Chapter 1 of Crime and Punishment (part 2) -- Irena -- 20150912 (This is the second part of the same discussion. Italki has a character limit that can easily exceed). Phrases: psychologist of literature: Dostoevsky is considered a great psychologist of literature. smallest trifle: The smallest trifle can spoil the whole plan. (Use smallest to emphasize "trifle" though trifle already has the meaning of "small"). Pronunciation: trifle: "tri" as in "triangle", not as in "trilogy". babble: Another word I've been pronounced wrongly for a while. "ba" as in "bat", not as in "bar". accidentally: not "acidentally". I might miss the "k" sound in "acci". grotesque: not "grostique" (gross + tick ?) , but "grow" + "tesk". scaffolding: "sca" as in "sketch", not as in "sky". (I've pronounced it as "skyffolding" for a while, which is wrong.) Tavern: This is an important one as there are a lot of restaurant called Tavern. The right way to pronounce it is "ta" + "ve" + "ren", not "ta" + "ven". Try to prounce it as if it has three syllables. loathsome: "thso" is almost pronounced as a single syllable "tho". It does not seem right to say "loath" + "some" as if they are two separate words. poverty: Notice that "ver" is as in "verse", not as in "power". In fact, pronouncing it as "powerty" is a mistake you should avoid. Others: A color constantly appear in the book is "yellow". Yellow stands for mental illness and suffering. It is used in mental hospital as a way to calm down the patient, but somehow is connected to mental illness. Orange color -> harmonious color combinations (What would be a world that has a lot of orange color looks like?)