Lets speak English (Английский клуб)

[name777]

Сообщение от NetSkipper

To all the members of our little club, I want to recommend to download and watch this movie.

Holy crap, it doesn't let me in. Probably admins either closed or removed it.

butterfly, I'm very rarely on forum these days. Too busy at work - taking a new role and taking over all the crap they dumped on me

[*LEO*]

name777,
I see... Hope you'll be less busy with all the "crap" in the future, have more spare time and come here more often.

Well, the only movie we have is "not letting us in". Here goes our big idea...

[Dorinem]

Ok, I did it. At least, I started doing it. From this moment on (from three days ago) every night I take a book in English, pick a part of text - not too long, some 10 lines - and work with it. And what I do is take this text, translate it to Russian (while writing down the translation). Then, using only my translation, I try to translate it back to English. So far I can tell you, this is the way to find some funny things about your ability to express yourself in English. Expect magnificent improvement in my English! Coming soon...

[Lala]

Сообщение от Dorinem

Expect magnificent improvement in my English! Coming soon...

That's impressive...

[baryga]

Сообщение от butterfly

My ways of improving English are well known here - it's mostly books and films without translation, (or with titles). But I would love to hear others on this issue too.

Сообщение от Dorinem

I, personnaly, just can't see films in English with translation to Russian - you loose so much this way!

I have to agree with both of you, butterfly and Dorinem.
And I can`t stand the situation when a fu..ing (sorry) narrator tries to speak like Jack Nicolsson or Al Pachino.
Just original voices with or without titles!

[baryga]

Сообщение от Dorinem

I take a book in English, pick a part of text - not too long, some 10 lines - and work with it.

I respect Your patience, Dorinem!
If I could, If I only could... do the same

[*LEO*]

Dorinem,
If only I had your patience...
But I don't...
So far I can just enjoy reading Englsih books, and no more. Moreover, I coudn't translate it nearly as good as the original, and it would just spoil my mood, that's all... Here, try one of mine...
Let me give you one of my favorits dialogs from my favorite book, I guess you'll recognise the book and the characters soon enough:

..."Gollum!"-he called softly. "Third time pays for all. I want some herbs." Gollum's head peeped out of the fern, but his looks were neither helpful nor friendly. "A few bay-leaves, some thyme and sage, will do - before the water boils." said Sam.
"No!" said Gollum. "Smeagol is not pleased. And Smeagol doesn't like smelly leaves. He doesn't eat grasses or roots, no precious, not till he's starving or very sick, poor Smeagol."
"Smeagol'll get into real true hot water, when this water boils, if he don't do as he's asked" growled Sam. "Sam'll put his head in it, yes precious.And I'd make him look for turnips and carrots, and taters too, if it was the time o' the year. I'll bet there's all sorts of good things running wild in this country. I'd give a lot for half a dozen taters."
"Smeagol won't go, O no precious, not this time" hissed Gollum. "He's frightened, and he's very tired, and this hobbit's not nice, not nice at all. Smeagol won't grub for roots and carrotses and - taters. What's taters, precious, eh, what's taters?"
"Po-ta-toes", said Sam. "The Guffer's delight, and rare good ballast for an empty belly. But you won't find any, so you needn't look. But be good Smeagol and fetch me the herbs, and I'll think better of you. What's more, if you turn over a new leaf, and keep it turned, I'll cook you some taters one of these days. I will: fried fish and chips served by S. Gamgee. You couldn't say no to that."
"Yes, yes we could. Spoiling nice fish, scorching it. Give me fish now, and keep nassty chips!"
"Oh, you're hopeless." said Sam. "Go to sleep"... (c)

[Lala]

Damn...guys, I admire your efficiency! I am much lazieeer! But, hello, isn't it boring to write down what you've heard?

Btw, some feedback

to watch a movie.... you cannot see a movie...
subtitles, not titles...
to lose... not to loose (another word, actually )

[*LEO*]

Сообщение от Lala

But, hello, isn't it boring to write down what you've heard?

And who's doing that?

[Lala]

butterfly, how else are you "working" with the movies?