1. AlorsSo× je suis alléI went× aux pompes.to the pumps.× J'aiI× travailléworked× plus durharder× quethan× je n'avais jamaisI had ever× travailléworked× dansin× ma vie.my life.× NousWe× l'avonsdid× tousall× fait.it.× Nos mainsOur hands× saignaient.were bleeding.× Nos dosOur backs× se cassaient.were breaking.× MaisBut× nous avons continuéwe continued× àto× pomper.pump.× L'eauThe water× continuaitcontinued× àto× entrer.enter.× NousWe× perdionswere losing× la bataille.the battle.× Le bateauThe ship× mourait.was dying.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsSo I went to the pumps. I worked harder than I had ever worked in my life. We all did it. Our hands were bleeding. Our backs were breaking. But we continued to pump. The water continued to enter. We were losing the battle. The ship was dying.
2. Le capitaineThe captain× a tiréfired× des canonscannons× pourto× demanderask for× de l'aide.help.× BOUM !BOOM!× BOUM !BOOM!× JeI× n'avaishad× jamaisnever× entenduheard× les canonsthe cannons× d'un bateauof a ship× avant.before.× Je pensaisI thought× quethat× nouswe× nous cassionswere breaking× en morceaux.into pieces.× Je me suis évanouiI fainted× de peur.from fear.× Je suis tombéI fell× suron× le pont.the deck.× Un autre marinAnother sailor× m'a poussépushed me× etand× a pristook× ma placemy place× àat× la pompe.the pump.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsThe captain fired cannons to ask for help. BOOM! BOOM! I had never heard the cannons of a ship before. I thought that we were breaking into pieces. I fainted from fear. I fell on the deck. Another sailor pushed me and took my place at the pump.
3. QuandWhen× je me suis réveilléI woke up× les chosesthings× étaientwere× pires.worse.× L'eauThe water× gagnait.was winning.× NousWe× ne pouvions pascould not× pomperpump× assez vite.fast enough.× Le bateauThe ship× allaitwas going to× couler.sink.× RienNothing× ne pouvaitcould× nousus× sauver.save.× MaisBut× alorsthen× - un miracle !- a miracle!× Un petit bateauA small boat× près denear× nousus× a envoyésent× une barque.a rowboat.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsWhen I woke up things were worse. The water was winning. We could not pump fast enough. The ship was going to sink. Nothing could save us. But then - a miracle! A small boat near us sent a rowboat.
4. Ces hommes courageuxThese brave men× ont risquérisked× leur vietheir life× pourto× nousus× atteindre.reach.× Les vaguesThe waves× jetaientthrew× leur petite barquetheir small rowboat× commelike× un jouet.a toy.× MaisBut× ilsthey× ont continuécontinued× àto× venir.come.× Nos marinsOur sailors× leurthem× ont jetéthrew× une corde.a rope.× AprèsAfter× beaucoup demuch× dangerdanger× ilsthey× l'ont attrapée.caught it.× IlsThey× ont tirépulled× leur barquetheir rowboat× près denear× notre bateau.our ship.× "Sautez !""Jump!"× ont-ils crié.they shouted.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsThese brave men risked their life to reach us. The waves threw their small rowboat like a toy. But they continued to come. Our sailors threw them a rope. After much danger they caught it. They pulled their rowboat near our ship. "Jump!" they shouted.
5. Un par unOne by one× nous avons sautéwe jumped× dansinto× leur barque.their boat.× J'avaisI was× siso× peurscared× quethat× je pouvaisI could× à peinebarely× bouger.move.× Les marinsThe sailors× ont dûhad to× me jeterthrow me× dedansin× commelike× un saca sack× de pommes de terre.of potatoes.× J'ai atterriI landed× durementhard× etand× suis restéstayed× làthere× tremblant.shaking.× La petite barqueThe small boat× étaitwas× pleinefull× d'hommes.of men.× L'eauThe water× venaitcame× par-dessusover× les côtés.the sides.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsOne by one we jumped into their boat. I was so scared that I could barely move. The sailors had to throw me in like a sack of potatoes. I landed hard and stayed there shaking. The small boat was full of men. The water came over the sides.
6. QuinzeFifteen× minutesminutes× plus tardlater× j'ai regardéI looked× en arrière.back.× Notre bateauOur ship× allaitwas going× sousunder× les vagues.the waves.× La merThe sea× l'a avaléswallowed it× entier.whole.× MaintenantNow× je comprenaisI understood× ce quewhat× "couler""sink"× voulait dire.meant.× TouteAll× notre marchandise,our goods,× toutesall× nos possessions,our possessions,× touteverything× - au fond de- at the bottom of× la mer.the sea.× Nous avionsWe were× de la chancelucky× d'êtreto be× vivants.alive.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsFifteen minutes later I looked back. Our ship was going under the waves. The sea swallowed it whole. Now I understood what "sink" meant. All our goods, all our possessions, everything - at the bottom of the sea. We were lucky to be alive.
7. Nous ne pouvions pasWe could not× atteindrereach× le bateauthe boat× de sauvetage.rescue.× La tempêteThe storm× étaitwas× troptoo× forte.strong.× AlorsSo× nous avons raméwe rowed× verstoward× la côte.the coast.× Ça a prisIt took× des heures.hours.× ChaqueEach× vaguewave× essayaittried× de retournerto turn over× notre barque.our boat.× ChaqueEach× rafalegust× de ventof wind× essayaittried× de nous noyer.to drown us.× Les gensThe people× suron× la plagethe beach× nous ont vussaw us× venir.coming.× Ils ont couruThey ran× pour aider.to help.× Slower0.7Slow0.85Normal1Fast1.15Faster1.3Translate paragraph Language tipsWe could not reach the rescue boat. The storm was too strong. So we rowed toward the coast. It took hours. Each wave tried to turn over our boat. Each gust of wind tried to drown us. The people on the beach saw us coming. They ran to help.
