40 كلمة تتعلمها قبل قراءة «ساحر أوز العجيب»
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
40 كلمة يكررها ليمان فرانك بوم في «ساحر أوز العجيب»، وليست بين أكثر 4000 كلمة شيوعًا في الإنجليزية. تعلّمها أولًا تصبح الفصول الأولى أسهل بكثير. لكل كلمة نطقها ومعناها وجملة من الكتاب.
straw/ˈstɹɔ/قش31 مرة في الكتاب
Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
beast/ˈbist/وحش30 مرة في الكتاب
… ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy …
balloon/bəˈɫun/منطاد24 مرة في الكتاب
Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/صاح19 مرة في الكتاب
She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
rust/ˈɹəst/صدأ17 مرة في الكتاب
“They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/خشى، أفزع17 مرة في الكتاب
Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
pole/ˈpoʊɫ/عمود، قطب16 مرة في الكتاب
There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/قلعة، برج، قصر16 مرة في الكتاب
So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her.
witch/ˈwɪtʃ/ساحرة15 مرة في الكتاب
“Are you a real witch?”
cyclone/sɪˈkɫoʊn/إعصار14 مرة في الكتاب
… and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose …
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/استعلم، سأل14 مرة في الكتاب
inquired Dorothy.
bark/ˈbɑɹk/نبح، ينبح14 مرة في الكتاب
He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/سحر، جاذبية14 مرة في الكتاب
“The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,” said one of the Munchkins, “and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.”
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/صاح، صرخ13 مرة في الكتاب
At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their little legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed:
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/زئير13 مرة في الكتاب
Just as he spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar, and the next moment a great Lion bounded into the road.
bow/ˈbaʊ/انحنى13 مرة في الكتاب
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
coward/ˈkaʊɝd/جبان12 مرة في الكتاب
“You are nothing but a big coward.”
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/شرير12 مرة في الكتاب
“But I thought all witches were wicked,” said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
raft/ˈɹæft/طوف، رمث12 مرة في الكتاب
“The Tin Woodman must build us a raft, so we can float to the other side.”
tinsmithصانع صفيح11 مرة في الكتاب
So I went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin.
poppy/ˈpɑpi/خشخاش11 مرة في الكتاب
There were big yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/غريب11 مرة في الكتاب
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
spectacles/ˈspɛktəkəɫz/نظارة11 مرة في الكتاب
But first you must put on the spectacles.”
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/أخضر زمردي، خضراء زمردية10 مرة في الكتاب
The people were all dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of the Munchkins.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/أطاع10 مرة في الكتاب
So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish.”
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/تعيس10 مرة في الكتاب
“It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.
fierce/ˈfɪɹs/شرس10 مرة في الكتاب
… and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.
wolves/ˈwʊɫvz/ذئاب10 مرة في الكتاب
At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
whisker/ˈhwɪskɝ/شارب، كلبة9 مرة في الكتاب
The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came to the Scarecrow and said:
fasten/ˈfæsən/ثبت9 مرة في الكتاب
I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs; and when they fastened on my head, at last …
throne/ˈθɹoʊn/عرش، كرسي، تخت، سرير، وثاب9 مرة في الكتاب
But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the room.
tiger/ˈtaɪɡɝ/نمر، ببر9 مرة في الكتاب
If the elephants and the tigers and the bears had ever tried to fight me, I should have run myself—I’m such a coward …
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/شجاع، جريء، جسور9 مرة في الكتاب
All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/سلم9 مرة في الكتاب
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
safely/ˈseɪfɫi/بسلام، بأمان9 مرة في الكتاب
Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/بقلق8 مرة في الكتاب
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
cupboard/ˈkəbɝd/خزانة8 مرة في الكتاب
… and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/زمجر8 مرة في الكتاب
… who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
till/ˈtɪɫ/حتى، إلى أن، ريثما8 مرة في الكتاب
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
earnestly/ˈɝnəstɫi/بجد7 مرة في الكتاب
While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her.
المعاني: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org, English to Arabic (CC-BY-SA) النطق: ipa-dict (MIT)، من ويكاموس.
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