PK Dey TRANSLATION -04
1️⃣
Bengali:
দুই বন্ধু একত্র পদব্রজে ভ্রমণে বাহির হইয়াছিল।
English:
Two friends had set out together on a journey on foot.
Better alternatives:
set out → started / set off
journey → travel / expedition
on foot → by walking
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2️⃣
Bengali:
তাহারা একটি অরণ্যের নিকট উপস্থিত হইলে হঠাৎ একটি ভালুক দূরে দেখা গেল।
English:
When they came near a forest, suddenly a bear was seen at a distance.
Better alternatives:
came near → approached
suddenly → all of a sudden
at a distance → from a far
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3️⃣
Bengali:
বন্ধুদের মধ্যে একজন অতিশয় ভয় পাইয়া তাড়াতাড়ি নিকটবর্তী বৃক্ষে আরোহণ করিল—বন্ধুর কী দশা ঘটিল তাহা একবারও ভাবিয়া দেখিল না।
English:
One of the friends, being terribly frightened, quickly climbed up a nearby tree, without once thinking what might happen to his companion.
Better alternatives:
terribly frightened → panic-stricken / extremely afraid
climbed up → scrambled up / climbed
companion → friend / associate
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4️⃣
Bengali:
দ্বিতীয় ব্যক্তি বৃক্ষে আরোহণ করিতে পারিত না।
English:
The second person could not climb the tree.
Better alternatives:
could not → was unable to
person → man
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5️⃣
Bengali:
আর কোনো উপায় না দেখিয়া এবং একাকী ভালুকের সহিত যুদ্ধ করা অসম্ভব ভাবিয়া সে ভূতলে মৃতবৎ পড়িয়া রহিল,
English:
Seeing no other way out and thinking it impossible to fight the bear alone, he lay flat on the ground pretending to be dead.
Better alternatives:
seeing no other way → finding no alternative
impossible → out of the question
lay flat → lay motionless
pretending to be dead → feigning death
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6️⃣
Bengali:
কারণ সে পূর্বে শুনিয়াছিল, ভালুক মরা মানুষ ছোঁয় না।
English:
For he had heard earlier that a bear does not touch a dead man.
Better alternatives:
had heard → had been told / had learnt
touch → attack / harm
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🧠 Detailed Exam Insight (Very Important)
1️⃣ Central Theme: False Friendship vs Presence of Mind
Examiner খেয়াল করেন—
প্রথম বন্ধু selfish & cowardly
দ্বিতীয় বন্ধু intelligent & calm
📌 Examiner-friendly analytical line:
> True friendship is tested in times of danger.
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2️⃣ Cause → Effect Logic (Very Scoring Area)
Cause Effect
First friend panicked He abandoned his friend
Second friend stayed calm He saved his own life
👉 Descriptive answer-এ এই logical chain দেখাতে পারলে নম্বর বাড়ে।
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3️⃣ Expression of Fear & Emergency Action
Examiner লক্ষ্য করেন—
fear বোঝাতে adverb + adjective
terribly frightened
quick action বোঝাতে
quickly climbed / scrambled up
👉 Flat sentence লিখলে narration দুর্বল লাগে।
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4️⃣ Use of Reasoning (Presence of Mind)
দ্বিতীয় বন্ধু—
brute force ব্যবহার করেনি ❌
knowledge + intelligence ব্যবহার করেছে ✔️
📌 Exam-ready moral line:
> Presence of mind is more powerful than physical strength.
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5️⃣ Vocabulary Expectation
Examiner আশা করেন:
pretending to be dead / feigning death ✔️
না যে: acting like dead ❌
👉 Right collocation = good impression.
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⏳ Tense of the Passage
🔹 Main Tense:
✅ Simple Past Tense
🔹 Supporting Tenses:
Past Perfect:
had set out
had heard
📌 Final Statement (Exam-ready):
> The passage is mainly written in the Simple Past Tense, with Past Perfect used for actions completed earlier.

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