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I attended Arthur Binard's lecture organized by the Buddhist group in Hiroshima. He is an American poet and translator, and has been living in Japan for 35 years.
His lecture was on Japanese language from an American perspective, and he delivered it
in Japanese to 270 temple members. As an English learner, I also found his talk very interesting.
First of all, he explained his name.
"My first name 'Arthur', is reminiscent of a bear or king and contains two Rs and a TH, so it sounds kind of a strong. It's emphatically pronounced 'Arturo' in Italy as well. So I felt it sounded quite powerful.
However, I was shocked when I heard the name in Japanese for the first time."
A Japanese teacher said to him, ''Your name is 'アーサー' in Japanese."
He said, "I thought that was completely different from, 'Arthur'. It just sounds like a sigh 'ア 〜サ～'. Anyway, what I propose to English learners: Don’t rely solely on books.
Exposure to languages of various contries broadens
your perspective on many things."
Although it was just the beginning of his lecture, I was hanging on his every word. I'm sure that this Arthur is the KING of speakers (lecturers).
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🗣Do you study English? Join our club! And why not read your monologue. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. 👉[email protected] *FREEBIRD English: https://www.55freebird.com/blank-1 Until then, Keep Rocking and Stay Metal!
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By ELCI attended Arthur Binard's lecture organized by the Buddhist group in Hiroshima. He is an American poet and translator, and has been living in Japan for 35 years.
His lecture was on Japanese language from an American perspective, and he delivered it
in Japanese to 270 temple members. As an English learner, I also found his talk very interesting.
First of all, he explained his name.
"My first name 'Arthur', is reminiscent of a bear or king and contains two Rs and a TH, so it sounds kind of a strong. It's emphatically pronounced 'Arturo' in Italy as well. So I felt it sounded quite powerful.
However, I was shocked when I heard the name in Japanese for the first time."
A Japanese teacher said to him, ''Your name is 'アーサー' in Japanese."
He said, "I thought that was completely different from, 'Arthur'. It just sounds like a sigh 'ア 〜サ～'. Anyway, what I propose to English learners: Don’t rely solely on books.
Exposure to languages of various contries broadens
your perspective on many things."
Although it was just the beginning of his lecture, I was hanging on his every word. I'm sure that this Arthur is the KING of speakers (lecturers).
——————————————————————
🗣Do you study English? Join our club! And why not read your monologue. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. 👉[email protected] *FREEBIRD English: https://www.55freebird.com/blank-1 Until then, Keep Rocking and Stay Metal!
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