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Japanese, Mandarin
ID 48539

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僕は57歳のアメリカ人です。数学の教授で、それからプログラマーでした。今はアルバイトだけしています。各国の音楽と文芸が好きです。特に伝統的の音楽が大好きです。リコーダーでバロック音楽と民俗音楽を吹きます。書くのも好きです。
I'm a 57-year-old American. I was a mathematics professor, and then a programmer. Now I only do part time work. I like music and literature from various different countries. I am especially fond of traditional music. I play Baroque music and folk music on the recorder. I also like to write.

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いとこのキャタピラー (Cousin Caterpillar)

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Jan 17th 2012 08:37

僕は今日この子どもの頃の歌を考えていて、嬉しくなりました。 I was thinking today about this song from when I was a kid, and it made me happy: http://www.youtube.co...

シシの分担 (The Lion's Share)

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Dec 30th 2011 13:54

「シシの分担」というイソップの物語を日本語に翻訳してみます。 I'm going to try translating an Aesop fable called "The Lion's Share" into Japanese. よかったら、日...

誕生日のプレゼント

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Nov 17th 2011 02:09

11月9日は僕の誕生日で、57歳になりました。 November 9 was my 57th birthday. 2日間あとは、インターネットで「Kanji・Sketch・Pad」というソフトを見つけました。 Two days later, I found a p...

常用漢字を勉強する (Studying the Jouyou Kanji)

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Oct 26th 2011 01:07

最近は、常用漢字を勉強しています。 I've been studying the jouyou kanji recently. 目標は今年末まで常用漢字に対する意味や読みやいくつかの単語を習うことです。 My goal is to learn the meanin...

いくつかの翻訳がある言葉の練習 (Practice with Words which have Several Translations)

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Oct 20th 2011 14:20

僕は普通日本語で文を書いて、それから英訳します。 Normally, I write sentences in Japanese, and then translate them into English. 今夜は反対なことをしたいです。 Tonight I wa...

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Testimonials from My Friends

Akiko
的確で論理的な添削をして下さる方です。その明晰な頭脳に敬意を表します。
陽子(Yoko)
tony-san must be one of the brightest people on Lang-8! His corrections are always well-thought-out and very educational. If you are eager to learn top-notch English writing skills, or enjoy deep discussions with a native English speaker, you have to get tony-san's attention! Either way, you can't go wrong with adding tony-san on your friends list!
muso
Tony has a good understanding of Japanese, and he has also occasionally helped those of us struggling with Japanese, leaving helpful and thoughtful comments.
Lyren
Tony always knows how to say exactly what is necessary to make something clear. Take his corrections to heart! They're very useful in my experience.
mokenzie
I have talked with tony only a few times,but he was very kind and thoughtful.He is the man that I would like to keep in touch with.