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SOME ANECDOTES
OPTIMISM
An­American­writer­(author)­told­this­story­
as­the­best­definition­of­optimism:
An­Irishman­at­work­on­the­seventeenth­floor­
of­a­new­skyscraper lost­his­balance­and­fell
down.­As­he­was­falling­he­passed­by­the­third­
floor­and­a­fellow-workman heard him say­to­
himself:
–­„Well,­I­am­all­right­so far”! –­­Who­ is­ an­ optimist?­ /and­ a­
See­grammar:­page­45.­III. pessimist?
–­­Why­did­the­Irishman­say­in­
THE LION AND THE MOUSE his­last­minute­that­he­was­all­
right?­
A­ lion­ who­ was­ very­ tired­ after­ the­ day’s­ –­­Because­he­was­an­optimist.
work­lay down­to­rest­under­a­tree.­Soon­he­fell­ –­­What­happened­to­him­when­
asleep.­ During­ his­ sleep­ a­ little­ mouse­ ran­ he­reached­the­ground floor?
across­his­nose­and­woke­him­up.­The­lion­got­ –­­He­died­on­the­spot.
very­ angry,­ got­ up­ and­ wanted­ to­ kill­ the­ –­­What­is­the­American­slogan­
for­optimists?
mouse.­But­the­little­mouse­asked­him­not­to­ –­­Keep smiling!
kill­her.­She­said:­ –­­What­ do­ the­ Eng­lish­ say­ in­
–­“If­you­let­me­go,­I­may­help­you­some­day.” similar­cases?
The­lion­laughed­at­this­funny­idea­but­let­the­ –­­Take­it­easy­(or:­Thumbs­up!)
mouse­go­and­she­ran­home.­After­some­days­
the­lion­got­into­a­net.­He­fought­a­long­time­to­
get­free,­but­could­do­nothing.­The­mouse­heard­
his­angry­voice­and­ran­to­him.
–­“Let­me­help­you”­–­she­said,­and­began­to­
work­with­her­teeth­and­soon­the­lion­was­free­
again.
Q & A in writing (5 minutes):
wake,woke,woke(n) story­tör­té­net –­­Why­did­the­lion­lie­down­to­
éb­red,­fel­éb­reszt­ definition­meg­ha­tá­ro­zás rest­under­a­tree?
angry­ha­ra­gos,­mér­ges optimism­de­rû­lá­tás
kill -ed meg­öl skyscraper­fel­hõ­kar­co­ló –­­How­did­the­little­mouse­wake­
laugh, -ed­ne­vet,­-és balance­egyen­súly up­the­king­of­the­jungle?
idea­öt­let fall, fell, fallen­esik,­hull –­­What­did­the­lion­want­to­do,­
net­há­ló,­csap­da downward­le,­-felé when­the­mouse­woke­him­up?
fight, fought, fought­ so far­ed­dig,­mos­ta­ná­ig –­­Why­ didn’t­ the­ lion­ kill­ the­
küzd,­har­col happen, -ed­tör­té­nik
animal­ál­lat groundfloor­föld­szint mouse,­ when­ he­ wanted­ to­
voice­hang die, -d­meg­hal kill­her?
begin, began,begun­kezd,­ keep,­kept,­kept­tart –­­Was­it­really­a­funny­idea­of­
-õdik smile, -d­mo­so­lyog the­mouse­to­offer­help­to­the­
tooth, teeth­fog,­-ak similar­ha­son­ló king­of­the­animals?
­
save, -d­meg­ment,­-õriz easy­kön­nyû
moral­ta­nul­ság lion­orosz­lán –­­How­did­the­little­mouse­save­
fable­ál­lat­me­se lie, lay, lain­fek­szik,­le­fek- the­life­of­the­big­lion?
funny­tré­fás,­fur­csa szik –­­What­is­the­moral­(lesson)­of­
writer­író mouse, mice­egér,­-ek this­(animal)­fable?

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