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An Argument in Traffic

Trafikte Bir Tartışma

Trafikte küçük bir olay yüzünden tartışan iki yabancının, bir çocuğun ağlamasıyla tartışmanın anlamsızlığını fark etmesi.

Trafikte Bir Tartışma: hikaye kapak çizimi
İstanbul281 kelime · 9 yeni kelimeGramer: past simple, present continuous ve going to

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Last Friday afternoon, Tolga was driving home from work in heavy traffic. He was tired and in a bad mood. Suddenly, a car cut in front of him quickly, and he had to hard.

Tolga his horn angrily. The other driver, a woman named Sibel, was also after a difficult day at work. She rolled down her window and shouted, "Watch where you're driving!"

Tolga got out of his car at the traffic light, still angry. "You cut me off!" he shouted back. Sibel replied loudly, "I was just changing ! You need to be more careful!"

Other drivers were watching the argument from their cars. Some were honking their horns, wanting the traffic to move again. Tolga and Sibel kept arguing, both feeling and stressed.

Suddenly, a small child in the car behind them started crying because of the loud shouting. Both Tolga and Sibel stopped and looked at the child. They both felt immediately.

Sibel took a deep breath and said quietly, "I'm sorry. I was having a really bad day, and I took it out on you." Tolga felt his anger disappearing quickly.

"I'm sorry, too," Tolga said. "I was stressed about work, and I ." They both realized how the whole argument had become over such a small thing.

The traffic light turned green, and cars behind them were honking again. Sibel smiled and said, "Have a good evening." Tolga smiled back and returned to his car.

While driving home, Tolga thought about the argument. He realized that everyone was carrying their own stress, and a little could have avoided the whole situation. He decided to be calmer next time.

Kelimeler

Hikayedeki 9 yeni kelime, hikayeden örnek cümleleriyle.

brakefiilfren yapmak

He had to brake hard.

honkfiilkorna çalmak

Tolga honked his horn angrily.

stressedsıfatstresli

Sibel was also stressed after a difficult day.

laneisimşerit

I was just changing lanes.

frustratedsıfathayal kırıklığına uğramış

Both feeling frustrated and stressed.

embarrassedsıfatutanmış

They both felt embarrassed immediately.

overreactfiilaşırı tepki vermek

I was stressed and I overreacted.

sillysıfatsaçma, aptalca

How silly the whole argument had become.

patienceisimsabır

A little patience could have avoided the situation.

Gramer notu

Past simple, present continuous ve going to

Past simple, olayları sırayla anlatır: "A car cut in front of him quickly." Present continuous, o sırada devam eden eylemleri anlatır: "Other drivers were watching the argument." "Going to" örtük olarak beklenen sonuçları anlatabilir; burada asıl vurgu past simple ve present continuous üzerindedir: "Cars behind them were honking again."

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6 kısa soru. Cevabını seç, hemen doğrusunu gör.

1.Why did Tolga brake suddenly?

2.Why was Sibel in a bad mood?

3.What stopped the argument?

4.True or False: Neither Tolga nor Sibel apologized.

5.What did Tolga realize while driving home?

6.How did the argument end?