Dad's gift


(Jake fête son 12e anniversaire. Il ouvre le cadeau de son père.)

(Jake is celebrating his 12th birthday. He is opening his father's gift.)
Kenneth : Voici ton cadeau, Jake.

Kenneth: Here is your gift, Jake.
Jake : Merci, papa !

Jake: Thanks, dad!
(Jake ouvre son cadeau.)

(Jake opens his gift.)
Jake : Oh, des CD ! Super !

Jake: Oh, CDs! Great!
(Jake regarde les CD, perplexe.)

(Jake looks at the CDs confused.)
Jake : Qui est Marvin Gaye ? Et je n'ai jamais entendu parler de Janis Joplin !

Jake: Who is Marvin Gaye? Never heard of Janis Joplin either!
Kenneth : Je voulais que tu écoutes de la vraie musique !

Kenneth: I wanted you to listen to real music!
Jake : Oh, mais je n'ai jamais entendu parler de ces chanteurs. Qui sont "The Doors" ? Quel nom bizarre !

Jake: Oh, but I never heard of these singers. Who are "The Doors"? What a strange name!
Kenneth : Oh, mon Dieu ! Les jeunes d'aujourd'hui ne connaissent pas la bonne musique !

Kenneth: Oh dear. Today's youth has no idea of good music!
(Une semaine plus tard...)

(One week later...)
Jake : Papa, tes CD sont super !

Jake: Dad, your CDs are great!
Kenneth : Je savais que tu les aimerais !

Kenneth: I knew you would like them!
Jake : Oui. J'aime bien Janis Joplin ! On peut aller à son concert ?

Jake: Yes. I like Janis Joplin! Can we go to her concert?
Kenneth : Oh, j'ai peur qu'elle ne soit plus en vie.

Kenneth: Oh, I'm afraid she isn't alive anymore.
Jake : Oh, c'est dommage. Alors, allons à un concert de Marvin Gaye.

Jake: Oh, it's a pity. Then let's go to a Marvin Gaye concert.
Kenneth : Il est mort, lui aussi.

Kenneth: He's dead too.
Jake : Et "The Doors" ?

Jake: What about "The Doors"?
Kenneth : Le chanteur est mort, lui aussi. Maintenant, je me sens très vieux. Si tu allais écouter à nouveau Justin Bieber ?

Kenneth: The singer died too. Now I feel really old. Maybe go and listen to Justin Bieber again.
Jake : Oui, peut-être. Haha !

Jake: Maybe yes. Haha!


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