Accro à la cigarette

Addicted to cigarettes

Jacques et Alice sont assis dans un café.

Jacques and Alice are sitting in a cafe.

Alice prend une cigarette et commence à fumer.

Alice takes a cigarette and begins to smoke.

JacquesJe ne savais pas que tu fumais !

I didn't know you were smoking!

AliceÇa fait deux ans...

It's been two years...

JacquesDeux ans ?! Alors pourquoi je ne t'ai jamais vu fumer ?

Two years?! So why haven't I seen you smoke?

AliceJe ne fume jamais à la maison. Sinon les parents seraient furieux.

I never smoke at home. Otherwise the parents would be furious.

JacquesMais Alice, ce n'est pas bon pour ta santé !

But Alice, this is not good for your health!

AliceOh ne commence pas, je sais bien.

Oh don't start, I know.

Jacques et Alice sont assis dans un café.

Jacques and Alice are sitting in a cafe.

Alice prend une cigarette et commence à fumer.

Alice takes a cigarette and begins to smoke.

JacquesJe ne savais pas que tu fumais !

I didn't know you were smoking!

AliceÇa fait deux ans...

It's been two years...

JacquesDeux ans ?! Alors pourquoi je ne t'ai jamais vu fumer ?

Two years?! So why haven't I seen you smoke?

AliceJe ne fume jamais à la maison. Sinon les parents seraient furieux.

I never smoke at home. Otherwise the parents would be furious.

JacquesMais Alice, ce n'est pas bon pour ta santé !

But Alice, this is not good for your health!

AliceOh ne commence pas, je sais bien.

Oh don't start, I know.

JacquesJe déteste l'odeur des gens qui fument.

I hate the smell of people who smoke.

AliceTa copine fume aussi.

Your girlfriend smokes too.

JacquesHum... .

Hmm... you make a point.

AliceTu vois ? Tu te contredis.

You see? You contradict yourself.

JacquesGrâce à moi elle fume beaucoup moins maintenant, seulement cinq cigarettes par jour.

Thanks to me she smokes a lot less now, only five cigarettes a day.

AliceCinq, c'est quand même beaucoup.

Five is still a lot.

JacquesAvant c'était bien pire... Elle dit que c'est à cause du stress au travail.

It used to be a lot worse... She says it's because of stress at work.

AliceMa vie est stressante aussi !

My life is stressful too!

JacquesMais fumer ne résoudra pas tes problèmes.

But smoking won't solve your problems.

AliceTu sais quoi ? Je suis assez grande pour décider.

You know what? I am old enough to decide.

JacquesD'accord, c'est toi qui décide. Mais tu détruis ta santé.

Alright, you decide. But you are destroying your health.

AliceBref. Qu'est-ce que tu vas commander ?

Anyway. What are you going to order?

JacquesJe n'ai pas encore décidé. Et toi ?

I haven't decided yet. And you?

AliceJe vais prendre un café et une omelette.

I'll have coffee and an omelet.

JacquesAlice, tu bois beaucoup de café, c'est...

Alice, you drink a lot of coffee, it's...

AliceOh, tais-toi !

Oh, shut up!

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Depuis combien de temps Alice fume ?How long has Alice been smoking?

a Six moisSix months

b Un anOne year

c Deux ansTwo years

d Trois ansThree years

Question 2

Pourquoi Alice ne fume pas à la maison ?Why doesn't Alice smoke at home?

a Car elle n'aime pas l'odeurBecause she doesn't like the smell

b Pour éviter que ses parents le sacheTo prevent her parents from finding out

c Car elle ne fume pas beaucoupBecause she doesn't smoke much

d On ne sait pasWe don't know

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Question 1

Depuis combien de temps Alice fume ?How long has Alice been smoking?

a Six mois Six months

b Un an One year

c Deux ans Two years

d Trois ans Three years

Question 2

Pourquoi Alice ne fume pas à la maison ?Why doesn't Alice smoke at home?

a Car elle n'aime pas l'odeur Because she doesn't like the smell

b Pour éviter que ses parents le sache To prevent her parents from finding out

c Car elle ne fume pas beaucoup Because she doesn't smoke much

d On ne sait pas We don't know

Question 3

Jacques fume depuis...Jacques has been smoking for...

a Six mois Six months

b Un an One year

c Deux ans Two years

d On ne sait pas si Jacques fume We don't know if Jacques smokes

Question 4

Combien de cigarettes Alice fume par jour ?How many cigarettes does Alice smoke a day?

a Une One

b Deux Two

c Trois Three

d Cinq Five

Question 5

Jacques pense qu'Alice...Jacques thinks that Alice...

a Devrait arrêter de fumer Should stop smoking

b Devrait fumer plus Should smoke more

c Devrait fumer moins Should smoke less

d On ne sait pas We don't know

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