2015年9月11日金曜日

2015年9月11日金曜日 -

Veronica: A trip to India　part 1

 Há quase um ano atrás viajei para India. Uma viagem cheia de surpresas e aprendizados.

Almost a year ago I traveled to India. It was a journey full of surprises and learning.

Primeiro, fui surpreendida com as mulheres indianas, que apesar de ainda estarmos no ano 2015, elas continuam a usar suas roupas típica: O Sari. Mesmo com muitos turistas e a globalização, elas mantém a tradição de continuar a usar o Sari.

Firstly, I was really surprised by how the Indian women were dressed. Even now, in 2015, with all the tourists and globalization, they keep the tradition of wearing the sari (Indian traditional cloth).

Outra coisa que me chamou a atenção foi ver pessoas de diversas religiões conviverem tão pacificadamente juntos. Os indianos são muito religiosos e levam muito a sério suas crenças e costumes.
Another thing that struck me was how people of different religions can live together peacefully. Indians are very religious and take their beliefs and customs very seriously.

A pobreza chama muito a atenção, ver crianças passando fome sem ter o que vestir, não há como ficar indiferente, também vi muitas pessoas idosas na mesma situação pedindo esmola, infelizmente tudo que se passa a ver de mais se torma “normal”.
The poverty is very noticeable. I saw children starving on the streets, with nothing to wear; you can’t be indifferent about it. A massive number of elderly people live in the same situation, begging on the streets. Unfortunately, this all seems pretty normal.

Apesar da pobresa evidente, os indianos é um povo muito alegre e receptivo, todos me recebiam com um largo sorriso, eles também adoram ouvir música, é muito normal pegar um táxi ou tuc-tuc e ouvir música indiano no caminho.

Despite the obvious poverty, Indians are very hospitable and happy people. Everyone makes you feel welcome with their big smile. They also love to listen to music. It is very common to take a cab or a “tuc-tuc” and listen to Indian music on the way.


Aliás, eu fiz uma viagem de Delhi até Himachal Pradesh que durou 12 horas e foi praticamente 12 horas ouvindo música indiana, no começo fiquei muito incomodada, mas no final da viagem, já estava acostumada e até gostando da música.

I remember going from New Dehli to Himachal Pradesh on a twelve-hour trip, and it was twelve hours listening to Indian music. At the beginning it bothered me a lot, but by the end I had gotten used to it and was even enjoying the music.


Comprei a passagem de ônibus que estava disponível, um grande arrependimento. Pois o estado do ônibus não era os dos melhores. Um ônibus velho e muito apertado, parecia até um filme pois uma galinha também viajou junto. Os indianos levavam sua própria comida e o cheiro forte da comida estava em todo o ambiente. A estrada também não era as das melhores, muitos buracos e muitas curvas, sem dizer que o motorista corria demais. Mas apesar de tudo cheguei bem ao meu destino e o mais importante cheguei viva.

India：India：インド
Ha quase um ano atras：Almost a year ago：ほぼ一年前
Cheia de surpresa：full of surprises：何度も驚いた
religiões：religions：宗教
esmola：begging：施し物

2015年9月4日金曜日

2015年9月4日金曜日 -

Mouy-Ly: A coffee, please!

Ah le soleil brille, les oiseaux gazouillent ! Un petit vent frais qui effleure vos cheveux…Ca y est les beaux jours sont (enfin) là. Qui dit printemps, dit aussi chaleur et terrasse avec ses parasols, jaunes, bleus, rouges, blancs, rayés ou unis…Même si la chaleur ne plaît pas toujours à tout le monde, il y a une chose que tous les Français adorent et qui est unanime: se détendre et paresser en terrasse avec un bon bouquin ou un canard (ou encore avec son smartphone ou sa tablette, sa liseuse pour les plus modernes) mais surtout, surtout…se relaxer en buvant une bonne bière blonde, brune ou rousse ou tout simplement en sirotant une tasse de café. C’est ce qu’on appelle la French Way of Life.


Ah, the sun is shining, birds are chirping! A little fresh wind brushing against your hair… Here it is, summer weather, at last. And with spring comes warmth and terraces covered with multicolored parasols, yellow, blue, red, white, striped or plain. Even though not everyone likes the sun and the heat, there is one thing all the French love and are unanimous about: to unwind and sit around on a terrace with a good book or a newspaper (or with one’s smart phone, one’s tablet or even one’s e-reader for the modern people) but above all,…to relax while drinking a nice glass of lager, stout or bitter or very simply while sipping a cup of coffee. This is what one calls the French Way of Life.
 
Il est bien connu que le café de France est apprécié par tout le monde et est l’un des meilleurs au monde, et certains touristes vont même en France juste pour ça. Contrairement au Japon, on le boit souvent, voire exclusivement chaud.
Vous pouvez commander toute une variante : l’incontournable “un café” (ou appelé aussi un petit café, un café simple, un café noir, un petit noir, un café express ou un express ou tout simplement un expresso) et les autres “un café crème, un café au lait, un café noisette, un café serré, un café allongé (ou café léger), un (café) déca(fféiné)”…Le matin très tôt dans un bistrot ou au comptoir d’un bar ou après un bon déjeuner ou un diner dans un restaurant ou chez soi…C’est la détente garantie.
Le prix d’un petit noir en salle à Paris (selon les quartiers) varie entre 1,50 euro (Aux Folies à Belleville) à 8,00 euros (chez Fouquet’s sur les Champs-Elysées). Si vous voulez le déguster dans Le Train Bleu de la Gare de Lyon, ça vous reviendra à 6,10 euros ou encore au Café de Flore dans le VIe arrondissemen,t 4,60 euros et au Starbucks Avenue de France dans le XIIIe, 1,95 euros.

It is well known that everyone likes French coffee, which is one of the best in the world. Some tourists even go purposely to France just for that. Contrary to Japan, the coffee is often and even exclusively drunk hot.
You can order different kinds of coffees: the inevitable “un café” (or also called “un petit café”, “un café simple”, “un café noir”, “un petit noir”, “un café express” or “un express” or simply “un expresso”) and the others “un café crème”, “un café au lait”, “un café noisette”, “un café serré”, “un café allongé” (or “café léger”), “un (café) déca(fféiné)”…Have it early in the morning, in a bistrot or at the counter of a bar or after a nice lunch or dinner in a restaurant or at home... You are sure to be relaxed.
The price of a coffee served at the tables in a café in Paris (depending on the area) ranges from 1.50 euros (at The Folies in Belleville) to 8.00 euros (at Fouquet’s on the Champs-Elysées Avenue). If you want to drink it in Le Train Bleu in the Gare de Lyon, it will cost you 6.10 euros or 4.60 euros at the Café de Flore (VIe arrondissement) and 1.95 euros at Starbucks Avenue de France (XIIIe arrondissement).

Bien sûr, certains diront que le café de France se boit en deux petites gorgées et ne vaut certainement pas le prix de 8 euros comparé à un café “américain”. Mais il ne faut pas comparer ce qui est incomparable. Rien ne vaut cette odeur de café moulu directement des grains et ce goût amer et fort, qui plaisent tant aux vrais connaisseurs de café.

Some people will say, of course, that French coffee is finished in only two small sips and is certainly not worth 8 euros if you compare it to an American coffee. However, you can’t compare what is not comparable. Nothing is worth more than the smell of the freshly ground coffee beans and the bitter and strong taste of the café that appeals so much to real coffee connoisseurs.

Personnellement, j’adore (et je dirais même que j’y suis accro) l’odeur qui se dégage de cette petite tasse. Par contre, je ne pourrais pas la boire. J’ai pourtant tout essayé (avec du lait, du sucre, de la crème, et même en déca), et à mon grand dam, rien n’y fait. Je n’aime pas du tout le goût du café. Je suis plutôt thé, c’est comme ça.

Personally, I love (I would even say I am addicted to) the smell which comes out of the small cup of coffee. On the other hand, I couldn’t make myself drink it. And yet, I have tried many times (with milk, sugar, cream, and even decaffeinated), but much to my dismay, I just couldn’t. I don’t like the taste of the coffee at all. I am more of a tea person. There are no two ways about it.

Et vous, êtes-vous thé ou café ?

How about you, are you a tea or a coffee person?

gazouiller： to chirp：　鳴く
une terrasse ：a terrace：　テラス
un parasol：a parasol：　パラソル
unanime：unanimous：　一致する
paresser：to sit around：　あちこちに座る
un bouquin：a book：　本
un canard：a newspaper：　新聞
en sirotant (siroter)：sipping (to sip)：　すする（少しづつ飲む）
incontournable：inevitable：　必然的な
un café：coffee or expresso：　コーヒーまたはエスプレッソ
un café crème：coffee served in a large cup with hot cream：　クリーム入りの大きなカップに入ったホットコーヒー
un café au lait：coffee served with steamed milk：　スチームミルク入りのコーヒー
un café noisette：expresso with a dash of cream in it：　クリームが少なめののエスプレッソ
un café serré：strong expresso：　濃いエスプレッソ
un café allongé (café léger)：expresso with double the water：　水が２倍のエスプレッソ
un café décafféiné：decaffeinated coffee：　カフェイン抜きのコーヒー
un bistrot：a bistrot：　ビストロ、フランス料理の一品料理屋
un comptoir：a counter：　カウンター
une gorgée：a sip：　一口
un connaisseur：a connoisseur：　鑑定家
j’y suis accro：I am addicted to：　夢中である
à mon grand dam：much to my dismay：　恥ずかしながら
c’est comme ça：there are no two ways about it：　世の中そんなものです

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