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My best things to do on Weekends are reading books, watching movies, buying seasonal fruits and going acupuncture. In actuality, I can do one or two of these.
My favorite things to do on weekends are reading books, watching movies, buying seasonal fruits, and going to acupuncture. In actuality, I can do one or two of these.
I liked his works very much. I especially like his early short stories. I also read the English version of some of his short stories. Some of Haruki Murakami's short stories were first published in English in The New Yorker before the Japanese versions came out. When you read them in English, you notice wordplay, rhymes, and other deliberate effects that aren't obvious in Japanese. Certain things that I don't understand in the Japanese version make sense once I read the English one.
I like his works very much. I especially like his early short stories. I also read the English version of some of his short stories. Some of Haruki Murakami's short stories were first published in English in The New Yorker before the Japanese versions came out. When you read them in English, you notice wordplay, rhymes, and other deliberate effects that aren't obvious in Japanese. Certain things that I don't understand in the Japanese version make sense once I read the English version.
The Last Lawn of the Afternoon is the most impressive English version. The main character mows the lawn for his part time job, he is a university student. One day, his last task was for a family who lost their daughter. The mother has kept her room the same as she was alive. He knew the feelings of loss of the mother. And he accepted his loss of love that he couldn't accept before. When I read the Japanese version, I wondered why the motif of lost was mowing the lawn. Do you guess?
The Last Lawn of the Afternoon is the most impressive English version. The main character, a university student, mows lawns as a part-time job. One day, his final job was for a family who lost their daughter. The mother has kept her room exactly as it was when she was alive. Through this experience, he comes to understand the mother's sense of loss. He also begins to accept the loss of a love that he had been unable to accept before. When I read the Japanese version, I wondered why mowing was chosen as the motif for loss.
Can you guess?
2. Natural phrasing. 'Job' is more natural when referring to work done for a customer.
3. Rephrased because the room is being compared to its previous condition, not to the daughter herself.
4. This change expresses the idea more clearly and idiomatically. 'Understand' is more natural than 'know' when talking about emotions.
5. Rephrased to accurately convey the intended message. 'The loss of a love' is a more natural and idiomatic expression. Also, the past perfect (had been unable to accept before) shows that this inability existed before the events of the story.
6. This phrasing more clearly expresses the author’s use of lawn mowing as a symbol. The noun "loss" is the correct word to use here, as the sentence refers to the theme or motif of loss in the story. "Lost" is a verb or adjective and does not fit grammatically in this context.
7. The correct and natural way to invite someone to make a guess is "Can you guess?"
The author used the rhymes mow and mourn. He mowed the lawn and it meant mourned. In addition to this, I found the famous master piece of Bernard Malamud, The Mourners. Murakami really respects Malamud's works. Maybe, Murakami got inspired from Malamud's.
The author used the rhyme between mow and mourn. The act of mowing the lawn symbolized mourning. In addition to this, I found a famous masterpiece by Bernard Malamud called The Mourners. Murakami really respects Malamud's works. Perhaps Murakami got inspired by Malamud's writing.
2. This change expresses the idea more clearly and idiomatically. Symbolized mourning expresses the idea more naturally.
3. Use “a” instead of “the” when mentioning something for the first time, and it is not specific.
4. Spelling correction.
5. Books and stories are written 'by' an author.
6. Added 'called' for clarity.
7. While "maybe" is not incorrect, "perhaps" is more formal and better suited to the overall tone of the conversation.
8. The standard expression is 'inspired by.' "By" correctly indicates the source of inspiration.
9. 'Malamud’s writing' makes it clear what inspired Murakami.
関連単語
- weekend（週末）
- every weekend（毎週末）
- cottage（別荘）
- gather（集める）
- celebrate（祝う）
関連フレーズ
- I spent my weekend reading a new novel.（私は週末新しく出た小説を読みました。）
- I went to a concert this weekend.（私は週末コンサートに行きました。）
- I enjoyed cooking in my house.（家で料理して楽しんだんですよ。）
- I want to go shopping next week.（来週は買い物に行きたいです。）
- I took a walk with my dog around my house.（家の周りを犬と散歩しました。）
- My hobby is~.（私の趣味は~なんです。）
- All I do on weekends is sleep.（週末は寝てばかりです。）
- I'll just stay home.（ただ家にいますね。）
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2. The word "weekends" should not be capitalized here as it is not a proper noun.
3. A comma is needed before "and" in a list of three or more items.
4. The preposition "to" is required here, as "going to" is the correct phrasing when referring to attending a place or activity such as acupuncture sessions.
5. 'In reality, I can only do one or two of these.' is another possibility.