𝔸 guy sits down in a movie theatre and notices that the man in front of him has brought his dog, and it's sitting in the seat next to him.
He thinks it's unusual, but he likes dogs so he decides that as long as it's not a distraction he won't mention it.
The movie starts and pretty soon there's a funny part.
The dog makes some low yapping sounds that sound like laughter.
Soon there's a sad part and the dog appears to be sobbing.
This continues throughout the film and the man sitting behind the dog is gobsmacked. When the lights come up he taps the dog's owner on the shoulder and tells him, "I gotta tell you, and I know it sounds bizarre, but it seemed like your dog really enjoyed this movie."
The dog owner looks at the dog and nods. "I know, it really is strange," he says, "Because he really hated the book."
In French we use the verb "sembler" to express whether we think something is tasty, or loud, or good, etc. Cela me semble gouteux, fort, bon, etc. In English we use the verbs of the senses: it sounds loud, it looks good, it feels cold, etc, like the man says the yapping of the dog "sounds" like laughter.
The movie starts and pretty soon there's a funny part.
The dog makes some low yapping sounds that sound like laughter.
Soon there's a sad part and the dog appears to be sobbing.
This continues throughout the film and the man sitting behind the dog is gobsmacked. When the lights come up he taps the dog's owner on the shoulder and tells him, "I gotta tell you, and I know it sounds bizarre, but it seemed like your dog really enjoyed this movie."
The dog owner looks at the dog and nods. "I know, it really is strange," he says, "Because he really hated the book."
In French we use the verb "sembler" to express whether we think something is tasty, or loud, or good, etc. Cela me semble gouteux, fort, bon, etc. In English we use the verbs of the senses: it sounds loud, it looks good, it feels cold, etc, like the man says the yapping of the dog "sounds" like laughter.
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