And why isn't the band playing
French translation: Comment se fait-il qu'on n'en ait jamais entendu parler?
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| 4 +2 | Comment se fait-il qu'on n'en ait jamais entendu parler? |
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| 4 | Et pourquoi l'orchestre ne joue-t-il pas? |
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| 2 +1 | qu'est-ce qu'on attend? |
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| 2 | et où sont donc les fanfares? |
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Et pourquoi l'orchestre ne joue-t-il pas? Explanation: * |
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peer agreement (net): +1| and why isn't the band playing qu'est-ce qu'on attend? Explanation: ...au pif! |
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peer agreement (net): +2| and why isn't the band playing Comment se fait-il qu'on n'en ait jamais entendu parler? Explanation: Comment se fait-il que ça ne se sache pas/qu'on n'en sache rien/que X soit inconnu au bataillon? (i.e., littéralement ou presque : "Comment se fait-il que ça ne fasse plus de bruit que ça?") "Rutgers is clearly the academic jewel of the Big East, and by far the best public arts and sciences university. Its only real competitors are the private Ivy League schools. But where are the cheerleaders? Why isn't the band playing? Rutgers' stunning academic success is its best kept secret. Why are so many students, parents, and ordinary New Jersey citizens unaware of Rutgers' academic and intellectual distinction? Perhaps if The Daily Targum devoted a fraction of the space to academic matters that it currently gives to sports, Rutgers students might learn a bit more about the extraordinary intellectual quality of their institution." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 31 mins (2004-05-06 14:23:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- errata corrige : \"Comment se fait-il que ça ne fasse pas plus de bruit que ça?\" Reference: http://members.aol.com/rutg1000/faculty.htm |
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