Dialogue 13/04 : Quelle est ton association préférée ?

What's your favorite charity?

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Nathalie : Dis-moi, Julien, quelle est ton association préférée ✪?

Julien : J'aime beaucoup l'association pour la protection des animaux (la SPA). Et toi ?

Nathalie : Moi, j’aime bien l'association pour l'éducation des enfants défavorisés. Chaque semaine, je fais du bénévolat ✪.

Julien : C'est une belle cause. Comment tu as découvert cette association ?

Nathalie : J'ai vu une publicité à la télé et j'ai été touchée par leur travail ✪. Maintenant ils peuvent se charger un peu plus du travail important qu'il font, et un peu moins de l'aspect financier. Et toi, comment tu as découvert cette association pour les animaux ?

Julien : J'ai adopté un chien dans un refuge et j'ai vu tout le travail qu'ils faisaient pour aider les animaux abandonnés. Ça m'a vraiment ému.

Nathalie : C'est génial que tu aies adopté un chien ✪. C’est important de soutenir les associations qui font du bien dans le monde.

Julien : Absolument. Mais il y a tellement de causes qui méritent qu'on les soutienne. Je crois que c’est important de trouver celle qui nous tient le plus à cœur ✪.

Nathalie : C'est clair ✪. On devrait tous faire notre part pour aider les autres et rendre le monde meilleur.

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✪ Notes

ton association préférée = “une association" is feminine, but possessive masculine pronouns (mon, ton, son) are used in front of vowels to avoid two vowels following each other (it sounds bad to french ears).

je fais du bénévolat = I do voluntary work. ‘je suis bénévole’ = I am a volunteer/I’m volunteering

j'ai été touchée par leur travail = “leur travail m'a ému(e)”

c’est génial que tu aies adopté - this is the ‘subj. passé composé’.

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tenir le plus à cœur - matters most to you/closest to your heart

c’est clair = Ou, “carrément” - both colloquial. More formally: ”Tout à fait d'accord”.

Donc… Quelle est ton association préférée ?

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Translation

N: Tell me, J, what's your favourite charity?

J: I really like the charity for the protection of animals (the SPA). What about you?

N: I like the charity for the education of disadvantaged children. Every week, I do some voluntary work.

J: It's a good cause. How did you discover this association?

N: I saw an advert on TV and I was touched by their work. Now they can take care of the important work they do, and a little less of the financial aspect. And you, how did you discover this association for animals?

J: I adopted a dog from a shelter and I saw all the work they were doing to help abandoned animals. It really moved me.

N: It's great that you adopted a dog. It's important to support organisations that do good in the world.

J: Absolutely. But there are so many causes that deserve to be supported. I think it's important to find the one that's most important to us.

N: It's clear. We should all do our part to help others and make the world a better place.

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