Day 96 of 150

Day 96: Lying on Twenty Mattresses

In a furniture store in Chelyabinsk, a man with a bad back tries out one mattress after another while the salesman describes them.

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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

    Это уже двадцатый, а спина всё никак не определится. Этот чем лучше?

    This is the twentieth, and my back still can't make up its mind. What makes this one better?

  2. B

    Премиум-линейка: анатомическая пена с эффектом памяти и семь ортопедических зон. Он запоминает каждый изгиб тела.

    It's from our premium range: anatomical memory foam and seven orthopaedic zones. It remembers every curve of your body.

  3. A

    Запоминает, значит. А с таким ценником он, наверное, ещё и сны показывает?

    It remembers, does it? And with a price tag like that, I suppose it shows you dreams as well?

  4. B

    Сны пока не показывает, но спать на нём гораздо удобнее. Полежите минуты три, не вставая: телу нужно время, чтобы почувствовать разницу.

    It doesn't do dreams yet, but it's much more comfortable to sleep on. Lie there for about three minutes without getting up: your body needs time to feel the difference.

  5. A

    Лежу. Мягко, как на облаке, только я в это облако проваливаюсь, а невролог велел жёсткий.

    I'm lying here. It's soft, like a cloud, only I'm sinking into this cloud, and my neurologist told me to get a firm one.

  6. B

    Тогда вам нужен пожёстче, тут ваш невролог прав. Вот гибрид: независимые пружины и кокосовый слой.

    Then you need a firmer one, your neurologist is right there. Here's a hybrid: independent springs and a coconut fibre layer.

  7. A

    А вон тот, в углу, без всяких зон, за восемь тысяч, чем плох?

    And what's wrong with that one in the corner, with no zones at all, for eight thousand?

  8. B

    Ничем, если честно. Жёсткий, простой, я сам на таком шестой год сплю, и спина не жалуется.

    Nothing, to be honest. It's firm and simple, I've been sleeping on one like it for six years myself, and my back has no complaints.

  9. A

    Вот это реклама, которой я верю. Беру, а зоны с памятью оставьте тем, у кого спина здоровая.

    Now that's advertising I believe. I'll take it, and leave the zones and the memory to people with healthy backs.

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