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Oct 27th 2009 20:20
I finally finish reading " Little House in the Big Wood". When I was younger, I was a big fan of the TV series, and I've watched them everyday. Therefore, when I found the book series, I really wanted to read them. I bought five books but I finished reading only first series. However the story is very heartwarming story, and after I read it, I felt my heart became very warm. I read it without using a dictionary, and I like reading English books without using it. Because when I read English books, I think in English in my mind. Therefore, if I use Japanese English dictionary, I must stop thinking in English. I can't concentrate to read in English, so I like to read English books without using a dictionary. It is a good training to think in English in my mind. I sometimes read English books out loud.

I'm reading " Stuart Little" right now. It is also easy for me to read without using a dictionary. After I finish reading it, I would like to watch the DVD without subtitles.

Today I went to a book store, and figured out " Star Girl" which is Brandon's suggestion in Japanese. I would like to order both English versions and Japanese versions of " Star Girl". I also want to read " Dragon Rider". It sounds very interesting because I love fantasy and I'm very curious about fairies and dragons.

Right now I'm lazy to read English books. Therefore, I want to push myself to read them.
Sarahu
Thank you for your correction!
Oct 27th 2009 20:30
  • I finally finish reading " Little House in the Big Wood".

  • I finally finished reading " Little House in the Big Wood".

 
  • When I was younger, I was a big fan of the TV series, and I've watched them everyday.

  • When I was younger, I was a big fan of the TV series, and I've watched it everyday.

 
  • Therefore, when I found the book series, I really wanted to read them.

  • Therefore, when I found the book series, I really wanted to read it.

 
  • I bought five books but I finished reading only first series.

  • I bought all five books but I have finished only the first one.

 
  • However the story is very heartwarming story, and after I read it, I felt my heart became very warm.

  • However the story is very heartwarming story, and after I read it, I felt my heart warm. (This is kind of repetitive, since you already said the story is heartwarming; using one or the other would be better, rather than both :) )

 
  • I read it without using a dictionary, and I like reading English books without using it.

  • I read it without using a dictionary, and I like reading English books like that.

 
  • Because when I read English books, I think in English in my mind.

  • Because when I read English books, I think in English in my mind.

 
  • Therefore, if I use Japanese English dictionary, I must stop thinking in English.

  • Therefore, if I use Japanese English dictionary, I must stop thinking in English.

 
  • I can't concentrate to read in English, so I like to read English books without using a dictionary.

  • I can't concentrate enough to read in English, so I like to read English books without using a dictionary.

 
  • It is a good training to think in English in my mind.

  • It is a good training for thinking in English in my mind. (Since thinking can only happen in your mind, saying you think in your mind is repetitive and sounds a bit odd :) )

 
  • It is also easy for me to read without using a dictionary.

  • It is also easy for me to read it without using a dictionary, too.

 
  • Today I went to a book store, and figured out " Star Girl" which is Brandon's suggestion in Japanese.

  • Today I went to a book store, and found " Star Girl" which was Brandon's suggestion, in Japanese.

 
  • I would like to order both English versions and Japanese versions of " Star Girl".

  • I would like to order both the English versions and Japanese versions of " Star Girl".

 
  • Right now I'm lazy to read English books.

  • Right now I'm too lazy to read English books.

 
Would you like these books? :D
http://lang-8.com/sarahu/journals/261434
I usually like fantasy books, too, but this series (the ones with the dragons on them) is from the "teen reading" section, and I'm used to reading normal fantasy novels.
This means they're easier to follow than most fantasy books, though! :D
dryplace
Oct 27th 2009 23:03
Recommendation on how to use punctuations and connectives as below.

I read it without using a dictionary. I like reading reading English books like that because it let me think in English. If I use a Japanese-English dictionary, I need to stop thinking in English for some moment. (I can't .... <- this sentence is redundant.) It is good training for thinking in English.

In fact, you can think of using an English-English dictionary, I have a Japanese-Japanese dictionary at home also. :P
yumi
Oct 28th 2009 20:30
Hi, Sarahu-san. Thank you so much for the correction every day and your suggestion. I checked your journal entry. After I can improve my reading skill a bit more, I want to read the books which you are suggesting. Thank you so much.

Hi, dryplace-san. Thank you so much for the comment.
I have a really cool English English dictionary. However, when I read English books I want to try to read English slightly.
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