French–English parallel text
Le Téléphone dans le taxi
The Phone in the Taxi
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Le jeune homme
The young man
Claire habite à Paris. Elle a quarante-quatre ans. Elle conduit un taxi.
Claire lives in Paris. She is forty-four. She drives a taxi.
Elle travaille tous les jours, de sept heures à vingt heures. Son taxi est vieux, mais il est très propre.
She works every day, from seven to eight. Her taxi is old, but it is very clean.
Claire est divorcée. Elle a un fils, mais c’est un homme maintenant. Il habite à Lyon. Il ne lui téléphone pas beaucoup.
Claire is divorced. She has a son, but he is a man now. He lives in Lyon. He does not call her much.
C’est lundi matin, et il pleut. Un jeune homme court vers le taxi. Il a un grand sac et un petit sac.
It is Monday morning, and it is raining. A young man runs to the taxi. He has a big bag and a small bag.
« Bonjour ! À la grande banque rue de Rivoli, s’il vous plaît. Et vite, s’il vous plaît ! Je suis en retard. »
“Good morning! To the big bank on Rue de Rivoli, please. And fast, please! I am late.”
« Tout le monde est en retard à Paris », dit Claire. Elle sourit.
“Everybody is late in Paris,” says Claire. She smiles.
Le jeune homme ne sourit pas. Il parle au téléphone. Il regarde sa montre. Il parle encore au téléphone.
The young man does not smile. He talks on his phone. He looks at his watch. He talks on his phone again.
« Oui, Maman. Non, Maman. Je sais, Maman. Ce soir à neuf heures. Oui, j’ai tout. »
“Yes, Mum. No, Mum. I know, Mum. Tonight at nine. Yes, I have everything.”
Claire écoute. Elle pense à son fils. Son fils ne dit jamais « Oui, Maman » au téléphone. Son fils ne téléphone pas.
Claire listens. She thinks of her son. Her son never says “Yes, Mum” on the phone. Her son does not call.
« C’est votre mère ? » demande-t-elle.
“Is that your mother?” she asks.
« Oui. Elle téléphone toutes les heures. Elle s’inquiète pour tout. »
“Yes. She calls every hour. She worries about everything.”
« Les mères s’inquiètent », dit Claire. « C’est leur travail. Et les jeunes hommes oublient tout. »
“Mothers worry,” says Claire. “It is their job. And young men forget everything.”
Le taxi s’arrête devant une grande banque. Le jeune homme lui donne l’argent. Il prend ses sacs et il court.
The taxi stops in front of a big bank. The young man gives her the money. He takes his bags and runs.
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