English Recordings

A．I didn't buy anything. 　　　　　　　
B．How come? 　　　　　　
A．Everything was so expensive. I felt like a fish out of water.

A．I didn't do it. 　　　　　
B．Are you sure?　　　　　　
A．I’m 100% sure. Sorry, but looks like you're barking up the wrong tree.

A．I'm going to ask Tom to help me with this.
B．If you think he'll be able to help you, you're barking up the wrong tree.
A．Why do you say that?

« A vous, ivres d'énigmes, amants du demi-jour, dont l'âme est attirée par le son des flûtes dans tous les gouffres trompeurs...
je suis un messager de bonne nouvelle comme il n'en fut jamais,
et j'apporte de nouvelles espérances. »
Frédéric Nietzsche

I contractions
I am → I'm →"I'm older than you."

I had →I'd → "I'd better do my homework."

I have → I've → "I've always liked sushi."

I will → I'll → "I'll tell you later."

I would → I'd → "I'd have taken you if I had known."

You Contractions
You are → You're → "You're my best friend."

You had → You'd → "You'd gone to the cinema."

You have → You've → "You've seen it before."

You would → You'd → "You'd have really liked it."

You will → You'll → "You'll be late."

He Contractions
He had → He'd → "He'd already spent the money."

He has → He's → "He's been to London twice."

He is → He's → "He's my cousin."

He will → He'll → "He'll lend you his bike."

He would → He'd → "He'd rather go shopping."

She Contractions
She had → She'd → "She'd gone to bed before he called."

She has → She's → "She's been studying for hours."

She is → She's → "She's very intelligent."

She will → She'll → "She'll be working late today."

She would → She'd → "She would love to go."

It Contractions
It had → It'd → "It'd been snowing all night."

It has → It's → "It's been fun."

It is →It's → "It's much warmer today."

It will → It'll → "It'll be fine."

It would → It'd → "It'd have been great."

We Contractions
We are → "We're all excited."

We had → We'd → "We'd forgotten to take them."

We have → We've → "We've all thought about it."

We will → We'll → "We'll go next summer."

We would → We'd → "We'd like to go again."

They Contractions
They are → They're → "They're living near here."

They had → They'd → "They'd just finished reading the report when their boss came."

They have → They've → "They've asked me before."

They will → They'll → "They'll meet you there."

They would → They'd → "They'd have walked if the weather had been better."

There Contractions
There has → There's → "There's been mail today."

There is → There's → "There's more in the fridge."

There will → There'll → "There'll be a protest strike tomorrow."

There had → There'd → "There'd better be a good reason why you are late."

There would → There'd → "There'd have been more people here if the party had been on the weekend."

That Contractions
That had → That'd → "That'd better be the last time she calls me."

That is → That's → "That's it."

That will → That'll → "That'll make it easier to understand."

That would → That'd → "That'd have been why."

Negative Contractions
Are not → Aren't → "You aren't invited."

Can not → Can't → "You can't smoke in here."

Could not → Couldn't → "He couldn't find you."

Did not → Didn't → "She didn't remember me."

Does not → Doesn't → "He doesn't work here."

Do not → Don't → "I don't like spiders."

Had not → Hadn't → "He hadn't been told."

Has not → Hasn't → "She hasn't left."

Is not → Isn't → "This isn't difficult."

Must not → Mustn't → "I musn't make a noise."

Need not → Needn't → "You needn't come."

Should not → Shouldn't → "We shouldn't eat sweets."

Was not → Wasn't → "It wasn't bad."

Were not → Weren't → "They weren't helpful."

Will not → Won't → "We won't regret it."

Would not → Wouldn't → "You wouldn't believe me."

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I saw see a seahorse deep down in the sea. Can you see the seahorse? It is behind the seaweeds
I tried to swim beside the seahorse but he was too quick for me!
Can you see the seahorse? It’s under a jellyfish
I asked the jellyfish “where’s the seahorse? “ They just swam away
I asked the stingray “where’s the seahorse?” the stingray just swam away
Can you see the seahorse? It’s behind the coral reefs
I asked the moonfish “where’s the seahorse?” the moonfish just swam away
Can you see the seahorse? It’s behind the sea anemone
I asked the octopuses “where’s the seahorse?” They shook their legs and swam away
Can you see the seahorse? It’s behind the seashell
Can you see the seahorse? It’s now behind the octopus
I saw a mermaid looking at herself in the mirror. I asked the mermaid. “Where’s the seahorse?”
She didn’t answer and just combed her hair!
Can you see the seahorse? Yes, It’s swimming past the mermaid
I saw a shipwreck on the ocean floor and sharks swimming around the shipwreck. I asked the sharks
“Where’s the seahorse?” they didn’t answer and swam away
Can you see the seahorse? Yes, it’s in the shipwreck
I saw a sea turtle. “Where’s the seahorse? “ The sea turtle didn’t answer and swam away.
I saw a cave. It was very dark. I swam into the dark cave.
In the cave I saw a glint and guess who greeted me?
Not just one seahorse – but a whole seahorse family!
How many seahorses can you see in the cave?
one, two, three, four, five, six , seven and eight seahorses!

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Annie was born in Auburn NY, less than 20 miles from Niagara Fall. Her father died when she was 12 but left enough money for her to finish her studies and become a schoolteacher.When she was studying, She met David Taylor, they got married and had a son who died in infancy. Unfortunately David died in the Civil war.

Annie had very little money and worried about her old age.She decided to take action........ She would be the first person to ride the Niagara Falls in a barrel.

She decided to use a barrel made of wood and iron. It was padded with a mattress and equipped with an anvil to keep it upright. She gave the barrel a trial run before leaving. She put her cat inside, her pet survived. She decided to go!

On her 63rd birthday, Oct 24th 1901, Annie walked to her barrel. Several thousands of people came to see her. After closing the lid, her friends used a bicycle pump to compress the air inside. Annie was taken to the American shore.

The ride took less then 20 minutes. Rescuers reached the barrel. Annie was alive and safe. According to reports on the event, Annie said "I prayed every second I was in the barrel except for a few seconds after the fall when I went unconscious"she added "Nobody ought ever to do that again".

Annie earned money speaking about her experience but she was never rich. Her manager stole her barrel and she spent most of her money hiring detectives to find him. Annie died in 1921 aged 82.

18 people tried to ride Niagara Falls in a barrel after Annie. 4 died, 6 were stopped and 8 succeeded and lived

It is now illigal to try any Niagara Falls stunts. It is punishable with imprisonment and fines

Wolverine is a mutant who possesses superpowers. His real name's James Howlett. He's strong but not very tall, 1.63 m. He has six very long claws. He has animal-like canine teeth. His skeleton and his claws are covered with indestructible metal adamantium. Wolverine can do martial arts very well. What a superhero.