The Pequod was scheduled to sail on Christmas Day, and there was a lot of work to do before. we were getting ready for a three-year voyage. There were supplies to load - beef, bread, and water - sails to mend and decks to clean.
Ships like the Pequod were not owned by one rich man or by the captain. They were owned by whole towns - by old sailors, widows, reverends, shopkeepers, schoolteachers - each person owned a small part of the ship. So when a ship like the Pequod went off to sea the voyage had to be a success because the livelihood of many people depended on it
schedul :
programmer
widow
veuve
(ex. She was left a widow at 35: elle resta veuve à 35 ans )
livelihood :
source of money
subsistance.
les moyens d'existences
le gagne-pain
The first mate said he was ill, but he was slowly getting better.
We sailed on a cold Christmas themorning, and I had still not seenmysterious Captain Ahab . The longer he stayed in his cabin and remained invisible, the greater our surprise and curiosity .
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We heard him, though,
though(adverbe)
pourtant.
cependant.
though(conjonction)
bien que.quoique.
EXPRESSION :
Though he says nothing, he thinks all the more: il ne dit rien, mais il n'en pense pas moins.
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At night as we were swinging in our hammocks trying to sleep, we could hear Captain Ahab walking up and down on the deck above us. He made a strange sound when he walked because he had a peg leg.
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Starbuck was
Ships like the Pequod were not owned by one rich man or by the captain. They were owned by whole towns - by old sailors, widows, reverends, shopkeepers, schoolteachers - each person owned a small part of the ship. So when a ship like the Pequod went off to sea the voyage had to be a success because the livelihood of many people depended on it
schedul :
programmer
widow
veuve
(ex. She was left a widow at 35: elle resta veuve à 35 ans )
livelihood :
source of money
subsistance.
les moyens d'existences
le gagne-pain
The first mate said he was ill, but he was slowly getting better.
We sailed on a cold Christmas themorning, and I had still not seenmysterious Captain Ahab . The longer he stayed in his cabin and remained invisible, the greater our surprise and curiosity .
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We heard him, though,
though(adverbe)
pourtant.
cependant.
though(conjonction)
bien que.quoique.
EXPRESSION :
Though he says nothing, he thinks all the more: il ne dit rien, mais il n'en pense pas moins.
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At night as we were swinging in our hammocks trying to sleep, we could hear Captain Ahab walking up and down on the deck above us. He made a strange sound when he walked because he had a peg leg.
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Starbuck was
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