Un frère négligent

A negligent brother

AliceJe te déteste !

I hate you!

JacquesEuh, pourquoi ? Qu'est-ce que j'ai fait ?!

Uh, why? What did I do?!

AliceEt tu oses me demander pourquoi ?!

And you dare to ask me why?!

JacquesJe ne sais pas de quoi tu parles...

I don't know what you're talking about...

AliceTu sais très bien de quoi je parle ! On s'était mis d'accord la semaine dernière !

You know what I'm talking about! We agreed last week!

JacquesMais dis-moi de quoi tu parles !

But tell me what you're talking about!

AliceOn devait aller au cinéma ensemble aujourd'hui !

We were supposed to go to the movies together today!

Puis, enfin, Jacques se souvient...

Then, finally, Jacques remembers...

AliceJe te déteste !

I hate you!

JacquesEuh, pourquoi ? Qu'est-ce que j'ai fait ?!

Uh, why? What did I do?!

AliceEt tu oses me demander pourquoi ?!

And you dare to ask me why?!

JacquesJe ne sais pas de quoi tu parles...

I don't know what you're talking about...

AliceTu sais très bien de quoi je parle ! On s'était mis d'accord la semaine dernière !

You know what I'm talking about! We agreed last week!

JacquesMais dis-moi de quoi tu parles !

But tell me what you're talking about!

AliceOn devait aller au cinéma ensemble aujourd'hui !

We were supposed to go to the movies together today!

Puis, enfin, Jacques se souvient...

Then, finally, Jacques remembers...

JacquesAhh... je suis tellement désolé ! J'ai oublié !

Ahh... I'm so sorry! I forgot!

AliceCe n'est pas une excuse !

That's not an excuse!

JacquesOui, désolé mais j'avais vraiment oublié...

Yes, sorry but I really forgot...

AliceJe t'attendais, je t'appelais... pendant des heures !

I waited for you, I called you... for hours!

JacquesDésolé, je n'avais pas mon téléphone et j'étais très occupé au travail...

Sorry, I didn't have my phone and I was very busy at work...

AliceC'était vraiment humiliant, j'étais toute seule...

It was really humiliating, I was all alone...

JacquesDis-moi comment me faire pardonner.

Tell me how I can make it up to you.

AliceC'est trop tard maintenant.

It's too late now.

JacquesS'il te plaît, donne moi une chance de me faire pardonner.

Please, give me a chance to make it up to you.

AliceD'accord... tu vas m'acheter un sac à main.

Alright... you'll buy me a handbag.

JacquesLequel ?

Which one?

AliceJ'ai une photo... Celui-ci.

I have a picture... This one.

JacquesD'accord, autre chose ?

Alright, something else?

AliceOui, tu vas m'inviter au restaurant.

Yes, you're going to invite me to the restaurant.

JacquesAlice... c'est trop.

Alice... that's too much.

AliceMais tu as demandé si je voulais autre chose...

But you asked if I wanted something else...

JacquesPar politesse, mais n'exagère pas !

Out of politeness, but don't exaggerate!

AliceOk, alors le sac sera suffisant. Merci.

Ok, then the bag will be enough. Thank you.

JacquesD'accord, je m'en occuperai.

Alright, I'll take care of it.

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Au début, Alice est...At the beginning, Alice is...

a HeureuseHappy

b ÉnervéeAnnoyed

c TristeSad

d Autre choseSomething else

Question 2

Jacques et Alice devaient...Jacques and Alice were supposed to...

a Aller au restaurantGo to the restaurant

b Aller à la patinoireGo to the ice rink

c Aller au cinémaGo to the movies

d Aller au barGo to the bar

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Question 1

Au début, Alice est...At the beginning, Alice is...

a Heureuse Happy

b Énervée Annoyed

c Triste Sad

d Autre chose Something else

Question 2

Jacques et Alice devaient...Jacques and Alice were supposed to...

a Aller au restaurant Go to the restaurant

b Aller à la patinoire Go to the ice rink

c Aller au cinéma Go to the movies

d Aller au bar Go to the bar

Question 3

Pourquoi Jacques n'y est pas allé ?Why didn't Jacques go?

a Il n'avait pas envie He didn't feel like it

b Il a oublié He forgot

c Il ne pouvait pas y aller He couldn't go

d Il s'est trompé de date He got the date wrong

Question 4

Comment Jacques va se faire pardonner ?How will Jacques make it up to her?

a En lui achetant un sac By buying her a handbag

b En l'invitant au restaurant By inviting her to the restaurant

c Les deux Both

d Aucun des deux Neither

Question 5

Combien de temps Alice a attendu Jacques ?How long did Alice wait for Jacques?

a Moins d'une heure Less than an hour

b Une heure One hour

c Plusieurs heures Several hours

d Un jour One day

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