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  1. Mark
    English How much sugar do we need for this cake?

    كم نحتاج من السكر لهذه الكعكة؟

  2. Jenny
    English About half a kilo, and one litre of milk too.

    حوالي نصف كيلو، ولتر واحد من الحليب أيضاً.

  3. Mark
    English A litre is a lot. Can I use less milk?

    اللتر كثير. هل يمكنني استخدام كمية أقل من الحليب؟

  4. Jenny
    English No, the recipe is exact. We also need two pounds of flour.

    لا، الوصفة دقيقة. نحتاج أيضًا إلى رطلين من الدقيق.

  5. Mark
    English Okay. The supermarket is one kilometre from here.

    حسناً. السوبرماركت يبعد كيلومتراً واحداً من هنا.

  6. Jenny
    English Then we can walk. It is only about ten minutes.

    بعدها يمكننا المشي. المسافة فقط حوالي عشر دقائق.

  7. Mark
    English How tall is your sister? She looks taller than last year.

    كم طول أختك؟ تبدو أطول من العام الماضي.

  8. Jenny
    English She is now one hundred and sixty centimetres. She grew very fast!

    طولها الآن 160 سنتيمتراً. لقد نمت بسرعة كبيرة!

  9. Mark
    English Wow, almost as tall as you. In a century, people will be even taller.

    واو، تقريباً بنفس طولك. بعد مئة سنة سيكون الناس أطول.

  10. Jenny
    English Maybe! For now, let us just buy the milk and go home.

    ربما! الآن دعنا نشتري الحليب ونذهب إلى المنزل.

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