Day 65: Volunteers for the Later Flight
At a departure gate in Sheremetyevo airport, an airline agent is looking for volunteers to give up their seats on an overbooked flight to Sochi, and two friends are tempted.
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Dialogue
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Уважаемые пассажиры, на рейсе в Сочи овербукинг. Ищем двух добровольцев, готовых за компенсацию улететь вечерним рейсом.
Dear passengers, the flight to Sochi is overbooked. We are looking for two volunteers willing to take the evening flight in exchange for compensation.
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B
Нас как раз двое! А какая компенсация, если не секрет?
There are two of us, as it happens! And what's the compensation, if you don't mind me asking?
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A
По десять тысяч рублей каждому, выплата в течение суток, плюс ужин за счёт авиакомпании.
Ten thousand roubles each, paid within twenty-four hours, plus dinner at the airline's expense.
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C
Дим, ты серьёзно? Я весь год мечтал, как сегодня же окунусь в Чёрное море!
Dima, are you serious? I've been dreaming all year of swimming in the Black Sea this very day!
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B
Окунёшься ночью, море никуда не денется. А двадцать тысяч на дороге не валяются.
You can swim tonight, the sea's not going anywhere. And twenty thousand doesn't grow on trees.
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C
Ночью в тёмное море я не полезу, увольте. Хотя бесплатный ужин, конечно, звучит заманчиво...
I'm not getting into a dark sea at night, count me out. Although a free dinner does sound tempting, I admit...
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Если позволите, подскажу: в Сочи сегодня шторм и пляжи закрыты, а на завтра обещают полный штиль и солнце.
If I may make a suggestion: there's a storm in Sochi today and the beaches are closed, but tomorrow they're forecasting a dead calm and sunshine.
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C
Ну, раз так, берём и деньги, и ужин. Перебронируйте нас на вечерний рейс, пожалуйста.
Well, in that case, we'll take the money and the dinner. Rebook us onto the evening flight, please.
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