17:00 Jeg hoster meget, og jeg lider af halsbetændelse. Jeg bliver
pludselig klar over, at jeg kan ikke deltage i Lyndas U3A ”Making of English”
gruppes månedlige møde, der finder sted i morgen kl 14:30. Jeg sender hende en
email.
Det er en skam, at jeg har brugt nogle timer i dag på at tænke på
spørgsmålene, Lynda vil have gruppens medlemmer til at diskutere i morgen, men
jeg betrægter det ikke som spildt tid. Jeg er glad for, at jeg føler jeg
forstår mange aspekter af middengelsk og indflydelsen af nordmannerne på vores
sprog.
Jeg føler jeg nu forstår, hvorfor det engelske sprog overlevede. Sproget
var helt sikkert i alvorlig fare, da nordmannerne regerede både England og
hoveddelen af Frankrig, men så snart denne forbindelse mellem de to lande blev
brudt (i 1204, da Kong John tabte sine franske domæner), var overlevelsen af
vores sprog garanteret, og derefter ser vi pludselig mange eksempler på smukke
digte og prosaværker blive skrevet på
engelsk.
Det hjalp meget også, at nordmannerne aldrig viste interesse i at tvinge
englændere til at tale fransk. Dybest set var de ligeglade med, hvad
almindelige mennesker gjorde eller ikke gjorde.
18:00 Vi spiser aftensmad, og derefter lytter vi lidt til radio, men jeg
har det lidt værre, og går tidligt i seng. Lois vil sove i Sarahs gamle værelse
i nat, fordi jeg hoster meget, og jeg vil ikke forstyrre hende.
23:00 Jeg vågner op. Jeg lider af dårlig fordøjelse. Lois hjælper mig med
at finde en pakke Rennies tabletter. Jeg falder tilbage i søvn.
04:00 Jeg vågner op igen. Jeg har en slem hovedpine. Jeg skynder mig ind i
køkkenet og får fat i en pakke paracetamol. Jeg falder tilbage i søvn igen.
07:30 Lois kommer ind i soveværelset. Hun medbringer den obligatoriske kop
te – hurra!
09:00 Lois serverer morgenmad for mig (grød med gyldne sirup – nam nam!).
Det er rart at blive vartet op for engangs skyld!
Jeg har mange symptomer: hoste, hovedpine, dårlig fordøjelse, halsbetændelse. Jeg er ikke helt sikkert på, at min pakke
paracetamol hjælper på meget. Jeg skytter mig engang imellem, selvom vejret er
mildt.
13:00 Vi spiser frokost.
Jeg går i seng og lytter til radio, et interessant program (5. del af 5),
der handler om Karl og Emma Jungs ægteskab. Efter 4 afsnit, hvor tempoet er meget
langsomt, og der ikke sker meget (bortset fra, at Karl gør Emma gravid 5 gange,
og hans patienter og studerende beder ham om, at gøre dem også gravide – uha!),
er det sidste afsnit proppet med intenst drama og spændende begivenheder – du godeste!
Sabine, der i mange år var Carls ”anden kvinde” går fra ham, og en ny
potentielle elskerinde dukker op, Antonia. Hun spiser sammen med familien og
flytter næsten ind i huset. Hun går lange ture alene med Carl. Deres forhold
varer mange år, og når Carl og Emma går på ferie, går Antonia også – du
godeste! Carl og Emma holder op med at dele seng.
Også i dette afsnit finder vi ud af, at Carl har en underlig hobby. Han
bruger mange timer i husets baghave på at bygge hele miniature landsbyer af
sten og jord, med gader, huset, kirker osv. Resten af tiden bruger han sammen
med Antonia i sin studerekammer eller ude på landet under deres lange gåture.
Emma er determineret på at redde ægteskabet, og både hun og Antonia
uddanner sig til psychoanalytiker og hjælper Carl med at behandle patienterne.
Emma bliver til forfatter og skriver en bog om legenden af den hellige gral og
legendens psykiske betydning.
Sikke en underlig historie! Før programmets slutning falder jeg desværre i
søvn – zzzzz!!!!
16:00 Jeg står op og vi slapper af med en kop te på sofaen.
English translation
17:00 I cough a lot, and I am suffering from a sore throat. I
suddenly realize that I cannot take part in Lynda's U3A "Making of
English" group's monthly meeting, which takes place tomorrow at 2.30pm. I
send her an email.
It's a shame that I've spent some
hours today thinking about the questions Lynda wants the group members to
discuss tomorrow, but I do not regard it as wasted time. I am happy that I feel
I understand many aspects of Middle English and the influence of the Normans on
our language.
I feel like I now understand why
the English language survived. The language was certainly in grave danger when
the Normans ruled both England and the major part of France, but as soon as the
connection between the two countries was broken (in 1204, when King John lost
his French domains), the survival of our language was guaranteed and after that
we suddenly see many examples of beautiful poems and prose works being written
in English.
It also helped a lot that the
Normans never showed interest in forcing the English to speak French. Basically
they did not care what ordinary people did or did not do!
18:00 We have dinner, and then we
listen a little to the radio, but I am feeling a little worse, and go to bed
early. Lois will sleep in Sarah's old room tonight because I am coughing a lot,
and I do not want to disturb her.
23:00 I wake up. I am suffering
from indigestion. Lois helps me find a packet of Rennie tablets. I go back to
sleep.
04:00 I wake up again. I have a
bad headache. I hurry into the kitchen and get hold of a packet of paracetamol.
I go back to sleep again.
07:30 Lois comes in the bedroom.
She brings the obligatory cup of tea - hurrah!
09:00 Lois serves me breakfast
(porridge with golden syrup - yum yum!). It's nice to be waited on for once!
I have many symptoms: cough,
headache, indigestion, sore throat. I'm not sure that my packet of paracetamol
is helping a lot. I shiver sometimes, even though the weather is mild.
13:00 We
eat lunch.
I go to bed and listen to the
radio, an interesting program (part 5 of 5) about Karl and Emma Jung's
marriage. After 4 episodes where the pace is very slow, and not much happens
(except that Karl makes Emma pregnant five times, and his patients and students
ask him to make them pregnant too - oh dear!), the last episode is stuffed with
intense drama and exciting events - my god!
Sabine, who for many years was
Carl's "other woman" leaves him, and a new potential mistress shows
up, Antonia. She eats with the family and practically moves into the house. She
goes for long walks alone with Carl. Their relationship lasts many years, and
when Carl and Emma go on vacation, Antonia goes too - my god! Carl and Emma
stop sharing a bed.
Also in this episode we find out
that Carl has a strange hobby. He spends many hours in the backyard building
whole miniature villages of stone and earth, with streets, houses, churches and
so on. The rest of the time he spends with Antonia in his study or in the
countryside during their long walks.
Emma is determined to save the
marriage, and both she and Antonia train as psychoanalysts and help Carl treat
the patients. Emma becomes a writer and writes a book about the legend of the
Holy Grail and its psychological significance.
What a strange story! Before the
end of the program I fall asleep unfortunately - zzzzz !!!!
16:00 I get up and we relax with
a cup of tea on the sofa.
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