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When he was a teenADO, Donald Trump once walked into a county libraryBIBLIOTHÈQUE DU COMTÉ, approached the librarianBIBLIOTHÉCAIRE and said, “I’ll have a cheeseburger and friesFRITES, please.”
The librarian looked at him sternlyD’UN AIR SÉVÈRE and said, “Excuse me, but you know you’re in a library, rightN’EST-CE PAS?”
“Sorry,” young Trump whisperedMURMURA. “I’ll have a cheeseburger and friesFRITES, please.”
Vocabulary
Teen: a young person aged between 13 and 19.
Librarian: a person who works in a library (not a bookstore) helping visitors.
Whisper: to speak very softly so that only nearby people can hear.
As a teenEN TANT QU’ADOLESCENT, he spent hours reading.
The librarianBIBLIOTHÉCAIRE showed her where the dictionaries were.
She whisperedMURMURA the answer so as not to disturb anyone.
Grammar
The past simple is used to describe completed actions in the past. Direct speech shows the exact words people say, inside quotation marks.
Past simple: He walked into the library and ordered some food.
Direct speech: “I’ll have a cheeseburger and fries, please,” he said.
Question tag: “You know you’re in a library, right?”
Synonyms & Alternatives
Teen: teenager, adolescent
Sternly: severely, sharply
Whisper: murmur, speak softly
Mini Dialogue
Student: Can I talk loudly in the libraryBIBLIOTHÈQUE?
Teacher: No, you should whisperMURMURER so you do not disturb others.
Student:RightD’ACCORD, I’ll keep my voice down.
Teacher: The librarianBIBLIOTHÉCAIRE will be pleased if everyone is quiet.
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