Day 67 of 150

Day 67: A Cache Under the Old Oak

In Izmailovsky Park in Moscow, two friends trying geocaching for the first time follow the coordinates to an old oak.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
  2. Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Координаты сходятся тютелька в тютельку, а тут только дуб и крапива. Скорее всего, приложение глючит.

    The coordinates match to a T, and there's nothing here but an oak and nettles. The app's probably glitching.

  2. B

    Вряд ли. В описании сказано: «Спроси у дуба, который помнит юного Петра».

    I doubt it. The description says: "Ask the oak that remembers young Peter."

  3. A

    Дубу лет сто от силы, какой там Пётр. Автор, видать, любитель высокого штиля.

    That oak is a hundred years old at most, forget Peter. The author must be fond of flowery language.

  4. B

    Погоди, в дупле у самых корней что-то виднеется. И кора сверху подозрительно аккуратно лежит.

    Wait, there's something in the hollow right by the roots. And the bark on top is lying suspiciously neatly.

  5. A

    Есть! Заветная коробочка, а в ней блокнот, и первая запись аж от 2011 года.

    Got it! The treasured little box, with a notebook inside, and the first entry goes all the way back to 2011.

  6. B

    В одиннадцатом году некий Миша нашёл этот тайник с отцом. А в прошлом году: «Привёл сына, как когда-то отец меня».

    In 2011 someone called Misha found it with his father. And last year: "Brought my son, the way my father once brought me."

  7. A

    Пятнадцать лет сюда люди ходят, а мы на приложение ругались. Давай и мы напишем.

    People have been coming here for fifteen years, and we were cursing the app. Let's write something too.

  8. B

    Пиши: «Двое новичков, чуть не сдались, но дуб не подвёл». И дату не забудь.

    Write: "Two beginners, nearly gave up, but the oak came through." And don't forget the date.

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