The Guest in Room 12
12-xonadagi mehmon
Sarlavha va pastdagi so‘zlarga qarang. Matn nima haqida bo‘lishi mumkin? Bir daqiqa o‘ylab ko‘ring — bu miyani o‘qishga tayyorlaydi.
Kichik mehmonxonadagi sirli mehmon haqida hikoya, oxiri kutilmagan.
Kalit so‘zlar
Bu so‘zlar matnda uchraydi va matnda ajratib ko‘rsatiladi. Bosing — talaffuzini eshitasiz.
⏱ O‘qish boshlanganda vaqt o‘lchanadi — oxirida tezligingizni ko‘rasiz.
👆 Istalgan so‘zni bosing — tarjimasi yoki lug‘atga havola chiqadi.
The Bahor Hotel was a small, family-run hotel in a quiet street in Bukhara. It had only fifteen rooms, and Dilshod, the owner’s son, knew almost every guest by name. So when a tall man in a grey coat arrived one cold evening in January without a booking, paid for a week in cash and gave his name only as “Mr Smith”, Dilshod was immediately curious.
“Bahor” mehmonxonasi Buxorodagi tinch ko‘chadagi kichik oilaviy mehmonxona edi. Unda atigi o‘n beshta xona bor edi va egasining o‘g‘li Dilshod deyarli har bir mehmonni ismi bilan bilardi. Shuning uchun yanvar oyining sovuq oqshomida kulrang paltoli baland bo‘yli kishi bron qilmasdan kelib, bir haftalik pulni naqd to‘lab, ismini faqat “janob Smit” deb aytganda, Dilshodning darhol qiziqishi uyg‘ondi.
Mr Smith was a strange guest. He left the hotel every morning at exactly seven o’clock, carrying a large black bag, and returned at sunset. He never ate breakfast, never spoke to the other guests and always kept the “Do not disturb” sign on his door. When the cleaner asked if she could clean his room, he said politely but firmly that it was not necessary.
Janob Smit g‘alati mehmon edi. U har kuni ertalab aynan soat yettida katta qora sumka ko‘tarib mehmonxonadan chiqib ketar va quyosh botganda qaytardi. U hech qachon nonushta qilmas, boshqa mehmonlar bilan gaplashmas va eshigida doim “Bezovta qilmang” belgisini ilib qo‘yardi. Farrosh xonasini tozalashi mumkinmi, deb so‘raganda, u muloyim, lekin qat’iy ohangda bunga hojat yo‘qligini aytdi.
Dilshod began to imagine all kinds of explanations. Perhaps Mr Smith was a spy. Perhaps he was a thief, planning to steal something from one of the city’s museums. Dilshod’s friend Akmal, who worked at a cafe nearby, had another idea. “Maybe he’s a famous actor who doesn’t want to be recognised,” he said. “Or a journalist writing a secret report about hotels.”
Dilshod har xil izohlarni tasavvur qila boshladi. Balki janob Smit josusdir. Balki u o‘g‘ri bo‘lib, shahar muzeylaridan biridan biror narsa o‘g‘irlashni rejalashtirayotgandir. Yaqin atrofdagi kafeda ishlaydigan Dilshodning do‘sti Akmalning boshqa g‘oyasi bor edi. “Balki u tanilib qolishni istamaydigan mashhur aktyordir”, dedi u. “Yoki mehmonxonalar haqida maxfiy hisobot yozayotgan jurnalistdir.”
On the fourth day, Dilshod decided to find out the truth. When Mr Smith left at seven, Dilshod followed him at a distance through the narrow streets of the old city. The man walked quickly past the Kalyan Minaret, past the busy trading domes, and finally stopped at a quiet square near an old madrasa. There, he opened his black bag. Dilshod hid behind a wall and held his breath.
To‘rtinchi kuni Dilshod haqiqatni bilishga qaror qildi. Janob Smit soat yettida chiqib ketganda, Dilshod uni masofa saqlab, eski shaharning tor ko‘chalari bo‘ylab kuzatib bordi. U kishi Minorai Kalon yonidan, gavjum savdo gumbazlari yonidan tez o‘tib, nihoyat eski madrasa yaqinidagi tinch maydonda to‘xtadi. U yerda u qora sumkasini ochdi. Dilshod devor orqasiga yashirinib, nafasini ichiga yutdi.
From the bag, Mr Smith took out a small folding chair, a wooden board, some brushes and a box of paints. He sat down, looked at the madrasa for a long time and then began to paint. Dilshod watched for an hour. The man painted slowly and carefully, stopping often to look at the old building as the morning light changed its colour from grey to gold.
Sumkadan janob Smit kichik yig‘ma stul, yog‘och taxta, bir nechta mo‘yqalam va bir quti bo‘yoq chiqardi. U o‘tirdi, madrasaga uzoq tikilib turdi, keyin chizishni boshladi. Dilshod bir soat kuzatib turdi. U kishi sekin va ehtiyotkorlik bilan chizar, tonggi yorug‘lik eski binoning rangini kulrangdan oltin rangga o‘zgartirayotganda unga qarash uchun tez-tez to‘xtardi.
On Mr Smith’s last evening, Dilshod finally found the courage to speak to him. He admitted that he had followed him, and apologised. To his surprise, the man laughed. “I came here forty years ago with my wife,” he explained in careful English. “We were young and poor, and we stayed in a hotel just like this one. She was an artist. She always said she wanted to come back and paint this city. She died last year, so I came to do it for her.”
Janob Smitning oxirgi oqshomida Dilshod nihoyat u bilan gaplashishga jur’at topdi. U uni kuzatganini tan olib, kechirim so‘radi. Hayratlanarlisi, u kishi kulib yubordi. “Men bu yerga qirq yil oldin rafiqam bilan kelgan edim”, deb tushuntirdi u ehtiyotkor ingliz tilida. “Biz yosh va kambag‘al edik, xuddi shunga o‘xshash mehmonxonada qolgan edik. U rassom edi. U doim qaytib kelib, bu shaharni chizmoqchi ekanini aytardi. U o‘tgan yili vafot etdi, shuning uchun men buni uning uchun qilgani keldim.”
The next morning, Mr Smith checked out and left a large envelope at the reception desk for Dilshod. Inside was a beautiful painting of the Bahor Hotel, with its blue door and the old mulberry tree outside. On the back, he had written: “Thank you for your curiosity. It reminded me of her.” The painting still hangs in the hotel’s reception today, and Dilshod tells the story to every guest who asks about it.
Ertasi kuni ertalab janob Smit mehmonxonadan chiqib ketdi va qabulxonada Dilshod uchun katta konvert qoldirdi. Uning ichida ko‘k eshigi va oldidagi qari tut daraxti bilan “Bahor” mehmonxonasining chiroyli rasmi bor edi. Orqasiga u shunday yozgan edi: “Qiziquvchanligingiz uchun rahmat. U menga uni eslatdi.” Rasm bugun ham mehmonxona qabulxonasida osilib turibdi va Dilshod bu haqda so‘ragan har bir mehmonga hikoyani aytib beradi.
Tushundingizmi?
Javob topa olmasangiz, «O‘qish» bosqichiga qaytib, matnga qarang — bu ham mashq.
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Asosiy g‘oya
1 What is the story mainly about?
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2 Why was Dilshod curious about Mr Smith?
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3 What did Akmal think Mr Smith might be?
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4 What was in Mr Smith’s black bag?
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5 What did Mr Smith leave for Dilshod?
True / False / Not Given
True — matnda aynan shunday deyilgan. False — matn aksini aytadi. Not Given — matnda bu haqda ma’lumot yo‘q.
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1 Mr Smith was angry when Dilshod told him the truth.
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2 Mr Smith let the cleaner clean his room.
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3 Mr Smith’s wife was an artist.
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4 Dilshod followed Mr Smith on the fourth day.
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5 Mr Smith never ate breakfast at the hotel.
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6 Mr Smith first visited Bukhara forty years ago.
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7 The hotel had fifteen rooms.
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8 Mr Smith sold his paintings of Bukhara.
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9 Mr Smith was from Britain.
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10 Mr Smith paid for his room by card.
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11 Akmal followed Mr Smith with Dilshod.
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