Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

পৰীৰ তাতোকৈ খৰতকীয়া, ডাইনীৰ তাতোকৈ খৰতকীয়া,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

দলং আৰু ঘৰবোৰ, গছৰ শাৰী আৰু নলাবোৰ;

And charging along like troops in a battle,

আৰু যুদ্ধত সৈন্যৰ দলৰ দৰে আগবাঢ়ি গৈছে,

All through the meadows the horses and cattle:

ঘাঁহনি পথাৰৰ মাজেৰে সকলো ঘোঁৰা আৰু গৰু-ম'হ:

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

পাহাৰ আৰু সমতলৰ সকলো দৃশ্য

Fly as thick as driving rain;

ধাৰাসাৰ বৰষুণৰ দৰে ডাঠকৈ উৰি গৈছে;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

আৰু আকৌ এবাৰ, চকুৰ পচাৰতে,

Painted stations whistle by.

ৰং কৰা ষ্টেচনবোৰ সুহুৰি মাৰি পাৰ হৈ গৈছে।

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

ইয়াত এটা শিশু আছে যি কষ্টেৰে বগাইছে আৰু উঠিছে,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

অকলেই আৰু কাঁইটীয়া গছ (বা বগৰী) বুটলিছে;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

ইয়াত এজন অঘৰী আছে যি থিয় হৈ একেথৰে চাই আছে;

And there is the green for stringing the daisies!

আৰু সৌ তাত ডেইজী ফুল গাঁথিবলৈ সেউজীয়া পথাৰ আছে!

Here is a cart run away in the road

ইয়াত ৰাস্তাত এখন গাড়ী দৌৰি গৈছে

Lumping along with man and load;

মানুহ আৰু বোজাৰ সৈতে জপিয়াই জপিয়াই গৈছে;

And here is a mill and there is a river:

আৰু ইয়াত এটা মিল আছে আৰু সৌ তাত এখন নদী আছে:

Each a glimpse and gone for ever!

প্ৰতিটোৱেই একোটা ক্ষন্তেকীয়া আভাস আৰু চিৰদিনৰ বাবে নোহোৱা হৈ গৈছে!

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

2. Give brief answers to the following questions.

3. Find out some rhyming words from the poem.

At once (লগে লগে): Call him at once.

The apple of discord (বিবাদৰ কাৰণ): What is the apple of discord between the two brothers?

At the eleventh hour (শেষ মুহূৰ্তত): I could finish the project at the eleventh hour.

At sixes and sevens (বিশৃংখলভাৱে): The books on the table are at sixes and sevens.

Bad blood (শত্ৰুতা): There is no bad blood between the two families.

Bag and baggage (সকলো বস্তু-বাহানিৰে সৈতে): He left the hotel bag and baggage.

(A) bed of roses (আৰামদায়ক বা সহজ): Life is not a bed of roses.

Beyond question (সন্দেহৰ বাহিৰত): His competence is beyond question.

Bid adieu (বিদায় দিয়া): He bade adieu to his family and went towards the aeroplane.

(A) bird's eye view (সামগ্ৰিক আভাস): I wanted to know more about the place in detail, but he could give me only a bird's eye view.

Black sheep (পৰিয়াল বা গোটৰ কলংক): She is the black sheep of the family.

(To) build castles in the air (আকাশ-কুসুম কল্পনা কৰা): I told him to stop building castles in the air and focus on his work.

(To) bury the hatchet (বিবাদ পাহৰি যোৱা): After quarrelling for three years, the two families have buried the hatchet.

Crocodile tears (ঘঁৰিয়ালৰ চকুলো / কৃত্ৰিম দুখ): He shed crocodile tears at my distress.

(To) end in smoke (ব্যৰ্থ হোৱা): His efforts to get a job ended in smoke.

For good (চিৰদিনৰ বাবে): Mr. Das left India for good.

Fool's paradise (মূৰ্খৰ স্বৰ্গ): He is living in a fool's paradise thinking that he would be a big industrialist one day.

(To) leave no stones unturned (কোনো চেষ্টা বাকী নৰখা): He left no stone unturned to help me.

Maiden speech (প্ৰথম আনুষ্ঠানিক ভাষণ): I congratulated him on his excellent maiden speech.

(A) red-letter day (এক বিশেষ আৰু গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ দিন): The Republic Day is a red-letter day for all Indians.

Time and again (বাৰে বাৰে): My friend reminded me time and again to visit him during the holidays.

Tooth and nail (প্ৰাণপণে যুঁজ দিয়া): The soldiers fought tooth and nail, but were ultimately defeated.

Slip of the pen (লিখোঁতে হোৱা ভুল): This is a slip of the pen, but the examiner will not give you full marks.

Turn turtle (লুটি খোৱা): The truck turned turtle near the bridge.

Under consideration (বিবেচনাধীন): Your application is still under consideration.

Up to the mark (প্ৰত্যাশিত মানদণ্ডৰ): Your performance in the examination is not up to the mark.

Well-to-do (চহকী বা ধনী): Mr. Das can help you with money; he is quite well-to-do.

Wear and tear (ব্যৱহাৰৰ ফলত হোৱা ক্ষয়-ক্ষতি): The car has lost some of its value because of wear and tear.

With flying colours (বিপুল সফলতাৰে): Our school team won the final match with flying colours.

Without rhyme or reason (কোনো অৰ্থ বা কাৰণ নোহোৱাকৈ): The teacher was angry with him because he was speaking without rhyme or reason.

To and fro (ইফাল-সিফাল): The pendulum is swinging to and fro.

Hard and fast (নিৰ্দিষ্ট আৰু কটকটীয়া): The committee has framed some hard and fast rules for the competition.

In a body (একেলগে বা দলবদ্ধভাৱে): The students went to the principal in a body to submit the application.

In the guise of (ছদ্মবেশত): I could not recognize him in the guise of a monk.

In lieu of (পৰিৱৰ্তে): She has offered Sanskrit in lieu of Hindi.

In black and white (লিখিতভাৱে): Please submit the report in black and white.

Kith and kin (আত্মীয়-স্বজন): Many people in towns forget their kith and kin living in the villages.

Lion's share (আটাইতকৈ ডাঙৰ অংশ): Mr. Phukan has got the lion's share of the profit.