Post by caucasoididiot on Jun 27, 2012 15:36:37 GMT -5
Looking for comprehension practice on YouTube, I found quite a few bits from a comedy show called Warau Inu ("Laughing Dog"). Some are even subbed, and I've thought of posting them, but they either depend on the viewer knowing films they aren't likely to or are, frankly, examples of the kind of slushy humour Japanese TV is too full of.
This one I found hilarious, though, and especially with a quick hint I suspect it might come through pretty well. What I'm going to try is giving a quick setup and embedding the clip, then giving you a rundown of the rest hidden with a spoiler tag so you can check the answers in the back of the book. Without further ado:
屋上の女: Women can fly
Okujou no Onna
Woman on the Roof
Starts off pretty much as you'd expect, she's saying she has nothing to live for and he's telling her not to do it. Then she says, "Well, if I'm not going to die, give me some money."
Might get back to the analysis one of these days. I started up on van Wolferen again, and he has a very provocative thesis on "Japaneseness" being a pseudo-religion, going some way toward explaining why the Japanese traditionally don't take to foreign religions very readily.
This one I found hilarious, though, and especially with a quick hint I suspect it might come through pretty well. What I'm going to try is giving a quick setup and embedding the clip, then giving you a rundown of the rest hidden with a spoiler tag so you can check the answers in the back of the book. Without further ado:
屋上の女: Women can fly
Okujou no Onna
Woman on the Roof
Starts off pretty much as you'd expect, she's saying she has nothing to live for and he's telling her not to do it. Then she says, "Well, if I'm not going to die, give me some money."
"Um, sure. Here's ¥2000," (fifteen or twenty bucks).
"My life's only worth ¥2000?"
He fiddles with his wallet.
"How much do you have on you?"
"'Bout ¥35,000," (roughly $300).
"Give me ¥50,000."
"I haven't got that much."
"Show me your wallet."
"Oh! I do have ¥50,000!"
So he gives it to her and tells her she can't die as the music swells. She answers that she'll be back next week Wednesday at 4:00 and if he doesn't come she'll die.
" I can't make it then. I'm working."
"Which is more important, your job or a person's life?"
He admits that he can make it about 5:00, and she says that'll be fine. As he's leaving he turns back and she says, "Come near me and I'll die!" Then after he leaves she basically says, "Boy, it's hot."
"My life's only worth ¥2000?"
He fiddles with his wallet.
"How much do you have on you?"
"'Bout ¥35,000," (roughly $300).
"Give me ¥50,000."
"I haven't got that much."
"Show me your wallet."
"Oh! I do have ¥50,000!"
So he gives it to her and tells her she can't die as the music swells. She answers that she'll be back next week Wednesday at 4:00 and if he doesn't come she'll die.
" I can't make it then. I'm working."
"Which is more important, your job or a person's life?"
He admits that he can make it about 5:00, and she says that'll be fine. As he's leaving he turns back and she says, "Come near me and I'll die!" Then after he leaves she basically says, "Boy, it's hot."
Might get back to the analysis one of these days. I started up on van Wolferen again, and he has a very provocative thesis on "Japaneseness" being a pseudo-religion, going some way toward explaining why the Japanese traditionally don't take to foreign religions very readily.