogue
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A
Слушай, Вить, неудобно спрашивать, но помнишь, я тебе прошлым летом денег на ремонт одалживал?
Listen, Vitya, it's awkward to ask, but remember I lent you some money for the repairs last summer?
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B
Ну да, тридцать тысяч... Погоди, а я разве не вернул?
Well, yes, thirty thousand... Hang on, didn't I pay it back?
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A
Вроде нет. Не то чтобы горело, просто у Лёшки в сентябре школа, а там одна форма ползарплаты стоит.
Seems not. It's not that it's urgent, it's just that Lyoshka starts school in September, and the uniform alone costs half a salary.
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B
Ёлки-палки, Саш, мне так стыдно... Я же был уверен, что давно рассчитался.
Oh heck, Sasha, I'm so ashamed... I was sure I'd settled up long ago.
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A
Да ладно, я сам год молчал как рыба. Думал, сам вспомнишь, а потом неловко стало.
Oh, come on, I kept mum for a year myself. I thought you'd remember, and then it got awkward.
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B
Сегодня же переведу десять, а остальное частями, до конца августа, если не против.
I'll transfer ten today, and the rest in instalments by the end of August, if that's all right.
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A
Какой разговор. Главное, что поговорили, а то я уже месяц репетировал, как начать.
No problem at all. The main thing is we've talked, I'd been rehearsing how to bring it up for a month.
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B
Как говорится, долг платежом красен, а я вот от стыда покраснел. С меня ещё и шашлык.
As they say, a debt is best repaid, and look at me, I've gone red with shame. And the barbecue's on me.
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