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Les États-Unis se retirent de l'Accord de Paris
Jeudi dernier, le président Trump a annoncé que les États-Unis allaient se retirer de l'accord international sur le climat connu sous le nom d'Accord de Paris. Quelques minutes après l'annonce du Président, les dirigeants de la France, de l'Allemagne et de l'Italie ont publiéune déclaration conjointe disant que l'Accord sur le climat de Paris était « irréversible » et ne pouvait être renégocié.
La décision de M. Trump d'abandonner cet accord sur le climat signé par 195 nations est vue comme une sévère remontrance par les chefs d'État, les militants pour l'environnement et les dirigeants d'entreprises. Le président Trump a qualifiéà plusieurs reprises l'Accord de Paris de « mauvais marché » pour les États-Unis et a déclaré qu'il nuirait à l'économie. Les adversaires de l'Accord de Paris disent aussi qu'imposer des réglementations visant àréduire les émissions de carbone coûte trop cher. La plupart des Américains veulent pourtant que les États-Unis restent dans l'Accord de Paris. En ignorant cette large opinion publique, Trump mise sur sa base électorale. Le retrait de l'Accord de Paris met en colère de nombreux Américains, mais il correspond aussi à une promesse que Trump a faite à ses principaux partisans.
La communauté mondiale soutient massivement l'Accord de Paris parce que les impacts du changement climatique ne sont plus des événements hypothétiques à venir dans des régions éloignées du monde. Les changements climatiquesse produisent aujourd'hui dans la plupart des régions du monde. Le niveau de la mera augmenté, les tempêtes sont plus fréquentes et plus intenses ainsi que les épisodes de sécheresse et les inondations. Il en résulte des déplacements de populations, une augmentation des maladies, des menaces pour la sécurité alimentaire, des mutations de l'agriculture, un manque d'eau et de ressources, et tout cela contribue aux troubles sociaux, politiques et économiques.
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Dis-nous Nicolas, jusqu'où serais-tu prêt à aller par amour ?
Nicolas:
Eh bien... Pour la femme de leur vie, j'imagine que tous les hommes sont prêts àessayerpresque toutjusqu'à ce qu'ils la séduisent et conquièrent son cœur. Mais pourquoi cette question ?
Catherine:
C'est à cause du film L’Ascension que j'ai vu récemment. Il parle de l'histoire d'un jeunebanlieusardau chômage qui, pour conquérir le cœur de la femme qu'il aime, va jusqu'à gravir l'Everest.
Nicolas:
Tu parles au sens figuré, j'imagine.
Catherine:
Non pas du tout ! Au sens littéral ! Et sans aucune expérience !
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The subjunctive tense is common in the French language. However, it can be challenging for non-native French speakers to determine in which situations to use it and with which phrases and verbs.
In this chapter, we will study the form of the present subjunctive as well as its use. First we will start with the form of the verbs then we’ll explore the use of this tense.
The subjunctive tense is ALWAYS preceded with “que”. So in all the conjugations of the verbs throughout this chapter, we will have “que” before the verb in the subjunctive.
In this part, we will explore the conjugation of the verbs of the third group. As we already mentioned in other lessons, the verbs of the third group are called irregular verbs which means that they don’t follow the same rule when they conjugate. In this part we will group verbs according to their conjugation in the present subjunctive. We will notice that the ending and the root play a significant part in helping us conjugate into the present subjunctive.
In this lesson, we will study the verbs conjugating like acquérir, battre, conduire and courir.
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L’expression « en voirdes verteset des pas mûres » signifie voir ou subir des choses étonnantes, excessives, désagréables ou pénibles. Vertes peut signifier, selon le contexte, des plaisanteries et histoires légères, ou bien au contraire propos ou choses désagréables. L'expérience suggérée par l’expression durequelque temps et dénote la notion d’endurance.
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