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16. marts 2006 af B-runo (Slettet)
Hej. Jeg er nød til at have en andens vurdering af dette (ikke færdige) essay af en novelle; gerne med fokus på grammatikken!

På forhånd tak, Mvh Jakob.

This story is about a boy named George, who is misbehaving in school. His family obviously aren't very wealthy in money- or love (according to when George's mother talks about how she's going to beat her son up later on). And it seems like George's mother is the only one in this family who is trying to make a living. Maybe because she is a single mother?
She is at the office of the headmistress of this school. The headmistress is a very strict and conservative person. No mediocrity at her school! Actually she is being a little like the tv-character Mrs. Hyacint; Always looking down on the middle class society while blessing her own existence of wealth. The headmistress tells about how he is being an uncrontrollable devil. And she is also complaining about the way George's mother is raising her child; in her opinion women who have a child aren't supposed to work anywhere at anytime except at home. As a matter of fact she is being rather cruel to George's mother telling her of like that. George's mother really doesn't know what the headmistress is talking about. She says he is a very nice and delightful boy at home. Always doing what he is told, always a smile on his face. Nothing to complain about!

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Svar #1
17. marts 2006 af line1209 (Slettet)

aren't: are not

she's: she is

Komma efter family

No mediocrity at her school!: she does not accept any mediocrity at her school.

Actually she is being a little like: actually she is behaving a bit like

Komma efter Society

blessing her own existence of wealth: enten: blessing her own existence and wealth eller: blessing her own (economic) wealth

The headmistress tells about how he is being an uncrontrollable devil: the headmistress talks about George's behaviour and says that he is acting like an uncontrollable little devil.

is raising her child: is raising him

Komma efter women og Komma efter child

aren't: are not

telling her of like that: putting her down like that

doesn't: does not

know: understand

she says he is a very nice: she explains that he is a very nice...

always a smile on his face: and always
with a smile on his face

Nothing to complain about: she has nothing to complain about


bare lidt hurtige rettelser, du er velkommen til at spørge mig, hvis der er noget du er i tvivl om :-)

Svar #2
19. marts 2006 af B-runo (Slettet)

Tak. Jeg kan ikke helt regne ud hvornår man bruger 'she's' og 'she is'. Er der et bestemt system/regelsæt?

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Svar #3
19. marts 2006 af iinnaj (Slettet)

du skal bare bruge det samme hele vejen igennem. lige som med f.eks. don´t eller do not.
vælg en fast "metode"
min engelsk lærer siger at begge dele er lige rigtigt, men at det giver at bedre sprog når man bruger do not.


Svar #4
19. marts 2006 af B-runo (Slettet)

Hvad med den sidste del her. Er der nogle grammatiske fejl?

George is the result of two parents who is not raising their son the right way. They are using punishments such as beating him when he has done something wrong (line 175.). In fact he is just copying them in school (line 89.)

I think the whole situation which is described in this story has happened before to the very same family (line 12.) And I also think that George's mother knows all about the way things are with George, but she do not think that it is totally unacceptable. When George is looking anguish while he is being led out (line 135.) she just tells him not to worry. This comment makes him think that what he has done is alright and acceptable. It must be really hard for a child to be raised in two very different ways: One way with spanking as an option, and another way with more rules and standards. I think everyone who is treated like this ends up getting very confused about how to behave around other people. This can be the beginning of being a criminal, and I think that is the theme of this story.

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Svar #5
19. marts 2006 af Irrelevant (Slettet)

Du bruger sammentrækninger som she's ved direkte tale, og det almindelige ved skriftsprog. Det er i hvert fald, hvad jeg har fået at vide :)

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