Saturday, February 26, 2011

English Period Reading 2

This time, the book that i borrowed is Asean Tales and Legends
It's a story about all the country in ASEAN.











The country in ASEAN.



The 1st story is ...
The man who loved gold (Thailand)

Vocabulary

Vocabulary


Neglected
被忽视的
Paid no attention
Woes
困境
Troubles
Eagerly
眼巴巴的
Impatiently Longing
Fluff
细毛
Light Particle, as cotton
Scrape
Remove by drawing the edge of a tool along the surface.

Idiometic Sentences
Nai Ha Thong finally realized that it was only through hard work that one could become rich. He thanked his wise father-in-law for teaching him a valuable lesson.
 My comment
The character in this story is Nai Ha Thong. He lives in Thailand. Before that he is a person always thinking about gold. After the mission which given by his father-in-law, he work so hard. This tells me that we have to work hard to approach our target. In this world, impossible is nothing. The worst thing is a person who is lazy and unable to work hard. Such perdon won't success at all.




The 2nd Story
The Wise King(Philippines)



Vocabulary


Vocabulary


Protested
抗议
Objected
Marvelled
稀奇
Something that causes wonder
Merchant
商人,贸易商
A whole seller, dealer
Tinkling
铃声
A short, light, ringing sound


Idiometic Sentences
Ekon breathed in deeply agaiin and said, Ah, I feel much better already. I must go ad thank the merchant for allowing me to smell his delicious food.

My comment
After reading this story, I think that the king is very wise because he use a very nice method to solve the problem. And i think that we must be generous, not like Carlos, the stingy person. A person who is generous will get more and a person who is stingy will lost more thing.

The 3rd Story
THE MAGIC JAR  (Malaysia)

Vocabulary


Vocabulary


Brass
黄铜
Bright yellow metal made of Zn and Cu
Cast
扔投
Threw
Grip
握着
Seize firmly
Sealed
紧封,关紧
Closed tightly
Vowed
答应
Made a promise


Idiometic Sentences

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