Romanian–English parallel text
Magazinul de peste drum
The Shop Across the Road
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Opening the reader…
Ana se întoarce. Walter este la ușa magazinului. Repede, ea pune bucata pătrată de hârtie în buzunarul de la blugi.
Ana turns. Walter is at the door to the shop. Fast, she puts the paper square in the pocket of her jeans.
„Nimic”, spune ea. „Vreau puțin aer. Este foarte cald aici.”
“Nothing,” she says. “I want some air. It is very hot in here.”
Walter se uită la ea. Apoi se uită la treaptă. Treapta este goală. Fața lui nu se mișcă.
Walter looks at her. Then he looks at the step. The step is empty. His face doesn’t move.
„Închide ușa aceea”, spune el. „Și mergi la culcare. Ești înceată, dar nu ești rea. Dormi acum. Munca este din nou la ora trei.”
“Close that door,” he says. “And go to bed. You’re slow, but you’re not bad. Sleep now. Work is at three again.”
Ana închide ușa. Nu e rea. De la Walter, asta este bine. Ea merge sus și doarme.
Ana closes the door. Not bad. From Walter, that is good. She goes upstairs and sleeps.
La ora trei după-amiază, sună alarma Anei. Ea se ridică. Nu are lapte în cameră. Nu are bani pe telefon. Are nevoie de o cartelă de telefon.
At three in the afternoon, Ana’s alarm rings. She gets up. She has no milk in her room, and no money on her phone. She needs a phone card.
Peste drum este un magazin mic. Numele lui este deasupra ușii: SHAH’S. În fereastră sunt ziare, dulciuri și o pisică. Pisica este adormită.
Across the road, there is a small shop. Its name is over the door: SHAH’S. In the window, there are newspapers, sweets and a cat. The cat is asleep.
Ana intră. O femeie scundă stă în spatele tejghelei. Are ochelari aurii și un pix după ureche. „Bună, draga mea!”, spune ea. „Ești nouă. Îi știu pe toți și nu te știu pe tine.”
Ana goes in. A small woman stands behind the counter. She has gold glasses and a pen behind her ear. “Hello, my dear!” she says. “You’re new. I know everybody, and I don’t know you.”
„Bună ziua. Bună după-amiaza. Sunt Ana. Lucrez la brutărie.”
“Hello. Good afternoon. I’m Ana. I work at the bakery.”
„La Walter? Noua brutăreasă de noapte! Sunt Priya. Priya Shah. Acesta este magazinul meu. De unde ești, Ana? Câți ani ai? Ai familie? Îți place aici?”
“At Walter’s? The new night baker! I’m Priya. Priya Shah. This is my shop. Where are you from, Ana? How old are you? Have you got a family? Do you like it here?”
Ana râde. „Pardon. Mai încet, vă rog. O întrebare.”
Ana laughs. “Sorry. Slowly, please. One question.”
„Pardon, draga mea. O întrebare. De unde ești?”
“Sorry, my dear. One question. Where are you from?”
„De departe. Foarte departe”, spune Ana. „Am douăzeci și patru de ani. Am un frate. El este acasă.”
“From far away. Very far,” Ana says. “I am twenty-four. I have a brother. He is at home.”
„Astea sunt trei întrebări. Bine!”, spune Priya. „Ce pot să îți dau?”
“That’s three questions. Good!” Priya says. “What can I get for you?”
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