Romaniuc Sabina Elena
Germana Engleza
Anul II
1. ENGLISH
Not long ago there lived in uptown New
York, in a small, almost meager room, though
crowded with books, Leo Finkle, a rabbinical
student in the Yeshivah University. Finkle,
after six years of study,
was to be ordained in June and had been
advised by an acquaintance that he might
find it easier to win himself a congregation
if he were married. Since he had no present
prospects of marriage, after two
tormented days of turning it over in his
mind, he called in Pinye Salzman, a
marriage broker whose two-line
advertisement he had read in the Forward.
The matchmaker appeared one night out of
the dark fourth-floor hallway of the
graystone rooming house where Finkle
lived, grasping a black, strapped portfolio
that had been worn thin with use. Salzman,
who had been long in the business, was of
slight but dignified build, wearing an old
hat, and an overcoat too short and tight for
him. He smelled frankly of
fish, which he loved to eat, and although he
was missing a few teeth, his presence was
not displeasing, because of an amiable
manner curiously contrasted with
mournful eyes. His voice, his lips, his wisp
of beard, his bony fingers were animated,
but give him a moment of repose and his
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ROMANIAN
Nu cu mult timp n urm, a trit n New
York, ntr-o camer mic, aproape ngropat,
de cri, Leo Finkle, un student rabinic la
Universitatea Yeshivah. Finkle, dup ase ani
de studiu, urma s fie hirotonit n iunie i a fost
informat de o cunotin c ar fi mai uor s
ctige o congregaie dac ar fi cstorit. Din
moment ce nu avea nici o perspectiv de
cstorie, dup dou zile agitate ii vine ideea n
minte, l chema pe Pinye Salzman, un broker
de cstorie al crui anun l citise n Forward.
Matchmaker-ul a aprut ntr-o sear dintr-un
hol nchis la etajul al patrulea al casei, unde
locuia Finkle, apucnd un portofoliu negru.
Salzman, fusese mult timp n afacere, avea o
construcie uoar, dar demn, purtnd o
plrie veche i un strat prea scurt i strns
pentru el. Mirosea a pete, pe care i plcea s
mnnce i, dei i lipseau civa dini,
prezena lui nu era delsatoare, din cauza unui
mod amiabil, n mod ciudat, contrastat cu ochii
plini de njosire. Vocea, buzele, barba, degetele
lui osoase erau animate,dar d-i un moment de
odihn, iar ochii si albastri blndi i-au
descoperit o profunzime de tristee, o
caracteristic care l-a lsat pe Leo puin n
largul su, dei situaia era, pentru el, inerent
tensionat. El la informat imediat pe Salzman
de ce a cerut ca el s vin, explicnd c
locuina lui era n Cleveland i c, pentru ca
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mild blue eyes revealed a depth of sadness,
a characteristic that put Leo a little at ease
although the situation, for him, was
inherently tense. He at once informed
Salzman why he had asked
him to come, explaining that his home was
in Cleveland, and that but for his parents,
who had married comparatively late in life,
he was alone in the world. He had for six
years devoted himself
almost entirely to his studies, as a result of
which, understandably, he had found
himself without time for a social life and
the company of young women. Therefore
he thought it the better part of trial and
error of embarrassing fumbling to call
in an experienced person to advise him on
these matters.
He remarked in passing that the
function of the marriage broker was
ancient and honorable, highly approved in
the Jewish community, because it made
practical the necessary without hindering
joy. Moreover, his own parents had been
brought together by a matchmaker. They
had made, if not a financially profitable
marriage since neither had possessed any
worldly goods to speak of at least a
successful one in the sense of their
everlasting devotion to each other.
Salzman listened in embarrassed surprise,
prinii lui, se cstoriser relativ trziu n, el
era singur n lume. El sa dedicat timp de
aproape ase ani n ntregime studiilor sale, ca
urmare , nu a avut timp pentru o via social i
pentru o companie a femeilor tinere. Prin
urmare, el a considerat c este partea cea mai
bun a procesului - de ncurctur jenant - s
apeleze la o persoan cu experien care sa-l
sftuiasc n legtur cu aceste probleme.
El a remarcat n treact c funcia
brokerului de cstorie a fost veche i
onorabil, foarte aprobat n comunitatea
evreiasc, pentru c a fcut practic, fr a
mpiedica bucuria. Mai mult, prinii lui s-au
cunoscut tot prin intermediul unui brocker. Ei
au fcut, o csnicie profitabil din punct de
vedere financiar - din moment ce niciunul nu
posedasera niciun bun material ei au fost
devotati unul altuia. Salzman a acultat cu
mandrie roadele muncii lui povestite de Finkle.

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sensing a sort of apology. Later, however,

he experienced a glow of pride in his
work, an emotion that had left him years
ago, and he heartily approved of Finkle.

THE MAGIC BARREL -BERNARD

MALAMUD

VERB IN MAIN CLAUSE CONJUNCTIO VERB IN SUBORDONATE CLAUSE

N
1. Finkle, after six years of that that he might find it easyer
study, was to be ordained in June
and had been advised by
an acquaintance that
Future-to show an action that is
-Past tense posterior to the main verb
he might find it easier to win
2. if he were married. himself a congregation
If clause type 2
of conditional
past future

3. He remarked in passing that the function of the

marriage broker was ancient and
honorable

Past tense past tense- to show an action that is

simultaneous with the main verb

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4. however, he experienced a glow of pride

an emotion that had left him years in his work,
Subjonctiv-
ago and he heartily approved of
concesive clause
Finkle

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2. ENGLISH
Dear Gracie Mae [he wrote from
Germany],
How you? Fine I hope as this leaues me doing
real well. Before I come in the army I was
gaining a lot of weight and gitting jittery from
making all them dumb movies. But now l
exercise and eat right and get plenty of rest. I'm odihnesc mult. Sunt mai treaz de cnd am fost
more awake than I been in ten years. I wonder
if you are writing any more songs?
Sincerely, Traynor
I wrote him back:
Dear Son,
We is all fine in the Lord's good grace and
hope this finds you the same. J. T. and me be
out all times of the day and night in that car
you give mewhich you know you didn't have i apreciez nurca i noul cuptor cu auto-
to do. Oh, and I do appreciate the mink and the
new self-cleaning oven. But if you send
anymore stuff to eat from Germany
I'm going to have to open up a store in the
neighborhood just to get rid of it. Really, we
have more than enough of everything. The
Lord is good to us and we don't know Want.
Glad to here you is well and gitting your right
rest. There ain't nothing like exercising to help
that along. J. T. and me work some part of
every day that we don't go fishing in the
garden. Well, so long Soldier.
Sincerely,
Gracie Mae
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ROMANIAN
"Drag Gracie Mae [a scris din Germania],
Cum te simi? Bine, sper ca asta ma face sa
ma simt foarte bine. nainte de a veni n
armat, am ctigat mult greutate i am avut
ghinionul de a face toate filmele prost. Dar
acum m antrenez i mnnc bine i m
n zece ani. M ntreb dac mai scriei cntece?
Cu sinceritate , Traynor
I-am scris napoi:
Drag Fiule,
Noi toi suntem bine cu voia Domnului i
sper c sit u esti la fel. J. T. i cu mine vom iei
din toate ziua i noaptea n maina pe care mi-
ai dat-o- despre care tii c nu trebuie s faci.
curare. Dar dac mai trimitei ceva de
mncare din Germania va trebui s deschid un
magazin n Cartier doar pentru a scpa de ea.
ntr-adevr, avem mai mult dect suficient de
toate. Domnul este bun cu noi, iar noi nu stim
ce vrem.
M bucur c te simi bine . Nu exist nimic ca
exerciiile pentru a ajuta la asta de-a lungul
timpului. J. T. i cu mine lucrm o parte din
fiecare zi si nu mergem s pescuim n grdin.
Ei bine, att de mult Soldatule.
Cu sinceritate,
Gracie Mae
El a scris:
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He wrote:
Dear Gracie Mae,
I hope you and J. T. Iike that automatic power
tiller I had one of the stores back home send
you. I went through a mountain of catalogs
looking for it&emdash;I wanted something that care o femeie il putea folosi. M-am gndit s
even a woman could use. I've been thinking
about writing some songs of my own but every
time I finish one it don't seem to be about
nothing I've actually lived myself. My
agent keeps sending me other people's songs
but they just sound mooney. I can hardly git
through 'em without gagging. Everybody still
loves that song of yours. They ask me all the
time what do I think it means, really. I mean,
they want to know just what I want to know.
Where out of your life did it come from?
Sincerely,
Traynor
1968
I didn't see the boy for seven years. No. Eight.
Because just about everybody was dead when I
saw him again. Malcolm X, King, the president preedintele i fratele su i chiar J. T. J. T. au
and his brother, and even J. T. J. T. died of a
head cold.
NINETEEN FIFTY-FIVE- Alice
Walker
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Drag Gracie Mae,
Sper c tie i lui J. T. va place puterea
automata. L-am vazut intr-unul din magazine si
l-am trimis. Am trecut printr-un munte de
cataloage care-l cutau i mi doream ceva pe
scriu nite cntece de-ale mele, dar de fiecare
dat cnd termin unul, nu pare s fie despre
nimic, de fapt, despre nimic din ce nu am trait.
Agentul mi trimite mesaje cu melodii ale altor
persoane, dar ei doar sun mooney. Nu pot s
le duc prin ele, fr s-mi zglie. Toi nc
mai iubesc acel cntec al tu. M ntreab tot
timpul ce cred c nseamn, ntr-adevr. Adic,
vor s tie exact ceea ce vreau s tiu. De unde
venea din viaa ta?
Cu sinceritate,
Traynor
1968
Nu l-am vzut pe biat timp de apte ani. Nu,
de opt. Pentru c aproape toi au murit cnd l-
am vzut din nou. Malcolm X, regele,
murit de frig.
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VERB IN MAIN CLAUSE CONJUNCTIO VERB IN THE SUBORDONATE

N CLAUSE
1. I wonder if you are writing any more songs?

Type I of
Conditional
Present Future
I'm going to have to open up a store in
2. But if you send anymore stuff the
if
to eat from Germany neighborhood just to get rid of it.
type I of
conditional
present future

3. I wanted something that even a woman could use.

Analytical
subjonctive

4. They ask me all the time do I think it means, really.

what

present Present tense- to show that the action is

simultaneous with the main verb

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3. ENGLISH
I couldnt imagine what Jim King might have
told her; Lisa Lee was undaunted. Im sure
youll make the drive worthwhile.
In bed that night I puzzled over the phone call.
Why had Lisa Lee been put up to this? I tried
to contact Jim King, but was unsuccessful; the
alumni office at the CIA wouldnt divulge his
exact Where abouts, a condition of his
employment. I mulled over the facts, scarce as
they were. Finally I decided: Jim King must
have a stake in this, he must be in pursuit of
this Lisa Lee and is simply using me as bait.
My role is that of a culinary Cupid. Fair
enough. One day Ill call in the favor, have
King set me up with a Kennedy.
I was so pleased with my revelation that I
bounced out of bed and wrote to Bliss. On the
back of a John and Yoko postcard (its their
wedding day), I shouldve known better, but I
spilled the beans. I put it all down, except the
bit about King and the debt hell repay with a
Kennedy. Im innocent; totally up-front, right?
But honesty isnt enough for Bliss. Shell
never admit it, but some corn-yellow tooth is
going to go unpulled because shes jealous, in
love, and coming east to protect what she
believes is hers. So it goes, the laden table, the
overflowing cup. Im talking to Fuchs, the
butcher I buy from. How about a nice capon? merge, masa ncrcat, ceaca deasupra. V
Fuchs says that he has muttonchop
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ROMANIAN
Nu mi-am imaginat ce i-ar fi spus Jim King;
Lisa Lee nu s-a descurcat. "Sunt sigur c vei
face ca motorul s merite."
n pat, n noaptea aceea, am ncurcat telefonul.
De ce a fost pusa Lisa Lee n legtur cu asta?
Am ncercat s l contactez pe Jim King, dar nu
am reuit; Biroul absolvenilor de la CIA nu i-
ar fi divulgat locul exact unde este, o condiie a
angajrii sale. M-am gndit la fapte, aa cum
erau. n cele din urm am decis: Jim King
trebuie s aib o miz n asta, trebuie s fie n
cutarea acestei Lisa Lee i pur i simplu m
folosete ca momeal. Rolul meu este acela al
unui Cupidon culinar. echitabil
destul. ntr-o zi voi sosi n favoarea mea, iar
regele ma va face cu Kennedy.
Am fost att de mulumit de revelaia mea c
m-am zbtut din pat i i-am scris lui Bliss. Pe
spatele unei cri potale John i Yoko (e ziua
nunii lor), ar fi trebuit s tiu mai bine, dar am
vrsat fasolea. Am pus totul, cu excepia
picului despre rege i datoria pe care o va plti
cu un Kennedy. Sunt inocent; Complet n fa,
nu? Dar onestitatea nu este suficient pentru
Bliss. Nu va recunoate niciodat, dar un dinte
galben de porumb se va desprinde pentru c
este gelos, ndrgostit i vine spre est pentru a
proteja ceea ce crede c este a ei. Aa c
Fuchs, mcelarul de la care cumpr.spune "Ce
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sideburns and a nose with hairs like alfalfa
sprouts. I grimace; with his talk of capons,
Fuchs suddenly assumes a sinister, perverted
cast. Ive never cooked capon before, he sayd.
Serving castrated rooster isnt my bag. All I
want is a four-, four-and-ahalf-pounder, a
biggish bird so Lisa Lee wont think Im going
cheap on her.
THE BARBARIANS ARE COMING-
David Wong Louie
zici de un capon drgu?" Fuchs spune c are
Arsuri si un nas cu fire de par, cum ar fi varza
de lucerna. Am grimas; Cu vorbele lui
despre , Fuchs i asum brusc o distribuie
sinistr, pervertit. N-am mai gtit niciodat c,
a spus el. Servirea cocoului nu este treaba
mea. Tot ce vreau este o pasre de patru, patru
i jumtate, o pasre mare, aa c Lisa Lee nu
va crede c o pacalesc.

VERB IN THE MAIN CLAUSE CONJUNCTION VERB IN THE SUBORDONATE

CLAUSE
1. I couldnt imagine ANALYTICAL what Jim King might have told her;
SUBJONCTIVE

2. . On the back of a John and ANALYTICAL I shouldve known better, but I spilled
Yoko postcard (its their wedding SUBJONCTIV the beans.
day), E

3. Fuchs says that has muttonchop

sideburns
Present tense present tense-to show that the action is
simultaneous with the main verb

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4. he said, Ive never cooked capon before,

Past tense Past perfect- to show that the action si

prior to the main verb

4. English
Hes out of the action now, Mel said that
he was
dead. Mel handed me the saucer of limes. I
took a section, squeezed it over my drink, and
stirred the ice cubes with my finger.
It gets worse, Terri said. He shot himself in
Romanian
"Acum a ieit din aciune", Mel a spus ca e
terminat. Mel mi-a dat farfuria cu lamai. Am
luat o seciune, am strns peste butura mea i
am micat cuburile de ghea cu degetul.
- Se nrutete, spuse Terri. "S-a mpucat n
gur. Dar el a btut i asta. BIetul Ed ", a spus

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the mouth. But he bungled that too. Poor Ed ,
she said. Terri shook her head. Poor Ed
nothing, Mel said. He was
dangerous. Mel was forty-five years old. He
was tall and rangy with curly soft hair. His face
and arms were brown from the tennis he
played. When he was sober, his gestures, all his erau precise, foarte atente.
movements, were precise, very careful.
He did love me though, Mel. Grant me that,
Terri said. Thats all Im asking. He didnt
love me the way you love me. Im not saying
that. But he loved me. You can grant me that,
cant you? What do you mean, He bungled
it? I said . Laura leaned forward with her
glass. She put her elbows on the table and held
her glass in both hands. She glanced from Mel
to Terri and waited with a look of
bewilderment on her open face, as if amazed
that such things happened to people you were
friendly with . Howd he bungle it when he
killed himself? I said . Ill tell you what
happened, Mel said. He took this twenty-two
pistol hed bought to threaten Terri and me
with. Oh , Im serious, the man was always
threatening. I wish you could see the way we
lived in those days. Like fugitives. I even
bought a gun myself. Can you believe it? A
guy like me? But I did. I bought one for self-
defense and carried it in the glove
compartment. Sometimes Id have to leave the
ea. Terri cltin din cap. - Nu e nimic srac,
spuse Mel. "El a fost
Periculos ". Mel avea patruzeci i cinci de ani.
Era nalt cu prul moale. Faa i braele lui
erau maronii de la tenisul pe care l-a jucat.
Cnd era treaz, gesturile, toate micrile lui
- Dar el ma iubit, Mel. Credeti-mi acest lucru
Spuse Terri. Asta-i tot ce-i cer. Nu m-a iubit
asa cum ma iubesti. Nu spun asta. Dar m-a
iubit. Puteti crede asta, nu-i aa? "" Ce vrei s
spui, El a btut-o? ", Am spus. Laura se aplec
nainte cu paharul. Ea i-a aezat coatele pe
mas i i-a inut paharul n ambele mini. A
privit de la Mel la Terri i a ateptat cu o
privire neclar pe faa ei deschis, de parc
uimitC astfel de lucruri s-au ntmplat
oamenilor cu care i erai
prietenosi cu. "Cum a btut-o cnd s-a
sinucis?", Am spus. - i voi spune ce s-a
ntmplat, zise Mel. "A luat douzeci i doilea
pistol pe care-i cumprase pentru a ne
amenina pe Terri i pe mine. Oh, eu sunt
serios, omul a fost ntotdeauna
periculos. A vrea s vedei modul n care am
trit n acele zile. Ca fugari. Chiar mi-am
cumprat o arm. Poi s-l crezi? Un tip ca
mine? Dar am fcut-o. Am cumprat unul
pentru auto-aprare i l-am dus n
compartimentul torpedoului. Uneori trebuia s
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apartment in the middle of the night. To go to
the hospital, you know? Terri and I werent
married then, and my first wife had the house
and kids, the dog, everything, and Terri and I
were living in this apartment here. Sometimes,
as I say, Id get a call in the middle of the night
and have to go in to the hospital at two or three
in the morning. Itd be dark out there in the
parking lot and Id break into a sweat before I
could even get to my car. I never knew if he
was going to come up out of the shrubbery or
from behind a car and start shooting. I mean,
the man was crazy. He was capable of wiring a
bomb, anything. He used to call my service at
all hours andsay he needed to talk to the
doctor, and when Id return the call hed say,
Son of a bitch, your days are numbered. Little ar fi zis: "Fiu de cea, zilele tale sunt
things like that. It was scary, Im
telling you. I still feel sorry for him, Terri
said. It sounds like a nightmare, Laura said.
But what exactly happened after he shot
himself? Laura is a legal secretary. Wed met
in a professional capacity. Before we knew it,
it was a courtship. Shes thirty-five, three years
younger than I am. In addition to being in love,
we like each other and enjoy one anothers
company. Shes easy to be with.
What happened? Laura asked again.
Mel said, He shot himself in the mouth in his
room. Someone heard the shot and told the
plec. Apartament n mijlocul nopii. Pentru a
merge la spital, tii? Terri i cu mine nu eram
cstorii, iar prima mea soie avea casa i
copii, cinele, totul, iar eu i Terri locuiam n
acest apartament aici. Uneori, aa cum spun, o
s primesc un telefon n mijlocul nopii i
trebuie s merg la spital la dou sau trei
dimineaa. Ar fi ntunecat acolo n parcare i a
sparge o sudoare nainte s pot ajunge chiar la
maina mea. Niciodat nu tiam dac urma s
ias din tufi sau
Din spatele unei maini i ncepe s traga
Adic, omul a fost nebun. El era capabil s
lanseze o bomb, orice. Obinuia s-mi sune
serviciul la orice or i a trebuit s vorbeasc
cu doctorul, iar cnd voi reveni la telefon, mi-
numarate". A fost nfricotor
- mi pare ru pentru el, spuse Terri. - Suna ca
un comar, spuse Laura. "Dar ce s-a ntmplat
exact dup ce s-a mpucat?" Laura este
secretar juridic. Ne ntlnisem in beneficiul
profesional. nainte de a ne cunoate, a fost o c.
Ea este cu treizeci i cinci, trei ani mai tnr
dect mine. Pe lng faptul c suntem
ndrgostii, ne place unul pe cellalt i ne
bucurm de compania noastr. E uor s fii cu
ea.
- Ce s-a ntmplat? ntreb Laura din nou.
Mel spuse: "S-a mpucat n gur n el
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manager. They came in with a passkey, saw
what had happened, and called an ambulance. I
happened to be there when they brought him,
alive, but past recall . The man lived for three
days. His head swelled up to twice the size of a
normal head. Id never seen anything like it,
and I hope I never do again. Terri wanted to go
in and sit with him when
she found the whole truth.
WHAT WE TALK WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT LOVERaymond Carver
camer. Cineva a auzit mpuctura i i-a spus
administratorului. Au venit cu un accesoriu, au
vzut ce s-a ntmplat i au sunat o ambulan.
Eu am fost acolo cnd l-au adus, viu, dar
amintesc trecut. Omul a trit timp de trei zile.
Capul i umfla pn la dou ori mai mare dect
un cap normal. N-am vzut niciodat aa ceva
i sper c nu mai vad niciodat. Terri a vrut s
intre i s stea cu el cnd
ea a aflat tot adevrul.

VERB IN THE MAIN CLAUSE CONJUNCTIO VERB IN THE SUBORDONATE

N CLAUSE
1. Mel said that he was dead

Past tense Past tense- to show that the action is

simultaneous with the main verb

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2. I wish. Subjonctiv past you could see the way we lived in those
days

2. Laura asked again: what happened?

Past tense Past tense- to show that the action is

simultaneous with the main verb

4. Terri wanted to go in and sit she found the whole truth.

when
with him

CONCESIVE
CLAUSE

5. English
And I knew that Edna was already
looking at her cards and thinking about a
move, since it wasn't the first time I'd been in
law scrapes in my life. She herself had already
had her own troubles, losing her kids and
keeping her exhusband, Danny, from breaking
in her house and stealing her things while she
Romanian
i tiam c Edna se uita deja la crile ei i
gndindu-m la o micare, pentru c nu era
pentru prima dat cnd eram n viaa mea. Ea
nsi avea deja necazuri, pierzndu-i copiii i
inndu-i exuberana, Danny, de la intrarea ei
n cas i furtul lucrurilor ei n timp ce era la
lucru, de aceea s-a mutat n primul rnd, i

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was at work, which was really why I had
moved in in the first place, that and
needing to give my litde daughter, Cheryl, a
better shake in things.
I don't know what was between Edna and
me,just beached by the same tides when you
got down to it. Though love has been built on
frailer ground than that, as I well know. And
when I came in the house that afternoon, I just
asked her if she would go to Florida with me,
leave things where they sat, and she said,
"Why not? My datebook's not that full."
Edna and I had been a pair eight months, more
or less man and wife, some of which time I had de cai ca un conductor i a putut ajuta cu
been out of work, and some when eda worked
at the dog track as a lead-out and could help
with the rent and talk sense to Danny when he
came around. Danny was afraid of me because
Edna had told him I'd been in prison in Florida
for killing a man, though that wasn't true. I had
once been in jail in Tallahassee for stealing
tires and had gotten into a
fight on the county farm where a man had lost
his eye. But I hadn't done the hurting, and
Edna just wanted the story worse than it was so trebuit s-i ia copiii napoi, deoarece ea a
Danny wouldn't act crazy and make her have to fcut o bun ajustare pentru a nu-i avea i eu
take her kids back, since she had made a good
adjustment to not having them, and I already
had Cheryl with me. I'm not a violent person
and would never put a man's eye out, much
A trebuit s-i dau fiicei mele, Cheryl, o
perspectiva mai bun a lucrurilor.
Nu tiu ce s-a ntmplat ntre Edna i mine,
pur i simplu nconjurat de aceleai valuri cnd
am ajuns acolo. Dei dragostea a fost
construit pe un teren mai frapant dect asta,
aa cum bine tiu. i cnd am venit acas n
dup-amiaza aceea, am ntrebat-o dac va
merge cu mine la Florida, s lase lucrurile
acolo unde au stat i ea a spus: "De ce nu?
Edna i cu mine am fost cu opt luni, mai mult
Sau mai puin sot i soie, timp in care am fost
fara munca, iar unii cnd Eda a lucrat la pista
chiria i a vorbi cu Danny atunci cnd a venit.
Danny mi-a fost team de faptul c Edna i-a
spus c am fost n nchisoare n Florida pentru
c am ucis un brbat, dei nu era adevrat. Am
fost o dat n nchisoare n Tallahassee pentru
c am furat anvelope i am intrat ntr-un
lupta pe ferma judeteana unde un barbat si-a
pierdut ochii. Dar nu ranisem i Edna tocmai
dorea ca povestea s fie mai rea dect a fost
aa nct Danny nu ar fi fost nebun i ar fi
Deja a avut Cheryl cu mine. Nu sunt o
persoan violent i niciodat nu as putea face
rau nimanui sau sa-l omor. Fosta mea soie,
Helen, ar veni pn la plaja Waikiki

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Germana Engleza
Anul II
less kill someone. My former wife, Helen,
would come all the way from Waikiki
Beach to testify to that. We never had violence,
and I believe in crossing the street to stay out
of trouble's way. Though Danny didn't know
that. But we were half down through
Wyoming, going toward 1-80 and feeling good
about things, when the oil light flashed on in
die car I'd stolen, a sign I knew to be a bad one. Whitefish, Montana. Am furat-o pentru c m-
I'd gotten us a good car, a cranberry Mercedes
I'd stolen out of an ophthalmologist's lot in
Whitefish, Montana. I stole it because I
thought that would have been comfortable over
a long haul, because I thought it got good
mileage, which it didn't, and because I'd never
had a good car in my life, just old
Chevy junkers and used trucks back
from when I was a kid swamping citrus with
Cubans.
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VERB IN MAIN CLAUSE CONJUNCTIO
N CLAUSE
1 And I knew
that
Past tense
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s depun mrturie pentru asta. Nu am fost
niciodat violent. Dei Danny nu tia asta. Dar
am fost pe jumtate n jos prin Wyoming,
mergeam spre 1-80 am simtit lucruri, cnd
lumina de petrol a aprut n maina pe care am
furat-o, un semn pe care-l tiam c e unul ru.
Am primit o main bun, un Mercedes
Am furat din lotul oftalmologului
am gndit c ar fi fost confortabil ntr-o
cltorie lung, pentru c am crezut c a
obinut un kilometraj bun, ceea ce nu a fcut-o
i pentru c nu am avut niciodat o main
bun n viaa mea,
Chevy i camioanele folosite de cnd
eram copil nflorind citricele cu cubanezii.
VERB IN THE SUBORDONATE
Edna was already
looking at her cards and thinking about a
move, since it wasn't the first time I'd been
in law scrapes in my life.
Past tense to show that the action is
Romaniuc Sabina Elena
Germana Engleza
Anul II

simultaneous with the main verb

2I don't know was between Edna and me,just beached by

what
the same tides when you got down to it.

Past tense Past tenseto show that the action is

simultaneous with the main verb

3. I just asked her If she would go to Florida with me

Past tense Type II of Future with would

Conditional

4. I thought twould have been comfortable over a long

that
haul
Past tense Past tense- to show that the action is
posterior to the main verb

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