The Man Who Listens to the World

L’homme qui écoute le monde

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This is a story about a modern traveler named Simon Reeve.
C’est une histoire sur un voyageur moderne nommé Simon Reeve.
Simon Reeve lives in our time and works as a journalist.
Simon Reeve vit à notre époque et travaille comme journaliste.
He travels around the world and tells stories about people’s lives.
Il voyage dans le monde et raconte la vie des gens.
He does not look for luxury and comfort.
Il ne cherche pas le luxe ni le confort.
He looks for real life and real places.
Il cherche la vie réelle et les lieux réels.
One day Simon went to a small country by the sea.
Un jour Simon est allé dans un petit pays près de la mer.
He arrived there alone with a small backpack.
Il est arrivé là seul avec un petit sac à dos.
In the backpack there were clothes a notebook and a camera.
Dans le sac à dos il y avait des vêtements un carnet et une caméra.
He stayed in a simple hotel near a market.
Il a logé dans un hôtel simple près d’un marché.
Every morning he went out early.
Chaque matin il sortait tôt.
He walked on foot through the streets of the city.
Il marchait à pied dans les rues de la ville.
He said hello to people and smiled at them.
Il disait bonjour aux gens et leur souriait.
At the market he talked with sellers.
Au marché il parlait avec les vendeurs.
They showed him fruit and fish.
Ils lui montraient des fruits et du poisson.
One man gave him hot bread to try.
Un homme lui a donné du pain chaud à goûter.
Simon ate the bread and listened to this man’s story.
Simon mangeait le pain et écoutait l’histoire de cet homme.
Then Simon got on an old bus.
Puis Simon est monté dans un vieux bus.
The bus moved slowly and stopped often.
Le bus avançait lentement et s’arrêtait souvent.
On the bus there were children women and old people.
Dans le bus il y avait des enfants des femmes et des personnes âgées.
Everyone looked out of the window and talked to each other.
Tout le monde regardait par la fenêtre et parlait ensemble.
Simon also talked with them using simple words.
Simon parlait aussi avec eux avec des mots simples.
He asked about life and work.
Il posait des questions sur la vie et le travail.
People answered calmly and honestly.
Les gens répondaient calmement et honnêtement.
Simon wrote their words in his notebook.
Simon écrivait leurs mots dans son carnet.
In the evening he sat in a small café.
Le soir il était assis dans un petit café.
He drank tea and watched the street.
Il buvait du thé et regardait la rue.
People walked by and motorcycles passed.
Des gens passaient et des motos roulaient.
Simon felt part of this place.
Simon se sentait partie de cet endroit.
He was not just a tourist with a camera.
Il n’était pas seulement un touriste avec une caméra.
He was a person who listens.
Il était une personne qui écoute.
Later he went to another country.
Ensuite il est allé dans un autre pays.
But the faces and voices stayed in his memory.
Mais les visages et les voix sont restés dans sa mémoire.
Simon says that travel is about people.
Simon dit que le voyage ce sont les gens.
That is why he goes on the road again.
C’est pour cela qu’il repart sur la route.

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