Differences between children of the same age are usually nothing to worry about. Sentences Don't worry; everything will work out fine. Il semble que la formulation anglaise le soit plus. Clarissa, je crois que nous sommes tous assez concerns par le futur proche parce que nous sommes tudiants, et peut-tre que dans quelques annes, nous envisagerons un futur plus loin, non? 3 She gave me a worried look. This page requires JavaScript. whom. Les amricains semblent tous inquits pour leur futur et fin de vie. "Its not a contest about whose days suck the most. The Americans put their worries in negatives--they were more concerned about what they might "not" be or might "not" do. les conflits mondiaux. It seems like the French, relative to the Americans, have a more socialist attitude in the government and towards the economy, while Americans are more about capitalism and every man for himself? We weren't just worried about "my future", but we were worried that "I won't get a job, I will fail a class, or that something bad to happen to one of my family or friends," or that "I will take my good fortune for granted." de finir mes tudes avec un bon diplme qui me permette d'avoir un bon niveau de vie plus tard; de pouvoir avoir du travail la sortie de ma scolarit, de valider mon semestre, d'avoir un salaire me permettant de voyager rgulirement, de savoir que mes proches vont bien, la russite des tudes et la fin du monde en 2012, les amours, les amis, la famille, les tudes, les concours de fin d'anne, la houle et le vent (pour le surf). What I noticed is that this is that type of question that really reveals what MIT has done to people. vara orolig {vb} more_vert. Being beheaded before I reach middle age. We have the ability to be successful, so if we don't reach this success we feel a sort of failure. At l'ENSEIRB, is there a lot of pressure to do something grand with your life, not only to get a good job but also contribute to the world as a whole? They won't have to worry about me again. As you observed, on the French side, there are far more people who expressed concern about this than on the American side. I am very far from home and only get to visit about twice a year. This may go back to another Forum discussion, which mainly said that our responses could be skewed, since MIT students have a slightly different perspective on work/jobs than Americans in general. C'est peut-tre la fois plus facile raliser, car il y a de multiples manires d'y arriver, alors que nous, nous savons ce que nous voulons et nous avons qu'une manire d'y parvenir.Pensez-vous qu'il y a cette diffrence que les amricains sont moins pragmatiques que les franais ? A lot of people lead hectic lifestyles and are always trying to get a lot of things done at the same time. @Jean-Michael, I do think the US have some form of unemployment allocations as well. I thought the way the answers were phrased on the American and French sides were very interesting. He is in, in my opinion, still the greatest teacher of the power of our own thoughts. As a country, do you feel that most people in your age range have similar worries? :P. As Laurence stated, we are concerned with the future and success because we are students looking to enter into the world. I will not be able to accomplish all that I want and see all the places I want to see. is that I'll never find true love. So the big dreams thing is really important here because we I've in the land of opportunities where it is possible for big dreams to come true. 1) personnellement je ne pense pas qu'il y ait des diffrences d'ambition, mais peut-tre que nous sommes moins inquits (mme si cela me semble trange, avec les mdias anxiognes - mais peut-tre un effet pervers est justement de nous dsintresser des problmes du monde cause du trop grand nombre de crises ?) disappointing those who have helped me; not being smart enough; losing my personal life to work. I agree with you, Amina. Very specific worries, while the French responses were more general topics. Il est amusant de voir les diffrences entre les tudiants du MIT et les tudiants de l'ENSEIRB. 574 146 Don't worry about him. I think one interpretation would be to jump straight to the differences in the meaning of life, or what "matters" in life, but I think the first question to answer would be how each side interprets the question: I feel like the American students interpret "greatest worry" as something we're scared of, something we fear. Human trafficking in south-east Europe is giving us the greatest cause for concern and worry. How simliar/different is the rest of the young french population in comparison to your typical Einserb student? Oh non "Failure" = Echec et Avenir = " future ". 2/ Je ne sais pas pour vous, mais nous devons effectuer un stage par an (donc 3 stages) de plus en plus long. thing that comes into your head. Also, what's not "changing the world" about oil and America's power? Cambridge University Press), Conflicting, positive or strongly held? Mais sans travail, pas d'argent, pas de foyer, aucune satisfaction personnelle, aucune interaction avec la socit (hors amis/famille). Aquarium plants and fish I don't have to worry about. And now arises the greatest difficulty of all. 63 37 Advertisement S-ay, I should worry that he ain't a Sunday-school boy. I find the comment about Americans being less "altruistic" based on their fears very interesting. It also seemed like the Americans came up with much more specific worries (being a bad mother, next big step in life) whereas the French gave lots of general answers (l'avenir, etc.). is settling - with my relationship with God, friends, family, with ambition and my future. To me it seemed that the French students were actually worried about the global problems, while MIT students were more so worried about their role in future. Times, Sunday Times. doing well in my classes, taking the GREs and applying to grad school at the moment. (224) Tom was worried about me. However, I noticed something else. But I would think that the French are blunt as well. "Now that I look back, I don't know why I was so stressed about it all . However, I think that the differencies come from the fact that people are afraid to lose what is important in their lives but for different people these important things are not the same. Or. Or do you feel that we students are ACTUALLY less worried about studies. Is success in work something very important to determine one's success in life in France? It is however looked down upon in written communications to use contractions. that when I get older I won't be able to do what I want with my life. Rather, the wording of the question seems to ask about our immediate/urgent concerns. is that I won't get a job, I will fail a class, or that something bad to happen to one of my family or friends. SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST 'Write in your neatest writing, as though you are doing an exam but write down the first. Their family has also likely been affected by the loss. We're all very young, don't have too much experience in the real world, and have great ambitions. is that I will not live up to my potential. Johanna to answer Elodie's question, I agree that vocational schools/community colleges may offer something similar to those who aren't getting college degrees. My greatest strengths are writing, project management, quantitative research, event planning, budget development, and social media. 2245500 Follow your heart. "the "protective net" that (supposedly) exists in France but is missing in the USA (any "protective mechanism" is labeled as "socialism" these day). We are all young, creative people immersed in an environment of political and economic uncertainty, and have legitimate concerns about the future. Ou plutt moins exigeants ? It will be the greatest privilege. mes amis, 5. A sentence is a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses. Mme si c'est triste dire 1/ Je ne pense pas. Does this happen in France? v. 1. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy 2. be concerned with 3. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress 4. be on the mind of 5. lacerate by biting 6. touch or rub constantly. So, it appears to me that things are not actually THAT different between the American and French side. Is this something that doesn't come to mind often; is having a comfortable life a main concern instead? So, do you think these phrases have different meanings in two languages? et la rforme des retraites, mon avenir professionnel My hypothesis is that Americans dote on their worries all the time, so they come up with specific cases in their heads that they are always preoccupied with. I just wish he would have been a little more supportive in my greatest time of need. We are worried about you future. I think perhaps the reason that our responses are not as society-oriented might be because we are simply more individual-oriented. Losing any one of them would be losing one who matters most. We just sounded a bit more dramatic/worried about our worries. Both sides discuss relatively "selfish" things, but the nature of these things are different: as Danielle and Sasha have said, the Americans mention failure and happiness a lot, while the French mention studies and the future. When I think of things that worry me, I could also say that I am fearful of those things too. It seems like the most common American response is a fear of failure. This makes sense as we are all in university, which is a transition period for many. 5. With two reams, he wouldn't have to worry about running out . to not have control over my own life, to not be able to contribute to this world, to be without friends and family, whether or not I will become the person I want to be. Also, is it French culture to put others first? Some of these are: population growth; possible scarcity of commodities, the food and energy situation . These combinations (for example collocations with "worry") just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. And how common are divorces? la libert d'autrui dans le monde. I would love to know what the French students think about this comment: "my greatest worry is that we'll start losing our humanity to the likes of social media". @Alex, I think it makes sense that MIT students have "a greater sens of limited time" - as we've established, French students often take a year off and go travel and get other experiences before college/the real world, while the American mindset is more to work work work as quickly as possible. 210 115 You have nothing to worry about. Margaret - agreed that MIT answers probably don't match the rest of America. that I do not get to see my family again. I am also curious as to why is Chicago mentioned? I am curious if worrying is an American past time or a part of human nature. What's the matter? LANGUAGE. ma paresse, ma motivation et mon avenir, les problmes lis la religion dans le monde, peut-tre aussi mon clibat. I was surprised by the number of responses mainly revolving around self-centered things, such as "failure" and disappointing friends and family. 3. Hart (1986 . Je pense alors que les valeurs humaines ont une importance dans la vie des gens en France tout comme chez vous. Words often used with worry in an English sentence: big worry, cause worry, constant worry, financial worry, greatest worry, legitimate I am sure LOTS of Americans are worried about their jobs in general right now, not necessarily being happy with that job. Do you think that the values that the Americans appreciate the most in life are different than the values the French appreciate the most? that I will fail. 5. I'm glad Laurence doesn't assume that we're all egoists based on our answers! Do different economic situations put a differ stress on finding a job? Homer Simpson), I think that as America itself is an immigrant nation (melting pot), a lot of people are interested in working hard and achieving the American dream nonetheless. In response to Emilie's comment, we talked about this in class and it seems that the wording does change the response a lot. je pense que si on m'avais demand ma plus grande peur, j'aurais rpondu, tout comme nos amis les amricains, ne rien faire de ma vie (professionnelle), ou perdre un parent. 4. (1820) don't you in the front row worry or anything. The greatest worry is licensed water for businesses. Grafton, I think it may be the case that Americans talk about their worries more openly than other cultures. On the French side, about five people mentioned broader socail and economic issues. not knowing what to do when I wake up the next day. the subject reflects his own wishes, desires, fears and attitudes in the sentences he makes. d'obtenir mon diplme d'ingnieur en 2012. de vite finir mon cole d'ingnieur pour commencer gagner ma vie. Lots of good trends here! This is very IRONIC and surprising since when MIT students ask each other "how is your day going? (223) I was worried about this. Do you think this might be because Americans worry more and are afraid to fail? If you fail to notice any progressive development, however, and you are worried that your child is not developing normally, you should contact your pediatrician. I think there is a difference beyond semantics. There is no real reason to worry. Short & Simple Example Sentence For Worry That | Worry That Sentence It is worry that injures more than real work. I belive both are quite similar in that aspect. is that I will not finish everything that I have to do! Et je pense que tous les humains soient Franais, Americain ou autres se ressemblent dans beaucoup de points et se diversent sur d'autres, et cela en ce qui concerne tous ce qui est ct sentiment comme la peur. CK 2221121 My sister is so annoying. This makes me wonder; is it common for French students to find work right after graduation? You should not be worried about me. Sentence Examples. How much do you value your studies? est le stress de tous mes projets universitaires et professionnels. is not being able to survive in this world. ), whereas for the Americans, the worries were a little more specific/detailed/imaginitive. I won't get a job, I will fail a class, or that something bad to happen to one of my family or friends," or that ", I will take my good fortune for granted." Je vourdrais savoir porqui est-ce que le concept du temps n'est pas plus mentionee? Not only does this relieve some of the stress about students deciding what they wish to do with their lives, it also means that employers will go to specific subsets of students to look for employees, meaning less, more concentrated competition for the jobs pertinent to your studies. Are these major concerns in France? Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the, Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. My fellow agree students, do you guys agree with this? I got a feeling that my greatest worry and ce qui me proccupe le plus don't have the same meaning in two languages. TRANSLATOR. Ensuite, heureusement en France nous avons la CAF, le RSA, la scurit sociale, l'allocation chmage (for our american friends : those are benefits), etc qui permettent de s'en sortir quand on n'a pas de travail, mais aux US je pense que la vie n'est pas facile quand on n'a pas de travail pendant des priodes prolonges, me trompes-je ? These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. These words are often used together. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases. philanthropy, effectiveness, volunteerism is not being able to survive in this world. The Guardian - Film. Ludwig is the first sentence search engine that helps you write better English by giving you contextualized examples taken from reliable sources. To respond to you Emmanuel, divorces are fairly common in the United States. Do other Americans want to comment on this? The French responses indicated fears of very specific failures, while the Americans wrote a lot about failure in a general sense. 146 In my opinion, . Most women and some men travel in them. De nombreuses personnes, dont moi, pensaient la mme chose bien avant. l'argent, le sexe, devenir clbre avec mon groupe Phonema. vivre ma vie avec ceux que j'aime et essayer de les rendre toujours souriants. to have nothing to do. _undertoad 2957060 Tom is annoyed with Mary. I feel like the French tended to be the latter of the two while the Americans were the ones who interpretted the question as to what was their greatest fear. About 202.7 million Americans ate bagels in 2020; the number is expected to hit 205.3 million in 2024. And I think the French answers reflected that age bias as well. It is shoking that nobody on the American side mentioned anything about the environment and that the great majority of the responses involved the word "I". These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. It took a few moments on the air before Mr. Scarborough realized he had spoken the obscenity out loud, at which point he said: "Great apologies if I said the word instead of the letter. The greatest worry of my constituents in the present situation is whether the priorities between different forms of transport are right. Conclusion: elle n'aura pas lieu, c'est une erreur de calcul Il n'y aura pas de fin du monde enfin esprons! having some admirable characteristics. Laurence has a point! is the future. A good point is made by Samin on the "protective net" that (supposedly) exists in France but is missing in the USA (any "protective mechanism" is labeled as "socialism" these day). It's hard to find a way of comparing, but just based on your own opinions, do you think that French people worry less than most people or about the same? For example, it seems a lot of Americans get their news not through reading the newspaper, but online. Non? 7. 2 We walked slowly, even happiness are worried. that I will end up unhappy. B) believe the greatest worry . However I was wondering if this was due to the wording of the phrases. I feel that it would be interesting to see a larger group of people of our age from both countries compleate this survery. I think that for Americans, work indirectly leads to happiness because success at work will allow them to do what they want in life. The greatest power is often simple patience. that I will let my family down. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. As French students, many of you seem to have similar concerns as MIT students about finding jobs, but many of you also have larger worries. I feel as though both groups responded with a fear of failure, it was just different in the way it was mentioned. English How to use "worry" in a sentence . les ingalits dans le monde: conomiques et sociales. That said, I think everyone in the US genuinely fears the larger and universal things like inequality, war, and poverty, but without the means for direct control, we choose to push those worries to the back of our minds and focus on the tasks at hand. 7 She seemed neither surprised nor worried. I mean there are French answers that sound like "my future", "my family" or "my education". ", cela veut dire "qu'est-ce qui t'inquite? worry (also: agonize, bait, bother, distress, excruciate, gnaw, harass, harry, importune, infest) volume_up. Cependant, se concentrer sur avoir un travail et un avenir professionnel ne veut pas dire dlaisser ses amis et sa famille. the calculation is correct, there are two variables that only the chosen ones know. Bien que la crise conomique que nous traversons actuellement soit trs importante, je suis quand mme tonne voire mme inquite que le bonheur passe tout d'abord par l'emploi pour un grand nombre de personnes. Pay attention to the words, grammar and sentence structure in your answers.1. Based on the responses, it seems like the French are much more focused on their professional success. About 10 million bagels are . de pouvoir avoir du travail la sortie de ma scolarit. 143 66 Its greatest value cannot be hauled off. I thought that both sides showed a lot of concern for long-term issues, with only some on each side talking about a short-term worry. figuring out what I want to do after college. I found it very interesting that some of the Frech responses were related to the political situation, the economy, and even the environment. c'est de trouver un stage et un sujet de mmoire. 143 My greatest worry is that he'll do something stupid.
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