Liban, 2016, LV1
One of the two main characters in document 1 writes an article on Robbie's first day with the Weston family for the local newspaper. (150 words)
Isaac Asimov, ‘Robbie', I, Robot, 1950
Mrs. Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
‘George!'
‘Hmpph?'
‘George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?'
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, ‘What is it, dear?'
‘You know what it is, George. It's Gloria and that terrible machine.'
‘What terrible machine?'
‘Now don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. It's that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn't leave her for a moment.'
‘Well, why should he? He's not supposed to. And he certainly isn't a terrible machine. He's the best darn robot money can buy and I'm damned sure he set me back half a year's income. He's worth it, though ‒ darn sight cleverer than half my office staff.'
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away. ‘You listen to me, George. I won't have my daughter entrusted to a machine ‒ and I don't care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn't made to be guarded by a thing of metal.'
Weston frowned, ‘When did you decide this? He's been with Gloria two years now and I haven't seen you worry till now.'
‘It was different at first. It was a novelty; it took a load off me, and ‒ and it was a fashionable thing to do. But now I don't know. The neighbors—'
‘Well, what have the neighbors to do with it? Now, look. A robot is infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid. Robbie was constructed for only one purpose really ‒ to be the companion of a little child. His entire “mentality” has been created for the purpose. He just can't help being faithful and loving and kind. He's a machine – made so. That's more than you can say for humans.'
‘But something might go wrong. Some – some —' Mrs. Weston was a bit hazy about the insides of a robot, ‘some little jigger will come loose and the awful thing will go berserk and – and—' She couldn't bring herself to complete the quite obvious thought.
‘Nonsense,' Weston denied, with an involuntary nervous shiver. ‘That's completely ridiculous. We had a long discussion at the time we bought Robbie about the First Law of Robotics. You know that it is impossible for a robot to harm a human being; that long before enough can go wrong to alter that First Law, a robot would be completely inoperable. It's a mathematical impossibility.'
Quel type de texte est attendu ?
Isaac Asimov, ‘Robbie', I, Robot, 1950
Mrs. Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
‘George!'
‘Hmpph?'
‘George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?'
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, ‘What is it, dear?'
‘You know what it is, George. It's Gloria and that terrible machine.'
‘What terrible machine?'
‘Now don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. It's that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn't leave her for a moment.'
‘Well, why should he? He's not supposed to. And he certainly isn't a terrible machine. He's the best darn robot money can buy and I'm damned sure he set me back half a year's income. He's worth it, though ‒ darn sight cleverer than half my office staff.'
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away. ‘You listen to me, George. I won't have my daughter entrusted to a machine ‒ and I don't care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn't made to be guarded by a thing of metal.'
Weston frowned, ‘When did you decide this? He's been with Gloria two years now and I haven't seen you worry till now.'
‘It was different at first. It was a novelty; it took a load off me, and ‒ and it was a fashionable thing to do. But now I don't know. The neighbors—'
‘Well, what have the neighbors to do with it? Now, look. A robot is infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid. Robbie was constructed for only one purpose really ‒ to be the companion of a little child. His entire “mentality” has been created for the purpose. He just can't help being faithful and loving and kind. He's a machine – made so. That's more than you can say for humans.'
‘But something might go wrong. Some – some —' Mrs. Weston was a bit hazy about the insides of a robot, ‘some little jigger will come loose and the awful thing will go berserk and – and—' She couldn't bring herself to complete the quite obvious thought.
‘Nonsense,' Weston denied, with an involuntary nervous shiver. ‘That's completely ridiculous. We had a long discussion at the time we bought Robbie about the First Law of Robotics. You know that it is impossible for a robot to harm a human being; that long before enough can go wrong to alter that First Law, a robot would be completely inoperable. It's a mathematical impossibility.'
Quelles contraintes faut-il respecter ?
Isaac Asimov, ‘Robbie', I, Robot, 1950
Mrs. Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
‘George!'
‘Hmpph?'
‘George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?'
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, ‘What is it, dear?'
‘You know what it is, George. It's Gloria and that terrible machine.'
‘What terrible machine?'
‘Now don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. It's that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn't leave her for a moment.'
‘Well, why should he? He's not supposed to. And he certainly isn't a terrible machine. He's the best darn robot money can buy and I'm damned sure he set me back half a year's income. He's worth it, though ‒ darn sight cleverer than half my office staff.'
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away. ‘You listen to me, George. I won't have my daughter entrusted to a machine ‒ and I don't care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn't made to be guarded by a thing of metal.'
Weston frowned, ‘When did you decide this? He's been with Gloria two years now and I haven't seen you worry till now.'
‘It was different at first. It was a novelty; it took a load off me, and ‒ and it was a fashionable thing to do. But now I don't know. The neighbors—'
‘Well, what have the neighbors to do with it? Now, look. A robot is infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid. Robbie was constructed for only one purpose really ‒ to be the companion of a little child. His entire “mentality” has been created for the purpose. He just can't help being faithful and loving and kind. He's a machine – made so. That's more than you can say for humans.'
‘But something might go wrong. Some – some —' Mrs. Weston was a bit hazy about the insides of a robot, ‘some little jigger will come loose and the awful thing will go berserk and – and—' She couldn't bring herself to complete the quite obvious thought.
‘Nonsense,' Weston denied, with an involuntary nervous shiver. ‘That's completely ridiculous. We had a long discussion at the time we bought Robbie about the First Law of Robotics. You know that it is impossible for a robot to harm a human being; that long before enough can go wrong to alter that First Law, a robot would be completely inoperable. It's a mathematical impossibility.'
Quel adjectif exprime la satisfaction de l'auteur de l'article ?
Isaac Asimov, ‘Robbie', I, Robot, 1950
Mrs. Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
‘George!'
‘Hmpph?'
‘George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?'
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, ‘What is it, dear?'
‘You know what it is, George. It's Gloria and that terrible machine.'
‘What terrible machine?'
‘Now don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. It's that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn't leave her for a moment.'
‘Well, why should he? He's not supposed to. And he certainly isn't a terrible machine. He's the best darn robot money can buy and I'm damned sure he set me back half a year's income. He's worth it, though ‒ darn sight cleverer than half my office staff.'
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away. ‘You listen to me, George. I won't have my daughter entrusted to a machine ‒ and I don't care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn't made to be guarded by a thing of metal.'
Weston frowned, ‘When did you decide this? He's been with Gloria two years now and I haven't seen you worry till now.'
‘It was different at first. It was a novelty; it took a load off me, and ‒ and it was a fashionable thing to do. But now I don't know. The neighbors—'
‘Well, what have the neighbors to do with it? Now, look. A robot is infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid. Robbie was constructed for only one purpose really ‒ to be the companion of a little child. His entire “mentality” has been created for the purpose. He just can't help being faithful and loving and kind. He's a machine – made so. That's more than you can say for humans.'
‘But something might go wrong. Some – some —' Mrs. Weston was a bit hazy about the insides of a robot, ‘some little jigger will come loose and the awful thing will go berserk and – and—' She couldn't bring herself to complete the quite obvious thought.
‘Nonsense,' Weston denied, with an involuntary nervous shiver. ‘That's completely ridiculous. We had a long discussion at the time we bought Robbie about the First Law of Robotics. You know that it is impossible for a robot to harm a human being; that long before enough can go wrong to alter that First Law, a robot would be completely inoperable. It's a mathematical impossibility.'
Quelle expression traduit l'idée que le ménage est fait de "fond en comble" ?
Isaac Asimov, ‘Robbie', I, Robot, 1950
Mrs. Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
‘George!'
‘Hmpph?'
‘George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?'
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, ‘What is it, dear?'
‘You know what it is, George. It's Gloria and that terrible machine.'
‘What terrible machine?'
‘Now don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. It's that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn't leave her for a moment.'
‘Well, why should he? He's not supposed to. And he certainly isn't a terrible machine. He's the best darn robot money can buy and I'm damned sure he set me back half a year's income. He's worth it, though ‒ darn sight cleverer than half my office staff.'
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away. ‘You listen to me, George. I won't have my daughter entrusted to a machine ‒ and I don't care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn't made to be guarded by a thing of metal.'
Weston frowned, ‘When did you decide this? He's been with Gloria two years now and I haven't seen you worry till now.'
‘It was different at first. It was a novelty; it took a load off me, and ‒ and it was a fashionable thing to do. But now I don't know. The neighbors—'
‘Well, what have the neighbors to do with it? Now, look. A robot is infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid. Robbie was constructed for only one purpose really ‒ to be the companion of a little child. His entire “mentality” has been created for the purpose. He just can't help being faithful and loving and kind. He's a machine – made so. That's more than you can say for humans.'
‘But something might go wrong. Some – some —' Mrs. Weston was a bit hazy about the insides of a robot, ‘some little jigger will come loose and the awful thing will go berserk and – and—' She couldn't bring herself to complete the quite obvious thought.
‘Nonsense,' Weston denied, with an involuntary nervous shiver. ‘That's completely ridiculous. We had a long discussion at the time we bought Robbie about the First Law of Robotics. You know that it is impossible for a robot to harm a human being; that long before enough can go wrong to alter that First Law, a robot would be completely inoperable. It's a mathematical impossibility.'
Quel mot en anglais traduit l'expression française "tâches ménagères" ?
Isaac Asimov, ‘Robbie', I, Robot, 1950
Mrs. Weston waited patiently for two minutes, then impatiently for two more, and finally broke the silence.
‘George!'
‘Hmpph?'
‘George, I say! Will you put down that paper and look at me?'
The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, ‘What is it, dear?'
‘You know what it is, George. It's Gloria and that terrible machine.'
‘What terrible machine?'
‘Now don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. It's that robot Gloria calls Robbie. He doesn't leave her for a moment.'
‘Well, why should he? He's not supposed to. And he certainly isn't a terrible machine. He's the best darn robot money can buy and I'm damned sure he set me back half a year's income. He's worth it, though ‒ darn sight cleverer than half my office staff.'
He made a move to pick up the paper again, but his wife was quicker and snatched it away. ‘You listen to me, George. I won't have my daughter entrusted to a machine ‒ and I don't care how clever it is. It has no soul, and no one knows what it may be thinking. A child just isn't made to be guarded by a thing of metal.'
Weston frowned, ‘When did you decide this? He's been with Gloria two years now and I haven't seen you worry till now.'
‘It was different at first. It was a novelty; it took a load off me, and ‒ and it was a fashionable thing to do. But now I don't know. The neighbors—'
‘Well, what have the neighbors to do with it? Now, look. A robot is infinitely more to be trusted than a human nursemaid. Robbie was constructed for only one purpose really ‒ to be the companion of a little child. His entire “mentality” has been created for the purpose. He just can't help being faithful and loving and kind. He's a machine – made so. That's more than you can say for humans.'
‘But something might go wrong. Some – some —' Mrs. Weston was a bit hazy about the insides of a robot, ‘some little jigger will come loose and the awful thing will go berserk and – and—' She couldn't bring herself to complete the quite obvious thought.
‘Nonsense,' Weston denied, with an involuntary nervous shiver. ‘That's completely ridiculous. We had a long discussion at the time we bought Robbie about the First Law of Robotics. You know that it is impossible for a robot to harm a human being; that long before enough can go wrong to alter that First Law, a robot would be completely inoperable. It's a mathematical impossibility.'
- Il faut écrire un article sur la présence d'un robot intelligent à la maison.
- Il convient de choisir l'un des personnages mentionnés dans le texte source.
- Il faut mettre en avant les qualités / défauts des nouvelles formes d'intelligence.
Gloria: relief or burden?
We have been living with Gloria for a week now. But Gloria is not our new dog, nor is it our new kitten or even parrot, it is our new robot. It has been watching over our single child for a week and we are so grateful for this revolutionary invention. Gloria is a real gem in itself as she can carry out so many tasks. Indeed, she has been programed to take care of children, to clean the house from top to bottom, to do the cooking and so many other daily chores. Gloria is the robot we had been waiting for. Thanks to her, we can enjoy our free time without any remorse, she is in charge of everything. Our life will never be the same again. So have no hesitation and get yourself a robot like Gloria!