বঙ্গানুবাদ 

 

 

 English Passages (1–60+)

 

1.There is nothing like a book. Nothing has been able to stop the man who writes books. Books have been burnt and writers have been tortured, but books have spread themselves throughout the world so that there is no country on earth without them now. They are the only things that live forever. 

 

2.Patriotism is love for one’s country. It is a powerful sentiment and wholly unselfish and noble. A patriot can sacrifice even his own life for the good of his country. It is an idealism that gives courage and strength. But false patriotism makes a man narrow-minded and selfish. 

 

3. Honesty is a great virtue. If you do not deceive others, if you do not tell a lie, if you are strictly just and fair in your dealings with others, you are an honest man. Honesty is the best policy. An honest man is respected by all. No one can prosper in life if he is not honest. 

 

4. Man is a social animal. He cannot live alone. No person can be happy without having sincere friends. But selfish persons fail to make real friendship. Because to get love, you must give love in return. 

 

5. Man is an animal which is much weaker than other animals. He has not the strength of the elephant, nor the speed of the horse. But he has a mind such as no other animal has. By his superior intelligence man has learnt to catch and tame natural forces like wind, fire, steam and electricity. He has used these powers as his servants. 

 

6. The versatility of Rabindranath’s genius will be evident from a discussion of his novels and short stories. The varieties of taste, subject-matter and characterization we find in his novels are universally acknowledged as treasures of art. His short stories shedding light on deepest corners of human heart testify to their own aesthetic values. 

 

7. The child shows the man as morning shows the day. He is the budding flower. He is the citizen of tomorrow. He is the future bread-earner of the family. A child cannot choose, a boy is unable to select his career, a young man finds great difficulty in picking up his profession. Their tender age and experience stand in the way. The parents, with the aid of the teacher, may help to choose the right profession for the young boy. But doing so the parents must not forcibly thrust their own desires upon him. 

 

8. Man is the architect of his own fate. If he makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly, he is sure to improve and prosper in life, but if he does otherwise, he is sure to repent when it is too late and he will have to drag a miserable existence from day to day. To kill time is as culpable as to commit suicide. 

 

9. A happy man is he who is master of himself. He is well protected by honest thought and armed with simple truth. He is happy because he is not carried away with rumours but trusts his own conscience. He understands the principles of good life. 

 

10. Education has no end. So you should keep up your reading. Many young men close their books when they have their degrees and learn no more. Therefore they very soon forget all they ever learnt. If you want to continue your education, you must find time for serious reading. But solitary study is not enough. You can learn much more through discussion and conversation with others. 

 

11. I decided at last to write out the confession, to submit to my father and ask for forgiveness. In this note not only did I confess my guilt, but I asked adequate punishment for it, and closed with a request to him not to punish himself for my offence. I also promised never to repeat the sin. 

 

12. There was no reply. He turned to look at his parents. They were not there, ahead of him. He turned to look on either side. They were not there. He looked behind. There was no sign of them. A deep cry rose within his dry throat. 

 

13. Man is the maker of his own fortune. We cannot make our fortune or prosper in life if we are afraid of labour. Some people think that success in life depends on luck or chance. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Hard labour is needed to achieve success in every walk of life. 

 

14. Work is another name of life. Idle persons have no place on the earth. So do not waste time. Wastage of time means wastage of life. Work and work. If you want to be happy, you are to do your duties regularly. 

 

15. Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. 

 

16. I am born in India. It is a world on itself. What is not in India is nowhere else. The geographical and natural beauty of my country is great to my eyes. 

 

17. Once a soldier was made a prisoner of war. After a few years the war ended and he was released. One day while he was walking near a market he saw a bird-seller with a cage full of birds for sale. The soldier bought the cage and then set all the birds free one by one. 

 

18. The real heroes are those whom the world does not know. They work among the poor, among the distressed. They cannot expect any reward from them. They are moved by the sufferings of others and their main object is to relieve those sufferings. 

 

19. Home is the first school where the child learns his first lesson. He sees, hears and begins to learn at home. It is home that builds his character. In a good home honest and healthy men are made. Bad influence at home spoils a child. 

 

20. A patriot is a man who loves his country, works for it and is willing to fight and die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty but the best soldiers do more than this. They risk their lives because they love the country. 

 

21. Man is a social animal. He cannot live alone. No person can be happy without having sincere friends. But selfish persons fail to make real friendship. Because to get love you must give love in return. 

 

22. Good books are storehouses of knowledge and wisdom. Anyone who has the key can enter these storehouses and help himself. What is the key? Simply the ability to read. 

 

23. We should try to prosper in life. But we should not give up our sense of morality. If we compromise with dishonesty it would be difficult for us to respect ourselves. So it is important to choose the right way. 

 

24. Patriotism is love for one’s country. It is a powerful sentiment and wholly unselfish and noble. A patriot can sacrifice even his own life for the good of his country. It is an idealism that gives courage and strength. But false patriotism makes a man narrow-minded and selfish. 

 

25. It is very difficult to get rid of bad habits. So we should be very careful that we do not get into bad habits in our boyhood. Idleness is one such bad habit. Every boy and girl should be diligent. 

 

26. The rainy season comes as a blessing to the people of Bengal. The peasant has ploughed the field and is eagerly waiting for the welcome showers so that he may transplant the seedlings and grow the crops. As the rain comes his joy knows no bounds. 

 

27. Student life is the stage of preparation for future. This is the most important period of life. A student is young today. But he will be a man tomorrow. He has different duties. He should perform them well. As a student, his first duty is to study and learn. He should be careful to his lessons. 

 

28. There was a king who lost his kingdom being defeated by his enemies. He wished to regain his kingdom at any cost. He collected troops and made six attempts one after another to drive away the enemies. At last he was crowned with success. 

 

29. A real friend is he who remains true to us as long as he lives. He will share our sorrows as well as our joys. He will stand by us in our hard times and is always ready to help us. He will risk everything, even his life, for the sake of his friend. 

 

30. Wealth is no doubt necessary for happiness in life. But it has a tendency to concentrate in the hands of a few. The result is the rich become richer and the poor poorer. This is certainly a misuse of wealth. It should be fairly distributed among all, so that it may bring happiness to the greatest number of people in the society. 

 

31. Our life is short but we have to do many things. Human life is nothing but a collection of moments. So we must not spend a single moment in vain. To kill time is to shorten life. 

 

32. Education has no end. So you should keep up your reading. Many young men close their books when they have their degrees and learn no more. Therefore, they very soon forget all they ever learnt. 

 

33. India is my motherland. It is an ancient country. India is the second largest populated country in the world. All kinds of people live here and speak different languages, wear different costumes and observe customs but there is unity in diversity. 

 

34. We are Bengalees as we live either in West Bengal or in Bangladesh. The language we open our mind with is Bengali. But we are a part of the human race spreading over the whole world. We must, therefore, remember that, first of all, we are men, then we are Bengalees or Indians. 

 

35. No person can be happy without friends. But you cannot receive affection unless you also give it. Love is to be obtained only by giving love in return. If your companions do not love you, it is your fault. 

 

36. Honesty is a great virtue. If you do not deceive others, if you do not tell a lie; if you are strictly just and fair in your dealings with others, you are an honest man. Honesty is the best policy. An honest man is respected by all. 

 

37. Once a wolf was much pained by a bone that stuck into his throat. He requested everyone to take off the bone and promised a handsome reward. But none ventured to take the risk. At last a crane came and drew out the bone. But when he demanded the reward the wolf remarked, “You had your beak into a wolf’s mouth and could take it out safely. Is it not the best reward for you?” 

 

38. Jagadish Chandra Bose showed that there is no difference between the life of plants and animals. If we give the plants a blow they feel it and if we make them drink poison, they are affected by it like us. Like human beings they also sleep at night and wake up in the morning. They even die like men. 

 

39. Once a mouse disturbed a lion in his sleep. The lion caught the mouse and was going to kill it; but it begged for pardon and was let go. Shortly after, the lion was caught in a strong net. Hearing his roar, the mouse came there and cut the ropes with its teeth. The lion became free. 

 

40. Once upon a time two poor woodcutters were going home through a great forest. It was winter and the night was terribly cold. The snow lay thick upon the ground and upon the branches of the trees, and the river was still and silent, for it was quite frozen. It was so cold that the animals and birds did not know what to think about it. 

 

41. One fine evening a young princess went out to take a walk by herself in a wood. In this wood there was a lake, by the side of which the princess sat down to rest. She had a golden ball in her hand, and this was the plaything she liked most. She was always throwing it up in the air and catching it as it fell. 

 

42. Once two friends started on a travel. Their way lay through a forest. As they came halfway through the forest, a bear was seen approaching slowly towards them. One of them climbed up a tree. The other did not know how to climb up a tree and lay flat on his face without breathing. 

 

43. Stealing is taking or keeping the property of another without the other’s permission. If your classmate leaves his fountain pen on the desk and you pocket it, you are stealing his property to which you have no right. If your friend lends you the cricket bat and you keep it, since he forgets to ask for it, you are dishonest. 

 

44. Wealth is no doubt necessary for happiness in life. But it has a tendency to concentrate in the hands of a few. The result is the rich become richer and the poor poorer. This is certainly a misuse of wealth. It should be fairly distributed among all. 

 

45. Student life is the stage of preparation for future. This is the most important period of life. A student is young today. But he will be a man tomorrow. He has different duties. He should perform them well. 

 

46. Honesty is a great virtue. If you do not deceive others, if you do not tell a lie; if you are strictly just and fair in your dealings with others, you are an honest man. Honesty is the best policy. An honest man is respected by all. 

 

47. To see Gokhale at work was as much a joy as an education. He never wasted a minute. His private relations and friendships were all for public good. All his talks had reference only to the good of the country and were absolutely free from any trace of untruth and insincerity. 

 

48. Home is the first school where the child learns his first lesson. He sees, hears and begins to learn at home. In a good home honest and healthy men are made. Bad influence at home spoils a child. 

 

49. One day a fox was going beside the vineyard. He saw the ripe grapes hanging from a vine. He jumped but did not reach it because they were beyond his reach. 

 

50. The teachers are regarded as the backbone of the society. They build the future citizens of the country. They love students as their children. The teachers always encourage and inspire us to be good and great in life.

 

51. One day a dog stole a piece of meat from a butcher shop. He was crossing over a bridge. Suddenly, he saw his own shadow in the water. He thought that there was another dog and he had a bigger piece of meat.

 

52. Once there was a beautiful princess. When her mother died the king married another lady who had a magic mirror. The mirror said, “Queen! you are beautiful but the princess is more beautiful than you.”

 

53. Once two women were quarrelling about the claim of a child. They went to the judge for justice. The judge called the executioner and ordered, “Cut the child into two halves and give one half to each of the women.” One of the women, when she heard the order, remained silent; but the other woman began to weep.

54. There was a shepherd boy. Everyday he would go up the hill to graze the sheep herd. One day, just to have fun he shouted, “Wolf! Help! Wolf! Help!” Down the hill, the farmers were working in their field. They heard his cry to help and at once rushed to the boy.

 

55. There were once two friends—a lion and a bear. One day they went out in search of food. They were very lucky to find out a dead deer lying in the forest. They were selfish friends. So each of them demanded full share of the dead animal. They could not reach any settlement. Then, there was a fight between the two.

 

56. Newspaper reading has become an essential part of our life. As we get up in the morning, we wait eagerly for the daily paper. Twentieth century was an age of newspapers. Through newspapers we gather information about different countries of the world.

 

57. We should try to prosper in life. But we should not give up our sense of morality. If we compromise with dishonesty, it would be difficult for us to respect ourselves. So it is important to choose the right way. No person can be happy without having sincere friends.

 

58. Once two friends started on a travel. Their way lay through a forest. As they came half way through the forest, a bear was seen approaching slowly towards them. One of them climbed up a tree. The other did not know how to climb up a tree and lay flat on his face without breathing.

 

59. One day Sir Isaac Newton went out of his room leaving on the table a heap of papers containing his long research on the theory of light. There was on the floor of the room lying his pet dog, Diamond. No sooner had he gone than the dog jumped upon the table and upturned the lighted candle and the papers immediately caught fire. Returning after a few minutes Newton found that all his hard labour of twenty years had been reduced to ashes. But the great scientist patted the dog on the head exclaiming, “Oh, Diamond, you don’t know what you have done!”

 

60. Once a soldier was made a prisoner of war. After a few years the war ended and he was released. One day while he was walking near a market he saw a bird-seller with a cage full of birds for sale. The soldier bought the cage and then set all the birds free one by one. When the people around asked him about his strange behaviour he replied, “I know the agony of captivity.”

 

61. Once two women, quarrelling about the claim of a child, went to the judge for justice. The judge called the executioner and ordered, “Cut the child into halves and give one half to each of the women.” One of the women, when she heard the order, remained silent; but the other woman began to weep.