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The Malefactor


— А отчего, по-твоему, происходят крушения поездов?

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— And what, in your opinion, causes train wrecks?

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Отвинти две-три гайки, вот тебе и крушение! Unscrew two or three nuts, and there’s your wreck!

The words in this sentence

а
and, but (conjunction)
отчего́
why, for what reason
по-тво́ему
in your opinion, your way
происхо́дят
happen, take place (3pl) — происходить
круше́ния
of the wreck (gen sg) — крушение
поездо́в
trains (gen pl) — поезд

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 31 of 73

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