Kisah Sang Pemulung - Bahasa Inggris

Pemulung, dalam bahasa Inggris disebut a trash picker, mungkin bisa dianggap sebagai orang paling peduli dalam "kebersihan". Meski ia nampak tidak terlihat rapi, kehadirannya lebih bermanfaat daripada manusia yang sembarangan membuang sampah. Siapapun pasti tidak akan berharap berprofesi sebagai seorang pemulung. Ia ada karena "madzhab" materialisme telah merajalela. Oleh karena itu, pemerintah seharusnya peduli akan nasib sosial para pemulung; bukan sebaliknya. Dan kita sebagai masyarakat pada umumnya pun harusnya menyadari "keterpaksaan" mereka. Kita tak selayaknya menghinakan apalagi harus bersikap rasis. 

Tak ada manusia yang sempurna; karenanya jangan pernah mencaci orang lain yang bernasib "lebih buruk" dari kita. Sejarah sudah banyak membuktikan, Tuhan bisa saja membalikkan apapun sekehendak-Nya...

Ups kok jadi ngelantur ya :) Di sini saya tidak hanya akan membagikan terjemahan bahasa Inggris dari kata pemulung saja, tapi juga akan membagikan sebuah kisah / cerita berbahasa Inggris tentang sang pemulung (a trash picker). Cerita ini diambil dari TheJakartaPost. tentang Suparman, seorang pemulung yang hari-harinya dihabiskan untuk memulung. Selamat membaca :

Pak Suparman starts each day by crawling out of the cart in which he has been huddled up for the better part of the night. The cart is his most treasured possession. It not only serves as his bed at night (without which he would be completely exposed to the elements) but is also the means with which he earns his living.

Suparman is a trash picker, and his entire day is spent pushing his cart along Jakarta’s streets in search of garbage.

The waste others throw out is anything but worthless to Suparman, and constitutes his only means of income. Suparman not only goes through rubbish bins in search of plastic gold, but also picks up any rubbish of any worth that he finds. Truth be known, were it not for people like Suparman, Jakartans might soon find themselves knee-deep in waste. 

Suparman earns anything from Rp 100,000 a week (if unfortunate) to Rp 250,000 in a good week. His bread and butter is plastic water bottles of any size. Clean plastic fetches him Rp 5,000 per kilogram, while soiled or dirty plastic fetches Rp 2,000 per kilo. Any other kind of garbage is worth Rp 1,500 per kilogram.

Once a week Suparman takes all that he has collected to larger-scale garbage collectors (known as kontrakan), in Pintu Air, Tanah Abang, who in turn sell it to factories that produce containers and packaging. However, these larger-scale collectors did not wish to reveal their identities or say how much they earned as middle-men, claiming ignorance and stating that only the “top boss” knew how much factories paid for garbage.

Dari kisah sang pemulung di atas,semoga saja ada pihak-pihak yang merasa bertanggung jawab dalam kesejahteraan masyarakat menjadi sadar akan kehidupan sang pemulung. Dan juga semoga tulisan ini bisa membuat kita semakin peduli akan banyaknya permasalahan yang harus kita hadapi dan selesaikan..

Tidak hanya itu, silahkan sobat temukan kosakata bahasa Inggris lainnya yang berhubungan dengan dunia sang pemulung di atas. Tinggal buka kamus "terbaru" dan "terbaik" yang sobat miliki. Oke...

Legenda Batu Gantung Kota Parapat - Bahasa Inggris

Cerita bahasa inggris - Dongeng legenda Batu gantung di Kota Parapat berbahasa Inggris, cerita ini juga adalah cerita asal muasal kota Parapat, kota di pinggir Danau Toba Sumatra Barat. selamat membaca...

Once, in a rural village next to Lake Toba North Sumatera, there lived a husband and a wife with a beautiful daughter named Seruni. Not only was she beautiful, Seruni was also very diligent in helping her parents in the field. Every day this family worked in this field on the edge of Lake Toba, and the outcomes are used for their daily needs.

One day, Seruni went to the field alone, because his parents went to a neighboring village. Seruni was only accompanied by her beloved dog named Toki's. Arriving at the farm, she didn’t work but he just sat there looking at the natural beauty of Lake Toba as if she had solved a difficult problem. While the dog, the Toki, came sitting next to her, staring at her face as if he knew what Seruni thought. Once in a while the dog barked to distract Seruni, but she is not teased.

The last few days Seruni looked glum. He was very sad, because she was given in marriage by her parents with a young man who was his cousin. Though she had chosen his loved man and she had promised to live together with him. She was very confused. On the one hand she did not want to disappoint her parents, and she could not afford to part with her love. Because of being unable to bear the heavy burden, he was getting hopeless.

"Yes, Lord! I am not able to live with this burden, "complained the Seruni.

A few moments later, Seruni moved from his seat. With tears, she walked slowly toward the Lake Toba. Apparently she wanted to end his life by jumping into the lake's and the Toki, followed his master from behind while barking.

With a mind raging, Seruni walked toward the cliffs of Lake Toba without paying attention to the road in its path. Unexpectedly, she suddenly fell into a hole. The rocky ground that made the hole was getting dark. Seruni girl is very scared.

"Help.. Help.. Help.., Toki! "Seruni voice asking for help to her beloved dog.

The Toki understood  if Seruni required his help, but he could not do anything except just barking at the hole. Seruni screamed several times for help, but the Toki really could not afford helping her. Finally she was getting desperate.

"Ah, I'd rather die than live a long time to suffer," Seruni resigned.

Rock walls were moving ever closer.

"Parapat...! Parapat Parapat ... "ordered Seruni to press her body withthe stone

Being unable to help Seruni, Toki immediately ran home to ask for help.

Arriving at the master's house, he immediately went to Seruni parents.

"Auggg ...! auggg ...! auggg ... "Toki's barking while clawing at the ground to tell the parents that the Seruni in danger.

"Toki ..., where is Seruni? What happened to her? "Asked the father to the dog's Seruni.

"Auggg ...! auggg ...! auggg ...! "he continued barking and ran back and forth to invite them to a place.

"Sir, it looks like Seruni in danger," said the mother of Seruni.

"Mom was right. The Toki invites us to follow, "said the father of Seruni.

"But how do we get there? "Said the mother.

"You prepare a torch! I'll be looking for help to neighbors, "cried the father.

Soon, the whole neighborhood had gathered at the home page Seruni's father, carrying the torch. After that they followed the Toki to the scene. Once they were in the field, the Toki directly toward the mouth of the hole.

Both parents of Seruni immediately approached the mouth of the hole. What a surprise when they saw a hole big enough rock on the edge of their field. In the pit was heard the faint sound of a woman: "Parapat ...! Parapat Parapat stone ...! "

"Sir, listen to that voice! That voice is of our child! Seruni’s mother cried frantically.

"Yes, ma'am! That sounds Seruni! "Replied the father panic.

"But, why would he shout: Parapat, parapatlah stone?" Asked the mother.

"I do not know, mom! It seems like there's something wrong in there, "said the father anxiously.

A Farmer was trying to light up the hole with a torch, but the bottom of the hole was so deep that it can not be penetrated by torchlight.

"Seruniii ...! Seruniii ...! "Cried the father of Seruni.

"Seruni ... my daughter! The mother and father came to help you! "Her mother shouted.

Several times they yelled, but they did not get a response from Seruni. Only voice drifted Seruni who sent the stone closer to squeezing.

"Parapat ...! Parapatlah stone ...! Parapat! "

"Seruniiii ... my daughter!" Once again the mother screaming and crying hysterically Seruni.

People in attendance at the place were trying to help. One held ropes to the bottom of the hole, but the slap was not touched at all. Seruni's father increasingly concerned with the state of her father. He also decided to follow her foray into the rock pit.

"Mom, hold the torch!" Command of the father.

"Where do you want to go?" Asked the mother.

"I'm following the Seruni into the hole," he replied firmly.

"No dad, it's dangerous!" Prevent the mother.

"Yes sir, the hole was very deep and dark," said people

A moment later, suddenly heard a roar. The earth shook violently as if to an end. Rock hole suddenly closes itself. The cliffs at the edge of Lake Toba was falling. Seruni's father and mother and all the people ran thither to escape. They left the mouth of the hole the rock, so that poor Seruni could not be rescued from the crush of rock.

Some time after the earthquake stopped, suddenly appeared a large rock that resembles a girl's body and as if hanging on the wall of the cliff at the edge of Lake Toba. Local people believe that the stone is the embodiment Seruni oppressed in the hole. By those stones were then given the name "Hanging Rock". (BATU GANTUNG)

A few days later, fame spread the word about the events that befall her. The people flocked to the scene to see the "Hanging Rock" is. Residents who witnessed the incident told other people that before the hole was closed, a voice: "... Parapat Parapat parapat stone ...!"

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Educate or Bring Up = Mendidik?

Dalam bahasa Inggris, mendidik bisa diartikan dengan berbagai makna. Salah satu makna "mendidik" yang paling sering digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris adalah Educate dan Bring Up. Lalu apa ada perbedaan di antara keduanya?

Menurut Swan (2005: 115), "Bring up and the noun upbringing are mostly used for the moral and social training that children receive at home. Educate and Education are used for the intellectual and cultural training that people get at school and university."

Kata bring up dan upbringing digunakan untuk pendidikan moral dan sosial anak ketika berada di rumah. Sedang kata educate dan education digunakan untuk pendidikan intelektual dan kultural yang orang dapatkan saat di sekolah atau universitas.

Kesimpulannya, ketika kita mengungkapkan mendidik atau pendidikan yang bersumber pada hal yang diajarkan di wilayah rumah, maka kita harus menggunakan kata bring up dan upbringing. Sedangkan ketika kita mengungkapkan mendidik atau pendidikan yang bersumber dari hal yang diajarkan di dalam sekolah dan perguruan tinggi, maka kita harus menggunakan kata educate dan education.

Untuk lebih jelasnya, mari kita lihat contoh di bawah ini :

1. Luci was brought up by her aunt and educated at the local school.
2. Their kids are very badly brought up -- always screaming and fighting. (Their kids are very badly educated)

Contoh pertama bermakna bahwa Luci dididik (di rumah) oleh bibinya dan ia juga dididik di sekolah lokal. dalam contoh ini, kata educated (passive) tidak bisa digunakan pada kalimat Luci was educated by her aunt karena konteks pendidikan di sini adalah mengacu pada pendidikan di rumah, dan juga sebaliknya.

Contoh kedua juga sama, (their kids are very badly brought up) mengandung makna bahwa anak-anak tersebut tidak dididik dengan baik (oleh keluarganya) bukan oleh institusi pendidikan.

Dari kedua contoh di atas, dapat kita simpulkan bahwa "Ternyata bahasa Inggris harus dipelajari dengan sangat serius, bukan?