Aug. 12, 2024
Ivan Turgenev: Part 8
“I'm not shy about these tears,” said Larry after a decent pause. “Forty million viewers are now feeling the same way I do. We must help Ivan realize his dream, and we will help him. Ladies and gentlemen, Ivan is not the only special guest of our show. Now another extremely special guest will be entering the scene. I have never had such guests and, I am afraid, will not have them again for a long time. Whatever your political views, my dear viewers, you can’t not appreciate the greatness of this historical moment. I ask into the studio the President of the United States of America!” In the studio began something unimaginable: the audience jumped up from their seats, sang discordantly about the striped flag, clapped their hands frantically, stomped, and, at the same time, all wept as one. Larry’s plan worked perfectly. No matter what the audience felt about their president, who was losing popularity, now their souls were united by one tearful spasm. The president, looking remarkably similar to Larry Goodman, came in smiling in a fatherly fashion, making his usual placating gesture with his right hand. He began to speak almost immediately and the noise quickly subsided.
“I had a dream as a child that I've never forgotten,” he began, simply and unexpectedly. “In our house lived a little monkey - my friend in childhood games. Children of all countries like to imagine themselves as the parents of their pets, and I often imagined that Blondie, as my monkey was called, was my adopted son. I talked with him for hours and I saw that he understood me very well, but could not answer. And I dreamed that someday he would grow up and speak. I think that many of us, my dear Americans, shared this dream in childhood. We all once played Tarzan, we all cried over the unhappy love of King Kong. This is part of our culture. And now, I am happy to welcome the first representative of a friendly species, whom our great science has managed to make equal to all of us. On behalf of the people and the Congress of the United States, I announce that a male lowland gorilla, born in Africa and raised in Russia, Ivan Turgenev, twenty-three years old, who has shown extraordinary intellectual abilities and won the love of all our fellow citizens, will get, out of turn and without any exams, full American citizen rights.”
Immediately after these words, Murray Kruger waved his hand and the anthem sounded. People in the studio stood up and sang like one man. The camera glided on happy wet faces. As soon as the singing was over, Larry quickly took back control of the show.
“Mr. President, I think that Ivan is too shocked to express to you the whole depth of his gratitude; nevertheless, we must give him the floor. And, I want to ask Ivan a final question. What do you feel now that you have become human? What do you think when you hear the words “man” and “citizen of America”? ”
Ivan thoughtfully looked around the studio and then he suddenly threw his left hand behind the chair, pushed Dudkin aside and in an instant took a disheveled Vavila out of the shadows. He carefully put his master on the floor and dusted him off. Vavila blinked at the bright light. Ivan took his hand and led him to the President.
“Who is this?” the President asked in surprise.
“This is our Russian employee,” Professor Schwartz butted in hastily. “His name is Babilla and he helped us with training Ivan. They are friends and I think Ivan is asking you to grant citizenship to his friend as well.
Ivan nodded in a completely human way. No interpretation was needed.
The president was clearly confused. On the one hand, Ivan’s kind feelings undoubtedly aroused the sympathy of the forty million voters who were now awaiting his answer, but on the other hand, America has a citizenship law and violating it for someone unknown would mean coming under fire of criticism.
“And how much English do you speak and what do you know about the constitution of our country?” the President asked cautiously, addressing Vavila directly. Vavila mumbled something in Russian and made a helpless gesture with his hands.
“What is he saying?” Schwarz hissed.
“He says – so!” Dudkin answered.
“Mister President, our Russian friend says that he has not yet mastered enough of the language or the other knowledge and skills necessary for an American citizen,” Professor Schwartz said with regret. “But we will continue to work on him. I think, that he is on the right track, and in a year or two, Babilla, using the Iolantian method, will come to his cherished goal. Well, Ivan will help him.”
“That's fine,” the President smiled with relief. “We will all be waiting for this. And I want to tell Ivan that his good feelings resonate in my heart, as well as in the hearts of millions of our viewers.”
With these words, the President stepped towards Ivan, extended his open palm to him and looked curiously into the former gorilla's eyes. Ivan answered him with a long and hard look. There was a pause, and at that moment something went wrong with the new citizen. Ivan pulled his paw away, not responding to his fatherly handshake, and waved it in the air as if he had burned himself. Then he again carefully looked at the silver-haired person standing in front of him. Then he turned his face the silent audience, took a proud pose and three times rhythmically beat himself on the chest. He then turned sharply and kicked the president of his country from the stage.
“Do not shoot!” Goodman shouted like a madman. “ Plan B-Six!”
In the same instant, water cannons fired from behind the curtains. The President was immediately evacuated in full accordance with plan B-Six, and the wet Ivan remained standing in the middle of the stage, rubbing his eyes.
“Turn off the water jets!” Goodman snapped. “The show goes on.”
The water flow stopped immediately and Murray Krueger ordered a calming waltz to be played.
Ivan gazed from under his eyebrows at the quiet human biomass in the studio, and then he sharply put his right hand forward and hit it with his left hand and growled. The waltz broke off.
“What is he saying?” Goodman asked quickly.
“Babilla, what is it?” Dudkin said in a piping voice.
“ Says ‘fuck to you all, no more show!” Vavila answered. “Our redhead sensed evil people. Now, he’s going wild.”
“He says that he is an angry red-headed gorilla and that we all have difficult moments in our lives,” Dudkin said into the microphone in a trembling voice.
Ivan nodded in agreement and acted so lightning-quick that it was impossible to stop him. The interpreter was now unnecessary and therefore J.A Dudkin was flung on to the floor; then Ivan lifted both Schwartz and Goodman by the collar, banged their foreheads against each other and threw them next to Dudkin. These gentlemen were still in the air, and Ivan had already reached the orchestra in one leap. He grabbed the pants of Murray Kruger, who was just able to squeak, and lifted him high above his head, but then came Vavila’s pleading scream: “Vanya, don’t!”
Ivan stood still and then flinched, as if waking up. Once again he looked around the studio, and then laid Murray on the floor and sat wearily on him. Ivan propped his head in his hand in the thinker pose and watched with complete indifference how a platoon of marines had surrounded him on all sides.
To be continued...
Ivan Turgenev: Part 8
“I'm not shy about these tears,” said Larry after a decent pause.
“Forty million viewers are now feeling the same way I do.
We must help Ivan realize his dream, and we will help him.
Ladies and gentlemen, Ivan is not the only special guest of our show.
Now aAnother extremely special guest will now be entering the scene.
I have never had such guests and, I am afraid, that I will not have them again for a long time.
Whatever your political views may be, my dear viewers, you can’t not appreciate the greatnessignore the importance of this historical moment.
I ask into the studioLet's welcome the President of the United States of America to the studio!” In the studio began something unimaginable: the audience jumped up from their seats, (sang discordantly about the striped flag), clapped their hands frantically, stomped, and, at the same time, all wept as one.
don't understand what you mean by sang discordantly of the flag, sorry
Larry’s plan worked perfectly.
No matter what the audience felt about their president, who was losing popularity, now, their souls were united by one tearful spasm.
The president, looking remarkably similar to Larry Goodman, came in, smiling in a fatherly fashion, making his usual (placating gesture) with his right hand.
there is a better word for this, can i know what you meant in your native language?
He began to speak almost immediately and the noise quickly subsided.
“I had a dream as a child that I've never forgotten,” he began, simply and unexpectedly.
“In our house lived a little monkey - my friend in childhood games.friend."
childhood friend, set expression
Children of all countries like to imagine themselves as the parents of their pets, and I often imagined that Blondie, as my monkey was called, was my adopted son.
I talked with him for hours and I saw that he understood me very well, but could not answer.
And I dreamed that someday he would grow up and speak.
I think that many of us, my dear Americans, shared this dream in our childhood.
We all once playedretended to be Tarzan, we all cried over the unhappy love story of King Kong.
And now, I am happy to welcome the first representative of a friendly species, whom our great science has managed to make equal to all of us.
On behalf of the people and the Congress of the United States, I announce that a male lowland gorilla, born in Africa and raised in Russia, Ivan Turgenev, twenty-three years old, who has shown extraordinary intellectual abilities and won the love of all our fellow citizens, will get, (out of turn) and without any exams, full American citizen rights.”
¶
Immediately after these words, Murray Kruger waved his hand and the anthem sounded.
out of turn implies it's unexpected and inappropriate
People in the studio stood up and sang like one main unison.
The camera glided on happy wetpanned across happy, tearful faces.
As soon as the singing was over, Larry quickly took back control of the show.
“Mr.
President, I think that Ivan is too shocked to express to you the whole depth of his gratitude; nevertheless, we must give him the floor.
And, I want to ask Ivan a final question.
What do you feel now that you have become human?
What do you think when you hear the words “man” and “citizen of America”?
” Ivan thoughtfully looked around the studio and then he suddenly threw his left hand behind the chair, pushed Dudkin aside and in an instant took a disheveled Vavila out of the shadows.
He carefully put his master on the floor and dusted him off.
Vavila blinked at the bright light.
Ivan took his hand and led him to the President.
“Who is this?” the President asked in surprise.
“This is our Russian employee,” Professor Schwartz butted in hastily.
“His name is Babilla and he helped us with training Ivan.
They are friends and I think Ivan is asking you to grant citizenship to his friend as well.
Ivan nodded in a completely human way.
No interpretation was needed.
The president was clearly confused.
On the one hand, Ivan’s kind feelings undoubtedly aroused the sympathy of the forty million voters who were now awaiting his answer, but on the other hand, America has alaws on citizenship law and violating it for someone unknown would mean coming under fire ofrom criticisms.
“And hHow much English do you speak and what do you know about the constitution of our country?” the President asked cautiously, addressing Vavila directly.
Vavila mumbled something in Russian and made a helpless gesture with his hands.
“What is he saying?” Schwarz hissed.
“He says – so!” Dudkin answered.
“Mister President, our Russian friend says that he has not yet mastered enough of the language or the other knowledge and skills necessary for an American citizen,” Professor Schwartz said with regret.
“But we will continue to work on him.
I think, that he is on the right track, and in a year or two, Babilla, using the Iolantian method, will come to his cherished goal.
Well, Ivan willould help him.”
¶
“That's fine,” the President smiled with relief.
“We will all be waiting for this.
And I want to tell Ivan that his good feelings resonate in my heart, as well as in the hearts of millions of our viewers.” With these words, the President stepped towards Ivan, extended his open palm to him and looked curiously into the former gorilla's eyes.
Ivan answered him with a long and hard look.
There was a pause, and at that moment, something went wrong with the new citizen.
Ivan pulled his paw away, not responding to his fatherly handshake, and waved it in the air as if he had burned himself.
Then he again carefully looked at the silver-haired person standing in front of him.
Then he turned his face the silent audience, took a proud pose and three times rhythmically beat himself on the chest.
He then turned sharply and kicked the president of his country from the stage.
“Do not shoot!” Goodman shouted like a madman.
“ Plan B-Six!” In the same instant, water cannons fired from behind the curtains.
The President was immediately evacuated in full accordance with plan B-Six, and the wet Ivan remained standing in the middle of the stage, rubbing his eyes.
“Turn off the water jets!” Goodman snapped.
“The show goes on.” The water flow stopped immediately and Murray Krueger ordered a calming waltz to be played.
Ivan gazed from under his eyebrows at the quiet human biomass in the studio, and then he sharply put his right hand forward and hit it with his left hand and growled.
The waltz broke off.
“What is he saying?” Goodman asked quickly.
“Babilla, what is it?” Dudkin said in a piping voice.
“ Says ‘fuck to you all, no more showshow's over!” Vavila answered.
“Our redhead sensed evil people.
Now, he’s going wild.” “He says that he is an angry red-headed gorilla and that we all have difficult moments in our lives,” Dudkin said into the microphone in a trembling voice.
Ivan nodded in agreement and acted so lightning-quickly that it was impossible to stop him.
The interpreter was now unnecessary and therefore J.A Dudkin was flung on to the floor; then. Ivan lifted both Schwartz and Goodman by the collar, banged their foreheads against each other and threw them next to Dudkin.
These gentlemen were still in the air, and Ivan had already reached the orchestra in one leap.
He grabbed the pants of Murray Kruger, who was just able to squeak, and lifted him high above his head, but then came Vavila’s pleading scream: “Vanya, don’t!” Ivan stood still and then flinched, as if waking up.
Once again he looked around the studio, and then laid Murray on the floor and sat wearily on him.
Ivan propped his head in his hand in the thinker pose and watched with complete indifference how a platoon of marines had surrounded him on all sides.
To be continued...
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Quite an interesting story! What book is this?
Aug. 12, 2024
Thank you very much!
The short story "Ivan Turgenev" from the book "Tales not about people". Author Andrey Stepanov 9Сказки не про людей автор Андрей Степанов).
https://knigavuhe.org/book/skazki-ne-pro-ljudejj/
Aug. 12, 2024
"sang discordantly"=sounded unsettling and dissonant.
Aug. 12, 2024
"placating gesture"= успокаивающий жест рукой.
Aug. 12, 2024
sang discordantly= нестройно петь.
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I think, that he is on the right track, and in a year or two, Babilla, using the Iolantian method, will come to his cherished goal. I think |
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Well, Ivan will help him.” “That's fine,” the President smiled with relief. Well, Ivan w |
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“We will all be waiting for this. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And I want to tell Ivan that his good feelings resonate in my heart, as well as in the hearts of millions of our viewers.” With these words, the President stepped towards Ivan, extended his open palm to him and looked curiously into the former gorilla's eyes. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ivan answered him with a long and hard look. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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There was a pause, and at that moment something went wrong with the new citizen. There was a pause, and at that moment, something went wrong |
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Ivan pulled his paw away, not responding to his fatherly handshake, and waved it in the air as if he had burned himself. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Then he again carefully looked at the silver-haired person standing in front of him. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Then he turned his face the silent audience, took a proud pose and three times rhythmically beat himself on the chest. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He then turned sharply and kicked the president of his country from the stage. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Do not shoot!” Goodman shouted like a madman. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Turn off the water jets!” Goodman snapped. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The president, looking remarkably similar to Larry Goodman, came in smiling in a fatherly fashion, making his usual placating gesture with his right hand. The president, looking remarkably similar to Larry Goodman, came in, smiling in a fatherly fashion, making his usual (placating gesture) with his right hand. there is a better word for this, can i know what you meant in your native language? |
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“I'm not shy about these tears,” said Larry after a decent pause. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Forty million viewers are now feeling the same way I do. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We must help Ivan realize his dream, and we will help him. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ladies and gentlemen, Ivan is not the only special guest of our show. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Now another extremely special guest will be entering the scene.
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I have never had such guests and, I am afraid, will not have them again for a long time. I have never had such guests and |
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Whatever your political views, my dear viewers, you can’t not appreciate the greatness of this historical moment. Whatever your political views may be, my dear viewers, you can’t |
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I ask into the studio the President of the United States of America!” In the studio began something unimaginable: the audience jumped up from their seats, sang discordantly about the striped flag, clapped their hands frantically, stomped, and, at the same time, all wept as one.
don't understand what you mean by sang discordantly of the flag, sorry |
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Larry’s plan worked perfectly. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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No matter what the audience felt about their president, who was losing popularity, now their souls were united by one tearful spasm. No matter what the audience felt about their president, who was losing popularity, now, their souls were united by one tearful spasm. |
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He began to speak almost immediately and the noise quickly subsided. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“I had a dream as a child that I've never forgotten,” he began, simply and unexpectedly. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“In our house lived a little monkey - my friend in childhood games. “In our house lived a little monkey - my childhood friend, set expression |
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I talked with him for hours and I saw that he understood me very well, but could not answer. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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What do you feel now that you have become human? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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What do you think when you hear the words “man” and “citizen of America”? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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” Ivan thoughtfully looked around the studio and then he suddenly threw his left hand behind the chair, pushed Dudkin aside and in an instant took a disheveled Vavila out of the shadows. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He carefully put his master on the floor and dusted him off. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Vavila blinked at the bright light. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ivan took his hand and led him to the President. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Who is this?” the President asked in surprise. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“This is our Russian employee,” Professor Schwartz butted in hastily. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“His name is Babilla and he helped us with training Ivan. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They are friends and I think Ivan is asking you to grant citizenship to his friend as well. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ivan nodded in a completely human way. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Babilla, what is it?” Dudkin said in a piping voice. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“ Says ‘fuck to you all, no more show!” Vavila answered. “ Says ‘fuck |
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“Our redhead sensed evil people. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Now, he’s going wild.” “He says that he is an angry red-headed gorilla and that we all have difficult moments in our lives,” Dudkin said into the microphone in a trembling voice. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ivan nodded in agreement and acted so lightning-quick that it was impossible to stop him. Ivan nodded in agreement and acted so |
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Children of all countries like to imagine themselves as the parents of their pets, and I often imagined that Blondie, as my monkey was called, was my adopted son. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And I dreamed that someday he would grow up and speak. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think that many of us, my dear Americans, shared this dream in childhood. I think that many of us, my dear Americans, shared this dream in our childhood. |
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We all once played Tarzan, we all cried over the unhappy love of King Kong. We all once p |
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This is part of our culture. |
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And now, I am happy to welcome the first representative of a friendly species, whom our great science has managed to make equal to all of us. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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On behalf of the people and the Congress of the United States, I announce that a male lowland gorilla, born in Africa and raised in Russia, Ivan Turgenev, twenty-three years old, who has shown extraordinary intellectual abilities and won the love of all our fellow citizens, will get, out of turn and without any exams, full American citizen rights.” Immediately after these words, Murray Kruger waved his hand and the anthem sounded. On behalf of the people and the Congress of the United States, I announce that a male lowland gorilla, born in Africa and raised in Russia, Ivan Turgenev, twenty-three years old, who has shown extraordinary intellectual abilities and won the love of all our fellow citizens, will get, (out of turn) and without any exams, full American citizen rights.” out of turn implies it's unexpected and inappropriate |
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People in the studio stood up and sang like one man. People in the studio stood up and sang |
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The camera glided on happy wet faces. The camera |
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As soon as the singing was over, Larry quickly took back control of the show. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Mr. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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President, I think that Ivan is too shocked to express to you the whole depth of his gratitude; nevertheless, we must give him the floor. President, I think that Ivan is too shocked to express |
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And, I want to ask Ivan a final question. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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No interpretation was needed. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The president was clearly confused. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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On the one hand, Ivan’s kind feelings undoubtedly aroused the sympathy of the forty million voters who were now awaiting his answer, but on the other hand, America has a citizenship law and violating it for someone unknown would mean coming under fire of criticism. On the one hand, Ivan’s kind feelings undoubtedly aroused the sympathy of the forty million voters who were now awaiting his answer, but on the other hand, America has |
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“And how much English do you speak and what do you know about the constitution of our country?” the President asked cautiously, addressing Vavila directly. “ |
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Vavila mumbled something in Russian and made a helpless gesture with his hands. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“What is he saying?” Schwarz hissed. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“He says – so!” Dudkin answered. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“Mister President, our Russian friend says that he has not yet mastered enough of the language or the other knowledge and skills necessary for an American citizen,” Professor Schwartz said with regret. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“ Plan B-Six!” In the same instant, water cannons fired from behind the curtains. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The President was immediately evacuated in full accordance with plan B-Six, and the wet Ivan remained standing in the middle of the stage, rubbing his eyes. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“The show goes on.” The water flow stopped immediately and Murray Krueger ordered a calming waltz to be played. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ivan gazed from under his eyebrows at the quiet human biomass in the studio, and then he sharply put his right hand forward and hit it with his left hand and growled. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The waltz broke off. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“What is he saying?” Goodman asked quickly. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The interpreter was now unnecessary and therefore J.A Dudkin was flung on to the floor; then Ivan lifted both Schwartz and Goodman by the collar, banged their foreheads against each other and threw them next to Dudkin. The interpreter was now unnecessary and therefore J.A Dudkin was flung on to the floor |
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These gentlemen were still in the air, and Ivan had already reached the orchestra in one leap. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He grabbed the pants of Murray Kruger, who was just able to squeak, and lifted him high above his head, but then came Vavila’s pleading scream: “Vanya, don’t!” Ivan stood still and then flinched, as if waking up. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Once again he looked around the studio, and then laid Murray on the floor and sat wearily on him. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Ivan propped his head in his hand in the thinker pose and watched with complete indifference how a platoon of marines had surrounded him on all sides. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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“I had a dream as a child,” he began, simply and unexpectedly. |
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