1. MaisBut× les gensthe people× du milieu ?middle-class?× IlsThey× onthave× assez.enough.× IlsThey× sontare× enin× bonnegood× santé.health.× IlsThey× dormentsleep× bienwell× la nuit.at night.× MêmeEven× les roiskings× voudraientwould want× êtreto be× nésborn× dansin× la classethe class× moyenne.middle.× Les sagesThe wise men× d'autrefoisof old times× leit× disaientsaid× aussi.too.× IlsThey× voulaientwanted× justejust× assez.enough.× C'estThat's× ce quewhat× tuyou× as,have,× mon fils.my son.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsBut the middle-class people? They have enough. They are in good health. They sleep well at night. Even kings would want to be born in the middle class. The wise men of old times said it too. They just wanted enough. That's what you have, my son.
2. Mon pèreMy father× a continuécontinued× àto× parler.speak.× "Dans"In× la classe moyennethe middle class× tuyou× peuxcan× avoirhave× la paix.peace.× TuYou× peuxcan× avoirhave× des amis.friends.× TuYou× peuxcan× profiterenjoy× des plaisirspleasures× simples.simple.× TuYou× travailleswork× maisbut× pas tropnot too× dur.hard.× TuYou× ashave× de l'argentmoney× maisbut× pas trop.not too much.× TuYou× n'as pasdon't have× besoin deneed to× te battrefight× pourfor× du pain.bread.× TuYou× peuxcan× vivrelive× honnêtementhonestly× etand× mourirdie× en paix."in peace."× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsMy father continued to speak. "In the middle class you can have peace. You can have friends. You can enjoy simple pleasures. You work but not too hard. You have money but not too much. You don't need to fight for bread. You can live honestly and die in peace."
3. PuisThen× sa voixhis voice× est devenuebecame× plusmore× dure.hard.× "Mais"But× siif× tuyou× vasgo× en mer?to sea?× TuYou× trouveraswill find× seulementonly× la misère.misery.× JeI× teyou× prévienswarn× maintenant.now.× SiIf× tuyou× pars,leave,× tuyou× souffriras.will suffer.× TuYou× seraswill be× seul.alone.× TuYou× auraswill have× faim.hungry.× TuYou× affronteraswill face× des tempêtesstorms× etand× des maladies."diseases."× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsThen his voice became harder. "But if you go to sea? You will find only misery. I warn you now. If you leave, you will suffer. You will be alone. You will be hungry. You will face storms and diseases."
4. IlHe× a commencéstarted× àto× pleurercry× quandwhen× ilhe× a parléspoke× deabout× mon frèremy brother× quiwho× est mort.died.× "Ton frère"Your brother× ne m'a pasdidn't× écoutélisten to me× non plus.either.× IlHe× voulaitwanted× êtreto be× soldat.a soldier.× IlHe× voulaitwanted× la gloire.glory.× MaintenantNow× ilhe× estis× mortdead× dansin× un pays étranger.a foreign country.× Veux-tuDo you want× mourirto die× loin defar from× chez toihome× aussi?"too?"× Mon pèreMy father× ne pouvait pluscould no longer× parler.speak.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsHe started to cry when he spoke about my brother who died. "Your brother didn't listen to me either. He wanted to be a soldier. He wanted glory. Now he is dead in a foreign country. Do you want to die far from home too?" My father could no longer speak.
5. J'étaisI was× touchétouched× parby× ce qu'what× ilhe× a dit.said.× QuelWhat× filsson× ne le serait pas ?would not be?× J'ai décidéI decided× deto× resterstay× à la maison.at home.× J'oublieraisI would forget× la mer.the sea.× JeI× rendraiswould make× mon pèremy father× heureux.happy.× MaisBut× ma décisionmy decision× n'a pasdid not× duré.last.× AprèsAfter× quelquessome× joursdays× je voulaisI wanted× partirto leave× encore.again.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsI was touched by what he said. What son would not be? I decided to stay at home. I would forget the sea. I would make my father happy. But my decision did not last. After some days I wanted to leave again.
6. J'ai attenduI waited× quelquessome× semaines.weeks.× PuisThen× j'ai parléI spoke× àto× ma mère.my mother.× Je pensaisI thought× qu'ellethat she× seraitwould be× plusmore× facileeasy× àto× convaincreconvince× quethan× mon père.my father.× "Mère,""Mother,"× ai-je dit,I said,× "j'ai"I am× maintenantnow× dix-huiteighteen× ans.years old.× Je ne peux pasI cannot× arrêter de penserstop thinking× aux voyages.about travels.× SiIf× je resteI stay× icihere× je seraiI will be× malheureuxunhappy× pour toujours."forever."× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsI waited some weeks. Then I spoke to my mother. I thought that she would be easier to convince than my father. "Mother," I said, "I am now eighteen years old. I cannot stop thinking about travels. If I stay here I will be unhappy forever."
7. "S'il te plaît,"Please,× parlespeak× àto× père,"father,"× ai-je continué.I continued.× "Demande-lui"Ask him× deto× me laisserlet me× fairedo× justejust× un voyage.one trip.× SiIf× je n'aime pasI do not like× çait× je rentreraiI will come back× à la maison.home.× Je promets.I promise.× Je travailleraiI will work× deux foistwo times× plus durharder× pourto× rattrapermake up for× le tempsthe time× perdu."lost."× MaisBut× ma mèremy mother× est devenuebecame× trèsvery× fâchée.angry.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tips"Please, speak to father," I continued. "Ask him to let me do just one trip. If I do not like it I will come back home. I promise. I will work two times harder to make up for the lost time." But my mother became very angry.
