Re: Mork the Fiddle's 2019 Log
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:36 am
Updates. I finished Jacinto Rey's La Noche de las Medusas (so-so) and began Ya nadie llora por mí, a detective novel by Sergio Ramírez of Nicaragua (so far, 5 pages in, quite good, much richer in texture than Rey's novel).
In Ancient Greek I finished this morning Chapter 15 of Book II of Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War. I use plenty of help with this. See my previous post in this thread about what I am using.
In French, today I finally accumulated 100 hours of listening to French-dubbed TV programs: since March 6 of this year, Eureka (2 seasons), True Detective (one episode each from two seasons), the Danish The Killing (1 season) and That 70s Show (5 seasons + 7 episodes from season6). That experiment is now done. Hurray. Three hours a day of "television" had grown tedious. On the good side, I noticed a substantial improvement in my comprehension and by the end of the last series, provided I gave my full yet relaxed attention, I understood just about every thing the characters said. Just how much that will help with "real" French TV and movies remains to be seen.
In Ancient Greek I finished this morning Chapter 15 of Book II of Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War. I use plenty of help with this. See my previous post in this thread about what I am using.
In French, today I finally accumulated 100 hours of listening to French-dubbed TV programs: since March 6 of this year, Eureka (2 seasons), True Detective (one episode each from two seasons), the Danish The Killing (1 season) and That 70s Show (5 seasons + 7 episodes from season6). That experiment is now done. Hurray. Three hours a day of "television" had grown tedious. On the good side, I noticed a substantial improvement in my comprehension and by the end of the last series, provided I gave my full yet relaxed attention, I understood just about every thing the characters said. Just how much that will help with "real" French TV and movies remains to be seen.