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#Hobbies
Hobbies, especially when they are related to language learning, are a great ways to keep motivated to learn a new language.
"TAI PAN" BY JAMES CLAVELL This novel opens the history of Hong Kong, but, of course, from author’s view and his adaptation. 6 months 1841. The first opium war. Chine try to ban Great Britain’s trades of opium. After conclusion of a peace treaty, Great Britain get an empty island – Hong Kong. And start to build there. Traders are the most interested in this event. Main character the trader (in Chinese is tai pan) Dirk Struan knows a lot about China and its culture. This knowledge helps him to solve many problems and make good deals. I really admire the author’s attention to Asian lives and recommend this book for historical fiction lovers. You can read more my review of this book in Russian here – https://www.livelib.ru/review/4437647-tajpan-dzhejms-klavell 9/10
2024年9月4日 16:37
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"JANE EYER" BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE A worthy example of English classic literature. It is a first-person narrative about girl’s life, her becoming a woman. This story is really personal and touching. Jane Eyer is very brave and determined, ready for actions and different events. She is an orphan. Her childhood was in an aunt's house, where jealous and cruel people lived. Then she studied in a hard boarding school and worked as a governess in a house of a loved one, ran away from there because of the terrible past of her chosen one. Every period was complicated for her, but she coped and found happiness. During reading, you can think about themes for all times: woman’s role and desires, freedom and justice, feelings and mind. P.S. I tried to write a reading diary for the first time and it became very useful. I continue to do it in the future and, maybe, one day write more about this practice. You can read more my review of this book in Russian here – https://www.livelib.ru/review/4412471-dzhejn-ejr-sharlotta-bronte 8/10
2024年8月22日 13:21
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