the reader chapter (1)

Characters of the story
(شخصيات القصة )
Professor Lidenbrock
Professor Lidenbrock was a famous scientist and geologist. He gave lectures at the university of Hamburg. He knew about the earth more than any other scientist. So, scientists came from all over the world to learn from him because he was a very good teacher.

Axel
Axel was the Professor's nephew. When his parents died he went to live with his uncle. He often helped his uncle in his work. So, he was proud to be his assistant. Axel could understand what was written on the parchment and solved its mystery. He was the narrator of the story.

Martha
Martha was the professor's cook. She was a very good cook. She was always worried about the professor.

Hans
Hans was a guide from Iceland. He guided the professor and Axel to the center of the earth. He was a big man who walked slowly and didn't say much. Axel and his uncle liked him.

Dr Fridrikson
He was a scientist from Iceland. He was helpful to Axel and his uncle. He sent Hans with them to be their guide to Sneffels. He told the professor that Sneffels has Avery interesting crater, but no one has ever visited it.


Arne Saknussemm
He was a famous Icelandic scientist. He made many great scientific discoveries. He was the owner of the old book and the writer the parchment.

Snorri Sturlasson
He was an Icelandic scientist. He had written the old book in the twelfth century.

The Dansih Scientist
He lived in Denmark. He gave the professor and Axel letters of introduction to the most important men in Iceland.


Places الاماكن

1- Hamburg مدينة هامبرج
Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel lived in Hamburg in Germany.

2- Iceland جزيرة ايسلندا
the place where Dr Fridrikson and Hans lived in.

3- Reykjavik مدينة ركيافيك
It is the Capital of Iceland.
4- Sneffelsبركان سنافلز

It is an extinct volcano in a huge mountain. It has never erupted since 1229. its has three craters. It leads to the centre of the Earth.

5- Scartaris
It is a mountain next the Sneffels. It casts its shadow over one of the three craters of sneffels at the end of June.

6- Copenhagenمدينة كوينهاجن
It is the capital of Denmark.Chapter One
A message in a secret code
رسالة مشفرة


The study حجرة مكتب Famous=well-knownمشهور Apiece of قطعة من
Neither …. Nor لا ..ولا Soup شربة Parchment مخطوطة
More than اكثر من Guess يخمن Latinاللغة الاتينية
Shut = close يغلق Hide يخفى Mixed up غامضة
Later than احدث من Exciting شئ مثير Secret code رمز سرية
Translation ترجمة Excited شخص منفعل Hand writing خط اليد
Worried كانت قلقة Science علم Make no sense لا تضيف اى معنى
Starve يتضرع جوعا Professor استاذ جامعى Puzzled حائر
Pick…upيلتقط Century قرن= 100سنة Get angry يغضب
Mean (meant-meant) تعنى Wonderful=fantasticرائع Angry with غاضب من
Geologist عالم جولوجيا Strange غريب Stare يحملق
New جديد Come back يعود Discover=find out يكتشف
Newer than اجدد من Magnifying glass عدسة مكبرة Discoveries اكتشافات

Late one Sunday afternoon in May 1863, Professor lidenbrock came home early. He was excited. He exclaimed when he found an old book. It is more than six hundred years old. It was fantastic. This book is a translation of a famous Icelandic book. It was written by Snorri Sturlasson in the twelfth century.
حضر البروفيسور " ليدنبروك " الى بيته متأخراً فى ظهر يوم الأحد فى شهر مايوعام 1863 وتعجب كثيراً عندما وجد كتاب قديم عمره أكثر من ستمائة عام. كان الكتاب رائع. هذا الكتاب هو ترجمه لكتاب أيسلندى شهير كتبه " سنورى ستورلاسون " فى القرن الثانى عشر.

A piece of parchment fell out of the book. There were strange letters on it. It was written in runes which were the letters of the Icelandic alphabet. He looked puzzled. He was angry because the letters on the parchment were mixed up, and he couldn't understand it. It was written in a secret code, and there was something else.
سقطت قطعه من الورق( المصنوع من جلد الحيوان ) من الكتاب و كانت هناك حروف ابجديه مكتوبه فيها. هذه الحروف كانت حروف اللغه الأيسلنديه القديمه. كانالبروفيسور يبدو متحيراً وكان غاضباً لأن الحروف كانت مختلطه ولم يستطع فهمها. كانت مكتوبه بشفره سريه و كان هناك شئ اخر.



The book and the parchment weren't written in the same handwriting. Therefore Professor thought that the parchment was written by someone who owned the book.
كانت الورقه مكتوبه بخط مختلف عن الخط المكتوب فى الكتاب. و منذ ذلك الوقت اعتقد البروفيسور ان الورقه مكتوبه عن طريق شخص ما امتلك هذا الكتاب.

When the Professor used a magnifying glass to make the letter bigger, he looked at the parchment again and pointed to a line of letters. " Arne Saknussemm ", that's an Icelandic name. He was a famous Icelandic scientist of the sixteenth century. He made many great scientific discoveries. He must have owned this book.
عندما استخدم البروفيسور عدسات مكبره لتكبير الحروف , نظر الى الورقه مره أخرى و أشار الى صف من الحروف. " ارن ساكنوسيم " هو اسم ايسلندى و كان عالم ايسلندى مشهور من القرن السادس عشر , قام بالكثير من الاكتشافات العلميه العظيمه. فلابد ان يكون هو صاحب هذا الكتاب.

Professor asked himself "why Saknussemm wanted to hide what he had discovered ". Professor guessed that the message was written in Latin and not Icelandic. Scientists of the sixteenth century always wrote about their discoveries in Latin. He tried reading the letters but they still made no sense.
سأل البروفيسور نفسه " لماذا أراد ساكنوسيم ان يخفى ما اكتشفه " فخمن البروفيسور ان الرساله قد تمت كتابتها بالغه اللاتينيه و ليست الأيسلنديه. كان العلماء فى القرن السادس عشر يكتبون عن أكتشافاتهم باللغه اللاتينيه. حاول البروفيسور قراءة الحروف و لكنها ما زالت بلا معنى.





Why did geologists from all over the world go to professor Lidenbrock?
They went to him to learn about the Earth because he knew more about the Earth than any other geologist.

Why did Axel go and live with his uncle? What was Axel's job?
He lived with his uncle when his parents died. He was the Professor's assistant.

Why Martha was worried that day?
She was worried because the Professor went home earlier than usual and his dinner wasn't ready yet.

Why did the professor go back home early?
Because he found an old fantastic book which more than six hundred years old.

What was the old book which the professor brought? How old was it?
It was a translation of a famous Icelandic book written by " Snori Sturlasson" in the twelfth century. It was more than six hundred years old.

What fell out of the book?
A piece of parchment fell out of the book.

Why did the professor guess that the parchment was written in runes? What were runes?
Because the letters were mixed up. Runes were the letters of the Old Icelandic alphabet.

Why did the professor guess that the message was written in Latin?
Because he saw the name of "Arne Saknussemm" who was a scientist of the 16th century. The scientists of the 16th century wrote about their discoveries in Latin.

Why did the professor guess that the parchment was written by someone who owned the book?
Because the book and the parchment weren't written in the same handwriting, and the writing of the parchment was later than) أحدث من) the writing of the book.

Why couldn't the professor understand the writing of the parchment?
Because the letters were mixed up and the message was written in a secret code.

Who was Arne Saknussemm?
He was a famous scientist of Iceland in the 16th century. He was the owner of the book and the writer of the parchment.

Complete the following sentences
1- Geologists form all over the world want to learn from the Prof. as
he knew about the earth more than any other scientists. He's a good teacher
……………………………………………………………………………………...
went to live with his uncle
2- When Axel's parents died, he ………………………….….. ……

3- Professor Lidenbrock guessed the parchment was written by
the owner of the book
………………………………………………..