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Part 2: Vocabulary:
Tiptoe
verb /ˈtɪp.təʊ/ --> つま先で歩く
/ 발 끝으로 살금살금 걷다
/
Đi rón rén
to walk quietly on your toes.
Example:
He waited until
his daughter was asleep, then he tiptoed quietly out
of the room.
She tiptoed to the kitchen.
Peek verb /piːk/ -->
盗（ぬす）み見（み）する / 몰래 엿보다 / liếc trộm
to take a quick look, especially secretly.
Example:
He opened
the door slightly and peeked out.
She peeked inside.
Nibble verb /ˈnibl/ --> かじって食べる / 군것질하다 / gặm
to eat something by taking
very small bites.
Example:
It was nibbling on some pieces of
food.
She was nibbling a biscuit.
Scream
verb /skriːm/ --> 悲鳴をあげる
/ 비명을 지르다
/ gào thét
to make a loud,
high noise with your voice because you
are afraid or hurt.
Example:
He was screaming in agony.
Sarah screamed.
Cupboard noun
/ˈkabəd/ --> 戸棚 / 찬장 / tủ ly
a cabinet of
any size up to that of a small room for storing
anything; closet.
Example:
Put the food in the
cupboard.
Grab verb /ɡrab/ --> をつかむ / 붙잡다, 쥐다
/ chộp lấy
to take hold of something
or someone suddenly with your hand.
Example:
He grabbed a biscuit.
She grabbed a mousetrap.
Mousetrap
noun /ˈmaʊs.træp/ -->
ネズミ捕り / 쥐덫
/ bẫy chuột
a mechanical trap for
a mouse.
Example:
She grabbed a mousetrap.
the mousetrap caught the mouse.
Catch verb /kӕtʃ/ --> をつかむ / 을 붙잡다 / bắt lấy
to stop and hold something
which is moving; to capture.
Example:
He caught the cricket ball.
Sarah went to the kitchen and saw
that the mousetrap caught the mouse.
Part 3: Summary of the article:
Sarah couldn't sleep due to noises coming from the kitchen. Curious, she tiptoed there and spotted a mouse nibbling on food. Sarah screamed, causing the mouse to flee. Determined to catch it, she grabbed a mousetrap from the cupboard and set it on the floor. After waiting for a while without any sign of the mouse, Sarah returned to bed. The following morning, she discovered that the mousetrap had indeed caught the mouse. Sarah smiled and felt happy that the kitchen was once again quiet.
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