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Reading Exercise 19: Watching Sail Boat Races – “Regatta 2008”



From the Matichon newspaper, 24 August 2008, page 23
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khleuunF raH laawkF laaeoH raH laawkF laoF thohmR satH khaoF fangL daaetL baayL phaaetL raH ooL raH yipH raH yapH phraaeoM phraaoM bohnM phiuR naamH
The waves roll in again and again; they rush forward to the shore; the baking afternoon sun blazes in its heat and sparkles brilliantly off the water.
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thaawngH thaH laehM seeR khraamM maawngM glaiM sootL dtaaM nohkH naamH maiF saapF cheuuF binM latH faaH
The sea is indigo blue as far as the eye can see; sea birds, of a type I cannot identify, streak across the sky.
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theeF rimM haatL nakH thaawngF thiaaoF dtaangL chaatF laayR khohnM suaamR chootH waayF naamH deernM bpaiM maaM
Many foreign tourists wearing bathing suits walk back and forth along the beach.
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baangF gaawF naawnM aapL daaetL yaangL saL baayM aaM rohm[n]M nakH thaawngF thiaaoF baangM gloomL gamM langM saL nookL saL naanR yuuL gapL gaanM nangF bohnM langR maaH meeM khohnM juungM deernM yawL yawL bpaiM bohnM haatL saayM
Some (tourists) are lying peacefully sun-bathing. Other groups of tourists are having fun riding horses which are lead by grooms ambling along the beach.
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dtaaeL samR rapL phuuF maaM chohmM gaanM khaengL khanR reuuaM baiM raayM gaanM huaaR hinR reeM gatL dtaaF seungF jatL kheunF meuuaF dtohnF deuuanM singR haaR khohmM haakL sangR gaehtL haiF deeM aatL henR khohnM gloomL neeH dtangF naaF dtangF dtaaM chohmM gaanM khaengL khanR ganM yaangL jingM jingM jangM jangM
But, for those who come to enjoy the sailboat races as part of the “Hua Hin Regatta 2008” which is being held at the beginning of August, if you watch very closely, you might see this group really concentrating on the races.
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theeF dtaawngF glaaoL waaF dtangF naaF dtangF dtaaM phrawH phaapF theeF henR faawngH waaF bpenM yaangL nanH anM neuuangF jaakL gaanM chohmM gaanM khaengL khanR reuuaM baiM duayF dtaaM bplaaoL yaakF geernM jaL henR phuuF khaoF khaengL khanR theeF laawyM lamM laaenF baiM yuuL glaangM thaH laehM daiF chatH jaehnM
The reason I say that the spectators really have to concentrate carefully is that what you see is exactly that ( - people watching with great concentration). If they were to watch the sailboat races with their naked eyes, it would be too difficult to clearly see the competitors who are sailing along in the ocean.
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phuuF chohmM jeungM dtaawngF aoM dtaaM naaepF glaawngF dtangF naaF maawngM phaanL laehn[s]M faoF chohmM faoF chiia[r]M phuuF khaoF khaengL khanR theeF gamM langM waatF luaatF laayM gaanM laaenF reuuaM baiM neuuaR phiuR naamH thaH laehM
Spectators must therefore keep their eyes firmly fixed to their binoculars and watch what is passing before their lenses to concentrate on and cheer for the competitors who are showing off their sailing skills on the sea.