KOMPAS.com – Apa itu cause and effect? Cause and effect dalam bahasa Indonesia disebut sebab akibat. Bagaimana contohnya dalam percakapan bahasa Inggris?
Berikut adalah contoh dialog bahasa Inggris cause and effect:
Contoh dialog 1
Ratu: I heard that Luna is absent today. Why?
Tina: Oh, Sania said she is hospitalized.
Ratu: Oh my God! Why?
Tina: She is sick because she barely ate anything yesterday.
Ratu: Why didn’t she eat? Is it because of her busy schedule? I heard she takes two courses after school.
Tina: I don’t know.
Ratu: Let’s pray that she will quickly recover.
Tina: Yes. I hope she gets better after being hospitalized.
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Terjemahan
Ratu: Aku dengar Luna tidak hadir hari ini. Kenapa?
Tina: Oh, Sania bilang dia dirawat di rumah sakit.
Ratu: Ya Tuhan! Kenapa?
Tina: Dia sakit karena dia hampir tidak makan apapun kemarin.
Ratu: Kenapa dia tidak makan? Apa karena jadwalnya yang padat? Aku dengar dia mengambil dua kursus sepulang sekolah.
Tina: Aku tidak tahu.
Ratu: Mari berdoa semoga dia cepat sembuh.
Tina: Ya. Aku harap dia sembuh setelah dirawat di rumah sakit.
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Contoh dialog 2
Sammy: Hey, did you see the fallen tree on the road nearby?
Ika: Yes. Why did it fall?
Lana: That old tree fell and got in the way because it rained heavily last night.
Ika: Oh, it rained heavily? I didn’t know that. I just got back from my grandparents’ house this morning.
Sammy: Yes. There was also strong wind.
Lana: That’s right. The electricity also went out due to the heavy rain and strong wind.
Ika: I would have been scared if I had stayed at home.
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Terjemahan
Sammy: Hei, apa kalian melihat pohon tumbang di jalan dekat sini?
Ika: Iya. Kenapa tumbang?
Lana: Pohon tua itu tumbang dan menghalangi jalan karena hujan deras tadi malam.
Ika: Oh, hujan deras? Aku tidak tahu itu. Aku baru saja kembali dari rumah kakek nenekku pagi ini.
Sammy: Ya. Ada angin kencang juga.
Lana: Benar. Listrik juga padam akibat hujan deras dan angin kencang.
Ika: Aku akan ketakutan jika aku tetap tinggal di rumah.
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Contoh dialog 3
Kinan: Where is Tony? He said he would come with us.
Gina: He has to stay at home for a week since her parents are mad at him.
Lia: So he cannot come with us today?
Gina: Yes.
Rian: Why are his parents mad at him?
Gina: I think it is because of his laziness.
Rian: Poor him. I had told him that he should have study and go to school on time, but he didn’t care about it.
Kinan: It is okay, guys. Maybe he needs to learn from his mistake.
Lia: Yeah, that’s right.
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Terjemahan
Kinan: Dimana Tony? Dia bilang dia akan ikut dengan kita.
Gina: Dia harus tinggal di rumah selama seminggu karena orang tuanya marah padanya.
Lia: Jadi dia tidak bisa ikut dengan kita hari ini?
Gina: Ya.
Rian: Kenapa orang tuanya marah padanya?
Gina: Menurutku itu karena kemalasannya.
Rian: Kasihan dia. Aku sudah mengatakan kepadanya bahwa dia harus belajar dan pergi ke sekolah tepat waktu, tapi dia tidak peduli.
Kinan: Tidak apa-apa, teman-teman. Mungkin dia perlu belajar dari kesalahannya.
Lia: Iya benar.