Après l'école

[MystOGriff]

Hi again !

Aujourd'hui, la traduction que je vous propose ne devrait pas vous poser de problème, mais vous détendre !!!

CORRECTION : MARDI 11 DECEMBRE 2007

APRES L'ECOLE

Lauren: Hello maman ! Je suis rentrée !
Mrs. Jones: Hello mon ange. As-tu passé une bonne journée à l’école?
Lauren: Oui, maman.
Mrs. Jones: Qu’as-tu fait aujourd’hui?
Lauren: Rien de particulier. Puis-je aller chez Tiffany ?
Mrs. Jones: As-tu des devoirs?
Lauren: Quelques-uns, mais ça ne me prendra pas longtemps pour les faire.
Mrs. Jones: Termine d’abord tes devoirs, et ensuite tu peux allez chez Tiffany.


A vous de jouer, mes amis !

MystO'Griff
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[MystOGriff]

Coucou, je suis votre nouveau thème !!!!!
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[Coxy]

Hello Mystogriff,

Je suis nouvelle et je viens de poster un exercice en grammaire dans lequel je me présente un peu.
Cela fait longtemps que j'ai fait ton exercice mais si tu as lu mon message j'ai très peur car c'est la première fois et ici je suis la première!
Pas que je veuille tricher mais, bon ...

Soit je me lance. Ne sois pas trop sévère, après tout je semble la seule à suivre ton cours assidûment.

Lauren: Hello maman ! Je suis rentrée !
Hello mummy ! I’m back (home) !
Mrs. Jones: Hello mon ange. As-tu passé une bonne journée à l’école?
Hello my angel (honey?). Have you spend a nice day at school?
Lauren: Oui, maman.
Yes, I have, mummy.
Mrs. Jones: Qu’as-tu fait aujourd’hui?
What have you done today ?
Lauren: Rien de particulier. Puis-je aller chez Tiffany ?
Nothing special. May I go to Tiffany’s ?
Mrs. Jones: As-tu des devoirs?
Have you done your homework ?
Lauren: Quelques-uns, mais ça ne me prendra pas longtemps pour les faire.
Some of them, but it won’t take me a long time (long) to do them.
Mrs. Jones: Termine d’abord tes devoirs, et ensuite tu peux allez chez Tiffany.
Finish your homework first, then you may go to Tiffany’s.

Dis-moi que c'est bien.

A bientôt.

Coxy

[Nobody]

Bonsoir tout le monde...

Je ne l'avais point vu, ce thème. Je viens de le découvrir grâce à Coxy. Coucou, Coxy...
A propos, Coxy, je t'ai laissé un long message dans l'autre exercice

After the school.

Lauren: Hi mom! I'm back!
Mrs. Jones: Hi my (little) angel. Did you spend a nice day at school?
Lauren: Yes, I've mom.
Mrs. Jones: What did you do today?
Lauren: Nothing new. Can I go to Tiffany's?
Mrs. Jones: Do you have some homeworks?
Lauren: Yes I've, but I won't have for long to do them.
Mrs. Jones: Start by finishing your homewoks, and then you can go to Tiffany's.

Merci ma chère MystO'

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[MystOGriff]

Hi again !!!!

Oh là là, seulement deux courageux !!!! Surtout n'aie pas peur, ma chère Coxy.... remarque je dis cela, et je dois avouer que j'ai mis du temps à poster mon premier exercice il y a déjà quelques années.... ailleurs !!! Donc, je (nous) te comprends complètement. et oui, je peux te dire que ta, que vos traductions sont très bien, juste des petits détails ! Bravo, je suis très touchée de vos participations, j'adoooooore les traductions, je l'avoue !

Bon, je vois que Misses Fame and O'RientCat -pour ne pas les nommer - se sont dispensées de leur thème ! Eh bien, puisqu'il en est ainsi, je vais en poster un autre ce jour-même et...... je suis l'affaire, Noël arrive !

En attendant, voici donc la correction que je vous propose, suivie de quelques commentaires !

Lauren: Hi Mu(o)m! I’m home!
Mrs. Jones: Hello Sweetie (1). Did you have (spend) a good day at school ?
Lauren: Yes, Mother (2).
Mrs. Jones: What did you do today?
Lauren: Nothing special. May (3) I go over to Tiffany’s house?
Mrs. Jones: Do you have any homework?
Lauren: A little, but it won’t take me long to do it.
Mrs. Jones: Finish your homework first, and then you can go to Tiffany’s.

My little comments :

(1) Honey, Sweet Heart as well.
(2) In English, Mother and Mu(o)m are the same.
(3) You’ll hear “Can” very often. But, in written English if you write “Can”, two questions :
- Do you have the capacity ? : “No”
- Do you need a permission ? : “Yes”, therefore you must use : “May” !!!!

Coxy :
- Did you have a good day at school
We need a preterit. English people use "good", not "nice" in this sentence.

Nobody

- "Finish your homework first, then you may go to Tiffany’s."
It’s good French, my friend , but it sounds akward in English !

To both of you, my friends !
- "Yes, mother" : We don't write "have", we just thought about it !!!!
- Homework is an uncountable noun !!!

Many thanks to both of you, really good job, my friends !!!

MystO'Griff
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Learn as if you were to live forever.

[Coxy]

Bonjour et merci chère Mysto’

Je pense cependant que Nobody ne sera pas ravi du statut de favoritisme de la débutante dont je bénéficie !
Les fautes que tu relèves sont en grande partie les miennes.

Pour ce qui est du « have you spend", je me suis mordue les doigts, mais c’est fou comme un clic sur une petite touche peut vite envoyer des bêtises.

Néanmoins j’avoue avoir traduit trop à la lettre, je croyais bien faire mais il n'est pas normal de parler ainsi. Except the »Queen » maybe.

Encore merci pour ton accueil et votre gentillesse à tous deux. J’attends le nouveau défit avec impatience.


Coxy

[MystOGriff]

Hi again !

... Chose promise.... chose due, mes amis !!!!!

Voici donc aujourd'hui un petit thème pour éviter de vous perdre ....et ainsi que je perde mes amis -Remember : Better safe than sorry !

CORRECTION : MARDI 18 DECEMBRE 2007

Cindy aimerait lire un livre pendant qu’elle passe quelques jours chez sa grand-mère.
Elle a besoin d’indications pour aller à la bibliothèque emprunter un livre parce qu'elle ne connaît pas bien la ville.

Cindy (à la maison de sa grand-mère) :
Excusez-moi, madame. Pouvez-vous me dire comment aller à la bibliothèque ?

Mrs Smith (la voisine) : Oui, bien sûr. Vous devez être la petite fille de Madame Bertrand. Elle a dit que vous iriez la voir. Elle vous adore et parle souvent de vous. Je suis Madame Smith, sa voisine.

Cindy : J’adore ma grand-mère, moi aussi. Nous sommes très proches.

Mrs Smith : Ah, bien. Pour aller à la bibliothèque, allez tout droit jusqu’au bout de la rue, puis tournez à gauche. La bibliothèque sera le quatrième bâtiment à gauche. C’est un grand bâtiment en briques rouges avec un énorme panneaudevant indiquant : « Bibliothèque Molière ».

Cindy : Merci beaucoup. J’attendais de lire le nouveau livre “Harry Potter” et il est maintenant disponible.

Mrs Smith : Bonne chance, Cindy. A bientôt.

Cindy : Au revoir, Madame.


Waiting for all of you, my friends !

MystO'Griff
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[Fame]

Hi friends,

Allez, je vais mettre plein de couleurs pour me faire pardonner

Cindy would like to read a book while she's spending a few days with her grandmother.
She needs some indication to go to the library to borrow a book because she doesn't know the city very well.

Cindy (at her grandmother's):
Excuse me Madam, can you tell me the way to go to the library ?


Mrs. Smith (the neighbour):
Yes, of course. You must be Mrs. Bertrand's granddaughter . She told me you 're coming to visit her. She loves you so much and speaks often of you. I am Mrs. Smith, her neighbour.

Cindy:
I do love my grandmother too. We are so close......:

Mrs. Smith:
Oh, that's fine ! To go to the library, go straight up to the end of the street and then turn left. The library will be the fourth building on the left. You'll see a big red-brick building with , just in the front, an enormous billboard where it's writting : "Shakespeare Library."

Cindy:
Thank you very much. Actually, I expected to read the new book "Harry Potter" and I've heard it's available at last.

Mrs. Smith:
Good luck, Cindy. See you soon.

Cindy:Good bye, Madam.


Thank you dear Mysto
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[Nobody]

Goodnight, my friends.

Here is my try:

Cindy should like to read a book while she is spending a few days at her grandmother's.
She needs some information to go to the library in order to borrow a book because she isn't familiar with the city / she doesn't know the city very well.
- Cindy (at her grandmother's): Excuse me, madam. Can you tell me how could I go to the library?
- Mrs. Smith (the neighbour): Yes, of course. You must be Mrs.Bertrand's granddaugther. She said you would come and see her. She adores you and often speaks about you. I'm Mrs Smith, her neighbour.
- Cindy: I adore my grandmother, me too. We are so close.
- Mrs. Smith: All right! To go to the library, walk straight ahead of you untill the end of this street, and then turn on your left. The library is the fourth building on the left hand side. It's a big red brick building with an enormous panel in its front showing "Bibliothèque Molière".
- Cindy: Thank you very much. I waited for reading the new "Harry Potter" and it's available now.
- Mrs. Smith: Good luck, Cindy. See you.
- Cindy: Goodbye, madam.

Thanking you, my dear MystO'.
It's your turn, my friends...

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[Coxy]

Good morning friends,

Here is my dialogue.

Cindy would like to read a book while she’s spending a few days at her grandmother’s. Because she doesn’t know the town very well, she needs some information to go to the library to borrow a book.

Cindy : Excuse me, madam. Could you tell me the way to the library, please?

Mrs Smith (The neighbour) : Yes, of course. You must be Mrs Bertrand’s granddaughter, aren’t you? She told me you were coming to see her. She loves you so much and often speaks about you. I’m Mrs Smith, her neighbour.

Cindy : I do love my granny as well. We are so close.

Mrs Smith : Well, fine. To go to the library, go straight ahead to the end of the street, then turn left. The library is the fourth building on the left. It’s a big red-brick building and in front of it you’ll see “Shakespeare Library ” written on an enormous sign.

Cindy : Thank you very much. I was waiting for the new book “Harry Potter” and it is now available.

Mrs Smith : Good luck, Cindy. See you soon.

Cindy : Goodbye madam.



Have a nice Sunday everybody and see you soon.

Coxy

[Medi]

bonjour à tous
Contente de vous retrouver sur le site après un long moment.... eh oui vous m'avez tous manqué et le temps passe si vite bon j'ai réussi à faire ton exercice MystO'Girff avec sûrement beaucoup de fautes

Cindy would like to read a book while she spends a few days a her grandmother.
She needs some instructions to go to the library to borrow a book because she doesn't know the town.
Cindy (at her grandmother's house)
Excuse me Madam, Can you tell me how to go to the library?

Mrs Smith (the neighbour) :
Yes of course ! You must be Mrs Bertrand's granddaughter. She said you visit her. She loves you and often speaks you. I'm Mrs Smith, her neighbour.

Cindy :
I love my grandmother, so do I. We are very close.

Mrs Smith :
Well ! To go to the library, go straight up to the end of the street and turn left. The library will be the fourth building on the left. it's a big red brick building with an enormous sign in front of written "Molière Library".

Cindy :
Thank you very much. I waited for to read the new book "Harry Potter" and it is available now.

Mrs Smith :
Good luck, Cindy. See you soon.

Cindy :
Goodbye, Madam.

Et bien voilà j'ai rendu ma copie juste à temps mais quel plaisir d'être à nouveau parmi vous.
A bientôt
Medi
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[MystOGriff]

Hi friends !

Many many thanks for taking part in this new translation ! Very happy to see you again, my dear Medi !!!! Of course, my dear Coxy, I won't say good, but very good job indeed !!!

So, here is my proposition, followed by some comments.... as usual !!

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

Cindy would like to read a book while she is spending a few days with her grandmother. She needs directions to go to the library in order to borrow a book because (since) she is not familiar with the town.

Cindy (at her grandmother’s house): Excuse me, madam. Could you please tell me how to get to the library ?

Mrs Smith (the neighbo(u)r): Yes, of course. You must be Mrs. Bertrand’s granddaughter. She said that you would be visiting her. She adores you and speaks of you often. I’m Mrs. Smith, her neighbo(u)r.

Cindy: I adore my grandmother, too (also). We’re very close.

Mrs Smith : Ah well. To get (go) to the library, go straight to the end of this street, then turn left. The library will be the fourth building on the left. It’s a big red brick building with a huge sign in front that says (indicates, shows), “Bibliothèque Molière.” (Yes... they are very fond of French language ! )

Cindy: Thank you very much. I was waiting to read the new “Harry Potter” book, and now it is available.

Mrs Smith : Good luck, Cindy. I’ll see you later.

Some little comments :

-We need to use "directions" in this sentence
- We can't say "could I.." but "How to go" (especially for our Nobody!)
- "she adores" is not the same as "loves very much"
- "talks about you" is a little bit different from "of you"
- The inversion of the propositions by our friend Coxy in the second sentence is Ok, of course !!

A new translation is coming sooooooon !!!!!

MystO'Griff
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