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Compound Words A compound word is a word that consists of two or more parts that make up one meaningful unit. The meaning of a compound word can sometimes be detected quite easily from its parts but sometimes some adjustments have to be made to achieve similar equivalence in translation, Study the following examples, English Indonesian book + store + bookstore oko buku book + worm —+ — bookworm ‘eutu bu cat’ + house + —cathouse cease + fire > ceasefire ‘gencatan senjata eye + lasses «+ eyeglasses, flat + foot + —_flatfoot grass + hopper > grasshopper belalang green + eyed > —_greeneyed high + brow = > highbrow icy + cold = + —icy-cold light + house > lighthouse sun + flower —> — sunflower tooth + ache = > toothache water + tight = > watertight wrist + watch = — wristwatch Exercises* A, Translate the following compound words into Indonesian. 1. green-room, 11. charwoman 2. redbreast 12. guinea pig 3. Redskins 13, chatterbox 4, bloodhound 14. foolscap 5. blackleg 15, free-spender 6. glass-paper 16, laughingstock 7. homing pigeon 17, matehmaker 8. grandstand 18, minesweeper 9. wasteland 19. moneyiender 10. black sheep 20. nightstick B, Translate the following words into English. 1. sakit mata 1. persetujuan ksatria 2. sakit gigi 12. rumah berhantu 3. sakit demam 13. berdarah dingin 4 buku talis 14, pencakar langit 5. buku latiban 15, pelabuhan bebas 6. pisau kertas 16. Gedung Putih 7. pisau lipat 17. kopi pat 8. majalah mingguan 18, pasar gelap 9. pos wesel 19. baju renang 10. hari gajian 20. kelinci percobaan C. Translate the following sentences into Indonesian, 1. Eating too much, Bob had a terrible stomachache a fortnight ego. 2. You could buy a camera much cheaper at one of those duty-free shops. 3, Itis said thet Latin Americans are hot-blooded people. 4, Being a hitch-hiker, Robert traveled around Europe inexpensively. 5. The important points of the text are printed in boldface. 6. The old man has been a blacksmith since his childhood. 7. The navy cadets must get up at cock-crow. 8. The news of the assassination camne like a bombshell. 9, Stuntmen are accident-proof professionals who risk their lives for money. 10. After retiring from the police force, Sam became a door-to-door salesman. 11. Dr. Smith is an absent-minded professor who always forgets his own birthday. 12. At the floodtide of his success, the man was caming sixty thousand dollars a year. 13. Java Post is one of the leading daily-news in East Java. 14, My wife likes to have white coffee, but I would rather have it black. 15. The tiger was unable to run fast because the hunter had shot its foreleg. 16. It’s an age-long old truth. 17. Mr. Bronson used to do a big-game hunting in Africa. 18. When the bus-drivers were on strike for better pay, the army were ready to be the blacklegs. 19. Being pig-headed, Mary refused to bring an umbrella and she arrived home wet, 20. This plan was his Brainchild, (*Souree: Rechmadie, Sebrony; Znchrign Suryawinata and Achmad Effendi, 1988. Mari Pokok Translation PING+4449/Modul 1-6, Jakarta: Penexbit Karunika Jakarta and Universitas Terbuka,)

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