Friday, November 27, 2009

My bad listening comprehension #18

"If you look across the top of the spreadsheet, you'll see production volume XXXXX by site."

I didn't catch the part of XXXXX. It sounds "word" to me, but if it was "word", the sentence would be weird. I heard it repeatedly, then I finally came up with the word "ordered"! In this case, the sentence makes sense, doesn't it? (No?)

However, it wasn't "ordered", but "worldwide." Gah... Those are completely different.

In the dialogue, this sentence was said by a person who was supposed to be Indian. So she pretended speaking with Indian accent, but it's not so strong.

Do you think it's possible to mishear "worldwide" and "ordered"? It's probably only me...

My hearing wrong of the past:
http://sandfriend.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-bad-listening-comprehension-17.html

Monday, November 23, 2009

Henry's handball put Ireland out of the World Cup.

The participating countries for the 2010 World Cup have been decided.
To my delight, Denmark is playing in the World Cup this time. Goody! I will cheer for Denmark, and England as usual.

Did you see the game, France vs. Ireland? France won for a hair and qualified for the World Cup, by Henry's goal with handball. It's called "New God's hand."

The handball scene couldn't be seen by a referee, so it can't be helped. It's often the case in sports games. However, for Ireland, it's not only one game lost. They lost the qualification for the World Cup. It's a really big matter. I feel very sorry for Ireland. When I think of feeling of the Ireland's players, I can't help feeling distress.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I feel a cold coming on.

I feel I'm going to get a cold.
So I'm going to bed early. I hope I'm fine tomorrow

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Saturday, November 07, 2009

The Giants won the championship!

Following the World Series in the US, a winner of Japan Series has just been decided. My favorite team, Yomiuri Giants won!! That's great!! However I missed the game. It's stupid of me. Now, I'm watching interviews of the manager and players.

It's for the first time in 7 years. 7 years is too long for the Giants, as well as the Yankees. It was really long way. The manager Hara must be having deep and various feelings.

Ah---! Why did I miss the game?

Giants Manager Tatsunori Hara being tossed in the air by his team members after winning the Japan Series

Friday, November 06, 2009

Matsui accomplished incredible thing!

The Yankees won the World Series for the first time in 9 years!! 9 years is a bit too long for the Yankees, isn't it?
And the most incredible thing is that a Japanese player Hideki Matsui, aka Godzilla, was chosen the World Series MVP!!! He showed the outstanding performance in the games, and when he went to bat, there was "MVP calls" from the spectators.
Hideki Matsui raising the MVP trophy

Although his goal had been winning the World Series, the Yankees was not able to win for a long time. The Yankees won for the first time since he joined the team 7 years ago.
When I saw him hug his teammates, such as mate Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada, I was very impressed.
Hideki Matsui and Derek Jeter

His contract with the Yankees expires this year, and it has been said that the Yankees wouldn't renew the contract. Although he was MVP, it seems to be unavoidable. It's a pity. But it was good that his long-cherished dream finally came true and even he was chosen MVP, in his last year in the Yankees. After the World Series, he stated positively that he came to the US and joined the Yankees to achieve this goal.

By the way, during his MVP interview, he was speaking through an interpreter. What!? He has lived in the US for 7 years. No less than 7 years!! No way!