The story book (3)

    It was the third story, named "The Fisherman And His Soul". It was written by Oscar Wilde.

Vocabulary:

1. ivory-[mass noun] / a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles.

2. glistened-verb / of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.

3. trembling-verb/shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

4. idle- (of a person) avoiding work ; lazy.

5. seamy- sordid and disreputable.

6. soul-noun/ the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

7. breast-noun/ either of the two soft , protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body which secrete milk after childbirth.

8. precious- adjective/ of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.

9. possessions-noun[mass noun] /the state of having , owning, or controlling something.

10. shore- noun /the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

11. eager- adjective/strongly wanting to do or have something.

12. rid- verb/make someone or something free of (an unwanted person or thing).

13. pale-adjective/light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.

14. trembled- shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

15. moonbeams-noun/a ray of moonlight.

16. clench-verb/(with reference to the fingers or hand ) close into a tight ball, especially as a manifestation of extreme anger.

17. piteously-adjective/deserving or arousing pity.

18. marshes-verb[with object] / reduce (a food or other substance) to a pulpy mass by crushing it.

19. wines-noun[mass noun] /an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.

20. veiled-noun/a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face.

21. desire-noun/a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

22. frown-verb/furrow one's brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration.

23. merchant-noun/ a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade.

24. quench-verb[with object] / satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.

25. tray- noun/a flat , shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying food and drink, or for holding small items or loose material.

26. unconscious- adjective/ not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment.

27.sorrow-noun[mass noun] /a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

30. grief- noun[mass noun] / intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.

Good Sentences:

-Her hair was wet, and each separate hair was like a thread of fine gold in a cup of glass.

-Her body was white as ivory, and her tail was of silver and pearl, and green weeds shells, her lips like sea-coral, and the salt glistened upon her eyelids.

-The wandering moon turned his brown limbs to silver.

-She is more beautiful than the morning star, and whiter that the moon.

-He was eager to rid of his soul.

-The witch, looking down at him with her beautiful eyes.

-“Go away, and let me see your face no more!”

-So they hurried away, and journeyed all that night beneath the moon.

The Introduction:

   It was a story about a fisherman. We can say he was lucky and unfortunate too.One day, the fisherman met a mermaid when he was fishing. He was totaly felt in love with her. So, he tried everything he can and threw his soul away to live with the mermaid. But at the end, the soul became bad and took its revange with the fisherman.

Impression:

   I felt sorry with the fisherman in the story. But, i agree with the fisherman. We shall try our best to find our love just like him. If i am the fisherman, i will do the samething with him. I like the technique of the writer very much. The wrote of soul was really well. I like the description of the soul that response to the greedy of the humans. It was a nice story.