文化入侵…

現在在唸藝術史，所以在學習教堂特色及古代織布，其中少不了聖經的故事，變成要去了解一些其中的涵義及象徵，覺得整個快要被洗腦的感覺。天氣已經下降到3-6度。樹葉都掉光了，真正有冬天的感覺來了~

雜事…

最近心情有點糟，主要是機票及回台灣的時間喬不攏，因為媽要我回家過年。所以整個大變動了一下。結果就突然變得有很多事要做，很多事要決定。前幾天胃不舒服，到今天也都還不敢亂吃。不過這樣也好，前一陣子吃得太多，也太隨性了。我對於甜食，蛋糕，完全是無法抗拒，每次去麵包店，就想把所有的甜點買下來。而這次的口語課報告，也是要做巧克力的報導。

tests

最近有兩個考試，兩個都不容易。一個是expressions ecrites，一個是traduction.

Expression ecrites就是要寫一封動機信，像是求職信之類的。老師給了我們很多範例和格式，所以就是把它背起來。當然現在在稍微了解文法的組成之後，背起來會比較快而且正確，當然還是有錯，像是avoir obtenu 和avoir obtenue就表示這個地方自已沒那麼確定，錯了就知道要改。這是考試的一個目的吧! 另一個目的就是複習之前教的，否則老師教完就沒了，沒考試的話也不會去唸。

另一個考試是traduction，原本以前自已考的不錯，因為都把note 看過一遍了。結果在和madame check答案時才知道還是錯的很離譜。主要還是錯在 complément objet direct 和 complément objet indirect 的地方。不過雖然錯得很多，但是還是高興自已在這堂課學了東西，因為之前翻的是令人看不懂，而現在翻的多是錯在orthographe.  :D

Listening to God's message...

I don't like to be too religious but sometimes we need to believe in everything is going on a good course. I'd like to change my class of Expression Orale to literature. But this morning I went to the secretary she firmly refused me. She said the deadline is past and the annouce had been posted on the couloir, whereas I had no idea about it. It's a pity because I haven't learned much from Expression Orale but maybe it is a sign to tell me to keep a good faith in the teacher. With litterature I guess I can improve by my own reading which can be more relaxing and enjoyable.

an update...Nancy's visite

My life here has not always been easy. Everyday is like a fight with a language which I still have a very limited knowledge of, but I also try to make life a little bit fun when I can. For example, I borrowed from Madame et Monsieur some CDs of Bach, Beethoven, and Handel. They have quite a collection. I also borrowed Puccini's Tosca from the library. 

Here is the photo of one of my best friends, Nancy, who came to visit today with her boyfriend. We went to an excellent Cambodian restaurant. 

Nancy and Stephane 我的客人

The poulet with bambo, 有點竹筍炒雞肉的味道。

Riz saute 炒飯

Tarte maison 餐廳自製蛋糕 c'est un régale!

la voute d'arète (藝術史剛講到這種教堂的屋頂）

Nancy and Me in front of the Cathedrale Saint-Maurice

我和南西在教堂前的合照

 

Thinking

I just worked two hours in the library. Time passes fast. I am working on the imperatif but haven't finished. I also wrote a letter formelle, required by the class of expression ecrites. I still have problems with when to use de and des when we refer to the property of things. Though I thoroughly enjoy my study in French and feel like there is a sea of information for me to absorb, I can't help but wonder if I can ever master this language, with its structrues so varied and vocabulary rich, not to mention the use of tenses and pronoms. Still I'll read on and try to master it. :)