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How would you translate this?
А в д о т ь я Н а з а р о в н а (входя с Дудкиным из сада). Вот так бы я ее и растерзала, сквалыгу... Так бы и растерзала... Шутка ли, с пяти часов сижу, а она хоть бы ржавой селедкой попотчевала... Ну, дом... ну,
хозяйство...
~ she could at least entertain me with the stale herring.
хоть бы = хотя бы ~ at least
потчевать = угощать
ржавая селедка - несвежая селедка (с бурыми, похожими на ржавчину, пятнами от окислившегося жира)
... she didn't even give me a rotten fish :)
Out of curiosity could it also be salted herring (with brown spots of oxidized oil)? See http://rus.proz.com/kudoz/1161426
Yes, it's exactly what I wrote (or tried to write). :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Watts
And when Russians are talking about eating herring they usually mean the salted one.
that's quite a site, how do you get to the Russian forum?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Watts
sperk wrote:
I searched "stale herring" in Google and found a Chinese PROZ site showing that Russian - English translation. I then searched "stale herring" in Google.ru and the Russian PROZ site was the first search result.Quote:
that's quite a site, how do you get to the Russian forum?
You do know that you might be the first person in the history of the Internet to search 'stale herring' on Google.))Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Watts