Out of Broken Heart

 Out of Broken Heart¹

Jenny Lind, the famous² Swedish nightingale³ was considered⁴ one of the greatest⁵ popular singers of her day.

 Her music teacher once said, “Jenny, you've got everything to make you the world's greatest singer, but one thing⁶!”

 “What in the world is that?” she asked. “I practice all day long and you say I have tremendous range⁷, versatility⁸ and talent! What haven't I got?”

 “To make you a truly⁹ great singer,” he replied, “you have to have a broken heart!”

And so it happened¹⁰ that this man broke her heart! She fell in love with him and he jilted¹¹ her.

Then she began to sing from her heart! The songs she sang became her own12--songs of loneliness¹³ and tears--not just a collection of words and music--but it was her own  heart cry¹⁴!

1.     out of broken heart – от разбитого сердца

2.     famous – известная

3.     nightingale – соловей

4.     was considered – считалась

5.     greatest – наивеличайшей

6.     you've got everything to make you the world's greatest singer, but one thing – у тебя есть, все, чтобы стать самой великой мировой певицей, но одного тебе не хватает

7.     tremendous range – широкий диапазон (голоса)

8.     versatility – гибкость (подвижность голоса)

9.     truly – по настоящему

10.                        so it happened – так уж случилось

11.                        jilted  – бросил (в любовных отношениях)

12.                        own - собственный

13.                        loneliness - одиночество

14.                        cry – плачь

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The Hole In The Fence

The Hole¹ In The Fence²

There was a father who took his boy on his knee³ and told him the story of the lost⁴ sheep⁵. The sheep found⁶ a hole in the fence and crawled⁷ through⁸; how glad⁹ it was to get away¹⁰; it skipped¹¹ and played in the sunshine until¹² it went so far that it could not find it's way back home. And then he told him of the wolf¹³ that chased¹⁴ the sheep, and how, finally the good shepherd¹⁵ came and rescued¹⁶ it and carried¹⁷ it back to the fold¹⁸.

          The little boy was very interested and when the story was over¹⁹, he surprised his father by asking, "Did they fix²⁰ the hole in the fence?"

           

Next time you teach your child to obey²¹, make sure²² you fix your  “hole in the fence” first.

1.     hole – дырка

2.     fence – забор

3.     knees – колени

4.     lost – потерянный, заблудившийся

5.     sheep – овца

6.     found – нашел

7.     crawled – пролез

8.     through – через

9.     glad – довольный, радостный

10.                        get away – убежать

11.                        skipped – скакал

12.                        until – до тех пор пока

13.                        wolf – волк

14.                        chased – преследовал

15.                        shepherd – пастух

16.                        rescued – спас

17.                        carried – принес

18.                        fold – загон для овец

19.                        the story was over – история закончилась

20.                        fix – починить, отремонтировать

21.                        obey – слушаться

22.                        make sure – удостоверится

A little tip: In English word "they" is often used when speaking about something in general. For example: "Time is money", as they say. (Как говорится: "Время деньги")

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