{"id":30275,"date":"2018-06-05T05:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T03:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30275"},"modified":"2018-05-28T21:22:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T19:22:12","slug":"not-all-sugar-and-spice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/not-all-sugar-and-spice\/","title":{"rendered":"Not all sugar and spice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we read an old story designed to remind les jeunes gar\u00e7ons sages<\/strong> (good little boys)<\/em>\u00a0how to behave. As promised at the end of that last post<\/a>, this week, we look at a similar reminder for\u00a0les gentilles filles<\/strong> (good girls).<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’ve used the “hidden text” technique again so you can practice your skills without relying on my translations. If you want to see the English, just use your mouse to highlight the hidden text below the French text. Let me know what you think in the comments.<\/div>\n

La Mouche<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\u00abQu'as-tu donc \u00e0 t'impatienter ainsi, M\u00e9lanie?<\/b>
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\"What has you so impatient then, Melanie?<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2014Maman, je cherche \u00e0 attraper une mouche qui m'importune, afin de la tuer.\u00bb<\/b>
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I'm trying to catch a fly, Mother, that is bothering me, so that I can kill it.\"<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le lendemain, la maman \u00e9tait fort occup\u00e9e* \u00e0 \u00e9crire une lettre, et M\u00e9lanie se d\u00e9rangeait \u00e0 chaque instant<\/b>
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The next day, the mother was very busy\/preoccupied writing a letter, and Melanie went out of her way continuously<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pour lui demander une chose ou une autre, et souvent aussi pour le seul plaisir de parler.<\/b>
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to ask her about this and that, often simply for the pleasure of hearing herself talk.<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00abIl me semble, ma fille, que tu fais absolument comme la mouche d'hier;<\/b>
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\"It seems to me, my girl\/daughter, that you are acting just like that fly yesterday;<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
seulement, la mouche est une petite b\u00eate sans raison; et toi, tu es une enfant intelligente.\u00bb<\/b>
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except the fly is a stupid creature, and you, you are an intelligent child.\"<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e9lanie baissa la t\u00eate avec confusion; elle retourna \u00e0 sa place et ne d\u00e9rangea plus sa m\u00e8re.<\/b>
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Embarrassed, Melanie lowered her head; she returned to her own place and bothered her mother no more.<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n* Listen to how the\u00a0t\u00a0<\/em>at the end of\u00a0fort<\/em> ‘runs into’\u00a0occup\u00e9e. <\/em>View this post<\/a> to refresh your understanding of when to make this elision.<\/p>\n

Notice how this week’s story makes use of\u00a0l’imparfait<\/em><\/a> (vs. last week’s\u00a0<\/a>pass\u00e9 simple)<\/em> to convey the on-going nature of the little girl’s behavior.<\/p>\n

Here’s some useful vocabulary from this week’s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Fran\u00e7ais<\/b><\/th>English<\/i><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
la mouche<\/b><\/td>house fly<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
le lendemain<\/b><\/td>the next day<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9crire<\/b><\/td>to write<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
demander<\/b><\/td>to ask<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
la chose<\/b><\/td>thing<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
hier<\/b><\/td>yesterday<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
la fille<\/b><\/td>young girl, daughter<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
\"\"This story comes from Project Gutenberg<\/a>, a source of free digital books. You can learn more and find French stories and more on your own here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

This weeks photo by Pieter Lambregs from Pexels (CC0 license).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week we read an old story designed to remind les jeunes gar\u00e7ons sages (good little boys)\u00a0how to behave. As promised at the end of that last post, this week, we look at a similar reminder for\u00a0les gentilles filles (good girls).   La Mouche * Listen to how the\u00a0t\u00a0at the end of\u00a0fort ‘runs into’\u00a0occup\u00e9e. View…<\/p>\n

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