forgive your enemies

Placez le pointeur de la souris sur les mots soulignés, sans cliquer.

The preacherpasteur, in his Sunday sermonsermon, used “Forgive Your Enemiespardonnez vos ennemis” as his subject.

After a long sermon, he asked how many were willing to forgivedisposés à pardonner their enemies. About half raised their handslevèrent la main.

Not satisfied, he haranguedil harangua the congregation for another twenty minutes and repeated the question. This time, nearly eighty per cent responded.

Still unsatisfied, he lecturedil fit la leçon for another fifteen minutes. Everyone responded — except one elderlyâgée lady sitting in the rearau fond.

“Mrs Jones, are you not willing to forgiveà pardonner your enemies?” asked the preacher.

“I don’t have any,” she replied.

Curious, the preacher invited her forward. The little lady tottered down the aisledescendit l’allée en chancelant, turned to face the congregation, and said:

“It’s easy — I just outlivedai survécu à the bastardssalauds.”

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Vocabulary

harangue: speak forcefully or at length

totter: walk unsteadily

outlive: live longer than someone else

He continued his harangueharangue despite the silence.

Grammar

The joke mainly uses past simple for narration and reported questions for structure.

Past simple: He lectured for another fifteen minutes.

Reported question: He asked how many were willing to forgive.

Synonyms & Alternatives

elderly: aged, senior

bastards: scoundrels, rogues

Mini Dialogue

Preacher: Are you not willing to forgive?

Mrs Jones: I don’t have any enemies.

Preacher: How is that possible?

Mrs Jones: I outlived them all.

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