The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 7
"At the East, not far from here," said one, "there is a great desert, and none could live to cross it."
« À l'Est, non loin d'ici, » dit l'un, « il y a un grand désert, et personne ne pourrait survivre pour le traverser. »
"It is the same at the South," said another, "for I have been there and seen it. The South is the country of the Quadlings."
« C'est la même chose au Sud, » dit un autre, « car j'y suis allé et je l'ai vu. Le Sud est le pays des Quadlings. »
"I am told," said the third man, "that it is the same at the West. And that country, where the Winkies live, is ruled by the Wicked Witch of the West, who would make you her slave if you passed her way."
« On m'a dit, » dit le troisième homme, « qu'il en est de même à l'Ouest. Et ce pays, où vivent les Winkies, est gouverné par la Méchante Sorcière de l'Ouest, qui ferait de vous son esclave si vous passiez par chez elle. »
"The North is my home," said the old lady, "and at its edge is the same great desert that surrounds this Land of Oz. I'm afraid, my dear, you will have to live with us."
« Le Nord est ma demeure, » dit la vieille dame, « et à sa lisière se trouve le même grand désert qui entoure ce Pays d'Oz. J'ai bien peur, ma chère, que vous deviez vivre avec nous. »
Dorothy began to sob at this, for she felt lonely among all these strange people.
Dorothy se mit à sangloter en entendant cela, car elle se sentait seule parmi tous ces gens étranges.
Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchkins, for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to weep also.
Ses larmes semblèrent attrister les Munchkins au bon cœur, car ils sortirent immédiatement leurs mouchoirs et se mirent à pleurer également.
As for the little old woman, she took off her cap and balanced the point on the end of her nose, while she counted "One, two, three" in a solemn voice.
Quant à la petite vieille femme, elle enleva son chapeau et en équilibra la pointe sur le bout de son nez, tandis qu'elle comptait « Un, deux, trois » d'une voix solennelle.
At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written in big, white chalk marks:
Aussitôt le chapeau se transforma en ardoise, sur laquelle était écrit en grandes lettres blanches à la craie :
"LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY OF EMERALDS"
« QUE DOROTHY AILLE À LA CITÉ DES ÉMERAUDES »
The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?
La petite vieille femme ôta l'ardoise de son nez, et après avoir lu les mots qui y étaient inscrits, demanda : « Vous appelez-vous Dorothy, ma chère ?
Vocabulary
- Est
- Is; third person singular of être.
- non
- No; negation or refusal.
- loin
- Far; at or to a distance.
- ici
- Here; in this place.
- dit
- Said; third person singular of dire.
- un
- One; indefinite article masculine singular.
- il
- He; masculine third person singular pronoun.
- grand
- Large; big or great in size.
- désert
- Desert; arid region with little vegetation.
- et
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
- personne
- Person; individual human being.
- ne
- Not; negative particle in French.
- pourrait
- Could; conditional form of pouvoir.
- survivre
- Survive; remain alive despite hardship.
- pour
- For; indicating purpose or destination.
- le
- The; definite article masculine singular.
- traverser
- Cross; go across or through something.
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular.
- même
- Same; identical or equally.
- chose
- Thing; object or matter.
- au
- To the; contraction of à le.
- Sud
- South; southern cardinal direction.
- autre
- Other; different or additional one.
- car
- Because; conjunction expressing reason or cause.
- suis
- Am; first person singular of être.
- allé
- Gone; past participle of aller.
- je
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- ai
- Have; first person singular of avoir.
- vu
- Seen; past participle of voir.
- Le
- The; definite article masculine singular.
- pays
- Country; nation or region.
- des
- Of the; contraction of de les.
- On
- One; impersonal pronoun or we.
- troisième
- Third; number three in sequence.
- homme
- Man; adult male human being.
- qu
- Abbreviated form of que (that).
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- Ouest
- West; western cardinal direction.
- Et
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses.
- ce
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- où
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb.
- vivent
- Live; third person plural of vivre.
- les
- The; definite article plural.
- gouverné
- Governed; ruled or controlled.
- par
- By; preposition indicating agency.
- Méchante
- Wicked; mean or evil.
- Sorcière
- Witch; woman with magical powers.
- ferait
- Would make; conditional of faire.
- vous
- You; formal or plural pronoun.
- son
- His; possessive adjective masculine singular.
- esclave
- Slave; person in bondage.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction or so.
- passiez
- Passed; conditional imperfect of passer.
- chez
- At; at the house of.
- elle
- She; feminine third person singular pronoun.
- Nord
- North; northern cardinal direction.
- ma
- My; possessive adjective feminine singular.
- demeure
- Dwelling; residence or abode.
- vieille
- Old; aged or ancient.
- dame
- Lady; woman of high status.
- sa
- His; possessive adjective feminine singular.
- lisière
- Edge; border or boundary of region.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun.
- trouve
- Is found; located or situated.
- entoure
- Surrounds; encircles or encompasses.
- Pays
- Country; nation or land.
- bien
- Well; good or properly.
- peur
- Fear; emotion of being afraid.
- chère
- Dear; beloved or expensive.
- deviez
- Had to; conditional of devoir.
- vivre
- Live; exist or dwell.
- avec
- With; accompanied by or together.
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