1. It looks like a paradise, but it is the most treacherous desert in the world
- treacherous = berbahaya
2. The grass fades to a beautiful blond colour.
- fades = memudar
3. Humans avoid the Kalahari like the plague because man must have water.
- plague = wabah
4. So the beautiful landscapes are devoid of people.
- devoid = tanpa
5. Pretty, dainty, small and graceful, the Bushmen.
- dainty = jelita
6. they live quite contentedly in this desert.
- contentedly = dengan senang hati
7. They know where to dig for roots and bugs and tubers and which berries and pods are good to eat.
- pods = polong
8. In the early morning, you can collect dewdrops
- dewdrops = titik empun
9. If you have the know-how, a clump of twigs can tell you where to dig and you come to light with an enormous tuber.
- clump = rumpun
10. You scrape shavings off it with a stick that is split for a sharp edge.
- scrape = mengikis
11. They must be the most contented people in the world.
- contented = puas
12. You just have to keep away from the sharp end.
- keep away = jaga jarak
13. They live in the vastness of the Kalahari in small family groups.
- vastness = keluasan
14. They assume the gods have eaten too much and their tummies are rumbling.
- tummies = perut
15. Sometimes they can even see the evidence of the gods' flatulence.
- flatulence = perut kembung (gas dalam perut)
16. So the kids are extremely well-behaved. Their games are cute and inventive
- inventive = berdaya cipta.
17. the hunter dips his arrow in a brew that acts as a tranquilliser.
- dips = turun, menaikturunkan
- tranquilliser = obat penenang
18. I've got a good story about handicapped children.
- handicapped = cacat
19. I don't know. I got bawled out for writing a story on mugging.
- bawled out = menangis
- mugging = penjambretan
20. Your day is chopped into pieces. In each segment of time
- chopped = dicincang
21. Where is Sam Boga? Where is your hideout?
- hideout = persembunyian
22. I'll direct you from the helicopter
- direct = langsung
23. The most inquisitive creature in Africa is the baboon.
- inquisitive = ingin tahu
24. He spoke long and earnestly until the baboon began to pay attention.
- earnestly = sungguh-sungguh
25. I was hoping you could go. -I'm very awkward around women.
- awkward = canggung
26. Sorry. I'll fetch your bags. -No! You'll drop them!
- fetch = mengambil
27. Didn't you see him? He stamped out the fire.
- stamped out = memadamkan
28. Could you hand me my gown, please? It's in the suitcase.
- hand me = berikan aku
29. The pink one with the white edging.
- edging = tepi
30. There was a peculiar sound, and Xi saw a most amazing animal approaching.
- peculiar = aneh
Demikian beberapa kosa kata yang terdapat dalam film The God must be Crazy. Semoga dapat bermanfaat.
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