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    Interview with a famous figure skater Michelle Kwan

    I aim to improve my understanding of oral English, especially about sports. I have begun from the interview with Michelle Kwan. Could anybody correct mistakes and add words that I could not hear? Here the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYolQMez8-k

    As Yu-Na Kim's mentor and good friend, what else can she accomplish in skating … she's won everything! How does someone like her keep motivated? 
    - That's a very, very good question. I mean when you look at it, she's won the olympics, she's won the world championships, 
    she's won a lot of international competitions. But I think she has to ask herself why she started skating in the first place. And when you're talking about a sport that… you could say: Oh, well, she could hang up the skates. It's very easy for her to be like "you know what? I've won everything, what else?"  
    But it's just the joy of skating, it's not about the journey, it's about enjoying what she does, and it's not about the medals. It's about her performance, about giving to the audience, what she brings to the ice. And if she really has to ask herself like what , what does she is enjoying.
    - Are those the type of questions that you yourself asked ?
    - I've asked myself that many times. A lot of people ask, you know, what has made you make keep on going outgoing, keep ... continuing to...to pursue the World Championships or the Nationals. And I say, you know, it is not about the medals, 'cause if it was, I'd be like: "OK, well, I won the Worlds, you know, Olympic Gold… silver, bronze, it's not bad, you know. It's not about that to me. Everyday practice and everyday... like some days when I'm having a rough time, I look at the kids that are getting on the ice. And I remember why I started skating in the first place. It's a love and a joy that I have for the sport. I mean now, my family and I own an ice rink. Skating is a part of my life. And something that I see, as a hobby. And even when I am a grandmother, knock on wood, great-grandmother, I'll still be, you know, involved in skating.


    She has a few more times when she says "you know" but she says it so fast, it's just like a single sound :)

    The expression "knock on wood" basically expresses luck or hope, since there is a superstition that knocking on something wooden provides luck.


    Good job, you definitely got all of the important information!

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    August 21, 2012
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    Как смысл слова "пойдемте"? Это не понятно. Почему существует такое слово? Я думал, что слово "пойдем" уже было как "мы", и что, "пойдете" бы был как "вы". Существуют дригие глагулы как этот?
    July 25, 2012
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    Quand le genre dans un groupe n'est pas uniforme Si je veux dire en français les phrases suivantes: He has a new phone and car." "He hates small boats and cars." Comment puis-je faire dans un seul groupe les deux objets de genres différents? Dois-je les faire séparément? Comme "Il déteste les petits bateaux et les petites voitures", ou puis-je dire quelque chose comme "Il déteste les petits bateaux et voitures", même que l'adjective ne fait pas d'accord? Merci!
    July 25, 2012
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    La Chose la Plus Difficile en Apprenant une Langue Etrangère Je pense que la chose la plus difficile quand on essaie d'apprendre une nouvelle langue est tout simplement d'avoir le courage du l'utiliser. Quand j'ai commencé à apprendre le français, j'étais toujours tellement nerveux que je restais silencieux plus souvent que non quand l'occasion de l'utiliser s'est présentée. Maintenant, je suis plus confiant en moi-meme, et je ne m'inquiète pas trop sur si mon accent est bon ou si je fait des fautes de grammaire. J'aimerais bien m'améliorer en parlant avec des vrais gens, au lieu de parler solitairement avec moi-même! J'oserais dire que beaucoup d'entre vous ont eu ce problème (ou vous l'ont toujours) aussi, mais si on tente d'être un peu moins timide, on peut apprendre bien plus rapidement :)
    April 27, 2012
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