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我在一個open
house 里遇到愛迪。他原籍智利﹐40多歲才移居加拿大當上地產經紀。和其他經紀一樣﹐只要有人托他賣房子﹐他就在那房子門前豎一塊open
house 的牌子﹐守在那裡等買家上門﹐一般是週末2-4小時。他聊紅酒﹐西班牙舞蹈﹐智利曠工礦難獲救奇跡等等﹐然後聊到寫作﹐想當作家﹐然後﹐把自己的博客電郵給我。我讀後覺得是一個英文作文的好例子。雖然當中有語法錯誤﹐但他沒有堆砌大量晦澀詞彙﹐語意符合邏輯﹐行文如流水般順暢。這種作品具備英文sense。一些英文為第二語言的學生﹐尤其是以往過份強調語法訓練的﹐寫出來的作品被加拿大英文老師為"grammatically
correct"﹐這是客氣的評價﹐意思是英語人實際上不會這么表達﹐it doesn't make sense。
下面幾段節選自愛迪博客。
This
is "Lo Prado" tunnel, I have this fascination for tunnels. This
in particular, because is quite long. Not so much scary but long and
smells like fumes, car exhausts, not a great smell and it last for ever.
I can't remember the road before the tunnel. MY brother in law
Alfredo owns a farm South of this road where I used to do hang gliding.
Many memories came to my mind.
The tunnel bring us into a wide valley that we will follow up to our destiny
today. Curacavi is the first town we will find, classic stop for a
"sanguchito de pernil en ayuya" pork leg sandwich in this flat bread.
I am hungry and ready to stop.
I can't remember where we used to stop, I am making and effort..
Logic
seems to be different. I am making an effort to remember how I used to
think and how I think now. To me seems that Chileans have an altogether
different way.
For example this truck! In the Hyway, speed 120 Km/hr. open back
door? With a guy in the back organizing the stuff?
It is not that I find it wrong, because is not wrong... just different! they
say "folklorico" wich means to me "oringinaly-colorful".
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Colorful are also
the streets, the smells, which are not bad.
Smells of burning wood, fresh vegetables, roasted meats, flowers, smells
that bring memories, feelings. How is that all work? Magic I
guess... I just flow into the landscape... I feel safe... warm...
happy being at home...
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Curacavi has only one street, and I am
looking for a place to get this sandwiches. I don't stop to ask, I am
trying to remember. Thoughts and images piling in my head, I might be mixing
them up? I am looking.
I can't find the place so we kept on driving.
The landscape takes us all into a smooth hugh. The sloaps are gentle and the
sun is warm, the green is soothing.
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We still talk, I still remeber every corner of this
road. Nice colors, bugambilias.
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One last tunnel and we are closer and
closer.
I am getting hungry... conversation is light... traveling topics....
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Very popular has become the wine industry, I can see lots of
vines all over the road.
From time to time we found this places like in the Okanagan, big wineries
inviting you to try out their wines and what they have to offer. Tourist
attraction I think... I have no interest in seeing one of them and
I wonder what is that I am missing? I keep on driving, I want some
food, seafood, empanadas for sure.
How many times have I been here? Cant count them... good experiences, good
empanadas for sure.