Reading dialog
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Emma
Hier soir, il jouait brillamment dans la pièce au théâtre de la ville.
Last night, he acted brilliantly in the play at the city theater.
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Hugo
Vraiment ? Que faisais-tu au concert hier soir alors ?
Really? What were you doing at the concert last night then?
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Emma
J'écoutais un orchestre célèbre qui présentait une nouvelle composition magnifique.
I was listening to a famous orchestra that played a beautiful new piece.
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Hugo
Ma sœur est musicienne et elle dessinait très rapidement les musiciens pendant le spectacle.
My sister is a musician and she sketched the musicians very quickly during the show.
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Emma
Quel talent ! Elle pourrait montrer ses dessins à la galerie d'art près d'ici.
What talent! She could show her drawings at the art gallery nearby.
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Hugo
Si elle avait plus de confiance, elle organiserait sa propre exposition le mois prochain.
If she had more confidence, she would organize her own exhibition next month.
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Emma
Le festival de musique commence demain et beaucoup d'artistes y participeront cette année.
The music festival starts tomorrow and many artists will take part this year.
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Hugo
J'aimerais beaucoup voir la danse traditionnelle qui sera présentée par les jeunes danseurs.
I'd really like to see the traditional dance that the young dancers will perform.
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Emma
Mon frère préfère la comédie et il pense que le drame est trop sérieux pour lui.
My brother prefers comedy and he thinks drama is too serious for him.
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Hugo
Chacun ses goûts ! Le piano et la guitare m'attirent plus que les arts visuels.
To each their own! I'm more drawn to the piano and the guitar than to the visual arts.
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Emma
Si nous achetions des billets maintenant, nous pourrions assister au spectacle de samedi.
If we bought tickets now, we could attend Saturday's show.
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Hugo
D'accord, j'appellerai le théâtre dans une heure pour réserver nos places.
Okay, I'll call the theater in an hour to book our seats.
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