Chapter 2 : Lestrade
I) Listen and Read
1 - I met Sherlock the next day, and we visited the flat at No. 221B, Baker Street .
2 - The flat was nice, and the rent1 was cheap2 , so we took it3 and we immediately moved in4 .
3 - After a week, a small man named Lestrade came5 to visit us6 and he became7 a frequent visitor.
4 - Sherlock, may I ask8 why is this man coming so often9?
5 – Well, you see Watson I have a unique profession . I'm a detective 6 - When the police have a problem with a case10 , they come to me, and I help them11 find the solution.7 - Lestrade is a policeman who recently got stuck12 in a case, and so he came to me.8 - But are you saying13 'I asked' that you can solve a problem that even the police can't ?9 -Absolutely! You seemed14 surprised when I told you15, during our first meeting ,that you had come16 from Afghanistan .10 - You probably heard it from someone17.11 - No, not at all18. I knew19 you came from20 Afghanistan . And, my reasoning went like this21:
Vocabulary
rent1 : le loyer / cheap2 : pas cher / we took it3 : nous l'avons pris / we moved in4 : nous avons déménagé / came5 : est venu / visit us6 : nous rendre visite / he became7 : il est devenu / may I ask8 : puis-je demander / often9 : souvent /a case10 : une affaire policière / help them11 : les aider / got stuck12 : s'est retrouvé coincé / are you saying13 : êtes-vous en train de dire / seemed14 : semblait / when I told you15 : quand je vous ai dit / had come16 : étiez venu / heard it from someone17 : l'avez entendu par quelqu'un / Not at all18 : pas du tout / I knew19 : je savais / you came from20 : vous veniez de / went like this21 : lit = "est allé ainsi" = s'est déroulé ainsi
5 – Well, you see Watson I have a unique profession . I'm a detective
Vocabulary
rent1 : le loyer / cheap2 : pas cher / we took it3 : nous l'avons pris / we moved in4 : nous avons déménagé / came5 : est venu / visit us6 : nous rendre visite / he became7 : il est devenu / may I ask8 : puis-je demander / often9 : souvent /a case10 : une affaire policière / help them11 : les aider / got stuck12 : s'est retrouvé coincé / are you saying13 : êtes-vous en train de dire / seemed14 : semblait / when I told you15 : quand je vous ai dit / had come16 : étiez venu / heard it from someone17 : l'avez entendu par quelqu'un / Not at all18 : pas du tout / I knew19 : je savais / you came from20 : vous veniez de / went like this21 : lit = "est allé ainsi" = s'est déroulé ainsi