Les Vies de Jacob, Extrait - Christophe Boltanski (2021) - Exercice de traduction FR-EN

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Les Vies de Jacob, Christophe Boltanski, anglais, traduction, thème

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Cet exercice de traduction se base sur un texte en français (non fourni) dont la traduction anglaise est ici proposée.

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[...] Les Vies de Jacob, Extrait - Christophe Boltanski (2021) - Exercice de traduction FR-EN Les Vies de Jacob - Christophe Boltanski (2021) You empty your pockets and make sure you have some change. You, then, take four coins of one franc since we are in the seventies. In this period of confusion, you have to like orderly and neat things. Well-oiled machines. Strictly timed operations. The harsh light of the spotlights makes your eyes blink. You're already a different person. [...]

[...] As your commissures contract, the two bushes hanging over your eye sockets become one. You look tense, above all, more serious than usual. You, then, adopt a trian aspect pose, the head slightly bent. Your appearance is neat. You wear a light-coloured shirt matching a perfectly ironed English collar, which contrasts with your dark skin, a classically cut jacket coming in grey or brown with a club tie. You couldn't be more precise. The photo which tracks your visit comes in black and white. [...]