Day 75: Signed with Both Hands
During parents' consultation hours at a primary school in Włocławek, Ida (A), ten, turns up at her form teacher's desk without her parents but with a power of attorney, and Mrs Lucyna (B) decides to play along.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Polish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Polish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
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A
Dzień dobry, przyszłam na konsultacje zamiast rodziców. Zarówno mama, jak i tata są dziś zajęci, więc mam od nich pełnomocnictwo.
Good afternoon, I've come to the consultation instead of my parents. Both Mum and Dad are busy today, so I've got a power of attorney from them.
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B
Pełnomocnictwo, proszę, proszę. „Upoważniamy córkę Idę do reprezentowania nas we wszystkich sprawach szkolnych”. Wobec tego proszę usiąść, droga pani.
A power of attorney, well, well. 'We authorise our daughter Ida to represent us in all school matters.' In that case, do take a seat, madam.
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A
Dziękuję. Tylko proszę się streszczać, bo o piątej mam... to znaczy córka ma basen.
Thank you. Only please keep it brief, because at five I've got... I mean, my daughter's got swimming.
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B
Postaram się. Otóż pani córka nie oddała w poniedziałek wypracowania, po czym oświadczyła, że zjadł je robot sprzątający.
I'll do my best. The thing is, your daughter didn't hand in her essay on Monday, and then announced that the robot vacuum had eaten it.
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A
To do niej zupełnie niepodobne. Jednakże te nowe roboty są bardzo silne: sama pani wie, że wciągają nawet skarpetki.
That's not like her at all. Then again, these new robots are very powerful: you know yourself they even suck up socks.
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B
Nie wątpię. Pytanie tylko, jak zareagują na to państwo jako rodzice. Co pani zdaniem należałoby zrobić?
I don't doubt it. The only question is how you'll respond to this as her parents. What do you think ought to be done?
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A
No, wypadałoby chyba zabrać jej tablet na jeden dzień. Albo na pół, bo w sumie to dobre dziecko.
Well, I suppose the proper thing would be to take her tablet away for a day. Or half a day, because all in all she's a good kid.
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B
Na pół dnia, za robota pożerającego wypracowania? Jest pani wyjątkowo pobłażliwa. Ja bym proponowała tydzień: ani tabletu, ani telewizji.
Half a day, for a robot that devours essays? You're remarkably lenient. I'd suggest a week: no tablet and no television.
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A
Tydzień?! To znaczy... oczywiście, zgadzam się z panią całkowicie. Córka dostanie szlaban, a ja osobiście tego dopilnuję.
A week?! I mean... of course, I agree with you completely. My daughter will be grounded, and I'll see to it personally.
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B
Doskonale, zapisałam to w protokole. Zaraz pokażę go pani mamie, która od kwadransa czeka na korytarzu.
Excellent, I've put that in the minutes. I'll show them to your mum in a moment: she's been waiting in the corridor for a quarter of an hour.
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A
Mama tu jest?! To ja cofam pełnomocnictwo! A szlaban jest nieważny, bo zgodziła się na niego osoba niepełnoletnia!
Mum's here?! Then I revoke the power of attorney! And the grounding's invalid, because it was agreed to by a minor!
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B
Za późno, moja droga. Mama słyszała wszystko przez drzwi i mówi, że podpisuje się pod tym obiema rękami.
Too late, my dear. Your mum heard everything through the door, and she says she backs it all the way: she'd sign it with both hands.
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