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English Irregular Verbs with Phonetic Transcription
beat /bi:t/ beat /bi:t/ beaten /'bi:tn/
become /bɪ 'kʌm/ became /bɪ 'keɪm/ become /bɪ 'kʌm/
begin /bɪ 'gɪn/ began /bɪ 'gæn/ begun /bɪ 'gʌn/
bend /bend/ bent /bent/ bent /bent/
bind /baɪnd/ bound /baʊnd/ bound /baʊnd/
bite /baɪt/ bit /bɪt/ bitten /'bɪtn/
bleed /bli:d/ bled /bled/ bled /bled/
blow /blou/ blew /blu:/ blown /bloun/
break /breɪk/ broke /brouk/ broken /'broukən/
bring /brɪŋ/ brought /brɔ:t/ brought /brɔ:t/
build /bɪld/ built /bɪlt/ built /bɪlt/
burn /bɜ:rn/ burnt /bɜ:rnt/ burnt /bɜ:rnt/
burn /bɜ:rn/ burned /bɜ:rnd/ burned /bɜ:rnd/
buy /baɪ/ bought /bɔ:t/ bought /bɔ:t/
catch /kætʃ/ caught /kɔ:t/ caught /kɔ:t/
choose /tʃu:z/ chose /tʃouz/ chosen /'tʃouzən/
come /kʌm/ came /keɪm/ come /kʌm/
cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/
cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/
dig /dɪg/ dug /dʌg/ dug /dʌg/
do /du:/ did /dɪd/ done /dʌn/
draw /drɔ:/ drew /dru:/ drawn /drɔ:n/
dream /dri:m/ dreamt /dremt/ dreamt /dremt/
dream /dri:m/ dreamed /dri:md/ dreamed /dri:md/
drink /drɪŋk/ drank /dræŋk/ drunk /drʌŋk/
drive /draɪv/ drove /drouv/ driven /'drɪvən/
eat /i:t/ ate /eɪt, et/ eaten /'i:tn/
fall /fɔ:l/ fell /fel/ fallen /'fɔ:lən/
feed /fi:d/ fed /fed/ fed /fed/
feel /fi:l/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/
fight /faɪt/ fought /fɔ:t/ fought /fɔ:t/
find /faɪnd/ found /faʊnd/ found /faʊnd/
fly /flaɪ/ flew /flu:/ flown /floun/
forget /fər 'get/ forgot /fər 'gɒt/ forgotten /fər 'gɒtn/
forgive /fər 'gɪv/ forgave /fər 'geɪv/ forgiven /fər 'gɪvən/
freeze /fri:z/ froze /frouz/ frozen /'frouzən/
get /get/ got /gɒt/ got /gɒt/
get /get/ got /gɒt/ gotten /'gɒtn/
give /gɪv/ gave /geɪv/ given /'gɪvən/
go /gou/ went /went/ gone /gɒn/
grow /grou/ grew /gru:/ grown /groun/
hang /hæŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/
have /hæv/ had /hæd/ had /hæd/
hear /hɪər/ heard /hɜ:rd/ heard /hɜ:rd/
hide /haɪd/ hid /hɪd/ hidden /'hɪdn/
hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/
hold /hould/ held /held/ held /held/
hurt /hɜ:rt/ hurt /hɜ:rt/ hurt /hɜ:rt/
keep /ki:p/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/
know /nou/ knew /nu:/ known /noun/
lay /leɪ/ laid /leɪd/ laid /leɪd/
lead /li:d/ led /led/ led /led/
learn /lɜ:rn/ learnt /lɜ:rnt/ learnt /lɜ:rnt/
learn /lɜ:rn/ learned /lɜ:rnd/ learned /lɜ:rnd/
leave /li:v/ left /left/ left /left/
lend /lend/ lent /lent/ lent /lent/
let /let/ let /let/ let /let/
lie /laɪ/ lay /leɪ/ lain /leɪn/
lose /lu:z/ lost /lɒst/ lost /lɒst/
make /meɪk/ made /meɪd/ made /meɪd/
mean /mi:n/ meant /ment/ meant /ment/
meet /mi:t/ met /met/ met /met/
pay /peɪ/ paid /peɪd/ paid /peɪd/
put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/
ride /raɪd/ rode /roud/ ridden /'rɪdn/
ring /rɪŋ/ rang /ræŋ/ rung /rʌŋ/
rise /raɪz/ rose /rouz/ risen /'rɪzən/
run /rʌn/ ran /ræn/ run /rʌn/
say /seɪ/ said /sed/ said /sed/
see /si:/ saw /sɔ:/ seen /si:n/
sell /sel/ sold /sould/ sold /sould/
send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/
set /set/ set /set/ set /set/
shake /ʃeɪk/ shook /ʃʊk/ shaken /'ʃeɪkən/
shine /ʃaɪn/ shone /ʃoun, ʃɒn/ shone /ʃoun, ʃɒn/
shoot /ʃu:t/ shot /ʃɒt/ shot /ʃɒt/
show /ʃou/ showed /ʃoud/ shown /ʃoun/
shut /ʃʌt/ shut /ʃʌt/ shut /ʃʌt/
sing /sɪŋ/ sang /sæŋ/ sung /sʌŋ/
sink /sɪŋk/ sank /sæŋk/ sunk /sʌŋk/
sit /sɪt/ sat /sæt/ sat /sæt/
sleep /sli:p/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/
smell /smel/ smelt /smelt/ smelt /smelt/
smell /smel/ smelled /smeld/ smelled /smeld/
speak /spi:k/ spoke /spouk/ spoken /'spoukən/
spell /spel/ spelt /spelt/ spelt /spelt/
spell /spel/ spelled /speld/ spelled /speld/
spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/
spill /spɪl/ spilt /spɪlt/ spilt /spɪlt/
spill /spɪl/ spilled /spɪld/ spilled /spɪld/
spit /spɪt/ spat /spæt/ spat /spæt/
spit /spɪt/ spit /spɪt/ spit /spɪt/
split /splɪt/ split /splɪt/ split /splɪt/
spoil /spoɪl/ spoilt /spoɪlt/ spoilt /spoɪlt/
spoil /spoɪl/ spoiled /spoɪld/ spoiled /spoɪld/
stand /stænd/ stood /stʊd/ stood /stʊd/
steal /sti:l/ stole /stoul/ stolen /'stoulən/
strike /straɪk/ struck /strʌk/ struck /strʌk/
swim /swɪm/ swam /swæm/ swum /swʌm/
take /teɪk/ took /tʊk/ taken /'teɪkən/
teach /ti:tʃ/ taught /tɔ:t/ taught /tɔ:t/
tear /teər/ tore /tɔr/ torn /tɔrn/
tell /tel/ told /tould/ told /tould/
think /θɪŋk/ thought /θɔ:t/ thought /θɔ:t/
throw /θrou/ threw /θru:/ thrown /θroun/
understand /ʌndər 'stænd/ understood /ʌndər 'stʊd/ understood /ʌndər 'stʊd/
wake /weɪk/ woke /wouk/ woken /'woukən/
wear /weər/ wore /wɔr/ worn /wɔrn/
win /wɪn/ won /wʌn/ won /wʌn/
write /raɪt/ wrote /rout/ written /'rɪtn/
jueves, 13 de diciembre de 2007
But... Who was "CALAMITY JANE"?...
Calamity Jane
The real Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri. This hard drinking woman wore men's clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun. She traveled from Arizona through the Dakota territories during her rough life. At her death, the "White Devil of the Yellowstone" was remembered as a saint by the citizens of Deadwood, where she helped nurse the sick during a smallpox plague. She is buried near Wild Bill Hickock at Deadwood, South Dakota.
The following information about Calamity Jane is from a statement concerning her by Buffalo Bill:
"I do not know much about her early life. I guess nobody else does but herself. Her maiden name was Martha Canary, and she was born in Princeton, Mo., in 1852. A few years after this her mother died, and in 1862, the family moved to Virginia City, Nevada, which was then in the early days of the boom. An Indian uprising separated her from her father and brothers, and at the age of 10 she was thrown on the world to make her own way alone.
"She had friends and very positive opinions of the things that a girl could enjoy, and she soon gained a local reputation for daring horsemanship and skill as a rifle shot.
"Before she was 20 General Cook appointed her a scout under me. From that time on her life was pretty lively all the time. She had unlimited nerve and entered into the work with enthusiasm, doing good service on a number of occasions.
"Though she did not do a man's share of the heavy work, she has gone in places where old frontiersmen were unwilling to trust themselves, and her courage and good-fellowship made her popular with every man in the command.
"Her old nickname was received in 1872 in a peculiar way. She was at that time at Goose Creek Camp, S.D., where Captain Egan and a small body of men were stationed. The Indians were giving a lot of trouble, and there was much fighting.
"One day Captain Egan was surrounded by a large band. They were fighting desperately for their lives, but were being steadily, but surely slaughtered. Captain Egan was wounded and had fallen off his horse.
"In the midst of the fighting, it is said, the woman rode into the very center of the trouble, dismounted, lifted the captain in front of her on her saddle, and dashed out. They got through untouched, but every other man in the gallant company was slaughtered.
"When he recovered, Captain Egan laughingly spoke of Miss Canary as 'Calamity Jane,' and the name has clung to her ever since; so that while thousands have heard of her, very few have ever heard her real name. It was from her that Bret Harte took his famous character of Cherokee Sal in 'The Luck of Roaring Camp.'...
"In 1876, Jane, by a daring feat, saved the lives of six passengers on a stage coach traveling from Deadwood to Wild Birch, in the Black hills country.
"The stage was surrounded by Indians, and the driver, Jack McCall, was wounded by an arrow. Although the other six passengers were men, not one of them had nerve enough to take the ribbons. Seeing the situation, Jane mounted the driver's seat without a moment's hesitation and brought the stage safely and in good time to Wild Birch.
The Livingstone Enterprise, August 8, 1903, "Calamity is Dead", as quoted in "Calamity's in Town," p.32, by Bill and Doris Whithorn, 510 S. 8th St., Livingston, MT 59047.
For more information, please see:
* The Autobiography of Calamity Jane.
* Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane
* Photos from the Deadwood Public Library
* Adams Museum
Back
Original design and copyright Edith Frost, Used and Modified by Permission
The real Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri. This hard drinking woman wore men's clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun. She traveled from Arizona through the Dakota territories during her rough life. At her death, the "White Devil of the Yellowstone" was remembered as a saint by the citizens of Deadwood, where she helped nurse the sick during a smallpox plague. She is buried near Wild Bill Hickock at Deadwood, South Dakota.
The following information about Calamity Jane is from a statement concerning her by Buffalo Bill:
"I do not know much about her early life. I guess nobody else does but herself. Her maiden name was Martha Canary, and she was born in Princeton, Mo., in 1852. A few years after this her mother died, and in 1862, the family moved to Virginia City, Nevada, which was then in the early days of the boom. An Indian uprising separated her from her father and brothers, and at the age of 10 she was thrown on the world to make her own way alone.
"She had friends and very positive opinions of the things that a girl could enjoy, and she soon gained a local reputation for daring horsemanship and skill as a rifle shot.
"Before she was 20 General Cook appointed her a scout under me. From that time on her life was pretty lively all the time. She had unlimited nerve and entered into the work with enthusiasm, doing good service on a number of occasions.
"Though she did not do a man's share of the heavy work, she has gone in places where old frontiersmen were unwilling to trust themselves, and her courage and good-fellowship made her popular with every man in the command.
"Her old nickname was received in 1872 in a peculiar way. She was at that time at Goose Creek Camp, S.D., where Captain Egan and a small body of men were stationed. The Indians were giving a lot of trouble, and there was much fighting.
"One day Captain Egan was surrounded by a large band. They were fighting desperately for their lives, but were being steadily, but surely slaughtered. Captain Egan was wounded and had fallen off his horse.
"In the midst of the fighting, it is said, the woman rode into the very center of the trouble, dismounted, lifted the captain in front of her on her saddle, and dashed out. They got through untouched, but every other man in the gallant company was slaughtered.
"When he recovered, Captain Egan laughingly spoke of Miss Canary as 'Calamity Jane,' and the name has clung to her ever since; so that while thousands have heard of her, very few have ever heard her real name. It was from her that Bret Harte took his famous character of Cherokee Sal in 'The Luck of Roaring Camp.'...
"In 1876, Jane, by a daring feat, saved the lives of six passengers on a stage coach traveling from Deadwood to Wild Birch, in the Black hills country.
"The stage was surrounded by Indians, and the driver, Jack McCall, was wounded by an arrow. Although the other six passengers were men, not one of them had nerve enough to take the ribbons. Seeing the situation, Jane mounted the driver's seat without a moment's hesitation and brought the stage safely and in good time to Wild Birch.
The Livingstone Enterprise, August 8, 1903, "Calamity is Dead", as quoted in "Calamity's in Town," p.32, by Bill and Doris Whithorn, 510 S. 8th St., Livingston, MT 59047.
For more information, please see:
* The Autobiography of Calamity Jane.
* Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane
* Photos from the Deadwood Public Library
* Adams Museum
Back
Original design and copyright Edith Frost, Used and Modified by Permission
martes, 20 de noviembre de 2007
sábado, 17 de noviembre de 2007
jueves, 15 de noviembre de 2007
miércoles, 14 de noviembre de 2007
Hi again! Aprende con Beowulf a acabar con los monstruos, pero ten cuidado con tu orgullo honey!
What we can learn from the epic poem Beowulf
Beowulf, one of the longest poems ever written in the English language is a great epic that allows us as readers to learn many different aspects on life. Although we may not all gather the same information from the poem, it is apparent that everyone will at least learn one thing from Beowulf's epic. As the reader reads this poem, he/she may learn anything from how pride and coward ness can lead to a downfall, how outside forces can lead to the endangerment of a society, to how the courage of one can gain the respect and loyalty of others.
Throughout Beowulf, we constantly see pride from certain characters. In the beginning of Beowulf, Beowulf himself is bragging about himself to others in lines 415-426. Although he just wants to gain the people’s confidence and he does defeat Grendel and other monsters, at the end of this poem, Beowulf is killed. Perhaps because he had so much pride in himself, that he believed that he could defeat ...
Beowulf, one of the longest poems ever written in the English language is a great epic that allows us as readers to learn many different aspects on life. Although we may not all gather the same information from the poem, it is apparent that everyone will at least learn one thing from Beowulf's epic. As the reader reads this poem, he/she may learn anything from how pride and coward ness can lead to a downfall, how outside forces can lead to the endangerment of a society, to how the courage of one can gain the respect and loyalty of others.
Throughout Beowulf, we constantly see pride from certain characters. In the beginning of Beowulf, Beowulf himself is bragging about himself to others in lines 415-426. Although he just wants to gain the people’s confidence and he does defeat Grendel and other monsters, at the end of this poem, Beowulf is killed. Perhaps because he had so much pride in himself, that he believed that he could defeat ...
sábado, 10 de noviembre de 2007
Hi! everybody!
Hoy os aconsejo la lectura de "El Mago" de John Fowles (died in 2005). Es una lectura intrigante, que lleva tiempo, la disfrutas linea a línea pues te identificas con el protagonista desde el principio. Hay escenas que recuerdan a otras obras de Shakespeare como "The Tempest","The Merchant of Venice"... Tambien juega constantemente con lo onírico (el mundo de los sueños) de manera que el protagonista y el lector ya no sabe qué es ficción y qué realidad dentro de la propia novela.¡Una delicia! Ah! y nice sex!
A continuación, os copio un comentario de mi amiga Lux, que os iniciará más a su lectura.
A continuación, os copio un comentario de mi amiga Lux, que os iniciará más a su lectura.
"El Mago " de Fowles
Pocos libros me han resultado tan fascinantes como El Mago, de John Fowles, una novela maravillosa y complicada, llena de subrepticios. Antes de hablar del texto, déjame comentarte, lector, lectora, que aunque hay una adaptación cinematográfica que lleva el mismo nombre y cuyo guión fue escrito por el propio Fowles, es prácticamente imposible de conseguir. Al parecer esto no es ninguna desgracia, ni siquiera a los protagonistas (Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn y Candice Bergen) les gustó, pero puedes ver La Amante del Teniente Francés (con Meryl Streep y Jeremy Irons), que está basada en otra novela de Fowles con ese mismo título.
Una vez dicho esto, regreso a El Mago y las razones que lo hacen un libro maravilloso. Publicado originalmente en 1965, la edición disponible hoy en día corresponde a la revisión hecha por el autor en 1977. En español se consigue a través de Editorial Anagrama. La historia gira en torno a las experiencias de Nicholas Urfe, un joven inglés, y sus experiencias antes, durante y después de su estadía en una remota isla griega. Urfe deja Londres para ir a Grecia como docente en una escuela británica; la pequeña isla donde esta se ubica parecía paradisíaca desde la distancia, pero termina convirtiéndose en un lugar donde el protagonista no tiene más que hacer que observarse a sí mismo. Es en ese contexto de introspección cuando, en una caminata por la isla, Nicholas descubre una villa y a su dueño, el griego Maurice Conchis, quien lo invita a pasar los fines de semana con él, y esa invitación lo que da pie a la enredada trama de El Mago.
Tratar de explicar de qué trata esta novela es, sin embargo, irrelevante e inútil. La magia de este libro no está en lo que relata, sino en la forma como la hace, en sus detalles y hasta en lo que no dice. Puede leerse como una especie de novela de suspenso psicológico, pero también es un recorrido por numerosos arquetipos salpicado con reflexiones filosóficas y episodios eróticos cargados de significados.
Aunque los hechos transcurren entre Inglaterra y Grecia, lo verdadera locación de El Mago es la mente, la conciencia del protagonista. Nicholas es a la vez víctima y voluntario en una extraña mascarada preparada por Conchis, el enigmático griego que trastabilla entre el genio y la locura. Junto con Nicholas, al lector se le desdibuja la frontera entre lo real y lo imaginario. Cuestionarlo todo es la única forma de sobrevivir al extraño juego de El Mago, que incorpora mitos griegos, extraños episodios inspirados por Sade y elaborados montajes en torno a la ocupación Nazi.
Igual que Conchis lo hace con Urfe, Fowles juega con la mente del lector: experimenta con la posibilidad de abrirnos los ojos a nuevas formas de pensar. El Mago es una novela de muchos matices, compleja, en forma y fondo. Fowles enfrenta al racional y cínico Urfe a situaciones que lo sacuden, a él y sus creencias; conforme el laberinto se va revelando, Nicholas trata de encontrar explicaciones lógicas a lo que le sucede y el lector no puede sino creer en sus conclusiones. Ninguno sospecha que la salida del laberinto, si es que existe, está fuera de su alcance.
Detrás de El Mago está Fowles, y tras de él, Jung. No es fácil decidir si el libro es acerca de los arquetipos estudiados por este último o si el libro mismo es un arquetipo que le permite al lector enfrentarse al sabio, al bufón y, en última instancia, al mago. El conocimiento, el azar y la libertad son temas recurrentes; la novela es, tal vez, una ventana al proceso de autodescubrimiento por el que todos pasamos. Al inicio de la novela Nicholas es vano, superficial, calculador y deshonesto hasta consigo mismo. Como lector es difícil identificarse con él, quizá por que actúa como espejo. Conforme el relato se desarrolla se hace cada vez más evidente que el juego de Conchis, más que tortura psicológica, es un intento por mostrar a Urfe la forma en que vive su vida y hacerlo cuestionarla. Conchis es, simultáneamente, conciencia, maestro y guía de Nicholas, aún si él no lo sabe.
Todavía no sé bien a bien de qué trata El Mago. Ni siquiera estoy muy segura de que exista.
Escrito por Lux
Una vez dicho esto, regreso a El Mago y las razones que lo hacen un libro maravilloso. Publicado originalmente en 1965, la edición disponible hoy en día corresponde a la revisión hecha por el autor en 1977. En español se consigue a través de Editorial Anagrama. La historia gira en torno a las experiencias de Nicholas Urfe, un joven inglés, y sus experiencias antes, durante y después de su estadía en una remota isla griega. Urfe deja Londres para ir a Grecia como docente en una escuela británica; la pequeña isla donde esta se ubica parecía paradisíaca desde la distancia, pero termina convirtiéndose en un lugar donde el protagonista no tiene más que hacer que observarse a sí mismo. Es en ese contexto de introspección cuando, en una caminata por la isla, Nicholas descubre una villa y a su dueño, el griego Maurice Conchis, quien lo invita a pasar los fines de semana con él, y esa invitación lo que da pie a la enredada trama de El Mago.
Tratar de explicar de qué trata esta novela es, sin embargo, irrelevante e inútil. La magia de este libro no está en lo que relata, sino en la forma como la hace, en sus detalles y hasta en lo que no dice. Puede leerse como una especie de novela de suspenso psicológico, pero también es un recorrido por numerosos arquetipos salpicado con reflexiones filosóficas y episodios eróticos cargados de significados.
Aunque los hechos transcurren entre Inglaterra y Grecia, lo verdadera locación de El Mago es la mente, la conciencia del protagonista. Nicholas es a la vez víctima y voluntario en una extraña mascarada preparada por Conchis, el enigmático griego que trastabilla entre el genio y la locura. Junto con Nicholas, al lector se le desdibuja la frontera entre lo real y lo imaginario. Cuestionarlo todo es la única forma de sobrevivir al extraño juego de El Mago, que incorpora mitos griegos, extraños episodios inspirados por Sade y elaborados montajes en torno a la ocupación Nazi.
Igual que Conchis lo hace con Urfe, Fowles juega con la mente del lector: experimenta con la posibilidad de abrirnos los ojos a nuevas formas de pensar. El Mago es una novela de muchos matices, compleja, en forma y fondo. Fowles enfrenta al racional y cínico Urfe a situaciones que lo sacuden, a él y sus creencias; conforme el laberinto se va revelando, Nicholas trata de encontrar explicaciones lógicas a lo que le sucede y el lector no puede sino creer en sus conclusiones. Ninguno sospecha que la salida del laberinto, si es que existe, está fuera de su alcance.
Detrás de El Mago está Fowles, y tras de él, Jung. No es fácil decidir si el libro es acerca de los arquetipos estudiados por este último o si el libro mismo es un arquetipo que le permite al lector enfrentarse al sabio, al bufón y, en última instancia, al mago. El conocimiento, el azar y la libertad son temas recurrentes; la novela es, tal vez, una ventana al proceso de autodescubrimiento por el que todos pasamos. Al inicio de la novela Nicholas es vano, superficial, calculador y deshonesto hasta consigo mismo. Como lector es difícil identificarse con él, quizá por que actúa como espejo. Conforme el relato se desarrolla se hace cada vez más evidente que el juego de Conchis, más que tortura psicológica, es un intento por mostrar a Urfe la forma en que vive su vida y hacerlo cuestionarla. Conchis es, simultáneamente, conciencia, maestro y guía de Nicholas, aún si él no lo sabe.
Todavía no sé bien a bien de qué trata El Mago. Ni siquiera estoy muy segura de que exista.
Escrito por Lux
viernes, 9 de noviembre de 2007
jueves, 8 de noviembre de 2007
miércoles, 7 de noviembre de 2007
country songs
Sugiero canciones para empezar de John Denver, un poco empalagoso, pero majo él y defensor de la naturaleza y ser humano (humanas 2 divorced from him). Os deseo muramos viejos y en cama durmiendo no como él pilotando una avioneta.
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