A tip for cutting down branches and twigs of a high tree:*

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(*Tips memangkas cabang dan ranting pohon yg tinggi:*)
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This morning I denude an eight meters tree. The tree's branches position are above the kitchen's
roof. There are a lot of dead leaves which make a leak when a downpour happened. The leaking
water wets the kitchen floor.
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(Td pagi moUud menggunduli uwit dhuwure 8 m. Cabang2 pohon tsb berada di atas genteng dapur.
Banyak daun2 kering yg menumpuk di sana sehingga kalo hujan deras turun sebagian dari air hujan
masuk ke dapur dikarenakan dedaunan kering tsb.)
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1. Make sure your feet scrambles onto the hard branch (not on the dry/ the rotten one).
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(1. Pastikan kaki anda memanjat pada cabang pohon yg kuat (bukan cabang yg kering/ lapuk)).
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2. Start to cut down the upper or the uppermost branches/ twigs.
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(2. Mulailah dg memotong cabang/ ranting di bagian atas / paling atas).
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3. Use a sharp wood-saw (it will faster than using a dagger).
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(3. Pergunakan gergaji kayu yg tajam (akan lebih cepat drpd menggunakan golok)).
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4. Use a strong rope to tie up the branch/ twig in order not to fall down on the roof as soon as you
cut it. The other end of the rope is tied up on the tree trunk, firmly tied up, parallels to the branch to
cut.
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4. Pergunakan tali yg kuat untuk mengikat cabang/ ranting agar batang yg telah terpotong tidak
langsung jatuh mengenai genteng. Ujung tali satunya diikatkan pada batang pohon yg ketinggiannya
sejajar dg batang yg akan dipotong.
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5. If the footing doesn't enable you to reach other boughs to cut, you must make a sturdy footing
from a bamboo or a long steel pipe which is firmly tied up on branches.
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5. Jika pijakan kaki pada batang pohon kurang memungkinkan anda untuk meraih batang lain yg
akan dipotong, maka buatlah pijakan dari batang bambu/ pipa besi panjang yg diikat pada cabang2
dg ikatan yg kuat.
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Don't forget to cut down the twigs around you in such a way so that you can hook the saw on it
when you throwing down the twigs (do make sure that there is no human lying down underneath).
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6. Jangan lupa memotong ranting di sekitar anda sedemikian rupa sehingga anda dapat
mencantolkan/ mencantelkan gergaji saat anda hendak membuang potongan dahan dan ranting ke
bawah (pastikan di bawah pohon tidak ada orang yg sedang tidur-tiduran).
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*safety first*
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Vocabulary:
1.to denude=> menelanjangi, menggunduli
2.dry leaf, dead leaf=> daun kering
3.to wet=> membasahi (to stain, to dampen)
4.to scramble onto=> memanjat
5.upper=> yg lebih tinggi
6.the uppermost=> yg paling tinggi
7.end of the rope=> ujung tali
8.tree trunk=> batang pohon (stem)
9.bough=> branch
10.firmly tied up=> terikat kuat/ erat
11.to parallel to, to be in line with=> sejajar dg
12.sturdy footing=> pijakan kaki yg kuat
13.underneath=> di bawah
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Oedilangkoes,
Djokdja, August 30th-2016