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“Thank you, excavator.” Elephant said.
■Article :
| “Thank you, excavator.” Elephant said. According to Indian media, on the 19th (local time), a baby elephant , fallen into a large mud pit was found on a coffee farm in a village in southern India. The local Forestry Bureau dispatched excavator to rescue the elephants after receiving a report from the villagers. The elephant escaped from the pit, and it appeared to go to the forest, but a baby elephant returned. And the elephant rubbed his head and trunk against excavator ‘s shovel, as if saying thanks. Experts said, “Elephants are intimate with humans and know how to recognize the help they have received.” |
■ Words & Idioms :
| Words & Idioms | Meaning |
| indian | 인도인,인도어,인도의 |
| media | 언론매체 |
| local time | 현지 시간 |
| baby | 아기, 새끼 |
| village | 마을 |
| in southern India | 인도 남부에 |
| a large mud pit | 커다란 진흙 구덩이 |
| to rescue | 구조하기 위하여 |
| after receiving a report | 신고를 접수(받은) 후에 |
| the local Forestry Bureau | 지역산림국 |
| dispatch | ~를 파견하다 |
| return | 돌아오다 |
| excavator ‘s shovel | 굴삭기의 삽 |
| expert 전문가 | 전문가 |
| human 인간 | 인간 |
| recognize | ~를 깨닫다, ~를 인지하다 |
| help | 도움, ~를 돕다 |
| have received~ | ~를 받았었다 |
| according to ~ | ~에 따르면 친근하다 |
| on | (특정한 날) ~에 |
| fallen into ~ | ~ 안에 빠진 |
| was found | 발견 되었다 |
| on a coffee farm | 커피농장에서 |
| escape from ~ | ~를 탈출하다 , ~를 벗어나다 |
| appear to ~ | ~하는 것으로 보인다 |
| go to the forest | 숲으로 가다 |
| as if | 마치 ~인 것처럼 |
| saying thanks | 감사인사를 하다 |
| rub A against B | 감사인사를 하다 |
| are intimate with | ~와 A를 B에 문지르다, 비비다 |
| know how to ~ | ~하는 방법을 알다 |
■ Traslation :
“고마워 굴삭기야!” 코끼리가 말했다
인도 매체에 따르면 현지 시간 19일에, 커다란 진흙 구덩이에 빠진 아기 코끼리가 인도 남부 커피농장에서 발견되었다. 지방산림국은 주민들의 신고를 받은 후에 그 코끼리를 구하기 위하여 굴삭기를 파견했다. 그 코끼리는 구덩이를 벗어났고 숲으로 가는 것처럼 보였으니 아기 코끼리는 되돌아왔다. 그리고 코끼리는 머리와 코를 굴삭기의 삽에 마치 감사인사를 하듯이 비볐다. 전문가들은 “코끼리들은 인간과 친밀하며, 인간으로부터 받은 도움에 인지하는 방법을 안다”고 말했다.
■ Put the following words in bracket.
| escaped / how to / was found |
1. According to Indian media, , a baby elephant , fallen into a large mud pit ……………… on a farm .
2. Elephants are intimate with humans and know …………………………. recognize the enemy.
3. The elephant ……………………… from the pit, and it appeared to go to the forest .
*Answer:
1. exception 2. put 3. help
■ 5W1H
– When: Recently .
– Where: In southern India.
– Who: A baby elephant
– What: He was fallen into a large mud pit.
– Why: Maybe, he missed his steps by mistake.
– How: Excavator was dispatched there and saved him from that situation.
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