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I'm watching a movie: "Legends of the Fall ", and I have a question for you guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAeBZdSDWg

Here is a conversation, which appears at the very beginning of the movie.

"Samuel! The word "civilized" has no place in discussing the affairs of this world."

"Mother told us of your sympathy for the social reformers."

"You make it sound like a disease."

"No, I'm in agreement."

Because of my low reading comprehension, I don't get why she said "it sound like a disease." Is this style of speaking usually used when you talk about some desease? : "Mother told us of your sympathy for the social reformers."

Would anyone be able to explain for me, please?

Thank you so much,

Mami

Posted at Wed Oct 10 13:00:10 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1721226 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1721226 Mami Wed Oct 10 13:00:10 UTC 2012
*toot* *toot* *splatter* *ungodly noise* *Paaarrp* *Ffffffrrrrppppppp fffrrrrpppp ffrrpp ffffrrrrrrrpppppp* *roaaarrrr* *ffppprrrrrrrrr* *peeeeahhhhhwooooooorrrrrrrrpiprrrrrbrah* *parp* *truuuump* *ffffffffrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaappppppppppp* *ffffffffffffffffffffffffth* *BLLLitt* *BLLLitt* *BLLLitt* *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeekk* *KABOOOOOOMM!!!!!* *phaaaaart* *hrpppppp* *BRRRRRRRRRTTTTTT!* *FRRRRRRRRRTTTTTT!* *poot*
*toot* *pffft*

So many kinds of fart followed Nolan's fart.

It was such a sublime moment. As if farting was an Olympic sport this year, Fart Stars from all over the world competed for their world, not just for the gold medal. People opened their mouths, but the cheers would not come at first because of the nastiest smell ever experienced in the history of man, but their noses were getting numb to it.

Out of the blue, somebody started singing a song with the melody of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" and everybody followed. The sound track of their farts eventually synchronized with the song. Every sound began following a heartfelt melody.

"How many orbs must a man knock down,
Before he admits he is lost,
How many years can a person exist,
Before monsters eat them all,
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the fart,
The answer is blowin' in the fart"

They sang the song over and over again for as long as the farts lasted, realizing the orbs and monsters were all dying right in front of them.

The longest person who farted was Matt. When Matt finished his own, great shouts of joy arose from the crowd. There was no more of those terrible creatures on the earth.

"It's over!" People cried jubilantly and it moved the depths of Matt's heart. Gary gave his son a bear hug and his son returned one with equal strength.

Shedding tears, Matt looked up at the stars when a UFO flew out of a massive crevice in the ground. Matt strained his eyes and stood petrified. His face color turned deadly pale.

"Are you okay, buddy?" Nolan looked at him and blinked. Then a huge tear ran down Matt's face.

"That was my mom," he said, pointing at a glimpse of the UFO in the night sky.

Matt saw Gary's face pale and heard him say, "Oh, my God," and that was the last thing Matt heard or saw for a long time. He pulled his legs up and curled into a fetal position on the backseat of the Nolan's big truck. He put his thumb in his mouth,bit on the nail, and closed his eyes.

Posted at Tue Oct 09 23:07:30 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1720155 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1720155 Mami Tue Oct 09 23:07:30 UTC 2012
I'm watching a movie: "Legends of the Fall ", and I have a question for you guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAeBZdSDWg

Here is a conversation, which appears at very beginning of the movie.

Samuel:
"The German military is ready to use chaos in Croatia as a justification for actions that could plunge the entire civilized world into -- "

Father:
"Samuel! The word "civilized" has no place in discussing the affairs of this world."

Because of my low reading comprehension, I don't get the meaning of father's word. What does he mean? Does he mean that the world with a war is not civilized at all?

Would anyone be able to explain what that sentence mesans, please?

Thank you so much,

Mami

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By the way, I tend to miss the "h" sound of "has" or "have" when I listening to English. Is there any advice to get over the problem?? Thank you!

Posted at Tue Oct 09 12:19:37 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1719284 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1719284 Mami Tue Oct 09 12:19:37 UTC 2012
※PLEASE DO NOT WATCHI THIS VIDEO IF YOU ARE EATING OR DON'T FEEL GOOD※

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYSpIz2FjU

Peter:
I'll let you guys I got eight "craiche epica?". From what? All one my chair. Now who ever goes to one, "?guess what I puking?", gets the last piece of pie in the fridge. Okay, here we go.

Peter:
How's everybody doing?

Brian:
Good. Good so far.

Peter:
Alright. Alright.

Stewie:
Nothing yet.

Peter:
Cool. Cool. You know, I don't know if you guys head me a pie already but that is...yeah, that is some tasty stuff. That's from me a bake sale of lowest ...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Stewie:
Oh? One down! I know somebody who won't be happy about ...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Chris:
I'm sorry I feel funny.

Brian:
Well...I feel fine. I guess I'm the ...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Chris:
Oh, boy! That means I win! I get the ...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Stewie:
Oh, Oh God. Why did anybody tell you...?

Peter:
Oh my God! I am "???sigiron???" ...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Stewie:
Nobody's "??noble...noble??"

Chris:
Dad...I'm scared ...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Brian:
Get the phone. Call 911! ..Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Peter:
"??Always, always get in here??...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Brian:
O...Okay, okay, I think it's all gone....I think...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Stewie:
I don't wanna...I don't wanna...d...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Brian:
Peter! Peter! I need you to hold my ears...Bwjaipkgapjla&%#$!!!

Lois:
Who wants Chowder?










Posted at Tue Oct 09 11:22:50 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1719198 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1719198 Mami Tue Oct 09 11:22:50 UTC 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAeBZdSDWg

Here is a part of a letter from Isabel to William, which appears at very beginning of the movie.

"You take too much responsibility on yourself, as always. Our sons are finding their own paths. They are willful, certainly but then...who are you and I to complain of willfulness? "

Because of my low reading comprehension, I don't get the meaning of this part: "They are willful, certainly but then...who are you and I to complain of willfulness". I mean, this is not a phrase that we Japanese often use.

Does that who are you and I to complain of willfulness mean that we are parents of them so it's normal to complain of our own sons's willfulness?

Would anyone be able to explain what that sentence mesans, please?

Thank you so much,

Mami

Posted at Mon Oct 08 19:53:11 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1718292 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1718292 Mami Mon Oct 08 19:53:11 UTC 2012
Do you know about an iPhone App called "Make out with Japanese"?

When my husband went to his work place for the first time, he introduced himself as having been in Japan for 2 years. His co-workers were all excited at that time, because they all had that iPhone App and were having a competition to see who could make out with a Japanese chick first. In this game, it seems that the better your pronunciation, the more excited the girls will get.

Unfortunately, my husband doesn't have an iPhone, so he couldn't join the competition. However, he tried it out with one of his coworker's iPhones. They thought he'd get a high score but the app said he didn't pronounce very much correctly. He was kind of shocked because he married a Japanese woman and he can speak some Japanese.

If you are interested in this game, here is the app's URL.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/make-out-with-japanese/id359607706?mt=8

It costs about $5 though.

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Check out my other entry too:

「The Most Intelligibly Explanation Of The Differences Between "は" and "が"」

http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1700084/Particle-%25E3%2581%25AF%2528wa%2529-and-%25E3%2581%258C%2528ga%2529%253A-The-Most-Intelligibly-Explanation-Of-The-Differences-Between-%2522%25E3%2581%25AF%2522-and-%2522%25E3%2581%258C%2522

Posted at Fri Sep 28 23:48:46 UTC 2012
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1701593 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1701593 Mami Fri Sep 28 23:48:46 UTC 2012
Niagara Falls lost the race. And not only losing, but losing to the Sleeping Giant.

Huh? The Sleeping Giant?

What is that all about?

No, seriously.

What is the Sleeping Giant? Is there, like, a beanstalk involved here? Do we have to be afraid of waking it up? And how could Niagara falls possibly be lost to it?

Yet there it was, the dreadful result written in my text book. The Sleeping Giant of Thunder Bay, in first place with 177,305 votes, followed by Niagara Falls with 81,818. Second place! How is that possible?

Outlandish! Outrageous! Preposterous!


It would be one thing to be behind, oh, the Northern Lights. They’re pretty amazing. The Rocky Mountains I could live with. Quintessential Canadiana. And, OK, even the Bay of Fundy. It’s very cool being able to walk for kilometres on the ocean floor at low tide.

But the Sleeping Giant? In Thunder Bay? Sheesh. I’d rather be looking up at the Montreal Bagel.

This is just unacceptable.

To satisfy my curiosity, I had to find out more about this Giant. Correction. I had to find out something about this Giant. Another correction. I had to find out anything about this Giant.

Seems its real name is the Sibley Peninsula. It’s a natural rock formation said to be in the shape of a sleeping person. (Well, maybe if you tilt your head and squint real hard and have had a couple of beers.)

There are many tales said to be connected to the peninsula. The CBC, which is conducting the search for the Seven Wonders, reports on its website, “one Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, who turned to stone when the secret location of a rich silver mine, now known as Silver Islet, was disclosed to white men.”

Now I have to admit that’s a neat story.

I’ve no doubt it’s a popular legend, and that the land is scenic and means a lot to the people who live in the Thunder Bay region. And I’ve no special wish to insult the good folks who occupy the shores of Lake Superior. Not too much, anyway.

But at the same time, they must have been ready to accept facts.

To put their rock ahead of Niagara Falls on a list of Canada’s Seven Wonders was a travesty that must has been cut off before it got out of control.

The people of Niagara Falls, indeed the people of the whole Niagara region, must not have taken this without a fight.



Posted at Sun Sep 25 15:26:08 UTC 2011
]]> http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1112811 http://lang-8.com/309061/journals/1112811 Mami Sun Sep 25 15:26:08 UTC 2011