Приключения Шурика – Learn Russian through Films (Part 2)

I’m sure most of you have already watched the whole film after reading the 1st Part.

After the ludicrous incident on the bus, the drunk man (Fedya) got 15 days of communal service on a construction site where Shurik happens to work part-time.

The two men don’t get on well and they do their best to make each other’s life harder.

Shurik is responsible and hardworking whereas Fedya is lazy and tries to do as little work as possible.

The construction manager arrives to see how they are getting on and sees that Fedya is having a nap.

He will try anything to awaken him from his sleep. He starts dancing a very rhythmical dance of this type.

He then lies down next to him and carries on with uplifting proverbs to encourage him to work.

Let’s watch the video first and then look into the four proverbs of our dialogue.

Приключения Шурика (Part II) – The Video

Приключения Шурика (Part II) – The Analysis

Терпение и труд всё перетрут. – With patience and work you can achieve everything.

The equivalent proverb in English would be “Constant dropping wears a stone away”.

Actually, there is the same proverb in Russian:

Капля камень точит – A drop wears a stone away.

OK, let’s break it down…

терпеть – to endure / to be patient

(терплю , терпишь, терпит, терпим, терпите, терпят)

Надо терпеть. – You need to be patient. (Remember надо + infinitive)

терпение – patience

терпеть боль – to stand the pain