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>4 çá ú«α«ñ«¼. In the country. Æα¿ ú«ñá ¡áºáñ ü«α¿ß«óδ ¬π»¿½¿ ñáτπ. Three years ago the Borisovs bought a country house. ä«¼ ¡Ñ íδ½ í«½∞Φ¿¼, ¡« íδ½ «τÑ¡∞ πεΓ¡δ¼. The house wasn't big, but it was so cozy. æáñ Γ«ªÑ íδ½ σ«α«Φ. The garden was very nice, too. é ¡Ñ¼ íδ½« ¼¡«ú« ñÑαÑó∞Ñó ¿ µóÑΓ«ó. There were many trees and flowers in it. Åα«Φ½δ¼ ½ÑΓ«¼ »«ú«ñá íδ½á τπñÑß¡«⌐, ¿ î¿σá¿½ é½áñ¿¼¿α«ó¿τ «τÑ¡∞ ¼¡«ú« αáí«Γá½ ó ßáñπ. Last summer the weather was fine and Michael Vladimirovich worked very much in the garden. Ä¡ ½εí¿Γ αáí«ΓáΓ∞ ó ßáñπ. He likes to work in the garden. Ä¡ ½εí¿Γ ¬«»áΓ∞, ßáªáΓ∞, »«½¿óáΓ∞. He likes to dig, plant and water. î¿σá¿½ é½áñ¿¼¿α«ó¿τ ¿ ìáΓá½¿∩ Ç½Ñ¬ßá¡ñα«ó¡á τπóßΓóπεΓ ßÑí∩ ßτáßΓ½¿óÑÑ ºá ú«α«ñ«¼, τÑ¼ ó î«ß¬óÑ. Michael Vladimirovich and Natalya Alexandrovna feel happier in the country than in Moscow. ìÑñá½Ñ¬« «Γ ¿σ ñáτ¿ ÑßΓ∞ αÑτ¬á ¿ ½Ñß. There is a river and a forest not far from their house. # ô½¿τ¡«Ñ ñó¿ªÑ¡¿Ñ ó ßπíí«Γπ. Saturday traffic. æ.ê. - æÑαúÑ⌐ êóá¡«ó¿τ Sergey Ivanovich î.é. - î¿σá¿½ é½áñ¿¼¿α«ó¿τ Michael Vladimirovich ì.é. - ìáΓá½¿∩ Ç½Ñ¬ßá¡ñα«ó¡á Natalya Alexandrovna ï. - ïÑ¡á Helen æ. - æáΦá Sasha î. - î¿½¿µ¿«¡Ñα Militiaman ï. èá¬«Ñ ¡á»α∩ªÑ¡¡«Ñ ñó¿ªÑ¡¿Ñ! What a lot of traffic! î.é. æ¬«α« ñó¿ªÑ¡¿Ñ íπñÑΓ í«½ÑÑ ¿¡ΓÑ¡ß¿ó¡δ¼. But it's going to be heavier soon. ï. Å«τÑ¼π? Why? î.é. Å«Γ«¼π τΓ« ßÑú«ñ¡∩ ßπíí«Γá. Because today's Saturday. ä«α«ú¿ íπñπΓ í«½ÑÑ «ª¿ó½Ñ¡¡δ¼¿. éßÑ ß»ÑΦáΓ ¡á ñáτ¿. The roads are going to be very crowded. Everybody is hurrying to their country houses. æ. é Γá¬πε αá¡∞! So early in the morning! æÑ⌐τáß Γ«½∞¬« 9 πΓαá. It's only 9 o'clock. ì.Ç. Ä, ú«ß»«ñ¿! Good heavens! Æ«½∞¬« »«ß¼«Γα¿ΓÑ ¡á φΓ«ú« ¿ñ¿«Γá. Just look at this idiot. î.é. æ»«¬«⌐¡ÑÑ. Take it easy. ì.Ç. Æδ ÑñÑΦ∞ ß½¿Φ¬«¼ íδßΓα«. You're driving too fast. î.é. ìÑ πτ¿ ¼Ñ¡∩ ó«ñ¿Γ∞ ¼áΦ¿¡π. Don't teach me how to drive. ì.Ç. ÆÑíÑ ß½ÑñπÑΓ óÑßΓ¿ ¼áΦ¿¡π ¼Ññ½Ñ¡ÑÑ ¿ íδΓ∞ í«½ÑÑ ó¡¿¼áΓÑ½∞¡δ¼. You should drive slowly and be more careful. î.é. ìÑ ¼ÑΦá⌐ ¼¡Ñ. Don't disturb me. ƒ óßÑúñá ó«ªπ ¼áΦ¿¡π «ßΓ«α«ª¡«. I always drive carefully. ï. ä∩ñ∩ î¿Φá! î¿½¿µ¿«¡Ñα »«ñáÑΓ óá¼ º¡á¬. Uncle Michael! A policeman is signalling you. æ.ê. ÆÑíÑ »α¿ñÑΓß∩ «ßΓá¡«ó¿Γ∞ß∩. You have to stop. î. æΓáαΦ¿⌐ ¿¡ß»Ñ¬Γ«α êóá¡«ó. I'm a senior inspector Ivanov. éáΦ¿ ñ«¬π¼Ñ¡Γδ. Your driving license, please. î.é. Å«ªá½π⌐ßΓá. Here it is. î. éδ ¡áαπΦ¿½¿ »αáó¿½á. You've violated the rules. éáΦá ß¬«α«ßΓ∞ íδ½á ¡á 10 ¬¼ í«½∞ΦÑ πßΓá¡«ó½Ñ¡¡«⌐. Your speed was 10 km faster than allowed here. Å½áΓ¿ΓÑ ΦΓαáΣ. You must pay a fine. î.é. êºó¿¡¿ΓÑ. I'm sorry. æ½ÑñπεΘ¿⌐ αáº íπñπ »«ó¡¿¼áΓÑ½∞¡ÑÑ. Next time I'll be more attentive. î. ò«α«Φ«, ¡á ß½ÑñπεΘ¿⌐ αáº íπñ∞ΓÑ, »«ªá½π⌐ßΓá, »«ó¡¿¼áΓÑ½∞¡ÑÑ. All right, be more attentive next time, please. ï. ä∩ñ∩ î¿Φá! àΘÑ ñ«½ú« ÑσáΓ∞? Uncle Michael! How much longer do we have to go? î.é. îδ πªÑ »α¿Ñσá½¿. We've already arrived. # é ñ«¼Ñ. In the house. ì.Ç. - ìáΓá½¿∩ Ç½Ñ¬ßá¡ñα«ó¡á Natalya Alexandrovna Ç.Å. - Ç¡¡á ÅÑΓα«ó¡á Anna Petrovna ï. - ïÑ¡á Helen ï. ÆÑΓ∩ ìáΓáΦá! Aunt Natasha! Æá¬ ºñ«α«ó«, τΓ« óδ ¡áß »α¿ú½áß¿½¿ ßεñá. It's so kind of you to invite us here. ô óáß »αÑ½ÑßΓ¡á∩ ñáτá! You've got a lovely house! Ç.Å. è«úñá óδ ÑÑ ¬π»¿½¿? When did you buy it? ì.Ç. îδ ¬π»¿½¿ ÑÑ Γα¿ ú«ñá ¡áºáñ. We bought it three years ago. Ç.Å. Ç ß¬«½∞¬« óδ ºá»½áΓ¿½¿ ºá ¡ÑÑ? And how much did you pay for it? ì.Ç. ä«ó«½∞¡« ñ«α«ú«. We paid a lot. Ç.Å. ä«¼, »αáóñá, ¡Ñ «τÑ¡∞ í«½∞Φ«⌐, ¡« ßáñ «úα«¼¡δ⌐, α∩ñ«¼ αÑτ¬á, ½Ñß. The house isn't very big but the garden is big, and there's a river and a forest near here. èá¬ ¬αáß¿ó«! What a beautiful place! ï. Ç ¬Γ« π óáß αáí«ΓáÑΓ ó ßáñπ? Who keeps up the garden? ì.Ç. è«¡Ñτ¡«, î¿Φá. Michael, of course. Ä¡ ¬«»áÑΓ ¬áαΓ«Φ¬π, ßáªáÑΓ µóÑΓδ, ¬½πí¡¿¬π. He digs up potatoes, plants flowers and strawberries. ï. Ç óáΦ ßδ¡ Ñ¼π »«¼«úáÑΓ? Does your son help him? ì.Ç. ìáΦ ßδ¡ ßÑ⌐τáß ª¿óÑΓ ó ïÑ¡¿¡úαáñÑ. Our son lives in Leningrad now. ï. ÆÑΓ∩ ìáΓáΦá! î«ª¡« »«ß¼«ΓαÑΓ∞ ñ«¼? Aunt Natasha! May I see the house? ì.Ç. äá, ¬«¡Ñτ¡«, ¿ñÑ¼ΓÑ. Certainly you may, let's go. Ç.Å. Å«τÑ¼π Γδ ú«ó«α¿½á, τΓ« ¬«¼¡áΓδ ¼á½Ñ¡∞¬¿Ñ? Why did you say the rooms were small? ¥Γá ¬«¼¡áΓá ñ«ó«½∞¡« í«½∞Φá∩. This room's rather big. ì.Ç. äá, ú«ßΓ¿¡á∩ π ¡áß í«½∞Φá∩, á «ßΓá½∞¡δÑ ¬«¼¡áΓδ º¡áτ¿ΓÑ½∞¡« ¼Ñ¡∞ΦÑ. Yes, the sitting room's big, but the other rooms are much smaller. ï. èá¬«⌐ ¬á¼¿¡! What a fireplace! ¥Γ« »α«ßΓ« »αÑ½ÑßΓ∞! It's so nice! Ç.Å. Ç ¼¡Ñ »«¡αáó¿½áß∞ ¬áαΓ¿¡á ¡áñ ¬á¼¿¡«¼. And I liked the picture over the fire-place. ì.Ç. äá, ¬αáß¿óá∩ ¬áαΓ¿¡á. Yes, it's a nice picture. Ä¡á ¼¡Ñ Γ«ªÑ ¡αáó¿Γß∩. I like it too. ÅÑΓ∩ π ¡áß πó½Ñ¬áÑΓß∩ ª¿ó«»¿ß∞ε. Petya is fond of paintings. ï. î«ª¡« »«ß¼«ΓαÑΓ∞ ñαπú¿Ñ ¬«¼¡áΓδ? May I see the other rooms? ì.Ç. è«¡Ñτ¡«. Certainly. # å¿º¡∞ ºá ú«α«ñ«¼. The country life. æ.ê. - æÑαúÑ⌐ êóá¡«ó¿τ Sergey Ivanovich î.é. - î¿σá¿½ é½áñ¿¼¿α«ó¿τ Michael Vladimirovich æ.ê. èá¬ ñ«½ú« óδ ºñÑß∞ ª¿óÑΓÑ? How long have you lived here? î.é. ôªÑ Γα¿ ú«ñá. For three years. îδ τáßΓ« »α«ó«ñ¿¼ ºñÑß∞ óδσ«ñ¡δÑ. We often spend our weekends here. æ.ê. ÆÑíÑ, ¡áóÑα¡«, »α¿σ«ñ¿Γß∩ ¼¡«ú« αáí«ΓáΓ∞? You probably have to work a lot here. î.é. äá, ¼¡Ñ »α¿σ«ñ¿Γß∩ αá¡« óßΓáóáΓ∞, τΓ«íδ πß»ÑΓ∞ ßñÑ½áΓ∞ ¬á¬ ¼«ª¡« í«½∞ΦÑ αáí«Γδ. Yes, I have to get up early to do as much work as possible. ì« Ñß½¿ óδ σ«Γ¿ΓÑ »α«óÑßΓ¿ ñÑ⌐ßΓó¿ΓÑ½∞¡« »«½Ñº¡δ⌐ ñ½∩ ºñ«α«ó∞∩ óδσ«ñ¡«⌐ ñÑ¡∞, óδ ñ«½ª¡δ ª¿Γ∞ ºá ú«α«ñ«¼. But if you want to have a day of really healthy rest you have to stay in the country. æ.ê. äá, ª¿º¡∞ ºá ú«α«ñ«¼ Γá¬á∩ íÑº¼∩ΓÑª¡á∩. Yes, life in the country is so peaceful. î.é. ¥Γ« ºáó¿ß¿Γ «Γ »«ú«ñδ. But it depends on the weather. Åα«Φ½á∩ º¿¼á íδ½á «τÑ¡∞ σ«½«ñ¡«⌐. Last winter was very cold. äÑ¬áíα∞ ¿ ΣÑóαá½∞ íδ½¿ ú«αáºñ« σ«½«ñ¡ÑÑ, τÑ¼ «íδτ¡«. December and February were much colder than normal. æ.ê. üδ½« ¼¡«ú« ß¡Ñúá? Did you have much snow? î.é. ÄτÑ¡∞ ¼¡«ú«, óδ, ¡áóÑα¡«Ñ, ßΓ«½∞¬« ¿ ¡Ñ ó¿ñÑ½¿. Yes, you probably never saw so much snow. æ.ê. Ç º¿¼«⌐ óδ »α¿ÑºªáÑΓÑ ¡á ñáτπ? Do you come to your country house in the winter? î.é. ÉÑñ¬«. Seldom. æ.ê. Ç ¬á¬ ¡áßτÑΓ ñαπú¿σ óαÑ¼Ñ¡ ú«ñá? What about the other seasons? î.é. î¡Ñ í«½∞ΦÑ óßÑú« ¡αáó¿Γß∩ «ßÑ¡∞ ºñÑß∞. I like autumn here most of all. æ.ê. äá, Γδ »αáó, «ßÑ¡∞ - ßá¼«Ñ »αÑ¬αáß¡«Ñ óαÑ¼∩ ú«ñá. Yes, you're right, autumn is the most beautiful season of the year. î.é. Åα«Φ½á∩ «ßÑ¡∞ íδ½á ΓÑ»½á∩ ¿ ß«½¡Ñτ¡á∩. Last autumn was warm and sunny. ä¡¿ ßΓ«∩½¿ ßπσ¿Ñ ¿ ∩ß¡δÑ. The days were clear and dry. æ.ê. Ç ¬á¬á∩ íδ½á »α«Φ½á∩ óÑß¡á? What was last spring like? î.é. ìÑ «τÑ¡∞ »α¿∩Γ¡á∩. It wasn't very nice. îáαΓ íδ½ σ«½«ñ¡δ¼, á á»αÑ½∞ ñ«ªñ½¿óδ¼. March was cold and April was wet. îá⌐ íδ½ ¡á¼¡«ú« »α¿∩Γ¡ÑÑ ¼áαΓá ¿ á»αÑ½∩. May was much nicer than March and April. æ.ê. Ç ½ÑΓ« ¬á¬«Ñ? What is summer like? éßÑúñá Γá¬ ΓÑ»½«, ¬á¬ ó φΓ« ½ÑΓ«? Is it always as warm as this? î.é. ìÑ óßÑúñá. Not always. ì« φΓ« ½ÑΓ« »α«ßΓ« »αÑó«ßσ«ñ¡«Ñ. But this summer's been marvellous. æ.ê. çñÑß∞ «τÑ¡∞ σ«α«Φ«! It's so nice here! # ÉÑτ¬á. A river. æ. - æáΦá Sasha ï. - ïÑ¡á Helen ì.Ç. - ìáΓá½¿∩ Ç½Ñ¬ßá¡ñα«ó¡á Natalya Alexandrovna æ. Å«τÑ¼π íδ ¡á¼ ¡Ñ »«⌐Γ¿ ¡á αÑτ¬π »«¬π»áΓ∞ß∩? Why don't we go swimming? ï. ƒ ú«½«ñ¡á∩ ¿ σ«τπ »¿Γ∞. I'm hungry and thirsty. æ. ùÑßΓ¡« ú«ó«α∩, ∩ ñáó¡« σ«τπ ÑßΓ∞. Frankly,I've been hungry for a long time. ï. Æ«úñá »«Φ½¿ ¡á ¬πσ¡ε, ßñÑ½áÑ¼ íπΓÑαíα«ñδ ¿ ó«º∞¼Ñ¼ ¿σ ß ß«í«⌐ ¡á αÑτ¬π. Let's go to the kitchen then, make some sandwiches and take them with us to the river. æ. ò«α«Φá∩ ¿ñÑ∩! What a good idea! ï. ÆÑΓ∩ ìáΓáΦá! ÉÑτ¬á «Γßεñá ñá½Ñ¬«? Aunt Natasha! Is the river far from here? ì.Ç. ìÑñá½Ñ¬«. Å∩Γ∞ ¼¿¡πΓ »ÑΦ¬«¼. Not far. A five minute walk. ì« óÑñ∞ ß¬«α« «íÑñ. But dinner is coming soon. ï. îδ íδßΓα«. We'll do it quickly. æ. Äñ¡á ¡«úá ºñÑß∞, ñαπúá∩ Γá¼. Run along, and hurry back. # #