{"id":4671,"date":"2013-04-19T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=4671"},"modified":"2014-07-17T19:26:30","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T19:26:30","slug":"time-for-a-little-spring-cleaning-emphasis-on-a-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/time-for-a-little-spring-cleaning-emphasis-on-a-little\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for a little spring cleaning (Emphasis on “a little”)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here in the Washington DC area, \u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u043e \u043e\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443<\/span><\/b> (spring was a little late this year) — I mean, we were still having a steady spell of \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0435<\/b><\/a> (chilly wet weather) right through the end of March, followed by several unpleasantly \u0437\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u044be \u043d\u043e\u0447\u0438<\/b> (sultry hot) nights in April. \u0410 \u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0435<\/span> \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435<\/span>\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e<\/b> (“but now it’s quite pleasant outdoors”) — \u0432\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0435<\/span> \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0432\u044c\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438, \u043f\u0447\u0451\u043b\u044b \u0436\u0443\u0436\u0436\u0430<\/span>\u044e\u0442<\/b>, (“everywhere trees have blossomed and honeybees are buzzing”), and in general nature has begun its annual \u0431\u043b*\u0434\u043e\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0434<\/b> (a very rude<\/i> word for “spring fever” deriving from the so-called “fourth whale of Russian obscenity”<\/a>, but one that I can’t help quoting because it delightfully puns on \u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0434<\/b>, “the spring break-up of ice on frozen rivers.”)<\/p>\n

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Anyway, the arrival of spring traditionally means, of course: \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0449\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0443\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0435<\/b> (“time to do some thorough cleaning inside”).<\/p>\n

Here’s my simple guide to make it much easier, but first let’s look at a few key verbs related to housecleaning:<\/p>\n

The verb \u0443\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\/\u0443\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/b>, at the most basic level, means “to take away,” but when followed by a noun such as \u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0430<\/b> (“room”) or \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0449\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/b> (“premises, living quarters”) it can be translated as “tidy up, clean up”. The corresponding noun for the “act of tidying” is \u0443\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430<\/b>. The perfective verb, by the way, conjugates just like the root verb \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/b>, “to take” — thus, \u044f \u0443\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0443<\/span>, \u0442\u044b \u0443\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0451\u0448\u044c…<\/b><\/p>\n

While \u0443\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\/\u0443\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/b> means “to clean” in the sense of \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\/\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span> \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u043a<\/b> (“to put in order; make neat and tidy’), if the emphasis is on the removal of dirt\/soil\/filth, then the verb you need is \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u0449\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\/\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/b>. The perfective is one of those countless \u00ab\u0438\u00bb<\/b>-conjugation verbs that has a consonant mutation only in the first person singular — so it’s \u044f \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0449\u0443<\/b>, but \u0442\u044b \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0448\u044c<\/b>, and so forth. And, incidentally, since the perfective is stem-stressed, you might assume that the imperative forms are \u00ab\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span>, \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u00bb<\/b>, but instead, it’s \u00ab\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span>, \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u00bb<\/b> — do you know why<\/span>? Another thing about this verb: one doesn’t clean the dirt from the item; one cleans the item from the dirt! Thus:<\/p>\n

\u041e\u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043e\u0447\u0438\u0449\u0430<\/span>\u0435\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0443 \u043e\u0442 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u044f<\/b>
\n“She’s cleaning the jam off the wall.”<\/p>\n

The verbs \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\/\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/b> and \u0432\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\/\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c<\/b> can both mean “to wipe away, wipe off (dirt from a surface)”, although \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/b><\/span> also has the important meaning “to launder clothes.” (Hence \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/b>, “clothes-washing machine”.)<\/p>\n

The perfective conjugations are slightly weird, and don’t quite match each other. So here are both perfective verbs summarized in one table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c, \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Past<\/i><\/td>\n\u0441\u0442\u0451\u0440, \u0441\u0442\u0451\u0440\u043b\u0430, -\u043e, -\u0438<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440, \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043b\u0430, -\u043e, -\u0438<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nsing.<\/i><\/td>\npl.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/i><\/td>\n\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0443<\/span><\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0443<\/b><\/td>\n		\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u043c<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043c<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/i><\/td>\n\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u0448\u044c<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0448\u044c<\/b><\/td>\n		\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u0442\u0435<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0435<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/i><\/td>\n\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u0442<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442<\/b><\/td>\n		\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0442<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0442<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imperative<\/i><\/td>\n\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438<\/span>(\u0442\u0435)!<\/b>
\n\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u0438(\u0442\u0435)!<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And here’s just one more verb for now: \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span>\/\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span><\/b>, “to sweep”. Again, the conjugation is a little tricky, though at least the imperfective and perfective behave the same way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Past<\/i><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0451\u043b, (\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u043b\u0430<\/span>, –\u043e<\/span>, –\u0438<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nsing.<\/i><\/td>\npl.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st<\/i><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0443<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0451\u043c<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/i><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0451\u0448\u044c<\/b><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0451\u0442\u0435<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/i><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0451\u0442<\/b><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0443<\/span>\u0442<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imperative<\/i><\/td>\n(\u043f\u043e\u0434)\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0438<\/span>(\u0442\u0435)!<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The thing one sweeps with is a \u043c\u0435\u0442\u043b\u0430<\/span><\/b>, “broom”, and you can either \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u043b<\/b> (“sweep the floor”) or \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span> \u0441\u043e\u0440\/\u043f\u044b\u043b\u044c\/\u0433\u0440\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0430<\/b> (“sweep the rubbish\/dust\/dirt from the floor”).<\/p>\n

So, with those verbs in mind, let’s do some spring cleaning!<\/p>\n

Everyone knows: \u0421\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c \u043f\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u044c \u0441 \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0431\u0435\u043b\u0438, \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a\u0438, \u0438 \u0442.\u043f., \u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043c \u043f\u044b\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u043b<\/b> (“first dust the furniture, shelves, etc.; then vacuum the floor”). So the first step:<\/p>\n

(1) Get a bunch of old \u0442\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u043f\u043a\u0438<\/b>, “rags”, along with a mild \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/span>\u0440 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0430\u0442\u044b<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0442\u0430 \u0432 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0435<\/span><\/b> (“solution of ammonia in water”).<\/p>\n

(2) Realize that before dusting, you should probably \u0443\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0443\u044e \u043e\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u0443<\/b> (“clear away the laundered clothing”), \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0430\u044f \u0443\u0436\u0435<\/span> \u0442\u0440\u0438<\/span> \u0434\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u043b\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442 \u043a\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0439<\/b> (“which for three days already has been lying in a heap”) on the half of the bed you don’t sleep on. Notice that your \u043f\u0438\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u0435\u0446-\u043a\u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0441\u0430 \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0437\u043b\u0430 “\u0434\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435” \u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0438\u044f<\/b> (“your pet rat has gnawed some decorative holes”) in the sleeve of your favorite old \u0442\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430<\/b> (“polo shirt”). \u041e\u0442\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u0440\u0443\u0431\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0443<\/b> (“set the shirt aside”) to be mended later, or never, and \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0434<\/b> (“place in a bureau\/dresser”) or \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u0432 \u0448\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0444<\/b> (“hang in a closet”) the rest of the clothes.<\/p>\n

(3) NOW it’s time to dust. \u0412\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0443<\/span>\u043b<\/b> (“stand on a chair”) and \u0432\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u0440\u044f<\/span>\u043f\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u044c \u0441 \u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d \u0438 \u0436\u0430\u043b\u044e\u0437\u0438<\/span><\/span><\/b> (“with a damp rag, wipe the dust from the windows and blinds”). And don’t forget the \u043f\u0430\u0443\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043b\u043a\u0435<\/span><\/b> (“spiderwebs on the ceiling”) that have accumulated since LAST spring! \u041f\u043e\u043a\u0430<\/span> \u0432\u044b<\/span> \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0446\u044b<\/span>\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0430\u0445<\/b> (“While you are standing on tiptoes”) trying to reach a cobweb in the corner, almost lose your balance and accidentally \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0448\u043e<\/span>\u043a \u0441 \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0441\u043e\u043c<\/b> (“knock a potted cactus off the windowsill”). Fortunately, neither the flowerpot nor the cactus is damaged, \u0438 \u0432\u044b<\/span> \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043e \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u0435<\/span> \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435<\/span><\/b> (“you don’t have to worry about the soil on the carpet”) — remember, the plan is to vacuum AFTER you dust.<\/p>\n

(4) This seems like a good time to take a break and perhaps \u0441\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u043d \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u043c<\/b>, “make a quick run to the store for beer,” as a little \u043d\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0430<\/b> (“reward”) to yourself for this Herculean effort. Of course, since you’re all dusty, probably you should first \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0443<\/span>\u0448<\/b> (“take a shower”) before you leave the apartment. As you’re headed to the bathroom, notice the Post-It note you put on the bedroom door last night: \u00ab\u041d\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u044c \u043f\u043e\u043c\u044b<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0440\u044b\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0443\u044e \u043a\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043a\u0443 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430!!!\u00bb<\/b> (“Don’t forget to wash the rat’s cage tomorrow!!!”) You might as well kill two or three birds with one stone, because when you \u0443\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0443\u044e \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0443<\/b> (“remove the old bedding\/litter”) from the cage, inevitably some \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0451\u0442<\/b> (“droppings”) and \u0448\u0435\u043b\u0443\u0445\u0430<\/span> \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0435<\/span>\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043a<\/b> (“sunflower-seed husks”) end up on the carpet, and you’re planning to vacuum later anyway. Plus, you can scrub the cage with bleach while you’re showering.<\/p>\n

(5) Having showered and put nice fresh bedding in the sparkly clean cage, spend half an hour trying to catch the rat, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0430\u044f \u0431\u0435\u0433\u0430<\/span>\u0435\u0442 \u0442\u0443\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u0438 \u0441\u044e\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u0441\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435<\/span>\u0445 \u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433<\/b> (“who’s running hither and thither at full speed”). \u041f\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u0435 \u0447\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043d\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span>, \u043e\u0431\u044f\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438<\/span> \u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0438 \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u0440\u044b\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0451\u0442\u0430<\/b> (“before putting on your socks, be sure to clean the rat-poop off your feet”).<\/p>\n

(6) Once you’re back from the store with the beer, \u0441\u0430\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0442\u044c-\u043f\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0443<\/span>\u0442 \u0438 \u043e\u0441\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c \u043f\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435<\/span>\u0439 \u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0435 \u0441 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u043e \u0443\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u044e\u0449\u0438\u043c\u0441\u044f \u0447\u0443<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u043c \u0443\u043d\u044b<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/b> (“sit down for 10 or 15 minutes and look around your room with a gradually increasing sense of angst”). \u041f\u044b\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u043e \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0434\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0440 \u043a\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/b> (“vacuum about one square meter of carpet”) immediately around the rat’s house and where the cactus spilled; then put the \u043f\u044b\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0441<\/b> (“vacuum cleaner”) away and go cook dinner.<\/p>\n

(7) Resolve to finish your “\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044f\u044f \u0443\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430”<\/b> another day — \u0434\u043e \u0434\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0438\u044e<\/span>\u043d\u044f<\/b> (“before June 21st”) is a good deadline to shoot for, in my view, because that’s when spring ends…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Here in the Washington DC area, \u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 (spring was a little late this year) — I mean, we were still having a steady spell of \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0435 (chilly wet weather) right through the end of March, followed by several unpleasantly \u0437\u043d\u043e\u0439\u043d\u044be \u043d\u043e\u0447\u0438 (sultry hot) nights in April. \u0410 \u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0440\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0435…<\/p>\n

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