Mizuho's English Blog

ANNA KARENINA   by LEO TOLSTOY      This week I read ANNA KARENINA . This is a love story. The main character is Anna Karenina. She married to the dull, cold Karenin in nineteenth-century St Petersburg. She fell in love with a handsome young solider, Vronsky. She was happy at first, but one thing troubled her.      I wrote down two quotes and will discuss them. The first one is:"Dolly sat down and said, 'I am thinking of the children, Stiva, and I would do anything in the world for them. But I don't know what is best for them - whether I should take them away or leave them with a father who is immoral. How can we live together after what's happened? " (p.3). It is the scene when Dolly knew her husband Oblonsky cheated her. She was deep in sad. I thought he didn't think deeply about realistic and important things, so he was crazy about loves. The second one is:'The new feeling that I have now has not changed me; I shall still go on as before. But every

Love in the Lakes  by Penny Hancock      This week I read Love in the Lakes. It is a love story. This main character is Laura. She has planned to go to the beautiful lake district of England with her new boyfriend Nick for a short holiday. But her neighbour Joseph had a heart attack, so she had to take care of his dog Kip. She took Kip to her and her boyfriend's trip. However, Nick didn't like to take the dog and gave her cold shoulder. When Kip ate rat poison, she visited a vet. The vet who treated Kip was Robert. They are attracted to each other gradually.      I like this story because it was realistic of the character's feeling. I wrote down three quotes and will discuss them. The first one is: "It was nearly one o'clock when she stopped outside a small building. 'Veterinary Surgery' was written clearly above it."(p.22). This scene is when she took Kip to Robert. It was their first contact. I like Robert because he was so kind and treated Kip

SUPERBIRD by Brian Tomlinson      This week I read SUPERBIRD. This book's genre is science fiction. A spaceship crashes on a strange planet and everyone on it dies---except one person. She is a main character in this book. She helps the people of the planet to build their own spaceship, and return home in it. It is written in an interview format. Mainly, Radio Announcer and Mary Mount talk about her trip. I wrote down three quotes and will discuss them. The first one is: "Don't shoot. It's Mary Mount. She's come back."(p.22). Mary came back her home with Superbird. Jim and Steve made her to drive Superbird. They threatened her and got out their guns. She was afraid but killed them by using the gas kills human on the Earth. The second one is: "Mary Mount left on Superbird 2 from here but is returning on a spaceship they built on the Earth."(p.27). Mary was received by the people from her home in this sean. People were shouting and smiling and ta

ROMIO AND JULIET   by William Shakespeare      This week I read ROMIO AND JULIET . This book is love story. Romio is the only son of the Montague family. Juliet is the only daughter of the Capulet family. They fell in love for the first contact. But their family are enemies each other. Therefore, they are married secretly. I wrote down three quotes and will discuss them. The first one is: 'Here I am,' said Juliet. 'My lips are here.' (p.30). This is a romantic scene. I like it. The second one is: 'O Romio, Romio! Why is your name Romio?' (p.32). This is a popular scene. Juliet says many romantic words. I think she is a sensible person. The third one is: "Your families must be friends. Love will change the world!" (p.88). It is the prince of cats's word. I like him because he has strong sense of justice and  takes care of lifes.       Long fights between Montague and Capulet finished by the death of  Romio and Juliet. I want them to be more ha