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Annotated Dutch Texts

Twee Engelsmannen

Two Englishmen

Twee Engelsmannen spelen golf.

Two Englishmen are playing golf.

Wanneer er een begrafenisstoet voorbij komt, neemt een van de Engelsmannen zijn hoed af en blijft enkele momenten onbeweeglijk staan.

As a funeral procession passes by, one of the Englishmen takes off his hat and remains motionless for a few seconds.

"Dat was een aardig gebaar van je", zegt de andere.

"That was a nice gesture from you", says the other one.

"Wat bedoel je met aardig gebaar", antwoordt hij bedachtzaam, "over een paar dagen zouden we 25 jaar getrouwd zijn geweest!"

"What do you mean with nice gesture", he answers thoughtfully, "in a few days we would have been married for 25 years!"

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