Časové pásma

Štvrté ráno bol vlak západne od Novosibirska. Polly sa pozrela na hodiny. Ukazovali 06:30. Hodiny sa nezmenili od Moskvy.

On the fourth morning, the train was west of Novosibirsk. Polly looked at the clock. It said 06:30. The clock had not changed since Moscow.

Celý vlak funguje na moskovskom čase. Nezmení sa sedem dní. Nemôžete riadiť dlhý vlak s rôznymi časmi na každej stanici.

The whole train runs on Moscow time. It does not change for seven days. You cannot run a long train with different times at each station.

Ale miestny čas vonku bol 10:30. Slnko bolo hore už šesť hodín.

But local time outside was 10:30. The sun had been up for six hours.

Polly sa vybrala nájsť jedálenský vozeň. Bol tri vozne ďalej. Poskakovala po chodbe.

Polly went to find the dining car. It was three carriages away. She hopped along the corridor.

Sprievodcovia v zelených uniformách čítali noviny medzi stanicami. Nezdalo sa, že by ich prekvapilo vidieť papagája.

The conductors in green uniforms read newspapers between stations. They did not seem surprised to see a parrot.

Jedálenský vozeň mal svetlomodré steny a čipkované záclony. Polly si sadla do boxu pri okne.

The dining car had pale blue walls and lace curtains. Polly perched at a booth by the window.

Čašník jej priniesol menu. Naklonila hlavu. Vzal menu späť. Potom jej priniesol malý tanier. Chlieb, maslo a tmavý sleď.

A waiter brought her a menu. She tilted her head. He took the menu back. Then he brought her a small plate. Bread, butter, and dark herring.

"Pozdrav z kuchyne," povedal.

"Compliments of the kitchen," he said.

Sleď bol slaný. Chlieb bol kyslý. Rusi toto jedia vo vlakoch už sto dvadsať rokov.

The herring was salty. The bread was sour. Russians have been eating this on trains for a hundred and twenty years.

Vonku sa les zmenil na otvorenú lúku. Kravy sa pásli pri malom dome. Muž na bicykli čakal na železničnom priecestí.

Outside, the forest had become open grassland. Cows grazed near a small house. A man on a bicycle waited at a railway crossing.