Day 82: Dad on Parental Leave
In Vladimir, a young father tells his father-in-law some unexpected news about who will stay at home with the baby.
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Dialogue
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A
Николай Андреевич, пока Оли нет, есть разговор. С октября я ухожу в декрет, а Оля выходит на работу.
Nikolai Andreyevich, while Olya's out, there's something we need to talk about. From October I'm going on parental leave, and Olya's going back to work.
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B
Ты? В декрет? Прости, я, наверное, ослышался.
You? On parental leave? Sorry, I must have misheard.
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Вы не ослышались: Оле предложили место главного технолога, так что кормилец в семье теперь она.
You didn't mishear: Olya's been offered the post of chief technologist, so now she's the breadwinner in the family.
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B
Я, конечно, не против, просто... непривычно как-то. В моё время мужика в декрете весь завод засмеял бы, подкаблучником окрестил.
I'm not against it, of course, it's just... a bit unusual. In my day the whole factory would have laughed at a man on maternity leave, they'd have branded him henpecked.
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Сейчас так делают всё чаще. Да и воспитывать ребёнка должны оба, а не только мать.
More and more people do it now. And both parents should bring up a child, not just the mother.
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B
Оба, говоришь... А ты хоть знаешь, как Варьку ночью укачать, чтобы через пять минут не проснулась?
Both, you say... And do you even know how to rock Varya to sleep at night so she doesn't wake up five minutes later?
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Знаю: на руках, под «Ой, то не вечер», три круга по кухне, и спит. Лучшая колыбельная, проверено.
I do: in my arms, to "Oh, It's Not Yet Evening", three laps of the kitchen, and she's asleep. The best lullaby there is, tried and tested.
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B
«Ой, то не вечер»... Я Оле её тоже пел, да редко, всё на работе пропадал. Если бы я тогда хоть год дома с ней посидел...
"Oh, It's Not Yet Evening"... I used to sing it to Olya too, but not often, I was always at work. If only I'd stayed at home with her for even a year back then...
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Так приходите к нам по средам, Николай Андреевич, будем петь Варьке дуэтом.
Then come round on Wednesdays, Nikolai Andreyevich, and we'll sing to Varya as a duet.
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