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  த.
 In the country.
          ᮢ 㯨 .
       Three years ago the Borisovs bought a country house.
          訬,   祭 .
       The house wasn't big, but it was so cozy.
        ⮦  .
       The garden was very nice, too.
         뫮  ॢ쥢  梥⮢.
       There were many trees and flowers in it.
        ⮬  뫠 㤥᭮,  堨 ஢                   祭  ࠡ⠫  ᠤ.
       Last summer the weather was fine and Michael Vladimirovich                  worked very much in the garden.
         ࠡ  ᠤ.
       He likes to work in the garden.
         , ᠦ, .
       He likes to dig, plant and water.
       堨 ஢  ⠫ ᠭ஢  ᥡ                  ⫨  த, 祬  ᪢.
       Michael Vladimirovich and Natalya Alexandrovna feel happier                 in the country than in Moscow.
            窠  .
       There is a river and a forest not far from their house.
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 筮   㡡.
 Saturday traffic.
       .. - ࣥ 
       Sergey Ivanovich
       .. - 堨 ஢
       Michael Vladimirovich
       .. - ⠫ ᠭ஢
       Natalya Alexandrovna
       . - 
       Helen
       . - 
       Sasha
       . - 樮
       Militiaman
  .    殮 !
       What a lot of traffic!
  ..   㤥  ⥭ᨢ.
       But it's going to be heavier soon.
  .   祬?
       Why?
  .. ⮬  ᥣ 㡡.
       Because today's Saturday.
       ண   묨.   ᯥ  .
       The roads are going to be very crowded.                                    Everybody is hurrying to their country houses.
  .    ⠪ ࠭!
       So early in the morning!
        ⮫쪮 9 .
       It's only 9 o'clock.
  .. , ᯮ!
       Good heavens!
       쪮 ᬮ  ⮣ .
       Just look at this idiot.
  .. .
       Take it easy.
  ..   ᫨誮 .
       You're driving too fast.
  ..     設.
       Don't teach me how to drive.
  ..  ᫥  設     ⥫.
       You should drive slowly and be more careful.
  ..  蠩 .
       Don't disturb me.
        ᥣ  設 ஦.
       I always drive carefully.
  .    !  樮   .
       Uncle Michael!  A policeman is signalling you.
  ..  ਤ ⠭.
       You have to stop.
  .   訩 ᯥ .
       I'm a senior inspector Ivanov.
        㬥.
       Your driving license, please.
  .. .
       Here it is.
  .    訫 ࠢ.
       You've violated the rules.
        ᪮ 뫠  10   ⠭.
       Your speed was 10 km faster than allowed here.
        .
       You must pay a fine.
  .. .
       I'm sorry.
       騩 ࠧ  ⥫쭥.
       Next time I'll be more attentive.
  .   ,  ᫥騩 ࠧ , , ⥫쭥.
       All right, be more attentive next time, please.
  .    !    ?
       Uncle Michael!  How much longer do we have to go?
  ..   㦥 ਥ堫.
       We've already arrived.
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  .
 In the house.
       .. -  ⠫ ᠭ஢
       Natalya Alexandrovna
       .. -  ஢
       Anna Petrovna
       . - 
       Helen
  .    !
       Aunt Natasha!
        ஢,    ਣᨫ .
       It's so kind of you to invite us here.
         ५⭠ !
       You've got a lovely house!
  ..    㯨?
       When did you buy it?
  ..  㯨    .
       We bought it three years ago.
  ..  ᪮쪮  ⨫  ?
       And how much did you pay for it?
  .. 쭮 ண.
       We paid a lot.
  .. , ࠢ,  祭 让,  ᠤ ஬, 冷 窠, .
       The house isn't very big but the garden is big,                               and there's a river and a forest near here.
        ᨢ!
       What a beautiful place!
  .       ࠡ⠥  ᠤ?
       Who keeps up the garden?
  .. 筮, .
       Michael, of course.
         , ᠦ 梥, 㡭.
       He digs up potatoes, plants flowers and strawberries.
  .       ?
       Does your son help him?
  ..   ᥩ   ࠤ.
       Our son lives in Leningrad now.
  .    !  ᬮ ?
       Aunt Natasha! May I see the house?
  .. , 筮, .
       Certainly you may, let's go.
  .. 祬  ਫ,   쪨?
       Why did you say the rooms were small?
         쭮 .
       This room's rather big.
  .. , ⨭   ,  ⠫  ⥫쭮 .
       Yes, the sitting room's big, but the other rooms are much smaller.
  .    !
       What a fireplace!
         ५!
       It's so nice!
  ..   ࠢ ⨭  .
       And I liked the picture over the fire-place.
  .. , ᨢ ⨭.
       Yes, it's a nice picture.
         ⮦ ࠢ.
       I like it too.
          㢫 .
       Petya is fond of paintings.
  .    ᬮ 㣨 ?
       May I see the other rooms?
  .. 筮.
       Certainly.
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   த.
 The country life.
       .. - ࣥ 
       Sergey Ivanovich
       .. - 堨 ஢
       Michael Vladimirovich
  ..     ?
       How long have you lived here?
  ..   .
       For three years.
         ஢  室.
       We often spend our weekends here.
  .. , ୮, 室  ࠡ?
       You probably have to work a lot here.
  .. ,  室 ࠭ ⠢, ⮡ ᯥ                              ᤥ    ࠡ.
       Yes, I have to get up early to do as much work as possible.
        ᫨   ஢ ⢨⥫쭮   ஢              室 ,     த.
       But if you want to have a day of really healthy rest                        you have to stay in the country.
  .. ,   த ⠪ ⥦.
       Yes, life in the country is so peaceful.
  ..    .
       But it depends on the weather.
       諠  뫠 祭 宫.
       Last winter was very cold.
         䥢ࠫ 뫨 ࠧ 宫, 祬 筮.
       December and February were much colder than normal.
  .. 뫮  ᭥?
       Did you have much snow?
  .. 祭 , , ୮, ⮫쪮   .
       Yes, you probably never saw so much snow.
  ..    ਥ  ?
       Do you come to your country house in the winter?
  .. .
       Seldom.
  ..    㣨 ६ ?
       What about the other seasons?
  ..   ᥣ ࠢ ᥭ .
       I like autumn here most of all.
  .. ,  ࠢ, ᥭ - ᠬ ४᭮ ६ .
       Yes, you're right, autumn is the most beautiful season of the year.
  .. 諠 ᥭ 뫠 ⥯  ᮫筠.
       Last autumn was warm and sunny.
        﫨 娥  .
       The days were clear and dry.
  ..   뫠 諠 ᭠?
       What was last spring like?
  ..  祭 ⭠.
       It wasn't very nice.
         宫,  ५ .
       March was cold and April was wet.
          ⭥   ५.
       May was much nicer than March and April.
  ..   ?
       What is summer like?
       ᥣ ⠪ ⥯,    ?
       Is it always as warm as this?
  ..  ᥣ.
       Not always.
           ॢ室.
       But this summer's been marvellous.
  ..  祭 !
       It's so nice here!
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 窠.
 A river.
       . - 
       Sasha
       . - 
       Helen
       .. - ⠫ ᠭ஢
       Natalya Alexandrovna
  .   祬       㯠?
       Why don't we go swimming?
  .       .
       I'm hungry and thirsty.
  .   ⭮ ,    .
       Frankly,I've been hungry for a long time.
  .    諨  , ᤥ த                                     쬥   ᮡ  .
       Let's go to the kitchen then, make some sandwiches                          and take them with us to the river.
  .    !
       What a good idea!
  .    ! 窠  ?
       Aunt Natasha! Is the river far from here?
  .. .   誮.
       Not far. A five minute walk.
         ᪮ .
       But dinner is coming soon.
  .    .
       We'll do it quickly.
  .     , 㣠 ⠬.
       Run along, and hurry back.
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