Intermediate - Shall we go in the water? (C0036)

A: On va se baigner?
Shall we go in the water?
B: Tu crois que c`est prudent? J`ai entendu dire qu`il y avait des requins par ici.
Are you sure it`s safe? I heard that there were sharks around here.
A: Qu`est-ce que tu racontes? Allez, viens.
What nonsense! Come on, let`s go.
B: Oh là là… Tu as vu ça? C`était quoi?
Oh my gosh... did you see that? What was it?
A: Qu`est-ce qu`il y a?
What`s wrong?
B: Ce n`est pas vrai! Je crois que j`ai vu un aileron de requin!
It can`t be! I think I saw a shark fin!
A: Arrête, c`est ton imagination. Tu vois des requins partout. Il n`y en a pas en France!
Stop that, it`s your imagination. You see sharks everywhere. There aren`t any in France.
B: Ça ne veut rien dire! Dans "Les dents de la mer 4", eux non plus ils ne s`attendaient pas à voir un grand requin blanc! Et pourtant...
That doesn't mean anything. In Jaws 4, they didn`t expect to see a Great White shark either! And yet...
A: Tu es bête ou quoi, c`est un film.
Are you dumb or what, it`s just a movie.
B: Je sais de quoi je parle. J`ai regardé toutes les émissions de Jacques Cousteau. Je te jure que j`ai vu un…
I know what I`m talking about. I saw all of Jacques Cousteau`s TV shows. I swear that I saw a....

Key Vocabulary

se baigner Verb to go for a swim
prudent Adjective cautious
le requin Noun (m) shark
raconter Verb to narrate
l`aileron Noun (m) fin
l`imagination Noun (f) imagination
Les dents de la mer Noun JAWS
non plus Adverb neither
s`attendre à Verb to expect
pourtant Adverb yet
bête Adjective silly
l`émission Noun (f) (broadcasted) show
jurer Verb to swear

Supplementary Vocabulary

la plage Noun (f) beach
la mer Noun (f) sea
nager Verb to swim
la méduse Noun (f) jellyfish
la nageoire Noun (f) fin
plonger Verb to dive
paniquer Verb to panic
paranoïaque Adjective paranoid

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