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The Night Bus

Gece Otobüsü

Ankara'da gece otobüsü şoförü Osman, her gece yorgun işçileri evlerine götürür. Çifte vardiyadan sonra otobüste uyuyakalan genç kurye Burak'ı uyandırmaz ve ona sessizce yardım eder. Küçük bir iyilik, iki insanın hayatında kalıcı bir dostluğa dönüşür.

Gece Otobüsü: hikaye kapak çizimi
Ankara419 kelime · 11 yeni kelimeGramer: passive voice

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In Ankara, the last bus of the night was always driven by Mr. Osman. He was fifty-five years old, and he had driven the same for twenty years. At midnight, the streets were empty and the city was quiet. The bus was warm, and the lights inside were soft and yellow.

His were tired people. Nurses came home from the hospital. Cleaners finished their work in the big offices. Students returned from the library. Osman knew most of their faces, and many of them were by name when they got on the bus.

One cold night in December, a young man got on at the last stop before the terminal. His name was Burak. He worked as a , and he was wearing a thick orange jacket. His eyes were red. He had worked two that day. He sat in the back seat and was asleep in less than a minute.

At the terminal, all the other passengers got off. Osman stopped the bus and looked in the mirror. The young man was still sleeping. The driver could have woken him up, but he did not. "He is ," Osman thought. "Sleep is more important than the tonight."

The engine was turned off, and the lights were turned down. Osman sat quietly and drank tea from his small flask. Forty minutes later, Burak woke up in a . "Oh no! Where are we? What time is it?" "It is one o'clock," said Osman . "You are at the terminal. Don't worry."

Burak lived in a part of the city where no buses ran at that hour. He did not know what to do. Osman looked at him for a moment. "Get in the front seat," he said. "This bus is going back to the garage, and the garage is near your street. You are not going to walk home in this cold."

On the way, Osman poured some hot tea into a cup and gave it to Burak. They talked about their families and their jobs. When the bus reached Burak's street, the young man was filled with . "How can I thank you?" he asked. "Just be kind to somebody else one day," Osman answered.

Burak never forgot that night. Every Friday after that, a paper bag with two warm simit was left on the driver's seat by him. Inside the bag there was always a short : "For the best driver in Ankara." Osman kept every note in his glove box.

Kelimeler

Hikayedeki 11 yeni kelime, hikayeden örnek cümleleriyle.

routeisimgüzergâh, rota

...he had driven the same route for twenty years.

passengerisimyolcu

His passengers were tired people.

greetfiilselamlamak

...many of them were greeted by name...

delivery riderisimkurye

He worked as a delivery rider...

shiftisimvardiya

He had worked two shifts that day.

exhaustedsıfatbitkin, yorgun argın

"He is exhausted," Osman thought.

scheduleisimtarife, program

Sleep is more important than the schedule tonight.

panicisimpanik

...Burak woke up in a panic.

calmlyzarfsakince

"It is one o'clock," said Osman calmly.

gratitudeisimşükran, minnet

...the young man was filled with gratitude.

noteisimnot

...there was always a short note...

Gramer notu

Passive voice (am/is/are/was/were + V3)

Bu hikayede passive voice (edilgen çatı) öne çıkıyor. İşi yapan kişi bilinmediğinde veya önemli olmadığında, ya da işin kendisi daha önemli olduğunda kullanılır.

  • Yapı: be (am/is/are/was/were) + V3
  • The last bus was driven by Mr. Osman. (Son otobüs Osman Bey tarafından kullanılırdı.)
  • The engine was turned off. (Motor kapatıldı.)
  • The lights were turned down. (Işıklar kısıldı.)
  • Etken cümle → edilgen cümle:
  • Osman drove the bus. → The bus was driven by Osman.
  • İşi yapan kişiyi belirtmek istersek by kullanırız: ...was driven by Mr. Osman.
  • Olumsuz: The door was not opened. Soru: Was the door opened?
  • Edilgen yapıda nesne özne olur, fiil V3 formuna girer.

Ne kadar anladın?

6 kısa soru. Cevabını seç, hemen doğrusunu gör.

1.Who drove the last bus of the night in Ankara?

2.Why was Burak so tired?

3.Why did Osman not wake Burak up at the terminal?

4.What did Osman do after Burak woke up?

5.What did Osman ask in return for his help?

6.What did Burak leave for Osman every Friday?