Dobry v. khoroshy

[Sasha Spektor]

It's hard to know for sure without the context, but unless "da" in the
beginning is a response to a previous statement -- the comma seems to imply
that -- then it is more of an intonation strengthener, not a "yes."  I
would translate it as "so then" or "well then."

Sasha.

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 7:17 AM, Svetlana Grenier
<greniers at georgetown.edu>wrote:

> Dear Robert,
>
> I think you translated it perfectly!
>
> Best,
> Svetlana
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:19 AM, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com>wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> This is not Grossman's greatest paragraph, but I find it interesting
>> because I have never seen Добрые and хорошие so clearly opposed.  Is my
>> translation OK?
>>
>> This brief paragraph follows a description of a woman who is capable of
>> great kindness to individuals, though in many respects she behaves badly.
>>  She swears a lot, is unreliable, etc.
>>
>> Да, так кто же хорошие, кто плохие люди? Добрые люди всегда ли хорошие? А
>> плохие бывают ли добрыми? А добрые все же бывают плохими? Таковы наши дамы.
>>
>> "Yes, who can we call good and who can we call bad?  Are kind people
>> always good?  Can bad people be kind?  Can someone be kind and still be a
>> bad person?"
>>
>> Poka,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
>>
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