Mauvais perdant

Sore loser

Un soir, Philippe a proposé à Emily de venir jouer à des jeux de société chez lui.
One night, Philippe proposed to Emily to come play board games at his place.
EmilyEncore ?! Peut-être qu'on pourrait faire autre chose ?
Again?! Maybe we could do something else?
PhilippeHmm, j'ai une PlayStation, tu veux essayer ?
Hmm, I have a PlayStation, do you want to try?
EmilyJe n'y ai jamais joué, mais je veux bien essayer.
I never played it, but I'm ok to try.
PhilippeSuper ! Rendez-vous chez moi à dix-neuf heures alors. Je vais nous préparer à manger.
Great! See you at my place at 7pm then. I will prepare us some food.
EmilyOk, cool ! À tout à l'heure.
Ok cool! See you soon.
Un soir, Philippe a proposé à Emily de venir jouer à des jeux de société chez lui.
One night, Philippe proposed to Emily to come play board games at his place.
EmilyEncore ?! Peut-être qu'on pourrait faire autre chose ?
Again?! Maybe we could do something else?
PhilippeHmm, j'ai une PlayStation, tu veux essayer ?
Hmm, I have a PlayStation, do you want to try?
EmilyJe n'y ai jamais joué, mais je veux bien essayer.
I never played it, but I'm ok to try.
PhilippeSuper ! Rendez-vous chez moi à dix-neuf heures alors. Je vais nous préparer à manger.
Great! See you at my place at 7pm then. I will prepare us some food.
EmilyOk, cool ! À tout à l'heure.
Ok cool! See you soon.
Il est dix-neuf heures. Emily arrive à l'appartement de Philippe.
It's 7pm. Emily arrives at Philippe's apartment.
PhilippeJ'ai préparé à manger et acheté des friandises, au cas où on aurait faim après.
I prepared food and bought treats, in case we would be hungry after.
EmilyMerveilleux ! J'ai apporté une bouteille de vin.
Wonderful! I brought a bottle of wine.
PhilippeTrès bonne idée chérie !
Very good idea sweetheart!
Après le dîner, ils se sont assis sur le canapé et ont commencé à jouer.
After dinner, they sat on the couch and began to play.
Au début, Emily apprenait comment jouer. Mais rapidement elle commençait à gagner...
At first, Emily was learning how to play. But quickly she began to win...
EmilyJe n'en crois pas mes yeux ! Tu avais déjà joué à ce jeu avant ?
I can't believe it! Have you played this game before?
PhilippeNon, jamais. Mais j'apprends vite.
No, never. But I learn fast.
Après une huitième défaite d'affilée. Philippe en a eu assez de perdre...
After an eighth defeat in a row. Philippe had enough of losing...
Philippe
Je jette l'épongeLiterally: I throw the sponge
, jouons à autre chose.
I throw the sponge, let's play something else.
Emily était plongée dans le jeu.
Emily was immersed in the game.
EmilyQuoi ? Une éponge ? Je ne vois pas d'éponge !
What? A sponge? I see no sponge!
PhilippeHaha ! C'est une expression, ça veut dire que j'abandonne. Tu as gagné.
Haha! It's an expression, it means that I give up. You won.
EmilyAh ! D'accord !
Ah! Alright!

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Philippe a une...Philippe has a...
a PlayStationPlayStation
b XboxXbox
c NintendoNintendo
d Autre choseSomething else
Question 2
Emily ne veut pas...Emily doesn't want to...
a MangerEat
b BoireDrink
c Jouer aux jeux de sociétéPlay board games
d DormirSleep
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Question 1
Philippe a une...Philippe has a...
a PlayStation PlayStation
b Xbox Xbox
c Nintendo Nintendo
d Autre chose Something else
Question 2
Emily ne veut pas...Emily doesn't want to...
a Manger Eat
b Boire Drink
c Jouer aux jeux de société Play board games
d Dormir Sleep
Question 3
Ils se retrouvent à...They meet at...
a 17h 5 p.m.
b 18h 6 p.m.
c 19h 7 p.m.
d 20h 8 p.m.
Question 4
Emily a apporté une bouteille...Emily brought a bottle of...
a De cidre Cider
b De bière Beer
c De vin Wine
d D'eau Water
Question 5
Au final, Philippe abandonne car...In the end, Philippe gives up because...
a Il en a marre de perdre He's sick of losing
b Il en a marre de gagner He's sick of winning
c Il est fatigué He's tired
d Il s'ennuie He's bored
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