| history /story /profile | riwayat |
| the history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins | riwayat dan watak Mr. Bilbo Baggins |
| once again | sekali lagi |
| principal /main /key- | pokok |
| speaker | pembicara |
| talk /conversation /discussion | pembicaraan |
| topic /subject of conversation | pokok pembicaraan |
| the main topic (of conversation) | pokok pembicaraan utama |
| The history and character of Mr Bilbo Baggins became once again the main topic of conversation. | Riwayat dan watak Mr. Bilbo Baggins sekali lagi menjadi pokok pembicaraan utama. |
| and the old people (the persons which were already old) | dan orang orang yang sudah tua |
| suddenly | mendadak |
| to find / get /receive | mendapati |
| to hear /listen | mendengar |
| to want (i) | ingin |
| they found many people who wanted to listen | mereka mendapati banyak orang ingin mendengar |
| old /ancient / distant /long | lama |
| their old stories | kisah-kisah lama mereka |
| And the old people suddenly found may persons wanting to hear their old stories. | Dan orang orang yang sudah tua mendadak mendapati banyak orang ingin mendengar kisah-kisah lama mereka. |
| The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the main topic of conversation and the old people suddenly found may persons wanting to hear their old stories. | Riwayat dan watak Mr. Bilbo Baggins sekali lagi menjadi pokok pembicaraan utama dan orang-orang yang sudah tua mendadak mendapati banyak orang ingin mendengar kisah-kisah lama mereka. |