tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post4726661920663305336..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: My Expectations Anastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-90887987383400335342012-12-15T13:14:24.263-08:002012-12-15T13:14:24.263-08:00You mean David Walliams. Still always makes me la...You mean David Walliams. Still always makes me laugh. He did a great tribute to Roald Dahl on TV a while ago.<br /><br />Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-76848305966155124222012-12-09T15:53:37.222-08:002012-12-09T15:53:37.222-08:00That's great, John! That's Dickens' m...That's great, John! That's Dickens' most autobiographical novel. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13728497891759043612012-12-09T15:52:40.559-08:002012-12-09T15:52:40.559-08:00That's interesting, Yun Yi. I suppose both Hu...That's interesting, Yun Yi. I suppose both Hugo and Dickens have the same focus. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-10897519264180029692012-12-07T17:04:49.429-08:002012-12-07T17:04:49.429-08:00Having read 'Great Expectations' nearly 20...Having read 'Great Expectations' nearly 20 years ago, I made it my ambition in this centenary year to read 'David Copperfield' and I succeeded. John G. Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587649456527470049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-81788767611792456202012-12-07T07:54:52.562-08:002012-12-07T07:54:52.562-08:00thanks for clarifying the word ana!
just finished...thanks for clarifying the word ana! <br />just finished "a tale of two cities". one of the greatest stories i ever read. you are right, relying on "parallel texts" is a great way to learn language. i am reading "great expectations" with my "high expectations" now. just a few chapters in beginning but i am already reminded hugo's "les miserable". Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-54138216285553340192012-12-05T15:32:50.606-08:002012-12-05T15:32:50.606-08:00I can understand that, Yun Yi. Dickens' Engli...I can understand that, Yun Yi. Dickens' English is not only nineteenth century it is also highly idiomatic at points. You may have noticed from the passage I quoted above, particularly the word 'wittles.' It mean vitals which, of course means food. It's not used anymore in everyday speech. Yes <i>Great Expectations</i> is harder than <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i> because there are a greater range of characters from lower down the social ladder, many of whom speak in an idiomatic fashion. <br /><br />When I was learning Latin I used to rely quite heavily of parallel texts to give me the sense of what was being said in the original text. Perhaps you might try that! Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-7576105681550672612012-12-05T12:08:29.725-08:002012-12-05T12:08:29.725-08:00I planed to read some Dickens but his English is t...I planed to read some Dickens but his English is too much to me! However, I found Chinese versions in pdf so I could read in my kindle. I am reading "A tale of two cities". Very intriguing! Some parts I would jump into English version (in my kindle too) and marveled how the author enjoyed playing with words! A great story! I even found some similarity between his thoughts and Lu Xun's (my favorite modern Chinese writer), even though their writing style is very different. <br />I think I read "Great expectations" in Chinese long time ago. But I must re-read it, because I felt like I forgot them all. I heard this book is even harder than "tale of two cities" (wonder how you think? though I know they all easy to you!) so I plan to read in Chinese again. Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-61570400106809072242012-12-04T15:32:53.092-08:002012-12-04T15:32:53.092-08:00Now that would be something. :-))Now that would be something. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-29232406546485340032012-12-04T15:32:33.166-08:002012-12-04T15:32:33.166-08:00I look forward to that! I look forward to that! Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-80971178578040667652012-12-03T19:04:06.622-08:002012-12-03T19:04:06.622-08:00I'm waiting for a "Charles Dickens: Gang-...I'm waiting for a "Charles Dickens: Gang-Busting, Chrononaut Super Hero" movie, with steam-powered machine guns, airships, and submarines.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-8925596532459994032012-12-03T18:10:26.668-08:002012-12-03T18:10:26.668-08:00Another version? in 3D? On another Great Expectati...Another version? in 3D? On another Great Expectation (Royal),little Prince Anthony is on the way!anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.com