الجسر الذي لم يعبره أحد

مفتاح الإجابات

1. The village had waited so long for its bridge that, when it finally opened, nobody quite knew how to behave.“So long that” تدل على الدرجة والنتيجة، وبعد “that” جملة معترضة. “Quite” تعني تمامًا.
2. A ribbon was cut, a band struggled through its anthem, and then an awkward silence settled over the crowd.“Anthem” تُنطق AN-them، بصوت th كما في “think”. الأحداث الثلاثة تتصاعد حتى الصمت.
3. It was an old woman, leaning on a stick, who stepped forward and crossed it without a word.هذه الجملة المشقوقة تؤخّر الفاعل “an old woman”. “Without a word” تعني بصمت.
4. Halfway over, she stopped, glanced down at the river she had feared all her life, and began, quietly, to hum.“Halfway over” عبارة افتتاحية قصيرة. “She had feared” ماضٍ تام: الخوف سبق ذلك.
5. Within minutes the whole village had followed her, as though the bridge had been waiting for a single brave footstep.“Within minutes” تعني بعد دقائق قليلة فقط. بعد “As though” يأتي الماضي التام لموقف متخيَّل.

Joy English · تدريب مجاني على الإنجليزية · https://joy-english.com/ar/listening-lessons/the-bridge-that-nobody-crossed