Day 7 of 150

Day 7: Running with a Cold

At a clinic in Saint Petersburg, an amateur runner with a cold asks a GP for a certificate for Sunday's half marathon.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Доктор, мне нужна справка на полумарафон. Горло немного болит, но это ерунда.

    Doctor, I need a certificate for the half marathon. My throat's a bit sore, but it's nothing.

  2. B

    Так... горло красное, температура тридцать семь и пять. Бежать я бы не советовал.

    Let's see... red throat, temperature thirty-seven point five. I wouldn't advise running.

  3. A

    В принципе, могу потихоньку. Я полгода готовился, и взнос уже заплатил!

    In principle, I could take it slowly. I've trained for six months, and I've already paid the entry fee!

  4. B

    Справку не дам: на дистанции с вирусом недолго и осложнение на сердце заработать. Полежите недельку.

    I won't give you the certificate: running a race with a virus is a quick way to a heart complication. Stay in bed for a week.

  5. A

    Эх, полгода коту под хвост. Вы-то, наверное, сами не бегаете, вам не понять.

    Oh well, six months down the drain. You probably don't run yourself, you wouldn't understand.

  6. B

    Отчего же, бегаю: двенадцать марафонов. Через месяц в Павловске хороший забег, побежим вместе?

    Oh, but I do: twelve marathons. There's a good race in Pavlovsk in a month, shall we run it together?

  7. A

    Вот это я понимаю, рецепт! А справку на тот забег выпишете?

    Now that's what I call a prescription! And will you write me a certificate for that race?

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