[HPforGrownups]- French versions
Sheryll Townsend
s_ings at yahoo.com
Mon Apr 16 14:36:05 UTC 2001
No: HPFGUIDX 16903
--- Gaynor Thomas <gaynor at cheerful.com> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Sheryll Townsend
> <s_ings at y...> wrote:
>
> > Not only is the
> > first sentence completely missing, but the French
> > versions have condensed these 4 paragraphs into
> only
> > 2. They also completely leave out the bit about
> Dudley
> > trying to stuff his television, video and computer
> > into his sports bag.
> >
>
> That's weird. It's in my copy, p46:
>
> "Dudley pleurnichait a l'arriere, a cause du coup
> que son pere lui
> avait donne pour les avoir retardes en voulant a
> tout prix emporter
> sa television, son magnetoscope et son ordinateur
> dans son sac de
> sport."
>
> I have the Folio Junior paperback edition. Which do
> you have?
>
> Gaynor
>
Interesting, I have the same edition. Could there be
more than one version in French? Mine is copyright
1998 for the translation. Is yours a more recent
translation, I wonder? The scenes in question are on
pages 52 and 53 of my book.
'Je veux tout le monde pret a partir dans cinq
minutes. On s'en va. Emportez simplement quelques
vetements, et pas de discussion!'
'Dix minutes plus tard, ils etaient dans la voiture
qui roulait, roulait, roulait. La tante Petunia
elle-meme n'osait pas demander a son mari ou il
comptait les emmener. Ils roulerent ainsi toute la
journee sans prendre le temp de s'arreter pour boire
ou manger quelque chose. A la tombee du jour, Dudley
poussa de longs hurlements. Il avait faim, il avait
rate cinq emissions de television qu'il tenait
absolument a voir et il n'avait jamais passe autant de
temps sans pulveriser un extraterrestre sur son
ordinateur.'
How does this read in your version?
Sheryll
=====
"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
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