85 Never too Old to Learn
I have just received a letter
from my old school informing me that my former headmaster, Mr Reginald Page, will be retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending
him a present to mark the occasion. All those
who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be
sent to the headmaster’s home. We shall all
remember Mr Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly
encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly
to school. A great many former pupils
will be attending
a farewell dinner in his honour next
Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that
the day before his retirement, Mr Page will
have been teaching for a total of forty
years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
But this does not matter, for, as he has often
remarked, one is never too old to learn.
Note : Red = Verb
Yellow =
Noun
Green = Adjective
Blue = Adverb
Glossary:
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English
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Indonesia
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Received
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Menerima
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Informing
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Menginformasikan
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Contributed
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Berkontribusi
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Shall
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Akan
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Will
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Akan
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Attending
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Menghadiri
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Devote
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Mencurahkan
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Remarked
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Mengatakan
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Sending
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Mengirim
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Occasion
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Kesempatan
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Sign
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Tanda
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Patience
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Kesabaran
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Understanding
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Paham
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Encouragement
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Dorongan
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Dinner
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Makan Malam
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Coincidence
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Kebetulan
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Retirement
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Pengunduran
Diri
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Teaching
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Pengajaran
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Gardening
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Berkebun
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Former
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Bekas
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Retiring
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Pensiun
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Old
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Tua
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Retired
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Pensiunan
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Kindly
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Mohon
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When
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Ketika
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Unwillingly
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Dengan Segan
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Entirely
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Sepenuhnya
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Often
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Sering
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86 Out of Control
As the man tried to swing the
speed-boat round, the steering-wheel came away in his hands.
He waved desperately
to his companion, who had been water-skiing
for the last fifteen minutes. Both men
had hardly had time to realize what was happening
when they were thrown vionlently
into the sea. The speed-boat had struck a buoy,
but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun
to swim towards the shore, when they noticed
with dismay that the speed-boat was moving
in a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous
speed. In less than a minute, it roared past
them only a few feet away. After it had passed,
they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They
had just had enough time to swim out of danger
when the boat again completed a circle. On
this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across
the water.
Note : Red = Verb
Yellow =
Noun
Green = Adjective
Blue = Adverb
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English
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Indonesia
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Tried
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Mencoba
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Swing
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Ayunan
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Waved
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Keriting
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Realize
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Menyadari
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Thrown
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Melemparkan
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Continued
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Terus-menerus
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Swim
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Berenang
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Notice
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Melihat
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Passed
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Berlalu
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Could
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Bisa
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Would
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Akan
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Return
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Kembali
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Dropped
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Menjatuhkan
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Hands
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Tangan
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Companion
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Teman/Rekan
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Happening
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Kejadian/Peristiwa
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Buoy
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Pelampung
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Noticed
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Perhatikan
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Roared
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Meraung/Mengaum
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Occasion
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Kesempatan
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Moving
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Bergerak
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Tremendous
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Sangat
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Completed
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Lengkap
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Slowed
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Melambat
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Desperately
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Mati-matian
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Hardly
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Hampir
Tidak
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Violently
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Dengan
Keras
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Quickly
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Segera
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Considerably
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Sangat
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Nearly
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Hampir
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Completely
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Sama
Sekali
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Gently
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Lembut
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Across
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Di
Seberang
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