Chapter twoIn Neverland
“Take the second left, and fly straight until morning.1
That’s the way to Neverland,” said Peter. Peter just said whatever came into his head.2
Wendy, Michael, and John were flying in their nightclothes.
They followed Peter without question.
Finally, Peter stopped. “There it is,” he said.
Key Words
straight (adv): thẳng
whatever (n): bất cứ điều gì
nightclothes (n): quần áo ngủ
follow (v): theo sau
without question: không nghi ngờ/thắc mắc gì
finally (adv): cuối cùng
on one’s tiptoes: ngón chân
seem (v): dường như, trông có vẻ
familiar (adj): quen thuộc
a million (n): một triệu
arrow (n): mũi tên
grow + adj (v): dần dần, trở nên
unfriendly (adj): xa lạ
pirate (n): cướp biển
spot (v): nhận ra, phát hiện ra
(spot - spotted - spotted)
The children stood on their tiptoes to see.3
Down below them was a beautiful, green island. It seemed very familiar to them.
Beside them, a million golden arrows flew in the air.4
The island grew darker and unfriendly. “The pirates have spotted us,” said Peter.
Key Sentences
1. Take the second left, and fly straight until morning.
2. Peter just said whatever came into his head.
3. The children stood on their tiptoes to see.
4. Beside them, a million golden arrows flew in the air.
At that moment, the pirates fired their cannon into the sky. The children all flew in different directions. Wendy found herself alone with Tinker Bell.1
Tinker Bell looked at Wendy with an angry look.
She was jealous of Wendy.
Key Words & Sentences
fire (v): bắn
cannon (n): đại bác, súng trường
direction (n): hướng
look (v): nhìn
be jealous of : ghen tị với
look for (v): tìm kiếm speed (n): tốc độ
keep + V - ing (v): tiếp tục
skin (n): da
underground (adv): dưới đất
one’s very own : của riêng mình
hollow (adj): rỗng
entrance (n): lối vào, cửa
hide (v): che mắt, ẩn náu (hide - hid - hid)
1 Wendy found herself alone with Tinker Bell.
2 They were moving at the same speed and in the same direction.
3 Each boy had his very own hollow tree for a secret entrance.
On the island, the lost boys were looking for Peter. The pirates were looking for the lost boys.
And the Indians were looking for the pirates. They were moving at the same speed and in the same direction.2
So they just kept walking around the island.
The boys were dressed in animal skins.
They were Tootles, Nibs, Slightly, Curly, and the Twins. They lived in a home underground.
Each boy had his very own hollow tree for a secret entrance.3
This is how they hid from the pirates.
“Look!” cried Nibs. “There’s Tinker Bell.” The boys looked into the sky.
They could see Tinker Bell and Wendy. Wendy looked like a big, white bird in her nightgown.1
“Hurry!” shouted Tinker Bell.
“Peter wants you to shoot this girl.”2
Tootles shot an arrow at Wendy. It struck her in the chest.
She fell to the ground.
The boys gathered around Wendy.
“This is no bird,” said Slightly. “It’s a lady!”
Suddenly, they saw Peter flying toward them.3“Great news, boys,” he cried as he dropped to the ground. “I’ve brought you a mother!”
Key Words & Sentences
shoot (v): bắn (shoot - shot - shot)
arrow (n): mũi tên
strike (v): đâm vào (strike - struck - struck)
chest (n): ngực
fall to the ground : rơi xuống đất
gather (v): kéo đến
bring (v): mang
(bring - brought - brought)
shake (v): lắc, lay (shake - shook - shaken)
kneel (v): quỳ gối
(kneel - knelt - knelt)
save (v): cứu
1 Wendy looked like a big, white bird in her nightgown.
2 “Hurry!” shouted Tinker Bell. “Peter wants you to shoot this girl.”
The lost boys began to shake. They were very afraid.
“I k-k-killed her,” said Tootles. “I shot her with an arrow.” Peter knelt beside Wendy.
“Look! She’s not dead. The arrow struck her acorn.
My kiss saved her life!”4
3 Suddenly, they saw Peter flying toward them.
4 The arrow struck her acorn. My kiss saved her life!
Check up
What is “news” in “Great news, boys.”?
a. Peter beat the pirates.
b. Peter brought their mom.
c. Peter found the shadow.
“What are we going to do about this girl?”1, asked Peter. “I don’t want to move her. We may hurt her.”
Key Words
move (v): di chuyển, xê dịch
hurt (v): làm đau
build (v): xây (nhà) (build - built - built)
I wish: ước gì
funny (adj): vui mắt
wall (n): tường
roof (n): mái (nhà)
made of : được làm từ mossy (n): rêu
delighted (adj): vui thích, khoái chí
rhythm (n): nhịp điệu
at last: lần cuối
“I know what to do,” said Nibs.
“Why don’t we build a house around her?” “That’s a great idea!” said Peter.
As the lost boys began to build the house, Wendy woke up.2
She wasn’t hurt. She had only been sleeping. Suddenly, she began to sing:
“I wish I had a pretty house, The littlest ever seen.
With funny little red walls
And a roof made of mossy green.”
The lost boys were delighted.
They happily built their house to the rhythm of her song.3
It really seemed like they had a mother at last.
Key Sentences
1 What are we going to do about this girl?
2 As the lost boys began to build the house, Wendy woke up.
3 They happily built their house to the rhythm of her song.
Meanwhile, the pirates still crept through the night forest.
Captain James Hook, their leader, was the worst of them all.1
Hook dressed in velvet and lace.
He wore his hair in long, black curls.
He seemed like a real gentleman.
Except there was an iron hook where his right hand should have been!2
It was the hook that made him hate Peter.
Key Words
meanwhile (adv): trong khi đó
creep (v): đi rón rén (creep - crept - crept)
forest (n): rừng velvet (n): nhung
lace (n): ren, đăng
ten wear one’s hair in: để tóc
curls (n): tóc uốn quăn
gentleman (n): quý ông
iron hook (n): móc sắt
made + A + V: khiến A
hate (v): căm ghét
cut off (v): chặt (cut - cut - cut)
feed (v): cho ăn (feed - fed - fed)
croc (n): cá sấu (= crocodile)
ever since : suốt từ đó
kind of (n): loại
compliment (n): sự tán thưởng
tasty (adj): ngon tuyệt
The captain was talking to his man Smee. “Peter Pan cut off my arm, and he fed it to a crocodile.
The croc thought that I was delicious! And it has followed me ever since.”
“In a way, it’s kind of a compliment.3
You are a tasty person,” said Smee. “Compliment!
What compliment?” cried the captain.
Key Sentences
1 Captain James Hook, their leader, was the worst of them all.
2 Except there was an iron hook where his right hand should have been!
3 In a way, it’s kind of a compliment.
“Peter Pan is the reason why that croc follows me around!1
That crocodile would have eaten me by now.2
But it swallowed a clock. Now it ticks.
So when I hear the ticking crocodile, I run away.” “That clock will stop ticking someday.”
“I know. That’s what I’m afraid of. And it’s all Peter’s fault!
I’ve waited long enough.
I want to shake his hand with this!”
The captain sliced the air with his deadly hook.3
Key Words
reason (n): lý do
by now : lúc bấy giờ (= by that time)
swallow (v): nuốt chửng
tick (v): kêu tích tắc
stop + V- ing (v): ngừng
someday (adv): một ngày nào đó
fault (n): lỗi
shake one’s hand: bắt tay ai đó
slice (v): vung tay (trong không khí)
deadly (adv): đáng sợ, chết người
mushroom (n): cây nấm
notice (v): để ý
smoke (n): khói
rise (v): bốc lên (rise - rose - risen)
Suddenly, Hook jumped up. “This mushroom is hot!”
The captain and his man looked carefully at the mushroom. They noticed smoke rising from it.4
Check up
How did Captain Hook get away from the crocodile?
a. clock
b. hook
c. mushroom
Key Sentences
1 Peter Pan is the reason why that croc follows me around!
2 That crocodile would have eaten me by now.
3 The captain sliced the air with his deadly hook.
4 They noticed smoke rising from it.
The two bad men pulled the mushroom from the ground.
The mushroom sat on top of a chimney. Then they heard the sound of boys talking.
The pirates had found the chimney to the boys’ underground home.1
Key Words
pull (v): nhổ
sit (v): ở vị trí, nằm trên
chimney (n): ống khói
find (v): tìm kiếm
(find - found - found)
put A to bed: cho A đi ngủ (put - put - put)
too…to: quá … để mà
excited (adj): ham chơi
happen (n): diễn ra
bake (v): nướng
thick (adj): dày, đặc
leave (v): đặt, để
giggle (v): cười rúc rích
dangerous (adj): nguy hiểm
run off (v): chạy trốn (= run away)
closed behind : theo sau
Wendy had put the boys to bed. But they were too excited to sleep.
They were talking about what had happened that day.2
The captain smiled.
“Let’s go back to the ship,” he said.
“We’ll bake a big cake with thick green sugar on it!3
Then we’ll leave it there, and the boys will find it.”
He giggled. “They have no mother. They won’t know how dangerous it is to eat a rich cake.4 When they eat it up, they will die!”
TICK TICK TICK TICK
“The crocodile!” screamed Hook.
The captain ran off. Smee was close behind.
Check up
They were so afraid that they couldn’t speak.
= They were_____afraid_____speak.
Key Sentences
1 The pirates had found the chimney to the boys’ underground home.
2 They were talking about what had happened that day.
3 We’ll bake a big cake with thick green sugar on it!
4 They won’t know how dangerous it is to eat a rich cake.
Chapter Two: Comprehension Quiz
A. Based on the story, mark “T” if true or “F” if false.
1. Wendy’s acorn ‘kiss-necklace’ saved her life. T...F
2. James Hook always seemed like a real gentleman. T...F
3. The pirates shot arrows at Peter, Wendy, and her brothers. T...F
4. The lost boys are happy to be with Wendy and her brothers. T...F
5. The crocodile followed Captain Hook because it liked him. T...F
B. Rewrite the following sentences in the past progressive tense.
1. The pirates crept through the night forest.
⇒___________________
2. The lost boys built a house around Wendy.
⇒___________________
3. Wendy put the boys to bed.
⇒___________________
C. Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1. Why did Tinker Bell tell a lie for the boys to shoot Wendy?
(a) Because Tinker Bell was jealous of her.
(b) Because Tinker Bell thought Wendy was bad.
(c) Because Tinker Bell wanted Peter to like her.
2. How could Captain Hook know to run away from the crocodile?
(a) By the smell of the crocodile.
(b) By hearing the crocodile ticking.
(c) By swallowing a clock.
D. Put the words in order.
1. As_____, Wendy woke up.
( began / build / to / the / boys / the / house )
2. Except there was an iron hook where_____!
( right / should / been / hand / have /his )
3. Peter Pan cut off my arm, and_____
(he / crocodile / it / fed / to / a)
Wendy became the lost boys’ mom, and Hook conspired to harm them.
