The riddle of the Sphinx
‘Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day on two, and in the evening upon three, and the more legs it has, the weaker it is?’ Oedipus resolved the answer: Man – who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two feet as an adult, and walks with a cane in old age.
riddle – találós kérdés
creature – teremtmény
weaker – gyengébb
to resolve – megoldani
to crawl – négykézláb mászni
adult – felnőtt
cane – (séta)bot
Most pedig csináljunk meg egy gyors feladatot, a szavak jelentését a videó után találod!
Here are 15 ways to walk. Try to find the sentence each verb belongs to and you will understand the different ways of walking.
a) tiptoe
b) stumble
c) trample
d) march
e) shuffle
f) stroll
g) hobble
h) hike
j) limp
k) strut
l) skip
m) roam
n) stagger
o) toddle
p) trudge
tiptoe – lábujjhegyen járni
stumble – el/megbotlani, botladozni
trample – (át)gázolni
march – menetelni
shuffle – csoszogni
stroll – sétálni, kószálni
hobble – sántikálni, bicegni
hike– túrázni, kirándulni
limp – sántítani
strut – feszíteni, kevélyen járni (mint a gólya)
skip– ugrándozni
roam – (be)barangolni, vándorolni
stagger – támolyogni, tántorogni
toddle– – totyogni
trudge – vánszorogni
… and now let’s rock … and roll!
I’m walkin’
Yes indeed, I’m talkin’
By you and me, I’m hopin’
That you’ll come back to me, yeah, yeah
I’m lonely
Yes I can be, I’m waitin’
For your company, I’m hopin’
That you’ll come back to me
What you gonna do when the well runs dry?
You gonna run away and hide
I’m gonna run right by your side
For you pretty baby I’ll even die
I’m walkin’
Yes indeed I’m talkin’
By you and me, I’m hopin’
That you’ll come back to me
I’m walkin’
Yes indeed, I’m talkin’
By you and me, I’m hopin’
That you’ll come back to me, yeah, yeah
I’m lonely
Yes I can be, I’m waitin’
For your company, I’m hopin’
That you’ll come back to me
What you gonna do when the well runs dry?
You’re gonna sit right down and cry
What you gonna do when I say bye-bye
All you gonna do is dry your eye
I’m walkin’
Yes indeed, I’m talkin’
By you and me, I’m hopin’
That you’ll come back to me
