Day 53: Breakfast on Moscow Time
On the Trans-Siberian between Omsk and Novosibirsk, two strangers sharing a compartment wake up and think about breakfast.
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Dialogue
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A
Доброе утро! У меня на часах ровно восемь, не пора ли позавтракать?
Good morning! My watch says eight on the dot, isn't it time for breakfast?
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B
Какие восемь? У меня на телефоне уже одиннадцать, я думал, завтрак давно проспал.
Eight? My phone says it's already eleven, I thought I'd slept through breakfast long ago.
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A
А, это я по московскому живу, часы в дороге не перевожу. А ты сам-то откуда?
Ah, that's because I live on Moscow time, I never change my watch on the road. And where are you from?
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B
Из Новосибирска, домой еду. А по-моему, живот сам лучше знает: мой, например, уже на обед намекает.
Novosibirsk, I'm heading home. And I think the stomach knows best: mine, for instance, is already hinting at lunch.
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A
А мой ещё по-московски живёт и требует завтрак, так что не сбивай его с толку.
Well, mine's still on Moscow time and demanding breakfast, so don't you go confusing it.
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B
Так мы скоро в Новосибирске, а там плюс четыре к Москве: ваш завтрак там уже обед.
But we'll be in Novosibirsk soon, and that's Moscow plus four: your breakfast is already lunch there.
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A
Слушай, давай назовём это по-столичному, бранч: мне варёные яйца, тебе курица, а чай общий.
Listen, let's give it a fancy big-city name, brunch: boiled eggs for me, chicken for you, and tea for both.
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B
Бранч в купе, вот это я понимаю, Москва! Доставайте яйца, а я за кипятком.
Brunch in a train compartment, now that's Moscow for you! Get the eggs out, and I'll go for hot water.
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