This mother horse could barely be bothered to guide her baby toward the downier patches of lawn, or around the neighbors’ crushed beer cans. Nevermind find the energy to scold it. If she had, can you imagine? The Mega Millions of translation!
(Confused? Please to note the dorkiness of my earlier post.)
chitalian posted this
Believing that language both opens a door to a culture and shines a soft light on its nuances, I had a hope of learning Italian and speaking it to my baby daughter as my Chinese-American husband spoke to her in Mandarin. Instead, I realized she and I are learning Mandarin together. And what a treat that is.
There's more about me here and here.
(Words in bold italics are phonetic.)
