The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson in Arabic and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
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On a quiet, prosperous London side street, amid tidy shop fronts, stands a neglected building with a door that has no bell or knocker, scorched by tramps' matches and scratched by children at play. During a Sunday walk, Mr. Enfield tells his companion a story about that door: a small, sinister man who trampled a child in the lamplit calm and walked over her without breaking stride. The man's name is Hyde.
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كان للسيد أوترسون المحامي وجه خشن لم يكن يبتسم أبدًا.
Mr. Utterson the lawyer had a rough face that never smiled.
كان باردًا وأخرق حين يتكلم، ولم يكن يُظهر مشاعره.
He was cold and awkward when he talked, and he did not show his feelings.
كان نحيلًا وطويل القامة وباهتًا ومملًا قليلًا، لكن الناس كانوا يحبونه مع ذلك.
He was thin, tall, dull, and a little boring, but people still liked him.
في اللقاءات الودية، حين كان يستمتع بالنبيذ، كان يمكن أن ترى في عينيه شيئًا إنسانيًا جدًا.
At friendly meetings, when he enjoyed wine, you could see something very human in his eyes.
لم يظهر هذا الشعور أبدًا في كلامه. كان يظهر على وجهه بعد العشاء، وكذلك في أفعاله الطيبة.
This feeling never showed in his words. It showed on his face after dinner, and also in his kind actions.
كان صارمًا جدًا مع نفسه.
He was very strict with himself.
عندما كان بمفرده، كان يشرب الجن بدلًا من النبيذ الجيد، لمعاقبة نفسه على إفراطه في حب النبيذ الجيد.
When he was alone, he drank gin instead of good wine, to punish himself for liking good wine too much.