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[kittydesade]

3. Какая литература тебе нравится?
-- Ник, ты завтра уезжаешь в Самарканд, да? Ты взял что-нибудь почитать?
Nick, you leave tomorrow for Samarkand, yes? Did you pack something to read [for a little bit]?
-- Нет, ничего не взял.
No, I didn't pack anything.
-- Я могу тебе дать что-нибудь. Какая литература тебе нравится?
I can to give you something. What sort of literature do you like?
-- Мне больше всего нравится проза.
I very much like prose [literature. mainstream fiction?]
-- Тогда возьми сборник рассказов Бунина. Он тебе понравится.
Then take [this] collection of short stories by Bunin. You'll like it.
-- А понимать его нетрудно?
It's easy to understand?
-- Ну, как тебе сказать? У Бунина стиль сложный. Но я думаю, что ты поймёшь.
Well, what can I tell you? Bunin's style is complex/complicated. But I think, you will understand.

4. Пародия на русское общество.
-- Валя, дай мне что-нибудь почитать.
Valya, give me something to read [for a little bit].
-- Я могу тебе дать Ильфа и Петрова.
I can to give you Ilf and Petrov.
-- Ильфа и Петрова?
Ilf and Petrov?
-- Да. Ты когда-нибудь слышал об их романе «Двенадцать стульев»?
Yes. You ever hear of their novel Twelve Chairs?
-- Да, что-то слышал. Кажется, есть такой фильм «Двенадцать стульев».
Yes, I've heard something. I think there is a kind of such a film Twelve Chairs. [as in, a film such as that]
-- Да, это экранизация их романа. Это пародия на русское общество, но понимать его несложно.
Yes, it is a screen version of their novel. It is a parody of Russian society. but it is not difficult to understand.
-- Ну что ж, я постараюсь его прочитать. Спасибо большое.
Well, I will try to read it. Thank you very much.




Okay, the Scarecrow and Mrs. King is made of adorable and more seasons need to be out now. Right now. I love this show, I love it to bits, young Boxleitner is ten shades of adorable even if he's about as threatening as a sleepy kitten and the show in general is lighthearted and funny. And very 80s. The Russians are the bad guys again, certain words are not spoken on television although there's a remarkable lot of euphemistic talk about sex. Which is kind of amusing because that's more than was ever on B5 OR Tron. But this is definitely what the doctor ordered.

It also is doing... something. Either that or relaxing is helping my language skills, or I completely botched the Russian, because that was the easiest translation's been in a while.

Oof. It's still freaking freezing outside, no fair. I was supposed to be walking in the morning by now. On the other hand, I'm getting in an afternoon/evening walk every day, which kind of makes up for it. So I guess... something. I did, at least, get some damn sleep last night, uninterrupted by headaches. And no headaches this morning. That's a good thing, right? Of course right.