Romanian–English parallel text
Casa de pe Lygon Street
The House on Lygon Street
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A bilingual Romanian–English edition: the Romanian text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
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Prânzul de duminică
Sunday lunch
Nick avea treizeci și patru de ani. Făcea aplicații pentru telefoane. A lucrat într-un birou în centrul orașului Melbourne. S-a uitat la un ecran toată ziua.
Nick was thirty-four. He made apps for phones. He worked in an office in the centre of Melbourne. He looked at a screen all day.
În fiecare duminică, a luat prânzul cu bunicul lui, Stavros. Nick îi spunea Pappou. Era cuvântul grecesc pentru bunic.
Every Sunday, he had lunch with his grandfather, Stavros. Nick called him Pappou. It was the Greek word for grandfather.
Pappou avea optzeci și șase de ani. A locuit singur într-o casă mică în Brunswick. A gătit pui cu cartofi în fiecare duminică. A fost mereu același prânz și a fost mereu bun.
Pappou was eighty-six. He lived alone in a small house in Brunswick. He cooked chicken with potatoes every Sunday. It was always the same lunch, and it was always good.
În această duminică, Pappou nu a mâncat mult. Avea o fotografie veche în mână.
This Sunday, Pappou didn’t eat much. He had an old photo in his hand.
„Uită-te”, a spus el. „Acesta sunt eu în 1965.”
“Look,” he said. “This is me in 1965.”
În fotografie, un tânăr a stat în fața unei case. Avea o ușă verde. Era un lămâi mic lângă ușă. Tânărul avea părul negru și un zâmbet mare.
In the photo, a young man stood in front of a house. It had a green door. There was a small lemon tree next to the door. The young man had black hair and a big smile.
„Unde este aici?”, a întrebat Nick.
“Where is this?” asked Nick.
„Lygon Street. Este casa unde am locuit în primul meu an în Australia.”
“Lygon Street. It’s the house where I lived in my first year in Australia.”
„Nu mi-ai povestit niciodată despre casa aceea.”
“You’ve never told me about that house.”
„Nu ai întrebat niciodată.” Pappou a zâmbit.
“You’ve never asked.” Pappou smiled.
Nick a pus telefonul pe masă. „Bine. Întreb acum.”
Nick put his phone on the table. “OK. I’m asking now.”
„Am venit din Grecia cu un vapor”, a spus Pappou. „Treizeci și una de zile pe mare. Aveam douăzeci și cinci de ani și nu vorbeam deloc engleză. Aveam o geantă și adresa unui văr.”
“I came from Greece on a ship,” said Pappou. “Thirty-one days on the sea. I was twenty-five, and I didn’t speak a word of English. I had one bag and the address of a cousin.”
„Și vărul tău a locuit pe Lygon Street?”
“And your cousin lived on Lygon Street?”
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