✨ Magic Tree House 스피킹 연습 기록 19

Magic Tree House: The Knight at Dawn – Chapter 9

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1️⃣ Summary

The knight dismounted his horse and helped Jack and Annie get on. Then he steered the horse toward a grove of trees where the tree house was settled. When they got near the tree house, the knight helped them dismount and rode off toward the outer wall. Jack and Annie climbed into the tree house, and Annie tried to find the Pennsylvania book. She couldn't see anything because the moon was covered by clouds, so she fumbled for the book to make the wish. Meanwhile, Jack was only half listening to Annie because he was hoping to see the knight again.

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2️⃣ Sentence Practice

The knight held out his gloved hand.
→ The knight held out his bare hand.
→ The knight held out his water paint-covered hand.
→ The knight held out his dirt-covered hand.

The knight dismounted.
→ He seemed to be dismounting from the horse.
→ He slid off the horse.
✅ dismount vs. slide off:
“Dismount”는 격식 있는 표현으로 말이나 자전거에서 내릴 때 사용됩니다.
“Slide off”는 보다 캐주얼하고 자연스러운 일상 표현입니다.

He slapped the reins.
→ He flicked the reins.
✅ slap vs. flick the reins:
“Slap”은 급하고 강한 동작을 뜻하며,
“Flick”은 가볍고 빠른 손동작을 의미합니다.

The black horse cantered beside the moonlit water of the moat.
→ The black horse galloped beside the moonlit water of the moat.
→ The black horse trotted beside the moonlit water of the moat.
✅ trot vs. canter vs. gallop:
말의 속도를 나타내는 표현입니다.
Trot(속보) < Canter(보통 속도) < Gallop(질주).
“Lope”는 부드럽고 긴 보폭으로 달리는 것을 뜻합니다.
ex) The black horse loped across the field.

Jack rocked back and forth in the saddle.
→ Jack rocked side to side in the saddle.

The knight steered the horse toward the trees.
→ Harry Potter steered the broom toward Malfoy.
→ The driver steered the car toward the front yard of the hotel.

The knight brought his horse to a stop.
→ The knight brought his horse to a halt.
→ The knight brought his horse to a run.

Jack heard Annie fumble in the darkness.
→ She fumbled in her backpack to search for her laptop.
→ The pickpocketer fumbled my backpack to steal my wallet.

Jack was only half-listening.
→ He was so exhausted that he was half running and half walking.
→ She almost closed her eyes, half-seeing the scene unfold.

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3️⃣ Short Story

In the movie Far and Away, the last scene showed people racing to get their own land. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman joined the race on their horses. They slapped the reins, and their horses galloped through the wide fields and across the brook toward the fertile land. All the riders were rocking back and forth in the saddle as they steered their horses toward the best land. Tom Cruise brought his horse to a stop where he had already chosen, and he dismounted, holding out his dirt-covered hand to Nicole Kidman. He scrambled on the ground for his flag and then planted it in the earth. Then he kissed Nicole Kidman, and they were only half watching the others passing by.

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✏️ Today's Reflection
I'm almost done with book number 2. I think I'm getting better, but it's still a little boring to make my own sentences and correct them. Fixing my mistakes is always a challenge—not just in English, but also in my habits. On the way to becoming professional, everything seems to have a tendency to overcome its own obstacles but I’ll keep going step by step.