✨ Magic Tree House 스피킹 연습 기록 22

Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning – Chapter 2

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1️⃣ Summary

Jack and Annie found a black cat sitting at the base of a palm tree. They also saw a funeral parade heading toward a pyramid. Jack and Annie tried to follow the parade, but the closer they got, the harder it was to see. Eventually, the parade disappeared completely, but the black cat remained at the base of the pyramid. Jack and Annie followed the cat and saw it slip into a hole in the pyramid.

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2️⃣ Sentence Practice

A patch of green surrounded by a sandy desert.
→ A clump of green sat in the middle of the desert.
→ A clump of green surrounded by a sandy desert.

Someone might hear you.
→ Someone might see you.
→ Someone might know about that.

She leaned out the window to see where the cat was going.
→ I flipped through the pages to see how many stars are in the universe.
→ I drank up the wine to see how it tasted.

Jack flipped through the pages to find the picture of the parade.
→ I flipped through the pages to see how many stars are in the universe.
→ I tasted the wine to see how it was
→ I agreed to the blind date to see what kind of person he was.

The same parade as in the Egypt book.
→ The parade looked exactly like the one in the Egypt book.

When a royal person died, a grand funeral procession took place.
→ A grand religious procession took place in the Vatican.
→ A peaceful candlelight procession took place in the city square to honor the victims.

✅ 구문 차이 설명

• procession vs. parade
   • procession은 장례식, 종교행사 등 엄숙한 행렬
   • parade는 축제처럼 화려하고 활기찬 행렬
• take place = happen = be held
   → 자연스러운 표현으로 자주 사용됨

Family, servants, and mourners followed the coffin.
→ Mourners attended the procession.

The coffin was called a sarcophagus.
→ Many mourners might follow the sarcophagus.

Jack always kept notes.
= Jack always kept writing notes down.

She sure knew how to get to him.
→ "It's not good to get to people."
→ Many cats usually know how to get to their owner.

As they ran, a strange thing happened.
→ As I studied, the book got easier.
→ As I cooked, the whole family came into the kitchen.

The closer they got to the parade, the harder it was to see it.
→ The harder I tried to learn, the better it was to understand it.
→ The warmer I treated them, the smoother it was to talk with them.
→ The better I loved myself, the healthier I became.

The strange parade has disappeared.
→ Disappear and vanish are similar, but vanish is more sudden and mysterious.

It must have been a mirage.
→ It must have happened in this place.
→ It must have been her husband.

The cat started to slink away.
→ The thief slunk away from the crime scene.
→ Jerry always slunk away in front of Tom.

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3️⃣ Short Story

The cemetery was located at the edge of the park.
Many patches of green surrounded it.
Many people might sleep forever here.
A small funeral procession slowly passed by.
I poked my head out of the window to see where they were going.
Some kids were straying out of line to play with the trees and flowers, but their parents sure knew how to get to them.
The more people got to the procession, the more candles were lit.
They lit up the park.
The person in the coffin must have been very loved by many people.

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✏️ Today's Reflection

I want to make my short story practice more efficient, but good ideas don’t come easily. I don’t think simply repeating practice is enough to truly improve my English skills. I feel the need to design a better learning program that supports my growth. Through that process, I want to understand how to connect the knowledge I gain with my real life. Building that bridge between the outer world and my inner self is my final goal.