Friday, October 16, 2009

He Performs

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Dano found that the relationships in the English paragraphs were sometimes progressively developing. Dano wanted that the Korean teachers and students, and the students of English as a second language around the world at large would see to it that their teachings would be more highly effective.

Text:
Most of my professors are stuffy academics who wear ties to class and lecture with their coats buttoned. Max hasn't worn a tie in decades. And he doesn't lecture. He performs. I hate to see him leave this place. (The Rainmaker, John Grisham, p.37) (The Korean version, p.56)

Dano's comments:
Teachers and students of English as a second language should know that the English language is the language of relationships, so the words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs should not be grasped in their own separate meanings but explicated in the context of mutual relationships. What a ludicrous crap the Korean translator had blurted! I wish I could show the Korean version. He said in his fumbling version to the effect that his lecture was near perfection. Nope.

The bold-typed sentence has nothing to do with the perfection of a lecture or something. It has something to do with a teaching behavior, which is developmental as regards a mere stationary lecture. The writer says that the protagonist of the novel Max doesn't lecture but performs. A smart reader can notice that he is less stuffy and less boring, of course. His lecture is more dynamic, impressive, and more enthusiastic. His lecture necessitates a strong gesticulation, a voluminous voice, and diagrams, etc, like an actor acts out on the stage.

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