Friday, May 30, 2014

Review of french to english google translate::How do you say "inch" in french







Review of french to english google translate::How do you say "inch" in french








To               most               of               us,               Fyodor               Dostoevsky               is               a               name               we               drop               to               sound               like               we               know               which               fork               to               use               first.

His               longer               books               are,               well,               long,               and               his               depressing               books               can               lead               the               reader               over               a               cliff.

But,               believe               it               or               not,               it               is               possible               to               enjoy               Dostoevsky.

Thanks               to               an               excellent               English               professor,               a               few               friends,               and               an               interest               in               all               things               peculiar,               I               actually               had               fun               reading               and               studying               Crime               and               Punishment.

If               you               approach               the               book               with               an               open               mind               and               the               right               information,               I               think               that               you               can,               too.

Here               are               a               few               pointers               on               how               to               prepare               for               and               enjoy               Crime               and               Punishment.

The               first               step               is               finding               a               good               translation.

My               favorite               version               (I               own               two               and               have               skimmed               a               third)               was               translated               by               Richard               Pevear               and               Larissa               Volokhonsky               (the               Vintage               Classics               edition,               should               you               want               to               find               it               easily).

The               only               Russian               I               know               is               what               I               learned               from               Tom               Clancy,               but               I               know               enough               to               recognize               that               a               lot               of               Russian               words               are               tricky               to               translate.

A               bit               of               time               spent               slogging               through               other               translations               also               demonstrates               that               different               translators               approach               problems               differently.

The               Vintage               Classics               edition               seems               to               retain               both               clarity               and               textual               flow,               but               the               latter               is               almost               entirely               a               matter               of               personal               preference.

Any               modern,               widely-accepted               translation               will               be               fairly               accurate;               most               differences               are               stylistic.

I               recommend               reading               the               first               few               pages               of               several               versions               to               find               one               that               reads               easily.

If               you               can't               tolerate               the               writing,               you               won't               enjoy               the               story.

Take               your               time               and               find               the               right               version.
               So               a               shiny               new               copy               of               Crime               and               Punishment               rests               in               your               hands.

Now               what?

Go               grab               a               pencil.

I               know,               I               know,               I'm               heading               straight               for               eternal               torment.

Some               people               just               hate               writing               in               books.

I'm               one               of               them.

It               took               me               years               to               bring               myself               to               mark               a               book,               and               I               still               don't               ever               use               a               pen.

But               Crime               and               Punishment               is               a               complicated               bit               of               work,               and               marking               key               passages,               underlining               key               words,               or               even               jotting               plot               notes               in               the               margin               will               make               navigating               the               text               easier.

At               the               other               end               of               the               technological               spectrum,               Internet               access               is               also               helpful               because               many               characters               use               French               colloquialisms.

Some               books               include               brief               footnotes               or               endnotes,               but               a               search               engine               can               provide               a               complete               breakdown               of               any               phrase               you               encounter               in               a               language               other               than               English,               and               using               Google               is               actually               faster               than               trying               to               navigate               endnotes.
               Alright,               you               have               the               tools.

Now               let's               have               a               quick               look               at               the               book               itself.

On               the               first               page               you               meet               a               young               man               named               Raskolnikov.

But               he's               also               regularly               addressed               as               Rodya               and               Rodion,               and               his               full               name               is               even               more               complex.

What's               going               on?

Every               character               has               a               few               different               names               because               of               Dostoevsky's               extensive               use               of               Russian               diminutives.

I'd               suggest               making               a               little               card               to               keep               track               of               everyone's               names.

Use               it               as               a               bookmark.

By               the               end               of               the               book               you'll               be               familiar               with               all               the               characters               and               not               need               it,               but               until               then               it               can               help               you               keep               Pyotr               and               Porfiry               straight.
               Why               bother?

Why               go               to               all               this               effort?

In               short,               Crime               and               Punishment               is               worth               reading               as               carefully               as               possible.

It's               a               powerful               story               and               one               of               vital               importance.

Dostoevsky               had               a               unique               insight               into               human               nature.

Crime               and               Punishment               describes               a               man's               journey               through               his               own               failures               and               fears,               and               it               can               help               us               understand               our               own.

Punishment,               in               our               society,               is               usually               connected               to               our               judicial               system.

In               Crime               and               Punishment,               it               is               primarily               the               direct               consequences               of               the               crime               itself.
               Understanding               this               idea               will               help               keep               you               from               becoming               frustrated               as               page               numbers               climb.

The               progress               of               the               book,               like               the               wanderings               of               Raskolnikov,               seems               haphazard               at               times.

Don't               worry.

Every               event               happens               for               a               reason.

You'll               have               to               wait               a               while,               sometimes,               to               find               out               exactly               what               those               reasons               are,               but               the               wait               is               worth               it.

My               word               alone,               though,               is               not               going               to               make               getting               through               the               central               stretch               of               the               book               any               easier.

Well,               I               think               that               I               can               help               more               tangibly.

Here               are               a               few               basic               themes               to               follow               throughout               the               middle               of               the               narrative               arc:
               "accidents"               which               seem               to               imply               fate
               different               motivations               for               immoral/criminal               conduct
               work               contrasted               against               inactivity
               power               and               powerlessness
               the               color               yellow               (No,               I'm               not               kidding.)
               With               these               themes               in               mind,               you               can               track               a               few               of               Dostoevsky's               ideas               easily               throughout               the               entire               book.

Think               of               the               Crime               and               Punishment               as               existing               in               several               different               planes.

I               use               this               technique               to               analyze               almost               everything               I               read               seriously.

Designate               planes               for               characters,               main               plot,               subplots,               dominant               themes,               recurring               words,               etc.

Pick               the               ones               which               interest               you               the               most               and               focus               on               how               they               develop               and               contribute               to               the               whole.

When               the               main               plot               is               moving               slowly,               keeping               an               eye               on               how               the               characters               are               evolving               can               keep               the               experience               interesting               and               fun.

Yes,               dark               as               his               writing               is,               Dostoevsky               can               be               fun.
               My               next               bit               of               advice,               I'm               sad               to               say,               is               not               quite               classifiable               as               "fun."               Before               you               tackle               Crime               and               Punishment,               I               suggest               reading               Notes               from               Underground.

Dostoevsky               wrote               this               short               book               before               Crime               and               Punishment,               and               the               Underground               Man               is               a               lot               like               the               main               character               of               the               longer               work,               albeit               after               another               twenty               years               of               alcoholism               and               no               strong               female               lead.

Notes               from               Underground               is               the               single               most               disturbing               book               I               have               ever               read,               partially               due               to               how               vividly               Dostoevsky               describes               the               life               and               mind               of               a               man               in               despair.

Even               so,               it               is               another               one               of               my               favorites               and               a               brilliant               piece               of               writing.

If               you               can               understand               Notes,               Crime               and               Punishment               will               mean               a               lot               more,               particularly               the               epilogue.
               Both               of               these               books               are               pitch               black               in               tone.

I               read               them               in               winter               in               a               guys'               dorm               as               five               professors               conspired               to               draw               me               into               madness.

Don't               do               this               to               yourself.

My               saving               grace               was               a               group               of               good               friends               in               my               class               who               were               willing               to               discuss               the               book.

Crime               and               Punishment               will               have               an               impact,               and               a               discussion               group               is               the               best               way               to               avoid               being               annoyed               or               upset               by               the               content.

Talking               out               the               themes               and               ideas               of               the               book               will               help               you               leave               the               experience               wiser,               not               overly               depressed               or               irrationally               afraid               of               axes.

The               more               perspectives,               the               fewer               mysteries.

The               fewer               mysteries,               the               more               satisfying               the               experience.
               Finally,               I'd               like               to               mention               the               endless               online               resources               offering               to               help               you               understand               the               minutiae               of               Crime               and               Punishment.

Don't               use               any               of               them               until               after               you               finish               the               book.

Please,               do               yourself               a               favor               and               develop               your               own               ideas               and               opinions               before               someone               starts               deconstructing               the               meaning               of               the               color               yellow               before               your               horrified               eyes.

Sometimes               people               take               apart               a               clock               to               find               the               tick,               and               most               literary               articles               I've               read               do               precisely               that.

Many               of               them               are               useful,               and               some               are               probably               even               correct,               but               I'd               recommend               waiting               to               read               them               until               after               you've               had               a               chance               to               experience               Crime               and               Punishment               for               what               it               is:               a               great               story.

Have               fun               reading               it               and               apply               the               technical               stuff               later.
               I               won't               lie               to               you.

The               book               is               a               hard               one               to               fathom.

But               Crime               and               Punishment               merits               a               place               on               your               bookshelf               and               a               place               in               your               mind.

Even               being               able               to               say               honestly               that               you've               read               it               is               worth               something,               and               being               able               to               understand               a               man's               journey               through               the               worst               of               human               nature               is               worth               considerably               more.

With               a               pencil,               a               card               of               Russian               names,               Google,               a               few               friends,               and               the               right               mindset,               Crime               and               Punishment               can               be               the               apex               of               your               summer               reading.






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