انجليزى – chapter 3 للصف الثالث الثانوى 2016

انجليزى – chapter 3 للصف الثالث الثانوى 2016

The Prisoner of Zenda

Chapter 3

انجليزى – chapter 3 للصف الثالث الثانوى 2016

The Prisoner of Zenda

Chapter 3

:Summary

التجول في شوارع سترلسو :Riding through the streets of Strelsau

.Dressed as the King of Ruritania, Rassendyll rode on through the streets of Strelsau towards the palace

توقعات راسندل :Rassendyll’s expectations

He expected that Antoinette de Mauban would call out and tell everybody that he was not the real King. But she didn’t call out. Perhaps she had not recognised him

تغيير الطريق :Changing the route

Marshal Strakencz gave an order to his men to change route and enter the poor part of the town where the people were loyal to Duke Michael. He said that it would be better that way

.People in the poor part of the town supported Duke Michael .Rassendyll thought that perhaps the Marshal was testing him

:Riding alone through the streets of the old town

التجول في شوارع المدينة القديمة بمفرده

Rassendyll told the Marshall to order يأمرhis soldiers to ride ahead of him

Rassendyll wanted to ride alone through the streets of the old town. He wanted to show the people there that their King trusted them

رد فعل سابت و المشير :Sapt’s and the Marshal’s reaction

.Sapt looked worried and shook his head

The Marshal looked surprised but gave the orders for his soldiers to go ahead , and Sapt’s face looked even more anxious

موقف سابت الصعب :Sapt’s difficult position

.Rassendyll realised if he were killed in that part of town, Sapt’s position would become very difficult

شخص قوى الملاحظة :A good observant

When Rassendyll rode alone through the streets of the old town, he realised how white, how clean his uniform seemed compared to the old buildings around him

Rassendyll was so close to the people in the poor area that he could easily hear what the people were saying about him

رد فعل الشعب :People’s reaction

People were surprised to see the king (Rassendyll) on his own . Some people smiled and cheered but others were quiet and looked at Rassendyll angrily

.Rassendyll saw many paintings of the Duke in their windows and he knew what they thought of him .Despite their anger, Rassendyll managed to reach the palace safely

التتويج :The coronation

It was time for the coronation and a group of soldiers led Rassendyll inside a beautiful building. There were so many people, but Rassendyll could remember Princess Flavia, a beautiful young woman with red hair and Duke Michael, a man with red cheeks , dark eyes and dark hair

When Duke Michael saw Rassendyll, his face became white. It seemed that he realized that Rassendyll was not the real king

تحية الضيوف :Greeting guests

Rassendyll stood in the palace for an hour greeting many ambassadors and important people who came to see him.

.He was worried when he saw Lord Topham from England, but the man’s eyes were too poor to recognize him

التجول في الشوارع في عربة تجرها الخيول :Going in a coach around the streets

.It was time for Rassendyll to go in a coach around the streets with Princess Flavia

رأى فريتز :Fritz’s opinion

Fritz believed that it was not a good idea for Rassendyll to ride alone through the old town. Duke Michael wouldn’t like it if the King became popular with his people

الخروج من القصر :Getting out of the palace

.Rassendyll couldn’t leave the city without a permit from the King

Colonel Sapt asked Rassendyll to copy the King’s signature on a form. Rassendyll refused to do that, so Colonel Sapt copied the King’s signature

.Sapt told Fritz to guard the King’s bedroom and prevent anyone from getting in even if it were Duke Michael himself

He also told him to tell everyone that the King had gone to bed and that he was not to be woken by anybody until nine o’clock the next day

.Sapt and Rassendyll left the palace through a secret door in the wall which led to a dark passage

Rassendyll followed Sapt down the long, dark passage which ended in a heavy wooden door. Sapt unlocked it and they went out into a quiet street which ran along the back of the palace gardens

A man was waiting for them with two horses. They climbed onto the horses and rode away taking the quiet back streets

.Rassendyll tried to stay low on the horse so no one would recognise him

عند بوابة المدينة :At the city gate

.At the city gate, the guard was not there and the gate was closed

.Sapt gave the guard’s daughter a form from the King and a coin . The girl gave Sapt the key and they left the city

.Nearly everyone in the city was in the streets celebrating the coronation, so there was little danger

.They stopped at an inn so that their horses could have a drink

في الطريق إلى البيت الريفي :On the way to the hunting lodge

.Sapt and Rassendyll were going to the hunting lodge to bring back the King

.Far behind them they could hear the noise of some horses coming towards them

.They could hear them because the wind was blowing towards them

Sapt get off his horse and put his ear to the ground. He could hear the noise of two horses

.They reached the forest of Zenda and stopped at a fork in the road

They hid in dark trees to see who was coming behind them. They saw Duke Michael and Max Holf, brother to Johann who Rassendyll had seen at the inn

.Duke Michael and Max Holf were going to the Castle of Zenda

.Sapt could have shot Duke Michael, but he realised it wouldn’t have helped the King at that time

كل الأمور على ما يرام :All is well

.’Duke Michael and Max Holf received a message that ‘all was well

.The Duke’s men killed Josef, the King’s servant, and kidnapped the King and took him to the Castle of Zenda

الوصول إلى المنزل الريفي :Arriving at the hunting lodge

Sapt and Rassendyll arrived at the hunting lodge. Sapt found some dirty torn handkerchiefs which he used to tie up Johann’s mother. Duke Michael’s men freed the woman

.They also found Josef’s body. They thought that it was Johann’s mother who told Michael’s men what had happened

العودة إلى سترلسو :Going back to Strelsau

.Sapt and Rassendyll decided to go back and collect every soldier in Strelsau to catch Michael before killing the King

.They went back to Strelsau to continue with the game they started

.Rassendyll agreed to continue pretending that he was the King

Questions & Answers

?How did Rudolf Rassendyll try to improve the King’s image in the minds of poor people

On his way to the palace, he insisted on riding through the poor area of the city alone so that people would see that he trusted them and cared about them

?Did Michael realise that Rassendyll was not the real King? How do you know

– Yes, Michael knew Rassendyll was not the real King. He thought that the King was poisoned and still in Zenda. Also, the Duke’s men kidnapped the King from the hunting lodge

?According to Flavia, how did the King (Rudolf Rassendyll) look different on the day of coronation

.She thought he looked more tired and serious . She couldn’t believe that he had really changed

?Why could Sapt and Rassendyll hear the people coming behind them

.Because the wind was blowing towards them

?What do you think the message “all is well” means

.It means that the King was kidnapped from the hunting lodge and locked in the castle of Zenda

*رد فعل سابت و المشير :Sapt’s and the Marshal’s reaction***

*شخص قوى الملاحظة :A good observant***

*رد فعل الشعب :People’s reaction***

*تحية الضيوف :Greeting guests***

*التجول في الشوارع في عربة تجرها الخيول :Going in a coach around the streets***

*رأى فريتز :Fritz’s opinion***

*الخروج من القصر :Getting out of the palace***

*عند بوابة المدينة :At the city gate***

*في الطريق إلى البيت الريفي :On the way to the hunting lodge***

*كل الأمور على ما يرام :All is well***

*العودة إلى سترلسو :Going back to Strelsau***

“If all’s well, why go there? And if all isn’t well, I fear *there’ll be a trap***”