Showing posts with label English Essays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Essays. Show all posts
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011
TWO NAUGHTY BOYS
Two naughty boys, Ah Kok and Ah Chai were walking past a house when the saw a dog sleeping beside a post. The dog was tied to the post with a chain.
Ah Kok threw a stone at the dog while Ah Chai makes silly noises to disturb it.
The dog awoke, bared its fangs and snarled viciously at the boys. However the chain held it back and it could not get at its tormentors. Meanwhile the two boys kept at their foolish actions.
As the dog strained against the chain to gat at the boys. However the chain held it back to get at the boys, the chain suddenly snapped! The boys were horror-struck.
Quickly they turned and ran for their lives as the dog chased after them.
They were no match for the dog but fortunately there was a tree nearby. They quickly scurried up the tree before the dog could get at them. There they hung on for dear lifr as the dog snarled and snapped at them from below.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE LAND
The countryside was lovely to behold. White clouds, blue skies and greenery as far as the eyes could see bore testimony to the wonder and beauty of nature.
However such beauty could not stand against man’s greed. Soon he came with his bulldozers and other heavy machinery. The countryside was doomed.
In a short time, the smoke –belching machinery totally cleared up the land. The hills were flattened and not a single tree or plant was left standing. The once lovely stream was reduced to a giant concrete drain.
Next the builder moved in, erecting huge factories to cater for the needs of the growing industries.
Now, black smoke hides the sky, foul liquids choke the drain and loads of rubbish cover the land. It is yet another triumph for modern industries
Changing The Light-Bulb
Jamal was studying in his room with the light on.
Suddenly heard a ‘pop’ sound and the light went out. Obviously the light-bulb in this room had blown for the lights outside his room were still was.
Jamal got up and left his room. He had to get a new bulb to replace the broken one.
He returned to his room using a torch- light to show the way. He then turned off the light-switch and located the broken bulb.
Carefully Jamal removed the bulb and inserted a new one in place.
Having done that, he walked over to the light-switch and turned it on. Ah, wonderful, the light came on once again.
A PICNIC BY THE SEA
The children, Marie and Jay, were out on the beach with their parents. They brought along a bucket, a spade, a flask of drink and a mat to sit on.
It was a bright and sunny day. The children and their father decided to play on the beach and in the water. Their mother, however, sat in the shade of a tree and watch them play.
Marie and Jay began to make a large sand-castle. It was coming along nicely when suddenly a huge wave crashed into it and totally destroying it. Marie cried while jay stood there in disbelief.
Their mother quickly came to console them. She then bought them some ice-cream, which brought the smiles back onto their faces again.
THE LITTLE BABY
Jimmy, the little baby, was playing with his toys. Then his father came and blew a balloon for him.
When the balloon had become quite large, Jimmy’s father tied it and gave it to him. Jimmy was very pleased.
Jimmy’s father went away for a moment leaving Jimmy to play on his own. Jimmy tossed the balloon into the air. The balloon floated and bounced about a short distance from him. Happily he crawled after and tried to catch the elusive balloon.
Finally Jimmy managed to catch the balloon. Unfortunately he was a bit rough and the balloon burst in his face with a loud pop.
Jimmy was no hurt but he was so shocked that he sat there and cried with all his might.
RAKING THE LEAVES
Rahman sat under the tree beside his house and relaxed. His mother came along and started raking the dead leaves.
Rahman got up and started raking the dead leaves.
A short while later he had raked the leaves into a neat pile. The compound looked neat and clean.
Next Rahman decided to burn the pile of dead leaves . So he lit a match and put it on the leaves.
The pile of dead leaves quickly caught fire and soon it was a huge bonfire.
Alas, Rahman had not known that a breeze would spring up and blow the smoke into his house. His mother was sorely upset, but what could Rahman do? He had only wanted to burn the leaves. It was his bad luck that the smoke was blown into his house.
THE FOOTBALL MATCH
A football match was in progress. Bakar, the striker, headed towards the opponent’s goal with the ball at his feet.
Jang Hoon, the defender for the opposing team, tried to stop Bakar, but Bakar was so fast. He slipped past Jang Hoon. In desperation Jang Hong grabbed hold of Bakar’s jersey thus stopping Bakar in his tracks.
Bakar was so upset by Jang Hoon ‘s illegal action that he turned, grabbed Jang Hong and started punching Jang Hoon.
Jang Hong fought back and soon they were punching and kicking at each other.
The referee blew his whistle and showed the red card to the two brawlers.
Bakar and Jang Hong left the field in disgust. All they got for their trouble were a black eye and a torn jersey each.
Disgust: 反感
Referee: 裁判（员）
Brawlers: 争吵者
Punching: ;冲压
Defender: 守卫者
Jersey: 运动衫
Track: 赛道
FISHING FROM A BOAT
Two friends, Boon and Ramli, were fishing from a boat in a lake.
Suddenly the float o Ramli’s line began to jerk up and down indicating that a fish was taking the baited hook below.
Ramli stood up in excitement, eagerly tugging his line. Immediately the boat began to rock unsteadily. As a result Boon fell backwards on his feat.
The next moment the unbalanced boat capsized and the two friends fell into the lake with a huge splash.
They picked themselves up and stood in the waist-deep water. They were soaking wet. Boon’s hat was ruined and all Ramli got was a tiny little fish.
WAITING FOR THE LIFT
On the ground-floor, Mr. Tan waited for the lift to come.
Presently the lift reached the ground-floor and the door opened. However, just as Mr. Tan was about to step into the lift, a crowd of people suddenly arrived and rushed into the lift. Mr. Tan actually pushed aside by an inconsiderable old man.
Finally when everyone else had got into the lift, Mr. Tan struggled in. The door of the lift had begun to close and Mr. Tan just made it into the lift. He was nearly left behind.
It was hot inside the lift. Wearing a tie made things worse and Mr. Tan had to loosen it.
When the lift arrived at the tenth-floor, Mr. Tan wobbled out. It had been a bad experience riding in a lift full of people.
TILLING THE LAND
The hot sun beat down on the farmer tilling his land. It was hard work and sweat fell profusely from the farmer’s face.
When the farmer had prepared the land sufficiently, he sowed maize seeds in rows along the the ground.
Time passed. The seeds germinated and young plants appeared above the ground.
The plants grew taller and taller. They flowered and not along after that ears of maize (or corn) appeared on the stems of the plants.
The ears of maize grew bigger and bigger and soon they were ready for harvesting.
The farmer came and picked the ears of maize from the plants. He put them into a wheelbarrow.
Later on the farmer’s wife cooked some of the ears of maize in a huge spot. She also strung the ears of maize together and hung them on a shed beside the road. There she waited for customers to come and buy the maize.
Sunday, 14 August 2011
THE DARE-DEVIL
Mat was a dare-devil on hid=s motorcycle. Often he tried to go to as fast as he could imitating the style of the riders he had seen on television.
He was a reckless rider. He rode with his safety-helmet unsecured and his feet shod only with a pair of slippers. When taking corners he would lean his motorcycle until his knee almost scraped the road.
He was a menace on the road, taking big risks thus endangering his own life and that of other road-users. He had many narrow escapes but he never learned from them.
Finally, one day his luck ran out. He failed to negotiate a coprner properly and crashed into a hole beside the road. Consequently he was flung from his motorcycle and smack into a huge tree. That was the end of Mat.
To day all that is left of Mat is a marker above his grave to serve as a grim reminder to those who would ride their motorcycles recklessly.
Friday, 5 August 2011
PLUCKING THE MANGO
Ah Chongm was walking along the bank of a river. He saw a mango hanging from a branch of mango tree beside the river. Ah Chong wanted to get the mango.
However the mango was hanging above the river ang Ah Chong could not reach it with hand.
Ah Chong then leaned against the overhanging branch with one hand while he reached for the mango with the other. He succeeded in grasping the fruit.
Unfortunately the branch was not strong enough to hold Ah Chong's weight.With a loid crack, the branch broke and he fell into the river below.
What a splash ge made! His sandals went flying off his feet as well.
The river was not deep and Ah Chong could stand up in it. He was still holding the mango. What a disappointment it was he discovered that the mango was full of worms. He had got wet for nothing.
However the mango was hanging above the river ang Ah Chong could not reach it with hand.
Ah Chong then leaned against the overhanging branch with one hand while he reached for the mango with the other. He succeeded in grasping the fruit.
Unfortunately the branch was not strong enough to hold Ah Chong's weight.With a loid crack, the branch broke and he fell into the river below.
What a splash ge made! His sandals went flying off his feet as well.
The river was not deep and Ah Chong could stand up in it. He was still holding the mango. What a disappointment it was he discovered that the mango was full of worms. He had got wet for nothing.
ADJUSTING THE TV AERIAL
Leala, Muniandy;s wife, enjoys watching television. However she was not happy with the picture quality on her television. She suggested to Muniandy mto adjust the aerial so as to get a better reception.
So Muniandy put a ladder up against the roof and climbed u to adjust the aerial. The roof was not a safe place to wake on and one could easily slip and fall.
Muniandy slipped and fell.
As he fell his friend fastened tightly onto the aerial that he was trying to adjust. This probably saved his wife. Down he came, but onlyhalfway. The aerial bent perilously but it held, and Muniandy was left hanging by his hands in mid-air. He shouted for help.
Seeing his pedicament, Leela ran to the neighbours for help. The nearest neighbour, Mr. Wong, heard Leela
's cry for help and ran out to investigate. He saw Muniandy's plight and quickly took the ladder to allow Muniandym to climb down safely.
Munianady thanked Mr. Wong gratefully for helping him. He could not stayed hanging by his hands for very long.
Back in the livng room, Muniandy sat down to recover from the shook. Leela sat down to o. She was suprised to notice that the television reception had improved tremendously now that the aerial was bent.
So Muniandy put a ladder up against the roof and climbed u to adjust the aerial. The roof was not a safe place to wake on and one could easily slip and fall.
Muniandy slipped and fell.
As he fell his friend fastened tightly onto the aerial that he was trying to adjust. This probably saved his wife. Down he came, but onlyhalfway. The aerial bent perilously but it held, and Muniandy was left hanging by his hands in mid-air. He shouted for help.
Seeing his pedicament, Leela ran to the neighbours for help. The nearest neighbour, Mr. Wong, heard Leela
's cry for help and ran out to investigate. He saw Muniandy's plight and quickly took the ladder to allow Muniandym to climb down safely.
Munianady thanked Mr. Wong gratefully for helping him. He could not stayed hanging by his hands for very long.
Back in the livng room, Muniandy sat down to recover from the shook. Leela sat down to o. She was suprised to notice that the television reception had improved tremendously now that the aerial was bent.
A HIKING ACCIDENT
Three friends, Ali, Muthu and Ah Meng were out hiking. They wanted to hike their way to a distant hill and camp there for the weekend.
To reach their destination, they had to cross many natural obstacles. There were streams, rivers, bushes, trees and of coarse many mosquitoes and leeches.
At a stream, Ali and Muthu crossed carefully as the bank was steep and slippery. Ah Meng was not careful enough. He slipped and fell. As a result he twisted his leg badly and could not get up.
Ali and Muthu pulled Ah Meng up from the stream and examined his leg. They were not sure whether the leg was broken or not. So they put a splint on the leg. Next Ali and Muthu cut two poles from them trees nearby and improvised a stretcher for Ah Meng.
So began a long tiring journey back to civilisation, Ali and Muthu had to carry the injured Ah Meng all the way on the makeshift stretcher. Fortunately they were both young and strong and could perform the task. Ah Meng could only lie down quietly and trust his friends.
It was exhausting, but finally they managed to come out of the wilderness. They found a telephone and used it to call an ambulance. The ambulance arrived soon and took Ah Meng to hospital.
wilderness:荒野
makeshift:临时
stretcher:担架
stream:溪流
splint:夹板
improvised:凑合
bank:岸边
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To reach their destination, they had to cross many natural obstacles. There were streams, rivers, bushes, trees and of coarse many mosquitoes and leeches.
At a stream, Ali and Muthu crossed carefully as the bank was steep and slippery. Ah Meng was not careful enough. He slipped and fell. As a result he twisted his leg badly and could not get up.
Ali and Muthu pulled Ah Meng up from the stream and examined his leg. They were not sure whether the leg was broken or not. So they put a splint on the leg. Next Ali and Muthu cut two poles from them trees nearby and improvised a stretcher for Ah Meng.
So began a long tiring journey back to civilisation, Ali and Muthu had to carry the injured Ah Meng all the way on the makeshift stretcher. Fortunately they were both young and strong and could perform the task. Ah Meng could only lie down quietly and trust his friends.
It was exhausting, but finally they managed to come out of the wilderness. They found a telephone and used it to call an ambulance. The ambulance arrived soon and took Ah Meng to hospital.
wilderness:荒野
makeshift:临时
stretcher:担架
stream:溪流
splint:夹板
improvised:凑合
bank:岸边
Take from 350 JUNIOR ENGLISH ESSAYS (MINERVA-A-PUBLICATIONS)
LUNCH IS BURNED
It was around noon that Ah Leng started preparing lunch. She tirred the pot of half-cooked porridge. She also ad a kettle of water on the other stove.
The telephone in the living room rang.
Ah Leng left the kitchen to answer the telephone. It was her good friend Mei Lan with some juicy bits of gossip to tell her. Soon Ah Leng was totally engrossed in the conversation. She forgot all about them pot of porridge and the kettle of water.
After a while Ah Leng became aware of a peculiar smell. It smelt of something burning. The porridge, my godness, the porridge is burning, she thought!
She slammed the telephone receiver down and ran to the kitchen. Even before she reached the kitchen she could see smoke coming out from it.
Ah Leng cried in dismay. The pot of porridge was totally burned. Steam was shooting out from the kettle. In addition, the overflowing porridge made a mess of the stove. There was smoke and steam everywhere. What a disaster it had turned out to be. Now she would have to clean up the mess and start cooking all over again.
juicy:多汁
peculiar:奇特
slammed:抨击
dismay:沮丧
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The telephone in the living room rang.
Ah Leng left the kitchen to answer the telephone. It was her good friend Mei Lan with some juicy bits of gossip to tell her. Soon Ah Leng was totally engrossed in the conversation. She forgot all about them pot of porridge and the kettle of water.
After a while Ah Leng became aware of a peculiar smell. It smelt of something burning. The porridge, my godness, the porridge is burning, she thought!
She slammed the telephone receiver down and ran to the kitchen. Even before she reached the kitchen she could see smoke coming out from it.
Ah Leng cried in dismay. The pot of porridge was totally burned. Steam was shooting out from the kettle. In addition, the overflowing porridge made a mess of the stove. There was smoke and steam everywhere. What a disaster it had turned out to be. Now she would have to clean up the mess and start cooking all over again.
juicy:多汁
peculiar:奇特
slammed:抨击
dismay:沮丧
Take from 350 JUNIOR ENGLISH ESSAYS (MINERVA-A-PUBLICATIONS)
RESCUE AT SEA
A single-engined propreller aeroplane was flying up high amongst the cloud.
Suddenly the pilot noticed fire and smoke streaming out from the engine compartment. He gasped. Something must be wrong from the engine. Eventually the engine seized and the propeller stopped turning. The areoplane was now powerless. It was doomed to crash.
''Mayday, mayday!'' the pilot shouted the distress signal into the microphone of the radio. Then he quickly radioed his position to his base.
Next he put on a life-jacket and a parachute pack. Then he slid back the cockpid's hood, climbed out of the cockpit and jumpedfrom the doomed aircraft.
Floating gently down with his parachute pack, the pilot watched the stricken aircraft plunged into the sea below. He was glad he was not in it.
Gradually the pilot descended until finally he too dropped into the sea. He removed the parachute and floated patiently in his life-jacket. After what seemed a long time he was relieved to see a holicopter appearing to rescue him from the cold sea.
propeller aeroplane:螺旋桨飞机
streaming out:流出来了
compartment:车厢
seized:抓住
doomed(verb):注定
crash: 摔坏
distress:遇险
parachute:降落伞
slid:下滑
cockpit:座舱(Zuòcāng)
stricken(adjective): 被侵害
relieved:安心
Take from 350 JUNIOR ENGLISH ESSAYS (MINERVA-A-PUBLICATIONS)
Suddenly the pilot noticed fire and smoke streaming out from the engine compartment. He gasped. Something must be wrong from the engine. Eventually the engine seized and the propeller stopped turning. The areoplane was now powerless. It was doomed to crash.
''Mayday, mayday!'' the pilot shouted the distress signal into the microphone of the radio. Then he quickly radioed his position to his base.
Next he put on a life-jacket and a parachute pack. Then he slid back the cockpid's hood, climbed out of the cockpit and jumpedfrom the doomed aircraft.
Floating gently down with his parachute pack, the pilot watched the stricken aircraft plunged into the sea below. He was glad he was not in it.
Gradually the pilot descended until finally he too dropped into the sea. He removed the parachute and floated patiently in his life-jacket. After what seemed a long time he was relieved to see a holicopter appearing to rescue him from the cold sea.
propeller aeroplane:螺旋桨飞机
streaming out:流出来了
compartment:车厢
seized:抓住
doomed(verb):注定
crash: 摔坏
distress:遇险
parachute:降落伞
slid:下滑
cockpit:座舱(Zuòcāng)
stricken(adjective): 被侵害
relieved:安心
Take from 350 JUNIOR ENGLISH ESSAYS (MINERVA-A-PUBLICATIONS)
THE LIZARD AND THE TOAD
A lizard and a toad were out looking for food. As they approached the corner of a house, they both saw a fly on the ground at the same time. The fly, to them, was food. So engrossed were they with the fly that they failed to notice each other.
Immediately the lizard leaped towards the fly, hoping to catch the fly in its mouth. The toad shot its tongue out at the fly in its month. The toad shot its tongue out at the fly, hoping to catch it too.
Everything happened very quickly.
Alas, the fly as very aleart. It was able to avoid both the leaping lizard and the outstretched toad's tongue. The lizard missed fly and caught the tongue. The tongue missed the fly and caught the lizard.
Both the lizard and the toad thought they had caught the fly. When they tried to swallow their 'fly' they found it too large. Only after a while didi they realise their mistake. They had caught the wrong thing.
outstretched :伸出
Immediately the lizard leaped towards the fly, hoping to catch the fly in its mouth. The toad shot its tongue out at the fly in its month. The toad shot its tongue out at the fly, hoping to catch it too.
Everything happened very quickly.
Alas, the fly as very aleart. It was able to avoid both the leaping lizard and the outstretched toad's tongue. The lizard missed fly and caught the tongue. The tongue missed the fly and caught the lizard.
Both the lizard and the toad thought they had caught the fly. When they tried to swallow their 'fly' they found it too large. Only after a while didi they realise their mistake. They had caught the wrong thing.
outstretched :伸出
FICKLE WEATHER
Early one morning Mrs. tan was hanging out the clean laundry to dry.
Dark clouds began to gather followed by thunder and lighting. It seemed certain that it was going to rain.
So Mrs. Tan quickly gathered the laundry and hurried back into the house, She felt that was definitely going to be a storm.
She was wrong. The storm clouds passed overhead. The thunder and lighting disappeared. Instead of rain, the sun casme out shining brightly.
Seeing that it was going to rain after all, Mrs. Tan once again took out the clean laundry to hang on the clothesline. Soon she finished her job. Fine weather, she thought.
She was wrong again.
As she was returning to her house, the waetger suddenly worsened. From out of nowhere, clouds quickly appeared and rain fell. The rain came so fast that she had no time to gather the laundry. All she could do was to stand and wonder flow fickle the weather was.
It looked as though the clothes would not get dry that day.
fickle weather:善变的天气
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Dark clouds began to gather followed by thunder and lighting. It seemed certain that it was going to rain.
So Mrs. Tan quickly gathered the laundry and hurried back into the house, She felt that was definitely going to be a storm.
She was wrong. The storm clouds passed overhead. The thunder and lighting disappeared. Instead of rain, the sun casme out shining brightly.
Seeing that it was going to rain after all, Mrs. Tan once again took out the clean laundry to hang on the clothesline. Soon she finished her job. Fine weather, she thought.
She was wrong again.
As she was returning to her house, the waetger suddenly worsened. From out of nowhere, clouds quickly appeared and rain fell. The rain came so fast that she had no time to gather the laundry. All she could do was to stand and wonder flow fickle the weather was.
It looked as though the clothes would not get dry that day.
fickle weather:善变的天气
Take from 350 JUNIOR ENGLISH ESSAYS (MINERVA-A-PUBLICATION)
CROSSING THE BUSY ROAD
Rahman wanted to cross a busy road while he was on his way to school. He wanted to walk directly across. It was not a very safe thing to do but he insisted.
When the road seemed clear, he stepped onto it and began to walk across. Suddenly a huge lorry appeared and the driver souded the horn impatiently.Rahman was shocked and he hurriedly stepped back onto the pavement as the lorry roared by. What a rude and inconsiderable lorry driver that was. Fortunately he was not knocked down.
Just then a smartly dressed man came by. He pointed towards an overhead pedestrian-bridge nearby and invited Rahman to use it to cross the road.
Together they walked onto the bridge and crossed the busy street safely. Below the bridge the traffic flashed by.
On the other side of the road, Rahman descended the stairs of the bridge. He was glad that the pedestrian-bridge was there enable pedestrians like him to cross safely. Never again would he try to cross a busy road the dangerous direct way. It was better to be safe than sorry.
overhead:超过
roared:大吼
flash by:一闪而过
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When the road seemed clear, he stepped onto it and began to walk across. Suddenly a huge lorry appeared and the driver souded the horn impatiently.Rahman was shocked and he hurriedly stepped back onto the pavement as the lorry roared by. What a rude and inconsiderable lorry driver that was. Fortunately he was not knocked down.
Just then a smartly dressed man came by. He pointed towards an overhead pedestrian-bridge nearby and invited Rahman to use it to cross the road.
Together they walked onto the bridge and crossed the busy street safely. Below the bridge the traffic flashed by.
On the other side of the road, Rahman descended the stairs of the bridge. He was glad that the pedestrian-bridge was there enable pedestrians like him to cross safely. Never again would he try to cross a busy road the dangerous direct way. It was better to be safe than sorry.
overhead:超过
roared:大吼
flash by:一闪而过
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