Class 8 English Summer Friends Bengali Meaning

Class 8 English Lesson 9 Summer Friends Bengali Meaning | Summer Friends Question Answer

Class 8 English

Lesson 9: Summer Friends

Line by Line Bengali Meaning:-

The Swallow is a summer bird;
সোয়ালো একটি গ্রীষ্মকালীন পাখি;

He in our chimneys, when the weather
সে আমাদের চিমনিগুলিতে, যখন আবহাওয়া

Is fine and warm, may then be heard
সুন্দর এবং উষ্ণ, তখন তাকে শোনা যায়

Chirping his notes for weeks together.
তার কিচিরমিচির সুর একসাথে কয়েক সপ্তাহ ধরে

Come there but one cold wintry day,
কিন্তু সেখানে যখন একটি শীতল দিন আসে,

Away will fly our guest the Swallow:
উড়ে চলে যাবে আমাদের অতিথি সোয়ালো:

And much like him we find the way
এবং অনেকটা তাঁর মতোই আমরা পথ খুঁজে পাই

Which many a gay young friend will follow.
যা অনেক হাসিখুশি তরুণ বন্ধু অনুসরণ করবে।

In dreary days of snow and frost
তুষার এবং হিমশীতল বিষণ্ণ দিনগুলিতে

Closer to Man will cling the Sparrow:
মানুষের কাছাকাছি আটকে থাকবে চড়ুইপাখি:

Old friends, although in life we’re crost,
পুরানো বন্ধুরা, যদিও জীবনে আমরা বিচ্ছিন্ন,

Their hearts to us will never narrow.
আমাদের প্রতি তাদের হৃদয় কখনই সংকীর্ণ হবে না।

Give me the bird-give me the friend
আমাকে সেই পাখিটি দাও-আমাকে সেই বন্ধুটি দাও

sing in frost-will love in sorrow,
তুষারেও গান গাইবে –দুঃখেও ভালোবাসবে

Whate’er mischance to-day may send,
আজকের দিনটি যা কিছু দুর্ভাগ্য নিয়ে আসুক,

Will greet me with his sight to-morrow.
আগামীকাল তাঁর দর্শন আমাকে শুভেচ্ছা জানাবে।

Textual Questions and Answers

Activity 1

Tick the correct alternative:

(i) The swallow comes to the poet in
(a) spring
(b) summer
(c) winter

Ans: (b) summer

(ii) Many young friends follow the behaviour of the
(a) sparrow
(b) pigeon
(c) swallow

Ans: (c) swallow

(iii) The sparrow accompanies the poet in times of
(a) snow and frost
(b)rain and thunder
(c) sunshine and warmth

Ans: (a) snow and frost

(iv) The poet wants a friend who will be like
(a) swallow
(b) sparrow
(c) nightingale

Ans: (b) sparrow

Activity 2

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) The swallow chirps for weeks together when the weather is fine and warm.

(b) In a cold day the swallow flies away.

(d) The poet wishes for a bird that will sing in frost and love in sorrow.

Activity 3

Answer the following question:

Why do you think the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season?

Ans. The Swallow is a summer bird. It cannot endure the biting cold of winter season. So, the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season

Activity 4

Fill in the following chart with information from the text:

Who	Does what	When
(i) The swallow	chirping his notes	in fine and warm weather
(ii) The sparrow	clings closer to man	in dreary days of snow and frost
(iii) Old friends	never narrow their hearts	even after their separation
(iv) A true friend of the poet	greets him	the poet had mischance

Activity 5

Answer the following questions:

(a) What does the swallow do in summer?
Ans: In summer the swallow chirps his notes for weeks together.

(b) How is the behaviour of a “gay young friend” similar to that of the swallow?
Ans: A swallow flies away in winter, similarly a “gay young friend” leaves us in our misfortune.

(c) What type of a friend does the poet want?
Ans: The poet wants a friend like the sparrow who never leaves him even in his misfortune.

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