(questions/réponses)
What is the Parkland tragedy?
A school shooting
Ça ne peut pas être vrai
It/that/this can't be true.
mes chers camarades!
my dear classmates!
dénoncer ouvertement
to speak out against
On what day did the shooting happen?
On valentine's day 2018
Vous devriez travailler davantage.
You should work more.
Si je me tiens devant vous aujourd'hui
I I stand in front of you today
faire un discours
réunir les gens
give a speech
bring people together
How many victims were there?
17 dead and 15 injured
Tu aurais dû appeler la Police.
You should have called the police
Nous n'avons jamais voulu ça.
Nous n'avons jamais demandé ça.
Nous n'avons jamais voté pour ça.
We (have) never wanted that,
we (have) never asked for that,
we (have) never voted for that!
lancer un mouvement
une manifestation
efficace
launch a movement
a protest
efficient
Explain as precisely as possible who the shooter was and what he did
- 19 years old former student
- pull the fire alarm to get as many students out as possible
- open fire and killed 17 people
- left the building with other students
- was arrested one hour later at Mac Donald's
J'aurais pu... J'aurais du ...
et je l'aurais fait mais j'ai pas pu...
I could have... I should have ... and I would have done but I couldn't
C'est pourquoi je vous demande aujourd'hui, de vous lever, de marcher et demander un vrai changement.
That is why I ask you today to stand up, to march et ask for real change.
un militant
faire prendre conscience
se faire entendre
changer la loi
an activist
raise awareness
make your voice heard
change the law