Hello! Welcome to Natural English.
Today we are going to do English-speaking practice with a new short story.
Part 2: Vocabulary:
Kindergarten noun
/ˈkindəɡaːtn/ --> 幼稚園 / 유치원 / nhà
trẻ
a school for very young children.
Example:
Ohara is a little girl in kindergarten.
Ohara is in kindergarten.
add verb /ӕd/
--> 加える / 추가하다 / thêm
vào
to put one thing to or with another
Example:
She liked to add
numbers.
He added
some water to his whisky.
Exclaim
verb /ikˈskleim/
--> 叫ぶ / 외치다 / kêu
lên, la lên
to call out, or say, suddenly and loudly
Example:
‘Good !’ he exclaimed.
"This is fun!" she
exclaimed.
Enthusiasm noun
/inˈθjuːziӕzəm/ --> 熱意
/ 열광 / sự nhiệt tình
strong or passionate interest
Example:
Her teacher saw her
enthusiasm and smiled.
He did not show any
enthusiasm for our new plans.
Beam verb
/biːm/ --> 輝く
/
향하게 / tươi cười
to smile broadly
Example:
She beamed
with delight.
Ohara beamed
with pride.
Pride noun
/praid/ --> 誇り
/ 자부심 / sự tự hào
a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at
one’s achievements, possessions, family ...
Example:
Ohara beamed with pride.
She looked with pride at her handsome sons.
Confident adj /ˈkonfidənt/
--> 自信がある / 자신 만만한
/ tự tin
having a great deal of trust, especially
in oneself.
Example:
She is confident
that she will win.
She felt confident in her ability to add.
Ability noun /əˈbiləti/ --> 能力
/
능력
/
khả năng
the power, knowledge etc to do something.
Example:
She felt confident in her ability to add.
Part 3: Summary of the article:
The article is a short story about Ohara. She is a four-year-old girl and learning to add numbers. Ohara enjoys adding numbers. She can add numbers from 1 to 3, but she didn't know what four and four are. She asked her mother and knew that four and four are eight. Ohara knows that in four more years, she will also be eight. She is a fast learner and quickly learns how to add numbers up to ten. The teacher encouraged Ohara to study very well. Ohara feels happy and proud of that. She felt confident in her ability to add.
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