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Reading Exercise 12: Cyclone Nargis



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Cyclone Nargis bombarded Burma with buffeting winds of up to 190 kilometers per hour, creating a major natural disaster.
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This past May 4th, (the cyclone) killed more than 20,000 persons and, if missing persons are counted as having perished, the number of deceased will shoot up, reaching 40-50,000 persons.
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napH bpenM sohkL gaL naatF dtaL gamM khrangH raayH raaengM theeF sootL eekL khrangH neungL khaawngR muaanM maH nootH saL yaH chaatF theeF thuukL thamM maH chaatF yamF yeeM yaangL maiF bpraaM neeM bpraaM saiR
This event counts as yet another huge tragedy for humanity which has been trampled on mercilessly by mother nature.
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khwaamM wipH bpaL yohkF sohkL saoF khaawngR phaH maaF waehM laaM neeH daiF meeM saL haL bpraL chaaM chaatF laeH bpraL thaehtF dtaangL dtaangL ruaamM theungR thaiM daiF yeuunF meuuM khaoF bpaiM chuayF leuuaR laaeoH
The misery and sadness in Burma (has led) the United Nations and various countries, including Thailand, to extend their hands in assistance.
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haehtL gaan[n]M theeF geertL naiM phaH maaF khrangH neeH seungF bpenM bpraL thaehtF pheuuanF baanF theeF meeM phrohmM daaenM dtitL gapL thaiM graL thamM haiF khohnM thaiM maiF aatL maawngM khaamF bpaiM daiF
These events in Burma, which is Thailand’s next-door neighbor, cannot be overlooked by the Thai people—
...áÁé»Ñ­ËÒÀÒÂã¹¾ÁèÒÍѹà¡ÕèÂÇà¹×èͧ¡Ñº¡ÒÃàÁ×ͧ¡Òû¡¤ÃͧáÅÐà¡Ô´¼Å¡ÃзºÁÒ¶Ö§ä·Â àªè¹...
maaeH bpanM haaR phaayM naiM phaH maaF anM giaaoL neuuangF gapL gaanM meuuangM gaanM bpohkL khraawngM laeH geertL phohnR graL thohpH maaM theungR thaiM chehnF
despite the internal political and administrative problems and which have previously had an effect on Thailand, for example:
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gaanM lakH laawpF khaoF meuuangM dooyM phitL gohtL maayR gaanM meeM khohnM lohpL neeR gaanM gohtL kheeL bpraapL bpraamM jaakL ratH thaL baanM thaH haanR phaH maaF
unlawful entry into Thailand, and persons fleeing from oppression and repression by the government of Burma . . .
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laeH gaanM thamM maaM khaaH khaayR raH waangL bpraL thaehtF laeH dtaamM naaeoM chaayM daaenM
and (owing to the importance of) international trade and commerce along the border areas...
...áµè·ÕèÊӤѭ¤×Í¡ÒÃÁÕÁ¹ØÉ¸ÃÃÁµèÍà¾×è͹ÃèÇÁâÅ¡àÁ×èÍàËç¹ÀѾԺѵԤÃèÒªÕÇÔµ¼Ù餹·ÕèÍÒ¨àÃÕ¡ä´éÇèÒµÒÂà»ç¹àº×Í áÅзÃѾÂìÊÔ¹àÊÕÂËÒÂÂèÍÂÂѺ
dtaaeL theeF samR khanM kheuuM gaanM meeM maH nootH saL yaH thamM dtaawL pheuuanF ruaamF lohkF meuuaF henR phaiM phiH batL khraaF cheeM witH phuuF khohnM theeF aatL riiakF daiF waaF dtaayM bpenM beuuaM laeH sap[y]H sinR siiaR haayR yaawyF yapH
...but most importantly the humaneness and compassion (we need to show) to our friends on this earth when we see the tragedy which takes the lives of (our fellow) human beings, which we may call “perishing in great numbers,” as well as the utter destruction of (their) property.
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naawkF jaakL khohnM thaiM dtaawngF saL daaengM namH jaiM euuaF aaM thaawnM pheuuaL phaaeL haiF henR ganM naiM yaamM yaakF laaeoH khohnM thaiM gaawF dtaawngF dtriiamM phraawmH theeF jaL rapH meuuM gapL phaiM thamM maH chaatF theeF aatL geertL kheunF duayF
The Thai people, besides needing to demonstrate kindness, assistance, and magnanimity in this time of difficulty, must prepare to cope with additional natural disasters which might come once again.


From Matichon newspaper, 9 May 2008, page 2, »éͧ¡Ñ¹âÈ¡¹Ò¯¡ÃÃÁ “Preventing a Tragedy.” Translation by David R. and Khun Nan for thai-language.com. Transcription by thai-language.com.