
Le dernier train de la nuit
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 685
- Unique words
- 309
- Avg frequency
- #170
Story
minuit. . , . fatigues, ' '. , ' ' .
It is almost midnight. I have to catch the last train of the night. I am going fast, very fast. My eyes are tired, but I cannot slow down. The train leaves in five minutes, and there is no other train before tomorrow.
j' , . tous . . 'assois. .
When in front of carriage door, see almost full. can hear people talking everywhere. find seat near door. sit down. can finally rest for without moving.
, . . , : " , rate ?" "," . "J' j' rater."
In front of me, there is a young woman. She has very bright eyes and a small bag in her hand. She looks at me, then she says: "You almost missed the train too?" "Yes," I say. "I really thought I was going to miss it."
. ", tous ," . " , pars . , rater . ." . " c' ." ", ."
She laughs little. " come here every evening," she says. "And every time, leave home too late. day, really will miss . not tonight." smile too. "So it' story that happens often." ", too often."
. . . ' l', ' -. , . '. , l' ' ' inconnus.
We talk for a few more minutes. She asks where I am going. I tell her the name of my town. She says she knows the place, that she has a friend there. The world is small, I say. She agrees. She has a kind look about her, the look of someone who is not afraid of strangers.
. , , . . . , . , -.
The train finally leaves. Outside, the night is very dark, but the city lights pass quickly by the door. I look at the young woman for a moment. Her eyes are already almost closed. She is going to sleep, I think. Me too, perhaps.
, ' prenom. Camille. . . - , - . c' ' : ' soi.
Before leaving, she told me her first name. Camille. A pretty name. I do not know if I will see her again one day. Maybe yes, maybe no. But that is also why we like taking the last train of the night: because we never know who we will find in front of us.
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| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | lethe (masculine singular) |
| 2 | jeI |
| 4 | una, an (masculine) |
| 7 | lathe (feminine singular) |
| 8 | deof, from |
| 9 | etand |
| 10 | dansin, inside |
| 11 | quethat, which, what |
| 12 | pasnot (in ne...pas negation) |
| 13 | ouiyes |
| 14 | êtreto be |
| 14 | ilhe, it (masculine) |
| 15 | avoirto have |
| 16 | faireto do, to make |
| 17 | pouvoirto be able to, can |
| 19 | direto say, to tell |
| 20 | allerto go |
| 21 | venirto come |
| 31 | maisbut |
| 33 | nouswe, us |
| 34 | elleshe, her, it (feminine) |
| 35 | meme, to me, myself (first-person singular object pronoun) |
| 37 | siif; so (intensifier); yes (contradicting a negative statement) |
| 43 | avecwith |
| 44 | toutall, every, quite, everything |
| 45 | plusmore; no more (in negation ne...plus) |
| 51 | moime, I (stressed tonic first-person pronoun) |
| 61 | sehimself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun) |
| 62 | commelike, as, such as, how |
| 66 | icihere |
| 71 | luihim, her, to him, to her (tonic and indirect object pronoun) |
| 79 | quandwhen |
| 85 | alorsso, then, well (discourse marker); at that time |
| 87 | commenthow; what (when mishearing or asking for clarification) |
| 89 | chosething |
| 90 | bongood, right, okay (adjective and interjection) |
| 92 | mercithank you, thanks |
| 93 | justejust, only, right, fair, correct |
| 94 | trèsvery |
| 95 | jamaisnever, ever |
| 97 | aussialso, too, as well, as (comparison) |
| 99 | vraimentreally, truly |
| 100 | voirto see |
| 101 | mêmesame, even, self |
| 107 | deuxtwo |
| 112 | autreother, another |
| 113 | peulittle, few, not much |
| 114 | tempstime, weather |
| 115 | quelquesome, a few, a little |
| 117 | toujoursalways, still |