Augustus poke whistles wrong judgment:
حكم أوجستس الخاطئ
Augustus poke whistle was a young man, he wasnt a real artist and he was mistaken in his judgment
مخطأ في حكمة
of the big man who visited him. He thought the man was a doctor but he couldnt help him.
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The story of his life :
قصة حياته
He told his visitor that he wasnt an ordinary child and he was an artist. He painted pictures and drew drawing
رسومات
. He supposed
افترض
that his visitor was sent by some interfering so called friend
أصدقاء متطفلين
to save him from his suffering.
ينقذه من معاناته
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Detailed information about himself:
معلومات تفصيلية عن نفسه
Being self-conceited,
لكونه مغرور
he considered himself a gifted boy
طفل موهوب
. At the age of seven, he won a prize for a drawing of an animal although he intended
كان ينوي
to represent sunset over London.
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Starting his career:
بداية حياته المهنية [/size][size=3]Being proud of him,
لأنهم فخورون به
his parents encouraged him and provided him with plenty of
كثير من
pencils and paper. They also gave twenty-one, he started his business as a painter of people.
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Unsuccessful artist:
فنان غير ناجح He painted eleven pictures of his own face. He was unable to sell any of his work. They were seen hanging
معلقة
sadly on the well of his sitting room. His paintings were the source of his real pleasure.
مصدر السعادة الحقيقية
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Changing his attitude :
تغير موقفه Augustus was unsuccessful at painting people, he turned from painting people to painting the country
الريف
. He painted the view from the back window nine times and seven
times from the front window. None of then were sold either.
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A penniless artist:
فنان مفلس Being penniless, he decided to forget his soul and paint for money. In spite of this, he was still hopeless
يأس
and hungry. So , he drew funny pictures for newspapers.
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A difficult task:
مهمة صعبة Augustus made thirty or forty funny drawings everyday. He sent them to the papers but they were not accepted. He believed that selling ones soul for money was not so easy. But he was obliged
كان مجبر
to do this for money. This showed that he was not a true artist because he had sold his soul. If so, he would have died rather then do such a thing.
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Augustuss marital status:
حالة أوجستس الاجتماعية Augustus was still single
أعزب
. It was better for him not to have a wife and children so as not to keep them hungry. On the contrary
على العكس
he considered himself wrong
أعتبر نفسه مخطأ
.
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The nature of his drawings:
طبيعة رسوماته
Augustus believed that they were funny enough to make a cat laugh. He placed them in a line in front of his cat that laughed until he was sick.
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A new trial:
محاولة جديدة Being disheartened (hopeless)
يائس
, he tried drawing for advertisement. He sent them off by the hundred and all he received a sample of bottle or two or a sample
عينة من
card of wool. He expected to get
توقع أن حصل على
tall lady with a foolish smile, but she probably got lost in the post.
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Ending the self struggle:
نهاية صراعه مع نفسه
His heart was broken. He decided not to rise
ينهض
again from his bad and the stranger felt certain that he would.
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Disclosing the visitors identity:
الكشف عن شخصية الزائر The visitor was not a doctor as Augusts formerly believed
اعتقد سابقاً
. He was a man from the furniture shop
محل الأثاث
coming to take Augustus bed as it wasnt paid for.
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An Artist Story by MR.AHMED RAGAB