Cette série de conversations en anglais suit une famille qui part en voyage aux États-Unis. Allez avec elle à la découverte des passe-temps et de l’histoire associés aux lieux qu’elle visite. Ces conversations s’adressent à des personnes ayant un niveau d’anglais intermédiaire, voire plus avancé.
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Dans cette conversation, la famille visite l’université Harvard, puis parle de se rendre dans un autre lieu historique du Massachusetts.
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Claudine: I can’t believe I’m standing in the middle of Harvard Yard. This is the oldest part of the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S.
Sam: Harvard University is definitely recognized around the world.
Paul: Yes, but did you know that the university was established not too many years after Plymouth Colony was founded?
Sam: And that was the colony founded by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, right?
Gina: That’s right. And it’s not too far from here, so we’ll drive there next. There’s a lot of history to soak up in Massachusetts.
Claudine: Well, let me soak up all I can about Harvard first.
Un peu de vocabulaire
Harvard Yard is a large grassy area enclosed by fences on the Harvard University campus. It is the oldest part of the campus.
An institution of higher learning is a college or university. (Un établissement d’enseignement supérieur)
In the context of the conversation, recognized means to be known. (Normalement, signifie « reconnu » ; ici, signifie « connu »)
Establish means to create or start an organization that is meant to last a long time.
Plymouth Colony was an area in Massachusetts that was formed by people (later called Pilgrims) who came to the New World from England. It existed from 1620 to 1691. The New World is used to talk about North America, Central America and South America, especially in the past. (La colonie de Plymouth a été fondée par ceux qu’on appellerait plus tard les Pèlerins ou Pères pèlerins.)
To found means to be the first to start building and living in a town (or country). Plymouth Colony was founded in 1620.
The Pilgrims were the people who traveled by boat from England to America and started a colony in what became Massachusetts. (Les Pèlerins)
The Mayflower is the name of the ship on which a group of people traveled from England to America in 1620.
To soak up means to spend time experiencing something; to learn a lot of information in a short amount of time. (Apprendre, absorber des connaissances)
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