English exercises_Chapter 2.1 - A grief observed

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Alumno: SANTIAGOCARBONELLMATARREDONA Ingls

1. Chapter TWO (frst part)

For the frst time I hae loo!e" #a$! an" rea" these notes% The&a''all me% From the (a& I)e #een tal!in* an&one (oul" thin! that +%)s"eath mattere" $hie,& -or its e.e$t on m&sel-% +er 'oint o- ie(seems to hae "ro''e" out o- si*ht% +ae I -or*otten the moment o-#itterness (hen she $rie" out/ 0An" there (as so mu$h to lie -or)1+a''iness ha" not $ome to her earl& in li-e% A thousan" &ears o- it(oul" not hae ma"e her blase. +er 'alate -or all the 2o&s o- sensean" intelle$t an" s'irit (as -resh an" uns'oile"% Nothin* (oul" hae#een (aste" on her% She li!e" more thin*s an" li!e" them more thanan&one I hae !no(n% A no#le hun*er/ lon* unsatisfe"/ met at last its'ro'er -oo"/ an" almost instantl& the -oo" (as snat$he" a(a&% Fate3or (hateer it is4 "eli*hts to 'ro"u$e a *reat $a'a$it& an" then-rustrate it% Beethoven(ent "ea-% B& our stan"ar"s a mean 2o!e5 the

mon!e& tri$! o- a s'ite-ul im#e$ile%I must thin! more a#out +% an" less a#out m&sel-%6es/ that soun"s er& (ell% But there)s a sna*% I am thin!in* a#outher nearl& al(a&s% Thin!in* o- the +% -a$ts7real (or"s/ loo!s/ lau*hs/an" a$tions o- hers% But it is m& o(n min" that sele$ts an" *rou'sthem% Alrea"&/ less than a month a-ter her "eath/ I $an -eel the slo(/insi"ious #e*innin* o- a 'ro$ess that (ill ma!e the +% I thin! o- into amore an" more ima*inar& (oman% Foun"e" on -a$t/ no "ou#t% I shall'ut in nothin* f$titious 3or I ho'e I shan)t4% But (on)t the $om'ositionineita#l& #e$ome more an" more m& o(n1 The realit& is no lon*erthere to $he$! me/ to 'ull me u' short/ as the real +% so o-ten "i"/ so

une8'e$te"l&/ #& #ein* so thorou*hl& hersel- an" not me%The most precious git that marriage gave me(as this $onstantim'a$t o- somethin* er& $lose an" intimate &et all the timeunmista!a#l& other/ resistant7in a (or"/ real% Is all that (or! to #eun"one1 Is (hat I shall still $all +% to sin! #a$! horri#l& into #ein* notmu$h more than one o- m& ol" #a$helor 'i'e9"reams1 Oh m& "ear/m& "ear/ $ome #a$! -or one moment an" "rie that misera#le'hantom a(a&% Oh Go! Go/ (h& "i" &ou ta!e su$h trou#le to -or$ethis $reature out o- its shell i- it is no( "oome" to $ra(l #a$!7to #esu$!e" #a$!7into it1

To"a& I ha" to meet a man I haen)t seen -or ten &ears% An" allthat time I ha" thou*ht I (as remem#erin* him (ell7ho( he loo!e"an" s'o!e an" the sort o- thin*s he sai"% The frst fe minutes o- thereal man shattere" the ima*e $om'letel&% Not that he ha" $han*e"%On the $ontrar&% I !e't on thin!in*/ 06es/ o- $ourse/ o- $ourse% I)"-or*otten that he thou*ht that7or "isli!e" this/ or !ne( so9an"9so7or

2er!e" his hea" #a$! that (a&%) I ha" !no(n all these thin*s on$e an" Ire$o*nie" them the moment I met them a*ain% But the& ha" all -a"e"out o- m& mental 'i$ture o- him/ an" (hen the& (ere all re'la$e" #&his a$tual 'resen$e the total e.e$t (as ;uite astonishin*l& "i.erent

-rom the ima*e I ha" $arrie" a#out (ith me -or those ten &ears% "o#can I hope that this #ill not happen to m$ memor$ o ".% That it is nothappening alrea$%Slo(l&/ ;uietl&/ li!e sno(9,a!es7li!e the small


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Alumno: SANTIAGOCARBONELLMATARREDONA Ingls,a!es that $ome (hen it is *oin* to sno( all ni*ht7little ,a!es o- me/m& im'ressions/ m& sele$tions/ are settlin* "o(n on the ima*e o- her%

The real sha'e (ill #e ;uite hi""en in the en"% Ten minutes7tense$on"s7o- the real +% (oul" $orre$t all this% An" &et/ een i- thoseten se$on"s (ere allo(e" me/ one se$on" later the little ,a!es (oul"#e*in to -all a*ain% The rou*h/ shar'/ $leansin* tan* o- her otherness

is *one%

Thesis& main iea& the ear an reluctance to lose "'s memor$! thoughhe realies the impossiilit$ o *eeping alive an resh thesememories.


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Alumno: SANTIAGOCARBONELLMATARREDONA Inglsto 'ra& -or the other "ea"/ an" I still "o/ (ith some $onf"en$e% But#hen I tr$ to pra$ or ".! I halt. Be#ilerment an amaement comeover me% I hae a *hastl& sense o- unrealit&/ o- s'ea!in* into aa$uum a#out a nonentit&%

The reason -or the "i.eren$e is onl& too 'lain%6ou neer !no(ho( mu$h &ou reall& #eliee an&thin* until its truth or -alsehoo"

#e$omes a matter o- li-e an" "eath to &ou% It is eas& to sa& &ou#eliee a rope to e strong an sounas lon* as &ou are merel&usin* it to $or" a #o8% But su''ose &ou ha" to han* #& that ro'e oera 're$i'i$e% $ulties% 0


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Alumno: SANTIAGOCARBONELLMATARREDONA Inglsmore name -or "eath/ an" "eaven itsel is a state #here 2the ormerthings have passe a#a$.)

i) 3eaing comprehension.

1. 3ea the te,t an ans#er the ollo#ing 4uestions. Give shortans#ers. ou can use e,actl$ the same #ors that appear in thete,t or $ou can even use 4uotations.

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Be$ause he -eels a *hastl& sense o- unrealit&/ o- s'ea!in* into a a$uuma#out a nonentit&%+e "i"n)t -eel the same (hen he 'ra&e" -or other 'eo'le #e$ause &ouneer !no( ho( mu$h &ou reall& #eliee an&thin* until its truth or-alsehoo" #e$omes a matter o- li-e an" "eath to &ou% That is: onl& areal ris! tests the realit& o- a #elie-%

T(o e8am'les -or e8'lainin* this 'oint:9 a rope/ use" 3@4 -or $or"in* a #o8/ or 34 -or sain* &our li-e -rom

-allin* into a 're$i'i$e%9 the confencehe 'resume" to hae (ith a -rien"/ unmas!e" (hen

he ha" to "e$i"e (hether he (oul" share or not a reall& im'ortantse$ret%

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% +is -aith is #ein* 'ut to the test% +e "oesn)t !no( (hether + e8ists an&

more% TQF

% Mental 'i$tures are not relia#le% TQF 3thou*h I thin! (e $annot assure it (holl&

an" a#solutel&4

K% +e thin!s that !no(in* !he is with "od "oesn)t hel' to sole the'ro#lem o- 'ain% TQF

% !he goes onmeans that she has oer$ome the 'lane o- Nature no(

she)s enterin* a ne( "imension% TQF

% +eaen is a 'la$e (here eer&thin* is ne(% TQF

@% There is a $ontra"i$tion #et(een (hat his heart an" his #o"& (antan" (hat he !no(s% TQF

ii) Grammar@%


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there isnt a good deal to be saidfor itno ha& una #uena ran 'araser "i$ho1 $Im sorry* I dont really understand this sentence%%

'he real shape will be 0uite hidden in the end La er"a"era -ormaestar #astante o$ulta al fnal

+and when they wereall replacedby his actual presence+& $uan"o

-ueron to"os ellos reem'laa"os 'or su 'resen$ia real

% Fin" e8am'les in the te8t o- 0'ast 'er-e$t) 3ha" U 'ast 'arti$i'le4 tense%

I ha *no#nall these thin*s on$e%But the& haall aeout o- m& mental 'i$ture o- him%the ima*e I ha carriea#out (ith me+a''iness hanot cometo her earl& in li-eAn" all that time I ha thoughtI (as remem#erin* him (ell

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"e lo ;ue se siente en rela$in a al*una $uestin/ materia o 'ersona/ o laer#alia$in "e esto mismo%

% Be(il"erment: lose ones way QQ 'er"er el rum#o5 "es$on$ierto%

% Falsehoo": untrue thing lie* lying QQ -alse"a"/ al*o no er"a"ero5 a$to"e mentir%

@% Trust: 3rm belief in reliability or truth or strength etc. of a person orthing state of being relied on QQ frme $oni$$in en la *arantVa Q$onsisten$ia Q $onfa#ilia" o er"a" o -uera "e una 'ersona o $osa5esta"o Q a$titu" "e "e'ositar la $onfana en al*o o al*uien%

iv) ThesisWhat o $ou thin* is the most important iea (or ieas) o thise,cerpt. 6peci$ in #hich sentence(or sentences) $ou thin* thatiea (or those ieas) are e,presse.

I thin! the main i"ea in this e8$er't is the author)s relu$tan$e to lose +)smemor& in his min"/ thou*h he realies the im'ossi#ilit& o- !ee'in* alie an"-resh these a$tual memories%

I can feel the slow* insidious beginning of a process that will ma&e the (.I thin& of into a

more and more imaginary woman

when they were all replaced by his actual presence the total eect was0uite astonishingly dierent from the image I had carried about with mefor those ten years. (ow can I hope that this will not happen to mymemory of (.? 'hat it is not happening already?

+e -ears e8$ee"in*l& the -a$t that he $oul" un$ons$iousl& "istort the mental'i$ture o- his "ea" (i-e/ es'e$iall& #e$ause he is o#sesse" on these thou*hts: %

4ut theres a snag. I am thin&ing about her nearly always

'he grave and the image are e0ually lin&s with the irrecoverable 5+6.4ut the image has the added disadvantage that it will do whatever youwant.

I also -eel that these i"eas are $onne$te" (ith his sin$ere $on-ession o-s$e'ti$ism a#out the 'ossi#ilit& o- +)s post7mortem li-e% +e -ears theirre$oera#le an" total "estru$tion o- +)s memories (hi$h are the onl& $urrent'seu"o9li-e o- + #e$ause he $annot o'en his min" an" heart to the #elie- in a

real li-e o- + a-ter her "eath%

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