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Reading Skill (week 4)


The Bear and The Travelers

Two men were traveling together when one of them saw a bear suddenly charging towards them.

Without warning his friend he quickly climbed into a tree and hid himself in the branches.

The other, realizing the danger too late, fell flat on the ground and pretended to be dead as well as he could.

The bear come up and prodded him with his snout, sniffing him all over.

The man held his breath and soon the bear ambled away, for it is said that they will not touch a dead body.

When the other man was quite sure that the animal dad gone, he climbed down from the tree and walking over to his friend, asked him “Tell me, what did the bear whisper in your ear, my friend?”

Well, he gave me this advice “never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger.”

“Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends”
 
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Meaning
 
charging (N.)
 
/tʃɑːdʒ/ 
·              ผู้ที่อยู่ในความดูแล
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
      "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
toward (Adj.)
/təˈwɔːd, twɔːd, tɔːd/ 
·              ไปทาง
branches (N)
/brɑːn(t)ʃ/ 
·              กิ่งก้าน   
an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
"a branch of Congress"
 realizing (V.)
 
/ˈrɪəlʌɪz/
·              ทำให้เป็นจริง
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"
 pretend (Adj.)
/prɪˈtɛnd/ 
·              แกล้งทำ
imagined as in a play;
"the make-believe world of theater"
prodded (V.)
/prɒd/ 
·              แกล้งทำ
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
snout (N.)
/snaʊt/ 
·              จมูก
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
sniffing (N)
 /snɪf/
·              ดม
sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
 
ambled (N)
 /ˈamb(ə)l/
·              เดินทอดน่อง
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
sincerity (N)
/sɪnˈsɛrəti/ 
·              จริงใจ
an earnest and sincere feeling
 

In my free time, I want to reading some story. I find to interesting topic. Now, I read “The Bear and The Travelers” that is interesting for me. When I read about this story, I can get knowledge about “Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends” When my friends think of themselves don’t think of their friend, we go out from them. It’ s important for choose friends.
In this story, there are 2 travelers go to the forest. They meet with bear but 1 person look the bear before. He doesn’t tell to his friend. He rush claim into a tree and hid himself in the branches. The other , is danger too late: he pretend to be dead. When the bear come here to him it come up and prodded him. From this story can tell about you should go away from your friend who can deserts you at the approach of danger.
To sum up, from this story can tell about association with my friends. When you know your friends can deserts you at the approach of danger. In my opinion, It’s important because if I have bad friends, they can bring danger to me. So, I must not choose friends go to the good friends.

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