Berita Dunia Bahasa Inggris Bagi Pelajar

18-10-2021 07.30

A restaurant on the bank of the Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, Thailand, had big problems during the pandemic, and more problems came when water in the river started to rise last week.

(Sebuah restoran di tepi sungai Chao Phraya di Bangkok, Thailand, punya masalah besar selama pandemi, dan masalah lain datang minggu lalu saat ketinggian air mulai naik.)

The owner of the restaurant wanted to close, but he decided to wait. The restaurant stayed open, and customers enjoyed dining while the river washed their feet. Sometimes, bigger waves came, and they left customers drenched. People shared funny videos on social media, which probably saved the restaurant. More people wanted to visit the place and enjoy its special atmosphere.

(Pemilik restoran ingin menutup bisnisnya, tetapi memutuskan untuk menunggu. Restoran tetap buka, dan pengunjung menikmati makanan mereka sembari air membasahi kaki mereka. Kadang-kadang, gelombang air yang lebih besar datang, dan membuat para pengunjung basah kuyup. Orang-orang membagikan video lucu ini di sosial media, yang sepertinya membantu restoran. Semakin banyak orang ingin datang kesana dan menikmati suasana spesialnya.)

It seemed that floods would destroy the business, but they made it grow again.

(Kelihatannya bahwa banjir akan menghancurkan bisnis itu, tetapi mereka membuatnya bangkit kembali.)

Kata-kata sulit: bank (tepi), drenched (basah kuyup), atmosphere (suasana).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

(Anda dapat menonton video asli di Level 3.)