🔊 settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles.

alikaa kimya kabla ya mkusanyiko wa chupa tupu na pia mkusanyiko wa chupa zilizojaa.

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settled down /ˈsetld daʊn/

phr. v. Kukaa kimya au kustarehe baada ya shughuli.

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silence /ˈsaɪləns/

n. Hali ya kutokuwa na sauti yoyote; ukimya.

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collection /kəˈlekʃn/

n. Kundi la vitu vilivyokusanywa pamoja, hasa kwa sababu ya kupendeza, kuwa na thamani, au kuwa na umuhimu wa kihistoria.

🔊 "I am drinking," replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air. "Why are you drinking?"

"Ninakunywa," alijibu mlevi, kwa mwendo wa huzuni. "Kwa nini unakunywa?"

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tippler /ˈtɪplə(r)/

n. Mtu anayekunywa pombe kwa kawaida, hasa kiasi kidogo mara kwa mara.

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lugubrious /ləˈɡuːbriəs/

adj. Kuonyesha huzuni kubwa na uzito; kuwa na hali ya kusikitisha sana.

🔊 "To forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head.

"Ili kusahau kuwa ninaona aibu," mlevi alikiri, akikunja kichwa chake.

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confessed /kənˈfest/

v. Kukiri kosa, hatia, au jambo la siri kwa mtu mwingine.

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hanging his head /ˈhæŋɪŋ hɪz hed/

phr. v. Kuinamisha kichwa chini, kwa kawaida kwa sababu ya aibu, huzuni, au kushindwa.

🔊 "What are you ashamed of?"

"Unaona aibu ya nini?"

🔊 "I am ashamed of drinking!" The tippler brought his speech to an end and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.

"Ninaona aibu ya kunywa!" mlevi alimaliza usemi wake na kujifunga katika ukimya usiopenyeka.

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brought his speech to an end /brɔːt hɪz spiːtʃ tuː ən end/

phr. v. Kumaliza kusema; kukomesha hotuba yake.

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impregnable /ɪmˈpreɡnəbl/

adj. Isiyoweza kushambuliwa, kuvamiwa, au kushindwa; imara kabisa.

🔊 And the little prince went away, puzzled.

Na mfalme mdogo akaondoka, akiwa mwenye kutatanishwa.

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puzzled /ˈpʌzld/

adj. Kuchanganyikiwa na kushangaa; kutoelewa jambo na hivyo kuwa na mashaka.

🔊 "The grown-ups are certainly very, very odd," he said to himself, as he continued on his journey.

"Watu wazima hakika ni wageni sana, sana," alisema mwenyewe, alipokuwa akiendelea na safari yake.

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odd /ɒd/

adj. Isiyo ya kawaida, ya ajabu, au isiyoeleweka kirahisi.

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journey /ˈdʒɜːni/

n. Safari ndefu kutoka sehemu moja hadi nyingine; tukio la kusafiri.

Chapter XII (Sura ya Kumi na Mbili)