Week 2, class 1 (Physical Lec.

‫ ﺣﻠﺖ ﻓﺠﻮات ﻃﻮ�ﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺼﻤﺖ ﻛﻨﺖ أﻧﻈﺮ ﺧﻼﻟهﺎ ﺳﺎهﻤﺎ‬.‫ ﺗﺒﻌ��ت ﺧﻴﻮط اﻟ�ﻠﻤﺎت وﺗﻤﺰﻗﺖ‬.‫وﻟﻜ�ي �� ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻈه��ة ﻟﻢ أﺳﺘﻄﻊ‬
‫ ﻻ أرى ﺳﻮى هﺎﻟﺔ ﺷﻌﺮهﺎ اﻟﻜﺜﻴﻒ وأﻧﻔهﺎ اﻟﺒﺎرز‬،‫ وﺟﻠﺴﺖ �� ﻣﻨﻜﺒﺔ ﻋ�� ﻓﻨﺠﺎن ﻗهﻮ��ﺎ اﻟﻔﺎرغ ﺗﺪﻳﺮﻩ �� اﻟﻄﺒﻖ‬.‫إ�� اﻟ��ﺮ‬
.‫ وﻟﻜﻦ اﻟ�ﻠﻤﺎت ﻻ ﺗﻜﺘﻤﻞ‬..‫ أﻛﻤﻞ‬..‫ ﺗﻨﻈﺮ إ�� ﺣ�ن أﺳﻜﺖ وﺗﻘﻮل أﻛﻤﻞ‬،‫ و�ﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺮﻓﻊ رأﺳهﺎ ﻓﺠﺄة‬.‫اﳌﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ‬

‫ أﺗﺮﻛهﺎ وأﺗﻈﺎهﺮ أﻧﺎ أﻳﻀﺎ أ�ﻲ‬،‫ ﺳﺄﺧﺬهﺎ ﻣﺜﻞ �ﻞ ﻳﻮم ﺣ�ى ﺑﺎب اﳌﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺬي �ﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﮫ‬..‫وﺧﺎرج اﳌﻘ�ى ﺳﺮﻧﺎ إ�� ﺣﻴﺚ أرﻛﻦ ﺳﻴﺎر�ﻲ‬
‫ وﳌﺎ وﺻﻠﻨﺎ إ�� اﻟﺴﻴﺎرة ﻗﺎﻟﺖ أر�ﺪ أن ﻧﻤ��ي ﻗﻠﻴﻼ هﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﻣﺎ�ﻊ؟‬.‫ذاهﺐ إ�� ﻋﻤﻞ‬

‫ اﺳﻤﻊ ﻻ أر�ﺪ أن أراك �ﻌﺪ‬:‫ وﻟﻢ ﻧﻜﺪ ﻧﺘﺤﺮك ﺧﻄﻮات ﺣ�ى ﺗﻮﻗﻔﺖ وﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﺑﺼﻮت ﺣﺎزم‬،‫ﻣﺸﺖ ﺑﺠﺎﻧ�ي ﺑﻄﻴﺌﺔ ﻋ�� ﻏ�� ﻋﺎد��ﺎ‬
.‫ ﻻ أر�ﺪﻩ �ﻌﺪ �ﻞ ﻣﺎ رأﻳﺘﮫ �� هﺬﻩ اﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ‬.‫ أﻇﻦ أ�ﻲ أﺣﺒبﺘﻚ وأﻧﺎ ﻻ أر�ﺪ ذﻟﻚ‬.‫ ﺳﺎﻣﺤ�ي وﻟﻜﻦ ﻳﺤﺴﻦ أﻻ ﻧﻠﺘﻘﻲ‬.‫اﻟﻴﻮم‬

.‫ وراﻗﺒ��ﺎ و�� ﺗبﺘﻌﺪ ﻋ�ي ﺑﺨﻄﻮات ﻣﺴﺮﻋﺔ‬.‫وﻛﻨﺖ أﻋﺮف ﻣﺎ رأﺗﮫ �� هﺬﻩ اﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻓﺴﻜﺖ �حﻈﺔ وﻗﻠﺖ ﻛﻤﺎ �ﺸﺎﺋ�ن‬

(‫)ا�حﺐ �� اﳌﻨﻔﻰ – ��ﺎء ﻃﺎهﺮ‬

:‫اﻟ��ﺟﻤﺔ‬
But that afternoon I could not. The threads of words were scattered apart and torn. There were
long gaps of silence during which I stared aimlessly at the river. She bent over her empty cup of
coffee turning it around on its saucer, I could only see her head of thick hair and her pointy,
straight nose. She would suddenly raise her head when I fell silent and say go on... go on. But
words didn’t come.

We want out of the café to where my car was parked. I would drive her to the office where she
worked, I would drop her off and pretend to go to work myself. When we reached the car, she
said: I would like to take a stroll if you do not mind, do you mind?

Unlike her, she walked beside me slowly13. We barely walked, she stopped and said in a firm
voice: Listen, I don’t want to see you anymore, forgive me but it’s better if we don’t see each
other again. I think I fell in love with you and I don’t want that. I don’t want it after everything I
went through.

I knew what she went through, so I was silent for a moment then I said: as you like. And watched
her fade away quickly.

.‫ ﯾﻌﻨﻲ ﻣﺶ ﺑﻨﻮع ف اﻟﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬،‫ ﺑﻮﺣﺪ اﻟﻤﺼﻄﻠﺢ‬:‫ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎل وﺟﻮد ﻛﻠﻤﺔ ﻣﺘﻜﺮرة ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨﺺ‬
‫ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ "ﺑﻌﺪ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ رأﯾﺘﮫ ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻟﺪﻧﯿﺎ" وﺟﻤﻠﺔ "أﻋﺮف ﻣﺎ رأﺗﮫ ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻟﺪﻧﯿﺎ" ﯾﺎ إﻣﺎ ھﺘﺮﺟﻤﮭﺎ‬

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 ‫ ﻷن اﻟﺘﻜﺮار ده ﻣﻘﺼﻮد ﻣﻦ اﻟﻜﺎﺗﺐ ﻋﺸﺎن ﯾﺒﯿﻦ ان اﻟﺒﻄﻞ ﻓﺎھﻢ اﻟﺒﻄﻠﺔ ﻓﻌﻼ‬.suffered ‫ أو‬went through
.‫ ف ﺑﻨﺤﺎول ﻧﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﻜﺮار ده‬،‫وﻣﺘﻌﺎطﻒ ﻣﻌﺎھﺎ ﻋﺸﺎن ﻛﺪة ھﻮ ﻗﺎل ﻧﻔﺲ اﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ اﻟﻠﻲ ھﻲ ﻗﺎﻟﺘﮭﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻈﺒﻂ‬

Other answers:
 stared = gazed
 aimlessly = absent-mindedly
 bent = was hunched
 saucer = coaster
 could only see = I saw nothing but
 her head of thick hair = her bunch of thick hair = the mass of her thick hair
 raise her head = looked up at me
 fell silent = stop talking
 words didn’t come = I could not find words
 my car was parked = I parked my car
 go to work myself = to head to work
 to take a stroll = to walk for a while = to walk a little
 13 = she walked beside me unusually slow
 We barely walked = just a few steps later
 Listen = Look
 went through = suffered
 as you like = whatever you want
 fade away quickly = move away from me quickly = take quick steps away

Week 2, class 2 (Online Lec.)

‫ واﻷﻓﺨﺎذ ﺟﺮدوهﺎ‬،‫ واﻟﺼﺪر ﺷﺮاﺋﺢ‬،‫ وا�جﻮاﻧﺢ ﺧﻠﻄﻮهﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺒﺎﻧﺦ‬،‫ ﻓﺎﻟﻌﻈﺎم ﺷﻮر�ﺔ‬،‫وﻛﻴﻒ أن اﻟﺒﻄﺔ ﻋﻤﻠﻮا ﻣ��ﺎ ﻋﺸﺮة أﺻﻨﺎف‬
!!‫ أﻣﺎ اﻟﺮءوس ﻓﻘﺪ دﻗﻮهﺎ وﻋﻤﻠﻮا ﻣ��ﺎ ﻣﺨﻠﻼ أﺷﺒﮫ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﺤﻴﻨﺔ‬،‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻈﺎم وﺟﻌﻠﻮا ﻣ��ﺎ ﺷﻄﺎﺋﺮ‬

‫ ﻛﻴﻒ أﺻﺒﺢ ﺣﺎل اﻟﻌﺒﺪ � ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ أﺧ���ﻲ اﻟﻄﺒيﺐ أﻧ�ي ﺻﺮت ﻣﺮ�ﻀﺎ وﻋ�� اﻟﻌﺒﺪ � أن ﻳﺄ�ﻞ ﺑﺤﺴﺎب ويﺸﺮب‬،‫وﺗﺼﻮروا‬
.‫ أﻣﺎ اﳌﺴﺒﻚ واﳌﻠﺒﻚ ﻓهﻮ رﺟﺲ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ اﻟﺸﻴﻄﺎن ﻓﺎﺟﺘنﺒﻮﻩ ﻳﺎاأو�� اﳌﺰاج‬،‫ أﻣﺎ اﻟﻄﺮ��ي ﻓﻤﻤﻨﻮع‬،‫ﺑﺤﺴﺎب‬

!!‫ ﺑﻄﻦ اﻷرض ﺧ�� ﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻇهﺮهﺎ‬،‫ اﻵن‬:‫وهﺘﻔﺖ ﻣﺜﻞ اﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ ﻃﺮﻓﺔ ﺑﻦ اﻟﻌﺒﺪ‬

( ‫) وداﻋﺎ ﻟﻠﻄﻮاﺟﻦ – ﻣﺤﻤﻮد اﻟﺴﻌﺪ�ﻲ‬

:‫اﻟ��ﺟﻤﺔ‬
Ten different recipes can be created from a single duck2: the bones become soup, the wings are
mixed with spinach, the breast were sliced into pane or fillet, the thighs were deboned4 which
were then used in sandwiches, even the head was crushed and turned into tahini-like pickles.

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 Poor me! Imagine how I felt when the doctor told me that I am ill, and must eat and drink
sensibly. Pickles are forbidden. Fatty food is an abomination of Satan’s handiwork and must be
strictly avoided by foodies.
I shouted like poet Tarafa ibn al-Abd: now the belly of earth is better for us than its surface!

Other answers:
 recipes = dishes
 2 = They can use a duck in ten different ways
 deboned = made boneless
 4 = the bones were removed from the thighs
 sandwiches = pies
 tahini-like pickles = an appetizer similar to tahini
 tahini = sesame paste
 sensibly = carefully
 eat and drink sensibly = follow a strict diet
 forbidden = banned
 Fatty = heavy = over cooked
 Foodies = food lovers
 shouted = cried out

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