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L’horloge
Charles Baudelaire
Horloge ! dieu sinistre, effrayant, impassible,
Dont le doigt nous menace et nous dit :  » Souviens-toi !
Les vibrantes Douleurs dans ton coeur plein d’effroi
Se planteront bientôt comme dans une cible,
Le plaisir vaporeux fuira vers l’horizon
Ainsi qu’une sylphide au fond de la coulisse ;
Chaque instant te dévore un morceau du délice
A chaque homme accordé pour toute sa saison.
Trois mille six cents fois par heure, la Seconde
Chuchote : Souviens-toi ! – Rapide, avec sa voix
D’insecte, Maintenant dit : Je suis Autrefois,
Et j’ai pompé ta vie avec ma trompe immonde !
Remember ! Souviens-toi, prodigue ! Esto memor !
(Mon gosier de métal parle toutes les langues.)
Les minutes, mortel folâtre, sont des gangues
Qu’il ne faut pas lâcher sans en extraire l’or !
Souviens-toi que le Temps est un joueur avide
Qui gagne sans tricher, à tout coup ! c’est la loi.
Le jour décroît ; la nuit augmente, souviens-toi !
Le gouffre a toujours soif ; la clepsydre se vide.

Tantôt sonnera l’heure où le divin Hasard,
Où l’auguste Vertu, ton épouse encor vierge,
Où le repentir même (oh ! la dernière auberge !),
Où tout te dira : Meurs, vieux lâche ! il est trop tard !  »
Charles Baudelaire, Les fleurs du mal

The clock
Ye clock! Sinister, frightful, stone-faced god
whose hand threatens us and says "Remember!
Pulsating pains will soon pierce
your heart filled with fright,
 the nebulous pleasure will flee to the horizon
like a sylph disappearing in the backstage.
Every momenty bites off a bit of the delight
granted to every man for all his life."
 Three thousand six hundred times per hour, the Second
whispers "Remember!". Quickly, with its insect
voice, it now says "I am bygone times
and I sucked your life with my vile proboscis!
 Remember! Souviens-toi! Prodigue! Esto memor!
(My metal throat speaks all languages)
Ye frisky mortal, minutes are gangues
you shan't drop without extracting the gold within!
 Remember, time is a greedy player
.....
 


𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

" 𝐋'𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐞 " 𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 ( 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 ) 

¿Qué valores temporales puede tomar un verbo en imperfecto de subjuntivo?

1. pasado / futuro
2. pasado / presente 
3. presente / futuro
4. pasado / presente / futuro

Mucho que decir

Imperfecto de subjuntivo

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

Ana: Oi, Camila! Tudo bem?
Camila: Oi, Ana! Tudo e você?
Ana: Tudo bem! Quais são os seus planos para o final de semana?
Camila: Ainda não sei... Talvez eu vá ao parque no sábado. E você?
Ana: Eu vou ao cinema com a minha irmã.
Camila: Que legal! Qual filme vocês vão assistir?
Ana: Acho que vamos ver uma comédia. Eu adoro filmes engraçados!
Camila: Eu também! Qual cinema vocês vão?
Ana: No shopping perto da minha casa. Você quer ir com a gente?
Camila: Ah, eu adoraria! Que horas?
Ana: A sessão começa às sete da noite.
Camila: Perfeito! Então nos encontramos no shopping.
Ana: Combinado! Até lá!

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IELTS Speaking. Band 8-9 Answers! Part 1 - Chocolate.  

9 Questions + Useful Vocabulary to Apply

Do you like chocolate?
What’s your favorite flavor?
How often do you eat chocolate?
When was the first time you ate chocolate?
Is chocolate popular in your country?
Do you think people use chocolate differently now than in the past?
Is chocolate good for our health?
Have you ever given chocolate as a present to someone? Why?
Do you like dessert?


Vocabulary to use while speaking!


All-time favorite (noun): favorite of all choices, during all times

working my butt off (idiom): work really hard

Decompress (verb): sit down and chill

All day long (phrase): throughout the day

To have a sweet tooth (n): to like sweet foods

Moreish (adj): delicious

Cardiovascular system (n): The system that circulates blood and lymph through the body, consisting of the heart, blood vessels, blood, lymph, and the lymphatic vessels and glands

To benefit (v): to provide advantages 

Antioxidant (n):  a substance such as vitamin C or E that removes potentially damaging oxidizing agents in a living organism.

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Anatoly

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Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

Hay una gran diferencia entre encontrar un lugar y estar en el lugar correcto. Aquí te comparto la diferencia entre encajar o pertenecer. 

La magia de la vida

Episodio 23: ¿Encajar o pertenecer?

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