I believe that in order to further improve their French proficiency, many friends often study Le Monde, Le Figaro, 20 Minutes, franinfo and other major French news websites, record entries, recite new words, and excerpt authentic expressions...
If you sometimes feel that it is too tiring to read these serious news and want to change to a slightly easier learning method , then why not try to read the French Onion News?
What is onion news?
Onion News was first sourced from the Onion magazine in the United States. Its reports on some exaggerated and humorous fake news to achieve the purpose of entertainment, satirical or critical. It has been loved by many readers since its publication. This onion-flavored whirlwind has been in the media industry for a long time.
When it comes to the French version of Onion News, we have to mention Le Gorafi. Just look at its name carefully and you will find that it is actually written by the serious news media Le Figaro after the letters are reversed. We call this French usage « verlan ». For example: Chinois (Chinese) can be said to be Noiche, Bizarre (strange)—zarbi, Méchant (vicious)—chanmé…but this usage is informal , everyone should use it with caution.
Back to the topic, Le Gorafi's Onion News includes various current affairs that French people pay attention to. If you can try to crack these onion news memes one by one, it is equivalent to experiencing an in-depth tour of French society and culture.
Below, the editor has found several typical onion news from Le Gorafi last month. Allez! Let's try it together!
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Source: Le Gorafi
Des intempéries pas vraiment du goût de tout le monde. «J’ai des frites plein le pare-brise, alorsque je venais à peine de le laver de la tempête de sable. En plus elles ne sontpas comme j’aime. Moi je les aime croquantes et molles à l’intérieur » confie Bernard tout en grommelant. Mais certains de nos concitoyens ont accueilli la nouvelle avec plusd’enthousiasme « ça va, ce ne sont que des frites. Un peu de frites, ça n’ajamais tué personne. » témoigne Josiane.
This time the climate abnormality is not in everyone’s appetite. Bernard complained: "My car window is covered with fries. I cleaned it once after sandstorm not long ago. And these fries are not as good as my taste. I like the ones that are crispy on the outside and crisp on the inside." Some compatriots are not so disgusted by this situation. Josian said: "It's no big deal. These are just fries. A little fries cannot kill people."
Background : Sand and dust weather "catches" Europe once or twice a year. In March this year, a sandstorm from the Sahara Desert in Africa blew into large areas such as Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom, and France was also troubled by the "sand and yellow" weather.
Why does it mention the fries of neighboring Belgium ? It turns out that Belgium is a veritable French fries country. French fries are as famous as its beer and chocolate. They are the pride of Belgium. French fries are called French fries in American English, but in fact, Belgium is the birthplace of French fries. The French are teasing these two things here.
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Source: Le Gorafi
Très calme au départ, Thomas Pesquet a commencé à montrer des signs d’impatience au bout dequelques minutes. “Y a pas un trou de verquelque part pour doubler ?” aurait-ildemandé. De plus enplus irrité, l’astronaute aurait klaxonné plusieurs fois la voiture de devant. “Allez papy, avance, tu voles à deuxannées lumières, t’as un vaisseau de la Nasa ou quoi ?” aurait-ilplaisanté.
Thomas Peske was calm at first, but after a few minutes he began to act impatient. He asked, "Is there no place to overtake with a wormhole?" The astronaut became more and more angry, and he honked the horn several times at the car in front. "Hurry up, man, drive forward. You've been sailing out for 2 light years. Are you on NASA's spaceship?" he joked.
Background : Do you remember the astronaut who used saxophone to blow the Marseille song in space in the "8 minutes of Paris" at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics? That's right, he is the most popular astronaut in France, Thomas Peske. In November 2021, he and three astronauts from the International Space Station, arrived on a manned spacecraft safely, ending a 199-day in-orbit mission.
A6 is a France highway connecting Paris and Lyon . Since this road connects to southern France and Coast Blue , it is loved by vacationers and therefore has traffic bottlenecks. Astronauts who have enjoyed the beautiful stars in the vast space will have to face endless traffic jams after returning to Earth. This is too depressing!
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Source: Le Gorafi
« Cela faith des années que nous privateégions laprévention, il est temps de passer à ladissuasion » a expliqué Anne Hidalgo lors d’une conférence de presse organiséepour l’occasion. Les propriétaires de voitures diesel seron dorénavant traqués sans relâche par la police puis mis enprison le temps d’organiser leur exécusion publique. La maire ajouté : « Lemode d’exécusion sera public afin que ceux qui n’ont rien à se reprocher soient confortés dans leur démarche, ainsi tous les propriétaires de vélos et de trottinettes électriques auront le droit de participer à lapidation ».
At a press conference, Anna Hidalgo said: "We have been prioritizing the detention for many years, and it is time to use the deterrent force." From now on, diesel car owners will be arrested and taken into jail by the police and will be executed publicly. The Paris mayor added: "The execution will be carried out in an open manner, so that innocent people will go more firmly on their path, and all cyclists and those driving electric vehicles can also participate in the stoning."
Background : Anna Hidalgo plays a pivotal role in today's French politics. She is the current mayor of Paris and the first female mayor in Paris history. She is also the candidate for the 2022 French presidential election. Since taking office, she has been committed to the ecological transformation of Paris, encouraging electric vehicles to replace fuel vehicles. In her opinion, "Ecological problems are the struggle of the century" ("Ecological problems are the struggle of the century"), but her environmental policies have also caused some controversy among the citizens of Paris.
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Source: Le Gorafi
L’information a été révélée ce matin par le journal LeMonde: Gérald Darmanin se fera désormais appeler Geraldo Darmanini. Leministre de l’Intérieur réfute toutefoistoute intention opportuniste ou clientéliste. « Cela n’a rien à voir, j’aitoujours été un grand fan de la Corse et ce depuis tout petit. Je me rents surla bien nommée « Île de beauté » dès que j’ai deux journeys de libres » explore-t-il.
This morning Le Monde disclosed this news: Gerard Darmanin will rename Gerardo Darmanini, However, the French interior minister denied that it was out of opportunism or intended to please. He explained: "It's irrelevant, I've loved Corsica very much since I was a child. As long as I have two days of free time, I'll go to this famous 'beautiful island'."
Background: Everyone knows that Corsica is a beautiful island in southern France and the hometown of Napoleon. But what they may not know is that this island with isolated terrain actually has a strong sense of belonging to the French mainland. It has always had many contradictions and conflicts with the French central government. From time to time, Corsica people come out to make independence. The real background of this news is that in March 2022, an independent prisoner in the Corsica prison was killed by a terrorist attack, causing riots in the local area.
The real name of the French Minister of Interior is Gérald Darmanin. Why did he change such an Italian-style name? Because Corsica is very close to Italy, it has historically been closely linked with it and has a distinct Italian color. Here the editor implies the inconsistency between Corsica culture and French local culture.
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Source: Le Gorafi
On le sait, le grand replacement, cela commence par lenom pour Éric Zemmour. Celui-ci a donc jugé que l’un des plats préférés des Françaisne pouvait porter un nom à Consonance maghrébine. « je suis d’origine Berbère mais jem’appelle Éric, acors le couscous, je suis désolé, devra s’appeler Jean-Pierre si je suis élu. Ou Jean-Pierre Couscous à la limited» a-t-il lancé lors d’une interview.
As we all know, in Eric Zemur's view, the "big replacement" starts with the name. He believes that the name of one of the French favorite dishes cannot be carried with the pronunciation of the Maghreb region. In an interview, he said bluntly: "I am a descendant of Berber , but my name is Eric. If I am elected, I'm sorry, the Gusgus noodle must be renamed Jean Pierre, or at most it can only be called Jean Pierre Gusgus noodle."
Background: Gusgus noodle is a specialty from North African . Zemur despised the dish's name to be rich in exotic colors, so he had to change it to a typical French name - Jean Pierre. Eric Zemur, one of the 2022 French presidential candidates, is a far-right politician whose radical and extreme views have caused great controversy, known as "France Trump ". He is a supporter of the "big replacement" conspiracy theory, that is, the non-European population deliberately replaces France and European populations, a far-right, racist and xenophobic theory.
In Zemur's view, in order to avoid France being "colonized" by foreign races, all French people must take traditional "French" names, such as François, Pierre, Guillaume... Ironically, Zemur himself is a descendant of immigrants, and his surname Zemmour is a typical North African surname.
Everyone should remember, the above are all exaggerated and humorous fake news, don't take it seriously! How about
? Are these onion-flavored news suitable for your taste? Students who like it, please share your opinions in the comment section!
Reference:
https://www.legorafi.fr/2020/07/09/anne-hidalgo-veut-retablir-les-executions-publiques-pour-les-proprietaires-de-voitures-diesel/
ht tps://www.legorafi.fr/2022/03/17/apres-le-sable-du-sahara-la-france-recouverte-par-une-tempe-de-frites-venue-de-belgique/
https://www.legorafi.fr/2021/11/23/apres-son-retour-sur-terre-thomas-pesqu et-bloque-dans-des-bouchons-sur-la6/
https://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2022/article/2022/04/05/elysee-2022-l-absence-d-emmanuel-macron-dans-l-emission-de-france-2-denoncee-par-les-autr es-candidats_6120749_6059010.html
https://3g.163.com/dy/article/EQCG827R0514BIJT.html
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