1. Mon nomMy name× estis× Robinson Crusoé.Robinson Crusoe.× Je suis néI was born× enin× 16321632× àin× York,York,× enin× Angleterre.England.× Mon pèreMy father× venaitcame× d'Allemagne.from Germany.× IlHe× étaitwas× marchand.a merchant.× IlHe× gagnaitearned× bienwell× sa vie.his living.× PuisThen× ilhe× a arrêtéstopped× de travailler.working.× IlHe× vivaitlived× àin× York.York.× IlHe× a épousémarried× ma mèremy mother× là-bas.there.× Le nom de familleThe family name× deof× ma mèremy mother× étaitwas× Robinson.Robinson.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsMy name is Robinson Crusoe. I was born in 1632 in York, in England. My father came from Germany. He was a merchant. He earned his living well. Then he stopped working. He lived in York. He married my mother there. My mother's family name was Robinson.
2. J'avaisI had× deuxtwo× frèresbrothers× plus âgés.older.× Un frèreOne brother× étaitwas× soldat.a soldier.× IlHe× est mortdied× dansin× une guerrea war× enin× Flandre.Flanders.× JeI× n'ai jamais sunever knew× ce quiwhat× est arrivéhappened× àto× mon autre frère.my other brother.× Mes parentsMy parents× n'ont jamais sunever knew× ce quiwhat× m'est arrivéhappened to me× non plus.either.× J'étaisI was× le troisième fils.the third son.× Mon pèreMy father× ne m'a pas enseignédidn't teach me× de métier.a trade.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsI had two older brothers. One brother was a soldier. He died in a war in Flanders. I never knew what happened to my other brother. My parents never knew what happened to me either. I was the third son. My father didn't teach me a trade.
3. J'ai commencéI started× àto× rêverdream× d'aventure.of adventure.× Je pensaisI thought× tout le tempsall the time× aux voyages.about travel.× Mon pèreMy father× étaitwas× vieux.old.× IlHe× m'a envoyésent me× àto× l'école.school.× Il voulaitHe wanted× quethat× je devienneI become× avocat.a lawyer.× MaisBut× je voulaisI wanted× une seule chose.only one thing.× Je voulaisI wanted× allerto go× en mer.to sea.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsI started to dream of adventure. I thought about travel all the time. My father was old. He sent me to school. He wanted me to become a lawyer. But I wanted only one thing. I wanted to go to sea.
4. Mon pèreMy father× étaitwas× fâchéangry× à cause de ça.because of that.× Ma mèreMy mother× étaitwas× fâchéeangry× aussi.too.× TousAll× mes amismy friends× me disaienttold me× deto× resterstay× à la maison.home.× MaisBut× quelque chosesomething× en moiin me× voulaitwanted× partir.to leave.× Je ne pouvais pasI couldn't× arrêterstop× de penserthinking× aux bateauxabout boats× etand× à l'océan.the ocean.× Je ne savais pasI didn't know× quethat× ce désirthis desire× m'apporteraitwould bring me× des problèmesproblems× terribles.terrible.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsMy father was angry because of that. My mother was angry too. All my friends told me to stay home. But something in me wanted to leave. I couldn't stop thinking about boats and the ocean. I didn't know that this desire would bring me terrible problems.
5. Un jourOne day× mon pèremy father× m'a appelécalled me× dansinto× sa chambre.his room.× IlHe× étaitwas× maladesick× dewith× la goutte.gout.× IlHe× necould× pouvaitnot× pas× marcher.walk.× IlHe× voulaitwanted× me parlerto talk to me× sérieusement.seriously.× PourquoiWhy× veux-tudo you want× partir?to leave?× a-t-il demandé.he asked.× TuYou× ashave× touteverything× ici.here.× TuYou× peuxcan× avoirhave× une bonne vie.a good life.× TuYou× peuxcan× gagnerearn× de l'argent.money.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsOne day my father called me into his room. He was sick with gout. He could not walk. He wanted to talk to me seriously. "Why do you want to leave?" he asked. "You have everything here. You can have a good life. You can earn money."
6. IlHe× s'est assissat up× dansin× son lit.his bed.× Son visageHis face× étaitwas× sérieux.serious.× Écoute-moi,Listen to me,× fils.son.× Les pauvresThe poor× vontgo× en mer.to sea.× IlsThey× doiventmust× manger.eat.× Les richesThe rich× vontgo× en merto sea× pourto× devenirbecome× célèbres.famous.× MaisBut× toi,you,× tuyou× n'es pasare not× pauvre.poor.× TuYou× n'es pasare not× riche.rich.× TuYou× esare× au milieu.in the middle.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsHe sat up in his bed. His face was serious. "Listen to me, son. The poor go to sea. They must eat. The rich go to sea to become famous. But you, you are not poor. You are not rich. You are in the middle."
7. La vieThe life× du milieumiddle× estis× parfaite,perfect,× a continuécontinued× mon père.my father.× Les pauvresThe poor× travaillentwork× troptoo× dur.hard.× Leur corpsTheir body× se casse.breaks.× IlsThey× n'ont jamaisnever have× assez deenough× nourriture.food.× Les richesThe rich× onthave× d'autresother× problèmes.problems.× IlsThey× s'inquiètentworry× pourabout× leur argent.their money.× IlsThey× onthave× des ennemis.enemies.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tips"The middle life is perfect," my father continued. "The poor work too hard. Their body breaks. They never have enough food. The rich have other problems. They worry about their money. They have enemies."
