Can I have someone post a reading of this french? I can stumble through the occassional word but this is quite daunting:
Sur une gamme chromatique,
Le sein de perles ruisselant,
La V?nus de l'Adriatique
Sort de l'eau son corps rose et blanc.
Les d?mes, sur l'azur des ondes
Suivant la phrase au pur contour,
S'enflent comme des gorges rondes
Que soul?ve un soupir d'amour.
L'esquif aborde et me d?pose,
Jetant son amarre au pilier,
Devant une fa?ade rose,
Sur le marbre d'un escalier.
COMPLETE - Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - AF/kr
This project is complete and I can really use listeners. Please post when you claim a section to listen to and let me know how it is.
I did the french all by myself and would love to hear what people think. I don't speak french at all and I really guessed on timing and pronunciation.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
I did the french all by myself and would love to hear what people think. I don't speak french at all and I really guessed on timing and pronunciation.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 6.@ 7:30 missed a sentance "He made no answer at first, but remained quite still. * The knocking still continued, and grew louder. * Yes, it was better to let Lord Henry in....
@8:12 missing word " I am *not* sorry"
@19:26 unedited repeat
There were a few minor plosives that I didnt mention cause they weren't too bad. The word "valet" is pronounced val ay (short a then long a) The "t" is not pronounced.
Otherwise beautifully read.
@8:12 missing word " I am *not* sorry"
@19:26 unedited repeat
There were a few minor plosives that I didnt mention cause they weren't too bad. The word "valet" is pronounced val ay (short a then long a) The "t" is not pronounced.
Otherwise beautifully read.
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
Valet in Britain is pronounced val-ET, as far as I know and have always been told.
I'll fix the others tho - thanks for the listen
Any Brit users care to step forward on the Valet/Valay question?
I'll fix the others tho - thanks for the listen
Any Brit users care to step forward on the Valet/Valay question?
Both are in common usage. The dictionary (a British dictionary) suggests both ways and doesn't have a little 'am' in front of either so both native I reckon.johngon wrote:Valet in Britain is pronounced val-ET, as far as I know and have always been told.
I'll fix the others tho - thanks for the listen
Any Brit users care to step forward on the Valet/Valay question?
The one I hear most is ay when it's a noun and ett when it's a verb.
This project is complete and proofed (as can be found here) and is ready to be catalogued.
All finished cataloging (except for summary)!
http://librivox.org/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-by-oscar-wilde/
Good job, John :)
http://librivox.org/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-by-oscar-wilde/
Good job, John :)
Kara
http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)
http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)
SUMMARY: (God, I hate writing these...)
Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and wither with the years. Carelessly, he wishes the opposite were true. What happens is a treatise on morals, self-indulgence and how crucial personal responsibility is towards one's self.
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Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and wither with the years. Carelessly, he wishes the opposite were true. What happens is a treatise on morals, self-indulgence and how crucial personal responsibility is towards one's self.
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Feel free to edit...
me too, but nicely done :)johngon wrote:SUMMARY: (God, I hate writing these...)
Kara
http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)
http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)