After the elections
The former prime Lane,
was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and gone
abroad. My friend, Crawley, has always been
a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s radical progressive party. After the
elections, Crawley went
to the former prime minister’s house. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told
him that since his defeat, the ex-prime minister had gone
abroad. On the following day, Crawley
went to the house again. The same policeman was just working
slowly past the entrance, when Crawley asked the
same question. Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him
the same answer. The day after, Crawley went to the house
once more and asked exactly the same question
this time, the policeman lose his temper. ‘I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,
‘he shouted, ‘Mr.
Lane was the defeated in the
election. He has retired from
political live and gone to live aboard! ‘
‘I know, ‘answered Crawley,
‘but I love to hear you say
it!’
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red (verb)
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green ( noun)
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blue ( adjective)
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emas (adverb)
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English
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Indonesia
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Mr.Lane
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Tuan Lane
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He
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Dia
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Crawley
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Crawley
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House
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Rumah
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Policeman
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Polisi
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Him
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Dia
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Ex-prime minister
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Mantan perdana menteri
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Defeated
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Mengalahkan
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Slowly
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Pelan
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Temper
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Melunakan
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Now
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Sekarang
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When
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Kapan
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There
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Sana
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Yesterday
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Kemarin
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Gone
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Mati
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Went
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pergi
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Asked
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Meminta/Tanya
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Had
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Memiliki
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working
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kerja
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gave
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Memberi
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Hear
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Mendengar
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say
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Mengatakan
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On strike
Busmen have decided to go
on strike next week. The strike
is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long
it will last. The Busmen
have stated the strike will continue until
general agreement is reached about pay and working condition.
Most people believe that the strike will last
for at least a week. Many owners for private cars
are going to offer ‘free rides’ to people on their way to work.
This will relief pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of
university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike
lasts. All the young
men are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses they will
have to pass a special test. The students are going to take
the test in two days ’time. Even so, people
are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far,
the public has expressed its gratitude to the students
in letters to the press. Only one or two people
have objected that the students
will drive to fast
Note:
·
red (verb)
·
green ( noun)
·
blue ( adjective)
·
emas (adverb)
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English
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Indonesia
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Busmen
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Busmen
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People
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Orang-orang
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Cars
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Mobil-mobil
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Students
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Murid-murid
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Young men
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Pria muda
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strike
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menyerah
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will
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Akan
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working
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Kerja
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Take
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Mengambil
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Have
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Mempunyai
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Next
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berikut
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week
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Seminggu
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tuesday
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Selasa
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how
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Bagaimana
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only
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Hanya
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long
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panjang
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last
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Terakhir
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free
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Gratis
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special
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Sepesial
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far
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jauh
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difficult
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sulit
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fast
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cepat
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