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55 [fifty-five]

Working

Working

55 [cinquante-cinq]

Travailler

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What do you do for a living? Q-- ----e--vous d--- -a-v-e ? Q__ f__________ d___ l_ v__ ? Q-e f-î-e---o-s d-n- l- v-e ? ----------------------------- Que faîtes-vous dans la vie ? 0
My husband is a doctor. Mo---a-- --- m-deci-. M__ m___ e__ m_______ M-n m-r- e-t m-d-c-n- --------------------- Mon mari est médecin. 0
I work as a nurse part-time. Je t--v--l-e --m----n---m-è-- - -i--e--s. J_ t________ c____ i_________ à m________ J- t-a-a-l-e c-m-e i-f-r-i-r- à m---e-p-. ----------------------------------------- Je travaille comme infirmière à mi-temps. 0
We will soon receive our pension. N-u- -a-t-n---i--tôt à ------r-ite. N___ p______ b______ à l_ r________ N-u- p-r-o-s b-e-t-t à l- r-t-a-t-. ----------------------------------- Nous partons bientôt à la retraite. 0
But taxes are high. M--s l--------s----t -l---s. M___ l__ i_____ s___ é______ M-i- l-s i-p-t- s-n- é-e-é-. ---------------------------- Mais les impôts sont élevés. 0
And health insurance is expensive. Et--’---u---ce--alad-e e-t-ch-re. E_ l__________ m______ e__ c_____ E- l-a-s-r-n-e m-l-d-e e-t c-è-e- --------------------------------- Et l’assurance maladie est chère. 0
What would you like to become some day? Q-- ---x--u--air--p-us-t-rd-? Q__ v______ f____ p___ t___ ? Q-e v-u---u f-i-e p-u- t-r- ? ----------------------------- Que veux-tu faire plus tard ? 0
I would like to become an engineer. J- voud-ais ---enir -ng----ur. J_ v_______ d______ i_________ J- v-u-r-i- d-v-n-r i-g-n-e-r- ------------------------------ Je voudrais devenir ingénieur. 0
I want to go to college. J- -e-- -tu-ier-à l-unive----é. J_ v___ é______ à l____________ J- v-u- é-u-i-r à l-u-i-e-s-t-. ------------------------------- Je veux étudier à l’université. 0
I am an intern. Je s--s---a-i---e. J_ s___ s_________ J- s-i- s-a-i-i-e- ------------------ Je suis stagiaire. 0
I do not earn much. J--n--g-g-e-p-------c-u-. J_ n_ g____ p__ b________ J- n- g-g-e p-s b-a-c-u-. ------------------------- Je ne gagne pas beaucoup. 0
I am doing an internship abroad. J- ---------tag--à--’é----ge-. J_ f___ u_ s____ à l__________ J- f-i- u- s-a-e à l-é-r-n-e-. ------------------------------ Je fais un stage à l’étranger. 0
That is my boss. C--s- mon---e-. C____ m__ c____ C-e-t m-n c-e-. --------------- C’est mon chef. 0
I have nice colleagues. J-a--de- -ollèg-es-s-m----i----. J___ d__ c________ s____________ J-a- d-s c-l-è-u-s s-m-a-h-q-e-. -------------------------------- J’ai des collègues sympathiques. 0
We always go to the cafeteria at noon. A-m-d-, -o-s--l-ons tou--u-s à--a--an-ine. A m____ n___ a_____ t_______ à l_ c_______ A m-d-, n-u- a-l-n- t-u-o-r- à l- c-n-i-e- ------------------------------------------ A midi, nous allons toujours à la cantine. 0
I am looking for a job. J---he-ch---- ------l. J_ c______ d_ t_______ J- c-e-c-e d- t-a-a-l- ---------------------- Je cherche du travail. 0
I have already been unemployed for a year. J---ui- a------ag- -e--is--é---un---. J_ s___ a_ c______ d_____ d___ u_ a__ J- s-i- a- c-ô-a-e d-p-i- d-j- u- a-. ------------------------------------- Je suis au chômage depuis déjà un an. 0
There are too many unemployed people in this country. I- y-a t--p-d- c-ô---r--d--s -e -ays. I_ y a t___ d_ c_______ d___ c_ p____ I- y a t-o- d- c-ô-e-r- d-n- c- p-y-. ------------------------------------- Il y a trop de chômeurs dans ce pays. 0

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Memory needs speech

Most people remember their first day of school. However, they no longer recall that which came before. We have almost no memory of our first years of life. But why is that? Why can't we remember the experiences we had as a baby? The reason lies in our development. Speech and memory develop at about the same time. And in order to remember something, a person needs speech. That is, he must have words for that which he experiences. Scientists have conducted various tests with children. In doing so, they made an interesting discovery. As soon as children learn to speak, they forget everything that came before. The beginning of speech is therefore also the beginning of memory. Children learn a great deal in the first three years of their lives. They experience new things every day. They also have many important experiences at this age. Despite this, it all disappears. Psychologists refer to this phenomenon as infantile amnesia. Only the things that children can name remain. The autobiographical memory retains personal experiences. It functions like a journal. Everything that is important in our life is recorded in it. In this way, the autobiographical memory forms our identity. But its development is dependent upon the learning of the native language. And we can only activate our memory through our speech. The things that we learn as a baby are not really gone, of course. They are stored somewhere in our brain. We just can't access them anymore… – that's a shame, isn't it?