UP Board Class 8 English Chapter 4 A Visit to Cambridge Solution | Hindi Translation, Questions Answers
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UP Board Class 8 English Chapter 4 A Visit to Cambridge Solution
A Visit to Cambridge (कैम्ब्रिज की एक यात्रा) दो असाधारण 'दिव्यांग' लोगों के बीच हुई एक प्रेरणादायक मुलाकात की कहानी है। इस पाठ में मुंबई के लेखक फिरदौस कांगा, महान खगोल भौतिक विज्ञानी (Astrophysicist) स्टीफन हॉकिंग से कैम्ब्रिज में मिलते हैं। इस पोस्ट में आपको पूरे पाठ का हिंदी अनुवाद, कठिन शब्दार्थ और अभ्यास प्रश्नों (Word Power, Language Practice) का सम्पूर्ण हल मिलेगा।
UP Board Class 8 English Chapter 4 A Visit to Cambridge में लेखक फिरदौस कांगा और महान वैज्ञानिक स्टीफन हॉकिंग की मुलाकात को दर्शाया गया है। यह पाठ हमें सिखाता है कि दिव्यांगता कमजोरी नहीं होती, बल्कि अपनी क्षमताओं पर ध्यान देकर व्यक्ति जीवन में बड़ी सफलता प्राप्त कर सकता है।
This is the story of a meeting between two extraordinary people, both of them 'differently abled'. Stephen Hawking, an astrophysicist who suffers from a form of paralysis that confines him to a wheelchair, and allows him to 'speak' only by punching buttons on a computer. Firdaus Kanga a writer and journalist who lives and works in Mumbai. Kanga was born with 'brittle bones' and like Hawking, moves around in wheelchair. Cambridge was my metaphor for England, and it was strange that when I left it had become altogether something else, because I had met Stephen Hawking there.
It was on a walking tour through Cambridge that the guide mentioned Stephen Hawking, "poor man, who is quite disabled now, though he is a worthy successor to Issac Newton, whose Chair he has at the university." And I started, because I had quite forgotten that this most brilliant and completely paralysed astrophysicist, the author of A Brief History of Time, one of the biggest best sellers ever, lived here. When the walking tour was done, I rushed to a phone booth and, almost tearing the cord so it could reach me outside, phoned Stephen Hawking's house. There was his assistant on the line and I told him I had come in a wheelchair from India (perhaps he thought I had propelled myself all the way) to write about my travels in Britain. I had to see Professor Hawking- even ten minutes would do, "Half an hour," he said. "From three-thirty to four."
And suddenly I felt weak all over. Growing up disabled, you get fed up with people asking you to be brave, as if you have a courage account on which you are too lazy to draw a cheque. The only thing that makes you stronger is seeing somebody like you, achieving something huge. Then you know how much is possible and you reach out further than you ever thought you could.
"I haven't been brave," said his disembodied computer-voice, the next afternoon. "I've had no choice." Surely, I wanted to say, living creatively with the reality of his disintegrating body was a choice? But I kept quite, because I felt guilty everytime I spoke to him, forcing him to respond. There he was, tapping at the little switch in his hand, trying to find the words on his computer with the only bit of movement left to him, his long, pale fingers. Every so often, his eyes would shut in frustrated exhaustion. And sitting opposite him I could feel his anguish, the mind buoyant with thoughts that came out in frozen phrases and sentences stiff as corpses.
"A lot of people seem to think that disabled people are chronically unhappy," I said. "I know that's not true myself. Are you often laughing inside?" About three minutes later, he responded, "I find it amusing when people patronise me." "And do you find it annoying when someone like me comes and disturbs you in your work?" The answer flashed. "Yes." Then he smiled his one-way smile and I knew, without being sentimental or silly, that I was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world. A first glimpse of him is shocking, because he is like a still photograph- as if all those pictures of him in magazines and newspapers have turned three dimensional.
Then you see the head twisted sideways into a slump, the torso shrunk inside the pale blue shirt, the wasted legs; you look at his eyes which can speak, still, and they are saying something huge and urgent- it is hard to tell what. But you are shaken because you have seen something you never thought could be seen. "What do you think is the best thing about being disabled?" I had asked him earlier. "I don't think there is anything good about being disabled." "I think," I said, "you do discover how much kindness there is in the world."
"Yes," he said; it was a disadvantage of his voice synthesiser that it could convey no inflection, no shades or tone. And I could not tell how enthusiastically he agreed with me. Every time I shifted in my chair or turned my wrist to watch the time- I wanted to make every one of our thirty minutes count-I felt a huge relief and exhilaration in the possibilities of my body. How little it mattered then that I would never walk, or even stand. I told him how he had been an inspiration beyond cliche for me, and, surely, for others-did that thought help him? "No", he said; and I thought how foolish I was to ask. When your body is a claustrophobic room and the walls are growing narrower day by day, it doesn't do much good to know that there are people outside smiling with admiration to see you breathing still.
"Is there any advice you can give disabled people, something that might help make life better?" "They should concentrate on what they are good at." The half hour was up. "I think I've annoyed you enough," I said, grinning. "Thank you for .........." I touched his shoulder and wheeled out into the summer evening. Firdaus Kanga (From Heaven On wheels)
| Word (शब्द) | Meaning (अर्थ) |
|---|---|
| metaphor | रूपक |
| exhaustion | थकाने वाला / अत्यधिक थकान |
| exhilaration | रोमांच / उत्साह |
| inflection | उतार-चढ़ाव (आवाज़ में) |
| propelled | धकेलना |
| claustrophobic | बंद स्थानों से डर लगना |
- ➤One who cannot seeANS. blind
- ➤One who cannot hearANS. deaf
- ➤One who cannot speakANS. dumb
- ➤One who cannot walkANS. lame
- ➤One who cannot read or writeANS. illiterate
- ➤read / sessionANS. a reading session
- ➤smile / faceANS. a smiling face
- ➤revolve / chairANS. a revolving chair
- ➤walk / tourANS. a walking tour
- ➤dance / dollANS. a dancing doll
- ➤win / chanceANS. a winning chance
- ➤QUES. I don't like John. I don't like Peter.ANS. I like neither John nor Peter.
- ➤QUES. He did not come. He did not call.ANS. He neither came nor called.
- ➤QUES. He does not drink. He does not smoke.ANS. He neither drinks nor smokes.
- ➤QUES. She did not like Rome. She did not like Paris.ANS. She liked neither Rome nor Paris.
- ➤QUES. He has two brothers. _______________ are lawyers.ANS. Both
- ➤QUES. More than ten persons called. _______________ of them wanted to see you.ANS. All
- ➤QUES. They _______________ cheered the team.ANS. all
- ➤QUES. _______________ her parents are teachers.ANS. Both
- ➤QUES. How much have you got? Give me _______________ of it.ANS. all
- ➤QUES. His mother _______________ him watch T.V. till midnight.ANS. lets
- ➤QUES. _______________ hope for the best.ANS. Let's
- ➤QUES. _______________ see what is on the menu.ANS. Let's
- ➤QUES. The teacher _______________ the children play.ANS. lets
- ➤QUES. He _______________ his dog to go out.ANS. lets
- ➤QUES. _______________ go fishing.ANS. Let's
Inspiration (प्रेरणा)
True strength comes from seeing someone like you overcome challenges and achieve great things in life.
Focus on Strengths
Stephen Hawking's powerful message: Concentrate on what you are good at, rather than focusing on disabilities.
Empathy over Pity
Differently-abled people do not need pity or sympathy; they simply need understanding and normal treatment.
📚 UP Board Class 8 English – All Chapters Solution
If you want to prepare UP Board Class 8 English Question Answer completely, you can read all chapter-wise solutions given below.
| Chapter | Lesson Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Another Chance (Poem) |
| 2 | The Kabuliwallah |
| 3 | The Right Choice |
| 4 | A Visit to Cambridge |
| 5 | Play Things (Poem) |
| 6 | Awesome Assam |
| 7 | Veer Abdul Hamid |
| 8 | The Missile Man of India |
| 9 | Where Do All The Teachers Go? (Poem) |
| 10 | A Hero |
| 11 | The Old Kaki (Coming Soon) |
| 12 | Three Questions (Coming Soon) |
| 13 | Planets Roll Call (Poem) |
| 14 | The Man Who Gave India Wings |
| 15 | The Glorious Sportswomen of India |
| 16 | World Peace |
| 17 | The School Boy (Poem) |
📌 Note: Complete chapter-wise solutions, Hindi explanation, word meanings and important questions are available here for better exam preparation.
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