HI, ladies!!
It has been hot today… How are you?
This morning I drove to the Josei kaikan to borrow some books on Kiyoko Endo, whom I am trying to learn for this year’s essay writing. Though I couldn’t get any materials written by herself, there were several biographies, which seemed to be very intriguing for me. While searching other books at the library, I happened to see the newsletter of Gender Studies of Aichi Shukutoku Univ. As I leafed through it, there was a familiar name, who have greatly helped us in writing essays, on it: Dr B.
She wrote “Tongues and bodies in translation: what a title can tell us” in English, and its Japanese translation was also printed below, “Honyakuni okeru kotobato karada: daimeino jitsurei”. This title looks engaging, isn’t it?
Her comment was difficult for me to understand, because I think I had no knowledge about the background. But I was happy to know what she was making a study.
So, it’s time to wrap this up. See you!
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Hi, ladies!!!
It’s Thursday, April 9, 2009 today. It has been a mild and lovely day, hasn’t it?
It is delightful to hear that Cherry went to the Women’s Center Library in Higashi Betsuin for the purpose of looking for some written materials about Iwano Seiko, whom she was going to research for her next essay project. Accidentally Cherry found a document produced by Associate Professor B, which is fascinating, isn’t it?
I hope you will acquire a great deal of useful information and valuable knowledge of the woman you are going to study, Cherry.
I also went out this afternoon, but not to any library but to my eye doctor. I got a tubercle as tiny as acne just under the left eye, and so I got it removed by the doctor, and I got just one stitch, which will be cut off next Wednesday. To me it’s a sign of life. I am still alive, not dead.
I will list up a new quiz for you and me a little later. I hope you enjoy trying the quiz.
Hi, ladies!!!
This is a very easy quiz. Have fun and sleep well.
Earthquake rescue continues
8 April 2009
(1) First funeral is being held in Italy following Monday's earthquake. It is due to take place outside (2) region. The authorities say they're looking for (3) alternative locations in L'Aquila to hold (4) funerals as all the churches here are believed to be too dangerous.
(5) Rescue operation is continuing for (6) third day. It is believed that around fifteen people are still missing. Many of (7) homeless spent another chilly night outside. Twenty tented cities have now been set up in and around L'Aquila.
(8) Aftershocks are still being felt causing (9) fear amongst (10) residents sleeping outdoors. Since the earthquake there have been more than four hundred tremors.
Helen Fawkes, BBC
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Hi, everybody.
How are you?
Cherry, congratulations on your daughter’s entering a junior high school and your own fresh start as a parent.
Plum, your kind advice for Aso-san is hilarious.
We need a smart leader like Mr. Obama. The other day, he commented over executive bonuses. “I’ll take responsibility. I’m the President.” Can we attribute such different attitudes to language differences?
I finally wrote a thank you note to Bev sensei and put it in the nearby post last night.
Family Fortunes, a book recommended by Dr. Gleadle, is about middle-class families that resided in English suburbs from the end of the 18th century to the early 19th century. Two families were taken as cases to exemplify how men and women contributed to family enterprise.
One of the families is the Taylors. Its three generations are represented by prominent Isaac Taylor.
Isaac Taylor, an engraver and an Independent minister, had 11 children. Among 6 children who survived were Ann, Jane, and Isaac.
Ann and Jane wrote the famous poem, Twinkle, twinkle little star. It is included in their book, Original Poems for Infant Minds, which has more than 100 editions and numerous translated ones.
Isaac junior was an engraver, too. He was also famous for Theologian and an inventor.
Isaac junior had a son whose name was again Isaac and who became an Anglican canon and a famed philologist.
Ann, Jane, and the three Isaacs built their family fortunes by their pen.
After having married, Ann had 8 children but little time to write. Jane wrote a novel, Display, before she died at the age of 41.
Well, the above story is only a preliminary to the body.
Talk to you later.
Hi, Ladies
April is the beginning of a new term for students and a new fiscal year for workers in Japan, which allude to pick up a new resolution and vigor in order to make the year fruitful. However, April indulges us with its flowering scenery.
One of what contributes to such a luxurious scenery I think is the existence of many blossoming trees such as magnolias, forsythias, dogwood trees, plum, peach, and chilly blossoms.
They bloom before their young leaves sprout. Trees in flowers create cloud of blossoms against the blue sky and please us.
In Manyō-shū, peach blossoms are often cited as a symbol of the beauty of maidens. Please enjoy the waka poem below.
In the spring garden
the crimson is lustrous;
girl who appears
standing on the path
beneath the gleam of peach blossoms.
(translated by Ian Hideo Levy)
Haru no sono kurenai niou momo no hana
Shitateru michi ni idetatsu otome
Ōtomo Yakamochi
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