Day 49: A Green Shirt on Air
At a local TV station in Petrozavodsk, five minutes before the evening weather forecast, the producer takes a look at the presenter.
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Dialogue
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Так, стоп, ты в чём пришёл? Через пять минут эфир, а на тебе зелёная рубашка!
Right, stop, what have you turned up in? We're on air in five minutes, and you're wearing a green shirt!
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B
Ну да, обновка, жена подарила. А что, Игорь Валентинович, не к лицу?
Well, yes, it's new, a present from my wife. Why, Igor Valentinovich, doesn't it suit me?
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A
К лицу, да только хромакей у нас тоже зелёный: от тебя в кадре одна голова над Онегой болтаться будет.
It suits you fine, only our chroma key screen is green too: on air all that'll be left of you is a head dangling over Lake Onega.
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B
Ой... Может, пиджак накинуть? Хотя он в машине, а машина у жены.
Oh... Maybe I could throw a jacket on? Although it's in the car, and my wife's got the car.
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Так, без паники. Костюмерная заперта, запасных рубашек нет, а у нас четыре минуты.
Right, no panicking. The wardrobe room's locked, there are no spare shirts, and we've got four minutes.
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B
И что же делать? Не в майке же мне Карелию о заморозках предупреждать!
So what do we do? I can hardly warn Karelia about frost in my undershirt!
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A
Снимай, держи мою, белую, а я и в зелёной отсижусь, меня не видно. Бегом, эфир!
Take it off, here, have my white one, and I'll sit it out in the green one, nobody sees me. Run, we're on air!
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B
Добрый вечер, уважаемые телезрители! Завтра в Петрозаводске солнечно, а вот ночью, увы, до минус пяти.
Good evening, dear viewers! Tomorrow will be sunny in Petrozavodsk, but at night, alas, down to minus five.
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