今村二朗

DVD 数枚、計400分位の長編「モンテクリスト伯」を見ました。原作は19世紀のフランス小説。無実の罪を着せられた南仏出身の主人公ダンテス青年が、20年後に脱獄。偶然得た巨万の富を用い、パリの社交界を舞台に仇達に復讐するお話。

I watched a very long movie on DVD, approximately 6 hours long! The movie is based on a French novel called "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas.Watching the DVD made me realize that the novel is closely connected to my life, both as a tool for learning foreign languages and as a story of revenge.

近所のスーパーの駐車場でのこと。私が駐車するのを立って見ている女性は、多分すぐ隣の車の運転手。車から降りるのに手間取る私に、不快さがありあり。私がやっと降りるが早いか入れ違いに乗り込み、バーンとドアを閉め凄い勢いで出ていきました。

Recently, something quite shocking happened to me. I was trying to park my car, and there was a lady waiting for me to get out. She must have been the driver of the car parked next to mine.

首相が息子を総理秘書官から更迭。首相官邸で友人らを集めパーティー開催＆記念撮影。批判が集中し庇えなくなったのか。首相のインタビューでの謝罪…そんな時、読書中の「Beyond Revenge / 復讐本能」にタイムリーな一節を見つけ、なるほど

It has been reported that the Prime Minister removed his son from the position he had assigned him, following criticism of his son's inappropriate behavior.Shotaro, aged 32, allegedly organized a party with his relatives and friends and took several photographs at the Prime Minister's official residence.