Bahasa Inggris | Translation (1)

Sumber gambar : Belton (2017: 5)

Naskah asli: 

Coal is a type of rock made from plants. Most coal comes from plants that lived before the dinosaurs did!

People have used coal as a source of energy for hundreds of years. Today, it's used in a process that produced electricity. The coal is burned to heat water, which makes steam, which in turn drives the moving parts of generators. Over 40 percent of the electricity in the world is made by burning coal. In the United States, 93 percent of the coal burned is used to generate electric power. Most remaining coal is used in the iron, concrete, and paper industries.

Terjemahan:

Batubara adalah sejenis batuan yang terbentuk dari tumbuhan. Sebagian besar batubara berasal dari tumbuhan yang umurnya lebih tua daripada dinosaurus!

Manusia telah memanfaatkan batubara sebagai sumber energi selama ratusan tahun. Saat ini, batubara digunakan di dalam sebuah proses yang menghasilkan listrik. Batubara dibakar untuk memanaskan air, yang menghasilkan uap, dan kemudian uap tersebut menggerakkan mesin pembangkit tenaga (generator). Lebih dari 40 persen listrik di seluruh dunia dihasilkan dari pembakaran batubara. Di Amerika Serikat, 93 persen dari batubara bakar dimanfaatkan untuk pembangkit tenaga listrik. Sedangkan sisa bagian lainnya dimanfaatkan di dalam industri besi, beton, dan kertas.

Sumber naskah :

Belton B. 2017. How Coal Is Formed. New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing. Hal. 4.

Bahasa Inggris | Reading, Gotama

Naskah berikut ini dikutip dari prosa karangan Herman Hesse yang berjudul Siddhartha, halaman 26-27. Informasi lebih lanjut mengenai Herman Hesse pada tautan ini: Herman Hesse

Gotama

In the town of Savathi, every child knew the name of the exalted Buddha, and every house was prepared to fill the alms-dish of Gotama's disciples, the silently begging ones. Near the town was Gotama's favourite place to stay, the grove of Jetavana, which the rich merchant Anathapindika, and obedient worshipper of the exalted one, had given him and his people for a gift. 

All tales and answers, which the two young ascetics had received in their search for Gotama's abode, had pointed them towards this area. And arriving at Savathi, in the very first house, before the door of which they stopped to beg, food has been offered to them, and they accepted the food, and Siddhartha asked the woman, who handed them the food:

"We would like to know, oh charitable one, where the Buddha dwells, the most venerable one, for we are two Samanas from the forest and have come, to see him, the perfected one, and to hear the teachings from his mouth."

Quoth the woman: "Here, you have truly come to the right place, you Samanas from the forest. You should know, in Jetavana, in the garden of Anathapindika is where is exalted one dwells. There you pilgrims shall spent the night, for there is enough space for the inumerable, who flock here, to hear the teachings from his mouth."

This made Govinda happy, and full of joy he exclaimed: "Well so, thus we have reached our destination, and our path has come to an end! But tell us, oh mother of the pilgrims, do you know him, the Buddha, have you seen him with your own eyes?"

Quoth the woman: "Many times I have seen him, the exalted one. On many days, I have seen him, walking through the alleys in silence, wearing his yellow cloak, presenting his alms-dish in silence at the doors of the houses, leaving with a filled dish."

Delightedly, Govinda listened and wanted to ask and hear much more. But Siddhartha urged him to walk on. They thanked and left and hardly hard to ask for directions, for rather many pilgrims and monks as well from Gotama's community were on their to the Jetavana. And since they reached it at night, there were cosntant arrivals, shouts, and talk of those who sought shelter and got it. The two Samanas, accustomed to life in the forest, quickly and without making any noise a place to stay and rested there until the morning.

Kosakata:

exalted

alms-dish

ascetics

venerable

flock

inumerable

cloak

Bahasa Inggris | Reading, Cat and Dog

Cat and Dog Discuss Humans

The cat and dog were talking. The cat said, "Humans treat us better than you. If we turn up our nose at the cat food they serve us, they buy us another brand. If we're sleepy, we can sleep on the pillows in their bed." The dog said, "But humans take us out for walks. They throw Frisbees for us to catch. They put us in their tub and give us baths." The cat said, "They don't take us for walks because there's a litter box in the house. If we want to catch something, we catch birds or mice. They don't give us baths because we clean ourselves. And one more thing -- they respect our independence. They don't put a chain on our neck and a leash on the chain." The dog said, "I'd rather have a leash than have their kids pulling my tail all the time."

Referensi:

Carlson M. (2013). English Learner: 500 Short Stories for Beginner-Intermediate. hal. 31.

Latihan Soal | Bahasa Inggris untuk SLTA

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Gori. They were so poor that they did not have anything but a cow. When the cow had grown up too old, Gor's mother sent the cow with him to the market to sell it. On his way to the market, Gori met a butcher who had some beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great value. He then persuaded the silly lad to sell the cow for the beans.

Gori brought the beans happily. When he told his mother about it, his mother became so angry that she threw the beans out of the window.

When Gori woke up in the morning he felt that the sun was shining into a part of his room, but all rest was quite dark and shady.

He jumped to the window. What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past Gori's bedroom's window. He opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder.

He climbed and climbed till at last he reached the sky. While looking around, he saw a very huge castle. He was amazed. Then Gori walked along the path leading to the castle. There was a big tall woman on the doorstep. Gori greeted her and asked for the giantess' mercy to give him breakfast because he felt very hungry. Although the giantess grumbled at first, finally she gave Gori a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk.

Gori had not finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone's coming. "Oh! It is my husband!" cried the giantess. "What on earth shall I do?"

Hastily the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Gori there.

Answer the following questions based on the above passage!

1. Where did Gori sell his cow?
a. At a castle
b. At the market
c. At the giant's castle
d. At the butcher's house
e. On his way to the market

2. What is the story about?
a. Gori and a butcher
b. Gori and the giantess
c. Gori and beanstalk
d. A poor widow and her son
e. The giantess and her husband

3. "Oh! It's my husband!" cried the giantess. "What on earth shall I do?". From the sentence we know that the giantess is .... her husband.
a. afraid of
b. angry with
c. annoyed with
d. fed up with
e. displeased with

4. Gori's mother looked very furious when he told that ....
a. the beans were precious
b. the butcher bought his cow
c. he had sold his cow to a butcher
d. he traded the cow for the beans
e. he met a butcher on his way to the market

5. What do we learn from the passage?
a. Sincerity makes Gori get something precious.
b. Gori's mother was a furious mother.
c. Poverty makes people hopeless.
d. The giantess took pity on Gori.
e. Gori was an innocent boy.

Daftar Pustaka:
Sukur SG. 2008. Kumpulan Pembahasan Soal Ujian Nasional: Bahasa Inggris. Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Indonesiatera. hal. 30-31.