Romanian–English parallel text
Telefonul din taxi
The Phone in the Taxi
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A bilingual Romanian–English edition: the Romanian text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
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Tânărul
The young man
Claire locuiește în Paris. Ea are patruzeci și patru de ani. Ea conduce un taxi.
Claire lives in Paris. She is forty-four. She drives a taxi.
Ea lucrează în fiecare zi, de la șapte la opt. Taxiul ei este vechi, dar este foarte curat.
She works every day, from seven to eight. Her taxi is old, but it is very clean.
Claire este divorțată. Ea are un fiu, dar el este un bărbat acum. El locuiește în Lyon. El nu o sună mult.
Claire is divorced. She has a son, but he is a man now. He lives in Lyon. He does not call her much.
Este luni dimineață și plouă. Un tânăr aleargă spre taxi. El are o geantă mare și o geantă mică.
It is Monday morning, and it is raining. A young man runs to the taxi. He has a big bag and a small bag.
„Bună dimineața! La banca mare de pe Rue de Rivoli, vă rog. Și repede, vă rog! Am întârziat.”
“Good morning! To the big bank on Rue de Rivoli, please. And fast, please! I am late.”
„Toată lumea întârzie în Paris”, spune Claire. Ea zâmbește.
“Everybody is late in Paris,” says Claire. She smiles.
Tânărul nu zâmbește. El vorbește la telefon. El se uită la ceas. El vorbește din nou la telefon.
The young man does not smile. He talks on his phone. He looks at his watch. He talks on his phone again.
„Da, mamă. Nu, mamă. Știu, mamă. La noapte la nouă. Da, am totul.”
“Yes, Mum. No, Mum. I know, Mum. Tonight at nine. Yes, I have everything.”
Claire ascultă. Ea se gândește la fiul ei. Fiul ei nu spune niciodată „Da, mamă” la telefon. Fiul ei nu sună.
Claire listens. She thinks of her son. Her son never says “Yes, Mum” on the phone. Her son does not call.
„Este mama dumneavoastră?”, întreabă ea.
“Is that your mother?” she asks.
„Da. Ea sună în fiecare oră. Își face griji pentru orice.”
“Yes. She calls every hour. She worries about everything.”
„Mamele își fac griji”, spune Claire. „Este treaba lor. Iar tinerii uită totul.”
“Mothers worry,” says Claire. “It is their job. And young men forget everything.”
Taxiul se oprește în fața unei bănci mari. Tânărul îi dă banii. El își ia gențile și aleargă.
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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