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2011年2月10日木曜日

(本) American Pie ~Slice of Life Essays on America and Japan~― Kay Hetherly

20の短編エッセイの集合体で、私でも一冊読み通すことができました。単語のレベルは易しいのに、ところどころに深い意味合いの言葉が埋め込まれています。

・A variation of the expression "I am what I am," this line implies that your basic character never really changes. It also suggests that where you come from is who you are. (p28)
・Maybe everyone who has left home and gone back knows that felling: you can always go back to your hometown, but you can never really go back "home" again. (p58)