EXERCISES FOB ME TRANSLATION

see Grammar) weight the vine gave way, was the stoutest man in (of) the tribe. The task whioh they had before (126) them was difficult. If they had had a bit of rope, they would have improvised a ladder. 370 But they had nothing. They had only the roots of the vine.

(131-133.) Uses of the Article.

191. ^sop and Xanthus were philosophers. Philosophers have disciples. The disciples of these philosophers used to wager rings against them. One day 375 Xanthus, who had been drinking wine, wagered that

he would drink water. When a philosopher has wine he drinks wine. But Pindar {Pindare) has said that water is better than any (every) other thing {chose). The philosophers were thoroughly alarmed. Philo- 380 sophers do not wager their houses every day (say all the days). Xanthus asked iËsop's pardon, ^sup found an expedient. Those of their disciples who had wagered against Xanthus were already triumphing. ** Bivers are not the sea," said ^sop. ^' I admire the 385 expedient which you have found," said Xanthus. *' And I," said ^sop, ** do not admire it."

(134.) The Article. Apposition.

192. Wars are errors. Under the reign of Henry III., a Catholic king, there were wars of religion. The Catholics formed plots against (133) their neighbours ; 390 the latter pillaged the Catholic towns. When the inhabitants of Montpozier left Yillefranche, a neighbour-

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ing town, the inhabitants of Villefranche were leaving Montpozier. If there had been fewer inhabitants in the 895 town, there would have been less booty. If there were fewer errors there would be fewer wars. Keligion lights the road to (of) heaven.

The Article. Same Expressùmê of Ttme»

193. Villages were merry a hundred years ago. On (omit 'on'; say the) market-days oompanies oi

400 villagers used to start early for the town. (On) the day before a maiket-day, the villagers used to form companies. A locksmith had started for the town early in the morning. They used to fasten thieves to a gibbet, quite dose to the hamlet of Benoît, a hundred

405 and three years ago. The locksmith was waiting there for his friends. Aroused by bursts of laughter, he ansinered them sharply, '*I am waiting for you, my friends." Shame (133) stopped them at the entrance of the town. Shame attaches a weight to the legs of

410 men. The locksmith kept calling the peasants to whom tear had lent wings.

The Article. Its Omission after an Adjective governing a

Genitive,

IQ4. "^^^ smallest children were full of fear and of curiosity. St. Nicholas has tenderness for little children. Children find in their shoes substantial 415 proofs of his tenderness for them. Hilda had sung her hymn in his honour with a voice full of emotion. Her mother, seated near the stove, had become very attentive.

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The grandmother herself had entered and was seated near the stove. The children crowded ronnd her and were waiting-for the entrance (136) of the bishop. At 420 the entrance of the bishop they sainted him. ** Shall we not find to-morrow morning," said Hilda, "some baskets at the door ? '*

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(95. " ^^o are yon, then ? " sai<l the Emperor to himself. " What does he want ? What a man ! " " What 425 a rain !" said the pedestrian to himself. ** I shall ask the driver of this open carriage for a place by his side. Whose is this carriage ? The servant who accompanies him is unliveried. What a walk I And my uniform which I have put on to-day for the last (dernier, f. -ère) time. 430 I shall not wear (138) it any more." " What is the matter with you (say what have you), my fine fellow ? " asked the Emperor. " Whom have you seen (vu) ? Whom have you met? What do you want of me?" ** Would there be a place in your carriage, sir, if I 436 asked you for it ? " said the sergeant to him.

Qui f Quel f

196. "Who would have guessed that?" said the Emperor to him. *^ I should have guessed that you had eateu veal." "What is there then (of) better than one of his Majesty's pheasants ? " replied the sergeant 440 to him. " His Majesty has so many pheasants that he would give us one of them with pleasure. But from whom is it that I am receiving so many civilities?"

" Guess who I am/* the Emperor answered him. " But 445 you have not told me in what street you live. When you (shall) have pointed out to me your dwelling, I will tell (dirai) yuu whom you are speaking to." What pheasants are better than pheasants shot on the Emperor's pi eserves ?

(142, 143.) Becapitulation.

450 197. -^^ ^^^ same moment the crews of all the c-moes dived. Soon heads reappeared; exchanges began again (re — ). They bartered all that they had. Some of the natives had lances which they brandished over their heads. All had a warlike look. Eotzebue replied

455 to the shouts of the natives by gunshots fired blank. This warning would render them quieter. The natives had a very animated look. The natives loosed canoes from the shore ; some had palm branches in their hand, the others had lances.

Omission of the Article. Tlie Definite Article after avoir.

Example : il agit avec générosité.

elle a le sourire agréable,

460 198. ^^® kings recoiled at the noise of the salute, the discharge of which gave them wings. The major would have welcomed the kings solemnly, if they had not recoiled. The kings would have entered the courtyard with dignity, if the travellers had not welcomed

465 them with solemnity. The kings wore leopard skins. Laing, a European traveller, had arrived at Bokon.

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Ba-Simera, the king of the opposite bank, was ninety years old. The skin of an alligator i» wrinkled ; the skin of a leopard is motley. The king's beard was white. It was like that of the king of the opposite 470 bank. His feet resembled those of an elephant. The two kings wore mantle» to whioh were hung leopard's teeth.

Conjunctive Pronouns as Objects of the Verb in the

Imperative. {Cf. 90, 136, 145.) The Partitive Article

replaced by de after a negative.

IQQ^ ** There will be no school during the siegef** Raid Mary to us. *' Stay at home and help me. Your 475 mother is uneasy; the baby is only two years old; mind him yourselves. Confess to me that you are very pleased to stay at home. Tell me the truth." '* I am idle," said I to her. ** I have always told you so (it). But Lucy has always done her lessons as well as she 480 could." " Do not believe her," said Lucy. " Give us back our father, and we shall be very glad to start off for school every morning." One night we heard a great noise in the street. We opened our eyes and perceived our poor mother. ** Don't open them," said she to us. 485 *' Shut them." The report of a cannon shook the room, and the light fell. ** Take it away," said she to Mary.

Continuation of 199. Possessive Pronouns»

200. "There are circles of light on the ceiling," said Lucy to me. ** Look (2nd pers. sing.) at them." I was looking at them when (143) I heard the voice 490

of my poor mother wlio was saying to as : " Have you ever been down to the oellar?" We confessed that we had gone down there onoe. *' Tell me about that another (other, autre) time," said she to us. '* There

495 are no rats in the cellar.*' *' Take away the beds," said she to Mary, •* the beds of the two little [girls], youra and mine." " Ours are so small," said I to her. " We will take them away ourselves." " Are the windows open ? " said she to Maiy. ** Do not shut them. Open

500 them. The noise of the cannon will break them all if they remain shut." We had gone down to the cellar. There was no milk for the baby. '*If the milkman has any milk, he will give us some (en)," said I to Mary. ''Mary, if there is any milk in baby's cup,

505 bring it us."

(162, 153.) Beflective Verba.

201. Th® noise of the fire, which was crackling, was lulling him to sleep. He was not sleeping, but he was going to sleep. We were not sleeping, but we were going to sleep when we hoard a noise in the

51Q chimney. We found ourselves thrown to the other end of the room. The light (148) was (found itself) thrown into the middle of the room. The fire was going out. We had no faggots. " There is a plank at the other end of the room," said he to us. "Throw

525 it on to the fire." *' The generals are ranging the army in [order of] battle in front of the bridge," said he. •* Do not let us go to sleep. Let us throw ourselves into the battle. The king's army is ranged in front of the bridge. Ours is ranging itself on the opposite

520 bank "(144).

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Parttiwe Article replaced by de when an Adjective comes between it and the Noun, Hefiectives continued.

202. ^^^ tîï*g ^*d little gloves, on which had been sewn little diamonds. He had eyes which shone like (144) diamonds. As the dwarfs had no arms, their king had no sword. The knights accepted the challenge of the dwarfs, whose eyes shone like 525 diamonds. " We are little dwarfs," said they. " You are knights. We will fight with our ordinary weapons; you will fight with yours. Do you pledge yourselves toit? Or will you not fight against U8? Our king has only a whip. Examine it." " Offer it to them," 530 said the king. " Do not fight," said a knight. '' Do not pledge yourselves to it. You have swords. The dwarf has only long steel chains."

(156, 167.) Continuation of 202.

203. "^^^ trumpets sounded flourishes and warlike airs. The knights had no trumpets. *' Let us defend 535 ourselves," said they. *' If little dwarfs despise us,

we will defend ourselves against little dwarfs." *' If we defend ourselves against dwarfs," said a knight, " we shall be dwarfs ourselves." The knights had implacable adversaries. The steel scales with which 540 they were covered did not defend them from the lashes. They only received little strokes, but these little strokes sank into the iron with which the knights were covered» The king asked them for their swords. •* You are regular wpww/' said he to them. •* You 545

have fonght like (144) old women. Instead of Bwordd and daggers, you shall have distaffs and spindles.'*

Example : QueUftkes plumes lui restèrent dan9 les mains

204. Exasperated by these insults, Oribouille rnsbed on the parrot and seized him. Griboaille

550 caught his enemy and squeezed his neck. The parrot had a ( 1 98) strong voice. (The) poor Jimmy struggled ; but Gribouille, whose hands were squeezing his body, was stifling him. The parrot continued to call : Help ! But the last syllable remained in his beak. His beak

566 opened. Gribouille looked at him with terror. *' I will not beat you (2nd pers. sing.) any more," said he to him. And he let go the parrot, whose body he was still squeezing. It was no lunger a parrot It was a dead body.

(1 60.) Beflecitves, Becapitulation.

560 205. "^ should not have beaten you," said Gribouille to him, *'if you had not exasperated me. I have given you 8ome good thumps. lam the stronger. Did I not tell you it (so)? What is the matter with you? Can (say could) I have squeezed your neck too

665 hard? Get up. If you don't get up, I will give you some good kicks. I told you that I should give you a good drilling. Who would have said that there would be danger? Won't you get up, then? We are friendeii. I won't do it again (say begin again). What

570 have I done? What have I said? What stupidity!