Où se trouve votre père? Le Where is your father? There he
voilà. is.
Il y a beaucoup de monde ici. There are many people here.
J'aime mieux les pommes que les I like apples better than pears.
poires.
Voici mon fils. Il vient d'arriver. Here is my son. He has just
arrived.
J'ai faim. Elle a soif. I am hungry. She is thirsty.
Elles ont peur. They are afraid.
Nous avons besoin de souliers. We need shoes.
Etc. Etc.
A. 1. There is a member of Congress. 2. When the lion is hungry,
he roars loudly.[1] 3. I was sleepy, that is[2] why I slept so
soundly. 4. There was a revolution in[3] France. 5. You don't
need this money. 6. This little girl is six years old.[4] 7.
This is the second watch[5] I have bought[6] this year. 8.
What-is-the-matter-with-you,[7] young man? 9. Were they not ashamed
to fight for money? 10. Pardon me, you are wrong. 11. It will be
useless for you[8] to[4] talk. 12. Here are your apples, sir.
13. What's the matter?[9] Are you afraid of the lion? 14. He was
very[103] thirsty,[10] and there was no[12] water[13] in the
village. 15. There was[14] a lively discussion. 16. One evening,
some years ago, he was[15] in a Southern[16] village. 17. Napoleon
would rather[17] fight for glory than for money. 18. He has just
been listening to[4] the debates. 19. The king wasn't cold
because[18] he had on[19] all his clothes. 20. I am always warm
when I wear my cloak. 21. I am afraid my watch will stop.[20]
22. I would be afraid if he were[21] not here. 23. I am ashamed
that he is[22] not here.
[Footnotes 1: très fort. 2: voilà. 3: en. 4: _omit._ 5: _supply_
que. 6: achetée. 7: qu'avez-vous? 8: vous aurez beau. 9: qu'y
a-t-il? 10: bien. 11: soif. 12: pas de. 13: eau. (_f._).
14: _past definite_. 15: se trouver. 16: du Midi. 17: aimer
mieux. 18: parce que. 19: porter. 20: _subjunctive with_ ne.
21: _imperfect indicative_. 22: _subjunctive_.]
B. Word Study.--Based on "Le Loup et le Chien." Suggest at least
two expressions for words in italics.
1. There was once a wolf who was looking for adventure. 2. _Once_
he was very[1] hungry. 3. He met a dog; "there's my _meal_,"
says he. 4. He _gets ready_ to eat this dog _immediately_. 5.
But the dog _calls his attention_ to his leanness, and _begs_
him to wait a _while_. 6. His master had just _inherited_
property.[2] 7. He was going to give _a lot of dinners_. 8. The
dog couldn't[3] fail to fatten _during_ this _time_. 9. Then the
wolf could eat the dog. 10. "I would rather[4] _eat_ you now,"
says he. 11. But the wolf had the _simplicity_ to let the dog get
away. 12. He came back to _get_ the dog on[2] the _appointed_
day, but the _sly_ fellow had _informed_ his comrades of the
_neighborhood_. 13. They _fell_ upon the wolf _at once_.
[Footnotes 1: très. 2: _omit._ 3: use savoir. 4: aimer mieux.]