Anne of Green Gables — Page 12
But reflecting that it would be a good two hours at least before his arrival she concluded to go up the road to Robert Bell's and tell the news.
Mais en réfléchissant qu'il faudrait bien deux heures au moins avant son arrivée, elle décida de monter la route jusqu'chez Robert Bell pour annoncer la nouvelle.
It would certainly make a sensation second to none, and Mrs. Rachel dearly loved to make a sensation.
Cela ferait certainement sensation comme jamais, et Mme Rachel adorait par-dessus tout faire sensation.
So she took herself away, somewhat to Marilla's relief, for the latter felt her doubts and fears reviving under the influence of Mrs. Rachel's pessimism.
Elle s'en alla donc, au grand soulagement de Marilla, car celle-ci sentait ses doutes et ses craintes renaître sous l'influence du pessimisme de Mme Rachel.
"Well, of all things that ever were or will be!" ejaculated Mrs. Rachel when she was safely out in the lane.
« Eh bien, de toutes les choses qui ont jamais été ou qui seront ! » s'exclama Mme Rachel lorsqu'elle fut bien dehors dans le chemin.
"It does really seem as if I must be dreaming.
« Il me semble vraiment que je dois être en train de rêver.
Well, I'm sorry for that poor young one and no mistake.
Eh bien, je suis vraiment désolée pour ce pauvre enfant, et ce n'est pas peu dire.
Matthew and Marilla don't know anything about children and they'll expect him to be wiser and steadier than his own grandfather, if so be's he ever had a grandfather, which is doubtful.
Matthew et Marilla ne savent rien des enfants et ils s'attendront à ce qu'il soit plus sage et plus posé que son propre grand-père, s'il en a jamais eu un, ce qui est douteux.
It seems uncanny to think of a child at Green Gables somehow; there's never been one there, for Matthew and Marilla were grown up when the new house was built--if they ever _were_ children, which is hard to believe when one looks at them.
Il semble étrange de penser à un enfant à Green Gables d'une certaine façon ; il n'y en a jamais eu là-bas, car Matthew et Marilla étaient adultes quand la nouvelle maison a été construite -- s'ils ont jamais _été_ des enfants, ce qui est difficile à croire quand on les regarde.
I wouldn't be in that orphan's shoes for anything.
Je ne voudrais pas être à la place de cet orphelin pour rien au monde.
My, but I pity him, that's what."
Ma foi, je le plains, voilà tout. »
So said Mrs.
Ainsi parla Mme
Vocabulary
- Mais
- But; however; yet.
- en
- In; at; by; made of.
- réfléchissant
- Reflecting; thinking; considering carefully.
- il
- He; it; there (impersonal).
- faudrait
- Would need; would be necessary.
- bien
- Well; quite; indeed; good.
- deux
- Two; the number 2.
- heures
- Hours; o'clock; time of day.
- au
- To the; at the (contraction).
- moins
- Less; least; at least.
- avant
- Before; prior to; in front.
- son
- His; her; its; one's.
- arrivée
- Arrival; coming; entrance.
- elle
- She; her; it (feminine).
- décida
- Decided; made a decision.
- de
- Of; from; about; by.
- monter
- To go up; to climb; to mount.
- la
- The; her; it (feminine).
- route
- Road; route; path; way.
- jusqu
- Until; up to; as far as.
- chez
- At; to the home of; at home.
- pour
- For; in order to; to.
- annoncer
- To announce; to inform; to declare.
- nouvelle
- News; new; novel; recent.
- Cela
- That; it; this thing.
- ferait
- Would make; would do; would cause.
- certainement
- Certainly; surely; definitely; for sure.
- sensation
- Sensation; feeling; impression; excitement.
- comme
- As; like; such as; how.
- jamais
- Never; ever; at any time.
- et
- And; plus; alongside.
- adorait
- Adored; loved deeply; worshipped.
- par-dessus
- Above all; over; over and above.
- tout
- All; everything; every; whole.
- faire
- To do; to make; to act.
- Elle
- She; her; it (feminine pronoun).
- alla
- Went; departed; proceeded.
- donc
- Therefore; so; thus; hence.
- grand
- Great; big; large; tall.
- soulagement
- Relief; comfort; ease; alleviation.
- car
- Because; for; since; as.
- celle-ci
- This one; this woman; she.
- sentait
- Felt; sensed; smelled; perceived.
- ses
- His; her; its; one's.
- doutes
- Doubts; uncertainties; suspicions; misgivings.
- craintes
- Fears; anxieties; apprehensions; dread.
- renaître
- To be reborn; to revive; to resurface.
- sous
- Under; beneath; below; underneath.
- influence
- Influence; effect; impact; sway.
- du
- Of the; from the (contraction).
- pessimisme
- Pessimism; negative outlook; gloominess.
- toutes
- All; every; all things; everything.
- les
- The; them (plural article/pronoun).
- choses
- Things; matters; affairs; items.
- qui
- Who; which; that; what.
- ont
- Have; has (auxiliary verb).
- été
- Been; summer; past participle of être.
- ou
- Or; otherwise; either.
- seront
- Will be; shall be; future tense.
- exclama
- Exclaimed; cried out; said excitedly.
- lorsqu
- When; at the time that.
- fut
- Was; became; past tense of être.
- dehors
- Outside; outdoors; out; exterior.
- chemin
- Path; way; road; route.
- Il
- He; it; there (impersonal).
- me
- Me; to me; myself.
- semble
- Seems; appears; looks like.
- vraiment
- Really; truly; actually; genuinely.
- dois
- Must; have to; ought to.
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