Day 74: The First Dip in Ice Water
On a frosty January morning by an ice hole in Barnaul, a veteran winter swimmer tries to talk his younger colleague into his first dip.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Ну что, Максим, раздевайся, прорубь ждать не будет. Минус двадцать пять, для первого раза самое то.
Well then, Maxim, get undressed, the ice hole won't wait. Minus twenty-five, just right for a first time.
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B
Геннадий Иванович, может, в другой раз? У меня что-то горло с самого утра першит.
Gennady Ivanovich, maybe another time? My throat's been a bit scratchy since first thing this morning.
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A
Да ладно тебе, горло. Окунёшься, и всю хворь как рукой снимет, проверено сорока зимами.
Oh, come on, your throat. One dip and every ailment vanishes like magic, tested over forty winters.
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B
Так я и плавки не взял, думал, мы просто посмотреть едем, для общего развития.
But I didn't even bring swimming trunks, I thought we were just going to watch, to broaden my horizons.
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A
Я запасные захватил, знаю я ваши отговорки. Главное, не думать: думать будешь, выйдя из воды.
I brought a spare pair, I know you lot and your excuses. The main thing is not to think: you can think once you're out of the water.
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B
А сердце не прихватит? Всё-таки из тепла да сразу в ледяную воду.
And what if my heart plays up? Going from the warm straight into ice water, after all.
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A
Здоровье у тебя бычье, я твою медкомиссию видел. Десять секунд: окунулся с головой, и сразу на берег.
You're as strong as an ox, I've seen your medical. Ten seconds: under all the way, head and all, and straight back out.
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B
Ух! Будто заново родился, Геннадий Иванович. Всё, записывайте меня в моржи!
Whoa! I feel like I've been born again, Gennady Ivanovich. That's it, sign me up as a winter swimmer!
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