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Part 2: Vocabulary:
To swallow verb /ˈswɒl.əʊ/
--> を飲み込む /
을 삼키다
/ nuốt
to move your throat in order to
make food or drink go down
Example:
I've
swallowed a horse, Doctor, and I feel very ill.
His throat was
so painful that he could hardly swallow.
Injection noun /ɪnˈdʒekt/
--> を注射する /
주사하다 / sự
tiêm
to put a drug into someone’s body using
a needle
Example:
The
doctor's nurse gave the man an injection, the man went to sleep, and the doctor
went out quickly to look for a horse in the town.
The medicine was
given by injection
To undergo verb /andəˈɡəu/
--> を経験する /
를 겪다
/ chịu đựng, trải qua
to experience something, especially a change or medical treatment
Example:
Ah,
Mr Dave, it seems your horse has undergone a magical transformation during its
time inside you.
They
underwent terrible hardships.
Transformation noun /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/ -->
変形 / 탈바꿈
/ sự chuyển đổi
a complete change
Example:
Ah,
Mr Dave, it seems your horse has undergone a magical transformation during its
time inside you.
the
transformation of water into ice.
Disbelief noun /ˌdɪsbɪˈlif/
--> 不信 / 신뢰의 부족
/ sự thiếu tin tưởng
the state of not believing
Example:
Mr
Dave stared at the white horse in disbelief and exclaimed, "A magical
transformation?
That's
remarkable!" He looked at them in
disbelief.
Remarkable adj /rɪˈmɑː·kə·bl/ -->
卓越した / 놀랄만한
/ đáng chú ý
very unusual in a way that you admire
Example:
Mr
Dave stared at the white horse in disbelief and exclaimed, "A magical
transformation?
That's
remarkable!" He really is a
remarkable man.
To chuckle verb /ˈtʃakl/
--> くすくす笑う /
빙그레 웃다
/ cười một mình
to laugh quietly
Example:
The
doctor chuckled and said, "Indeed, it seems your stomach changed the
colour of the horse's hair.
He
sat chuckling over something funny he had found in
the newspaper.
To bleach verb /bliːtʃ/
--> 漂白する /
표백제 / tẩy
trắng
to make white or clean with bleach
Example:
The
chemicals in your stomach bleached the horse's hair.
His hair bleached
in the sun.
Incredible adj /ɪnˈkred·ɪ·bl/ -->
すごい / 믿기 힘들 정도로
/ khó tin
hard to believe
Example:
Mr
Dave thanked the doctor and left the office, eager to share his incredible
story.
He
does an incredible amount of work.
To whisper verb /ˈwispə/
--> ささやく /
속싹이다 / thì
thầm
to speak or say very softly
Example:
Amazed,
Mr Dave reached out to touch the horse's silky mane and whispered, "Oh
maybe that's it."
You’ll
have to whisper or he’ll hear you.
Part 3: Summary of the article:
A man visited his doctor, claiming to
have swallowed a horse and feeling ill as a result. The doctor decided to help
and administers an injection to make the man fall asleep. While the man was
sleeping, the doctor quickly searched for a horse in the town. After finding
one, he brought it into his office and presented it to the man. He said that he
has removed it from the man's stomach. However, the man noticed that the horse
in front of him is white, while his original horse was brown. Perplexed, he
points out the difference to the doctor. The doctor smiled and suggested that
the horse must have undergone a magical transformation during its time inside
the man's stomach. The man is amazed by this explanation and touches the
horse's mane, accepting the idea. The doctor expressed his satisfaction with
the outcome and told the man that he is now well. The man thanked the doctor
and left, excited to share his incredible story.
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