The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 13
He says no one but myself can help me out of it, that I must use my will and self-control and not let any silly fancies run away with me.
Il dit que personne d'autre que moi ne peut m'en sortir, que je dois faire preuve de volonté et de maîtrise de moi-même et ne pas laisser de sottises s'emparer de mon esprit.
There's one comfort, the baby is well and happy, and does not have to occupy this nursery with the horrid wallpaper.
Il y a un réconfort, le bébé est en bonne santé et heureux, et n'a pas à occuper cette chambre d'enfant avec ce papier peint affreux.
If we had not used it that blessed child would have! What a fortunate escape! Why, I wouldn't have a child of mine, an impressionable little thing, live in such a room for worlds.
Si nous ne l'avions pas utilisée, ce cher enfant l'aurait occupée ! Quelle heureuse échappée ! Vraiment, je n'aurais pour rien au monde voulu qu'un enfant à moi, une petite créature si impressionnable, vive dans une telle chambre.
I never thought of it before, but it is lucky that John kept me here after all. I can stand it so much easier than a baby, you see.
Je n'y avais jamais pensé avant, mais c'est une chance que John m'ait gardée ici après tout. Je le supporte bien plus facilement qu'un bébé, vous comprenez.
Of course I never mention it to them any more,—I am too wise,—but I keep watch of it all the same.
Bien sûr, je n'en parle plus jamais à leur sujet, — je suis trop avisée, — mais je le surveille tout de même.
There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will.
Il y a des choses dans ce papier que personne ne connaît en dehors de moi, et que personne ne connaîtra jamais.
Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day.
Derrière ce motif extérieur, les formes obscures deviennent plus nettes chaque jour.
It is always the same shape, only very numerous.
C'est toujours la même forme, seulement très nombreuse.
And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don't like it a bit. I wonder—I begin to think—I wish John would take me away from here!
Et c'est comme une femme qui se penche et rampe derrière ce motif. Je n'aime pas ça du tout. Je me demande — je commence à penser — je voudrais que John m'emmène loin d'ici !
It is so hard to talk with John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so.
Il est si difficile de parler à John de mon cas, parce qu'il est si sage, et parce qu'il m'aime tant.
But I tried it last night.
Mais j'ai essayé la nuit dernière.
It was moonlight. The moon shines in all around, just as the sun does.
Il y avait clair de lune. La lune brille tout autour, tout comme le soleil.
Vocabulary
- Il
- He; it (masculine singular pronoun)
- dit
- Says; said (third person singular of dire)
- que
- That; which; what (relative/subordinating conjunction)
- personne
- Person; nobody (noun or negative pronoun)
- autre
- Other; another (adjective or pronoun)
- moi
- Me; I (emphatic or indirect pronoun)
- ne
- Not; no (negative particle, often with pas)
- peut
- Can; is able to (third person singular of pouvoir)
- en
- Of it; from it; some (pronoun or preposition)
- sortir
- To go out; to exit; to leave (verb)
- je
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- dois
- Must; have to (first/second person singular of devoir)
- faire
- To do; to make (infinitive verb)
- preuve
- Proof; evidence (noun)
- de
- Of; from; by (preposition)
- volonté
- Will; willpower; determination (noun)
- et
- And (conjunction)
- maîtrise
- Mastery; self-control; command (noun)
- même
- Even; same (adverb or adjective)
- pas
- Not; step (negative particle or noun)
- laisser
- To let; to allow; to leave (verb)
- sottises
- Foolishness; nonsense; silly things (noun plural)
- emparer
- To seize; to take hold of (reflexive verb)
- mon
- My (possessive adjective, masculine singular)
- esprit
- Mind; spirit; intellect (noun)
- un
- A; an; one (article or number)
- réconfort
- Comfort; solace; consolation (noun)
- le
- The (definite article, masculine singular)
- bébé
- Baby; infant (noun)
- est
- Is (third person singular of être)
- bonne
- Good; kind (adjective, feminine singular)
- santé
- Health (noun)
- heureux
- Happy; fortunate (adjective, masculine)
- occuper
- To occupy; to take up; to reside in (verb)
- cette
- This; that (demonstrative adjective, feminine)
- chambre
- Room; bedroom (noun)
- enfant
- Child (noun)
- avec
- With (preposition)
- ce
- This; that; it (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
- papier
- Paper; wallpaper (noun)
- peint
- Painted (past participle of peindre)
- affreux
- Horrible; awful; dreadful (adjective)
- Si
- If; so (conjunction or adverb)
- nous
- We; us (first person plural pronoun)
- avions
- Had; were having (first person plural of avoir)
- utilisée
- Used (past participle, feminine)
- cher
- Dear; expensive (adjective)
- aurait
- Would have (conditional past of avoir)
- occupée
- Occupied; busy (past participle, feminine)
- Quelle
- What; which (interrogative or exclamatory adjective, feminine)
- heureuse
- Happy; fortunate (adjective, feminine)
- échappée
- Escape; respite; glimpse (noun)
- Vraiment
- Really; truly; genuinely (adverb)
- aurais
- Would have; would be (conditional of avoir/être)
- pour
- For; in order to (preposition)
- rien
- Nothing; anything (pronoun)
- au
- To the; at the (contraction of à+le)
- monde
- World (noun)
- voulu
- Wanted; wished (past participle of vouloir)
- qu
- That; which (relative pronoun, elided form)
- une
- A; an; one (article, feminine)
- petite
- Small; little (adjective, feminine)
- créature
- Creature; being (noun)
- si
- So; if; such (adverb or conjunction)
- impressionnable
- Impressionable; sensitive; easily affected (adjective)
- vive
- Lively; spirited; vivid (adjective, feminine)
- dans
- In; inside; within (preposition)
- telle
- Such; like this (demonstrative adjective, feminine)
- Je
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- avais
- Had (first person singular imperfect of avoir)
- jamais
- Never; ever (adverb)
- pensé
- Thought (past participle of penser)
- avant
- Before; previously (preposition or adverb)
- mais
- But (conjunction)
- chance
- Luck; fortune; chance (noun)
- ait
- Has; have (third person singular subjunctive of avoir)
- gardée
- Kept; guarded; watched over (past participle, feminine)
- ici
- Here (adverb)
- après
- After; afterwards (preposition or adverb)
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