Comment dire "non"

How to say "no"

Emily a toujours été le genre de personne qui ne refuse rien aux autres.
Emily has always been the kind of person who doesn't refuse anything to others.
Il a toujours été difficile pour elle de dire "non".
It was always hard for her to say "no".
Alors elle disait toujours "oui" et finissait par regretter...
So she was always saying "yes" and ended up regretting...
Un jour, quelqu'un lui demande de garder son chien pendant un mois.
One day, someone asks her to keep her dog for a month.
Bien sûr, elle avait accepté...
Of course, she accepted...
Alors, Philippe décide qu'il est temps de parler avec elle...
So, Philippe decides it is time to talk with her...
Emily a toujours été le genre de personne qui ne refuse rien aux autres.
Emily has always been the kind of person who doesn't refuse anything to others.
Il a toujours été difficile pour elle de dire "non".
It was always hard for her to say "no".
Alors elle disait toujours "oui" et finissait par regretter...
So she was always saying "yes" and ended up regretting...
Un jour, quelqu'un lui demande de garder son chien pendant un mois.
One day, someone asks her to keep her dog for a month.
Bien sûr, elle avait accepté...
Of course, she accepted...
Alors, Philippe décide qu'il est temps de parler avec elle...
So, Philippe decides it is time to talk with her...
PhilippePourquoi tu fais ça ? Ton appartement est trop petit pour un gros chien comme ça.
Why are you doing this? Your apartment is too small for a big dog like that.
EmilyJe ne sais pas... Je ne voulais pas la contrarier.
I don't know... I didn't want to upset her.
Philippe soupire.
Philippe sighs.
PhilippeBébé, tu dois apprendre à refuser parfois. On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde.
Baby, you have to learn to refuse sometimes. We can't please everyone
Emily hoche la tête.
Emily nods.
PhilippeJe vais y travailler !
I'll work on it!
Alors pendant plusieurs mois, Philippe l'a aidée à dire "non" plus souvent.
So for several months, Philippe helps her to say "no" more often.
Puis avec le temps, Emily s'est rendue compte que ce n'était pas si difficile.
Then with time, Emily realized that it wasn't so difficult.
Maintenant, Emily se demande souvent comment elle survivait avant...
Now, Emily often asks herself how she was surviving before...

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Emily a accepté de garder un...Emily agreed to look after a...
a EnfantChild
b ChienDog
c ChatCat
d PerroquetParrot
Question 2
Pendant combien de temps ?How long?
a 1 jour1 day
b 1 semaine1 week
c 1 mois1 month
d 1 an1 year
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Question 1
Emily a accepté de garder un...Emily agreed to look after a...
a Enfant Child
b Chien Dog
c Chat Cat
d Perroquet Parrot
Question 2
Pendant combien de temps ?How long?
a 1 jour 1 day
b 1 semaine 1 week
c 1 mois 1 month
d 1 an 1 year
Question 3
Qui lui a demandé ça ?Who asked her that?
a Philippe Philippe
b Sa mère Her mother
c Sa voisine Her neighbor
d On ne sait pas We don't know
Question 4
Comment Philippe appelle Emily ?What does Philippe call Emily?
a Mon chat My cat
b Mon chou My sweetie
c Mon chihuahua My chihuahua
d Bébé Baby
Question 5
Philippe trouve qu'Emily dit trop souvent...Philippe thinks Emily says too often...
a Oui Yes
b Non No
c Je ne sais pas I don't know
d Carrément Totally
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