Today, when I was teaching "Let It Be" to my high schoolers, I asked a teacher to translate the phrase "let it be" into Japanese. He then said the phrase in katakana English and waited for me to proceed with the lesson. I looked at him in bewilderment and said "No, in Japanese please", to which he replied "hakuna matata!". I lost the struggle to maintain composure, unsuccessfully trying to contain frustruated laughter as I asked him again. He answered "se la vie". Smack! Not that I was being melodramatic, it was a parasympathetic response that caused my hand to slap my forehead with such force. And that's pretty much how that lesson went for that particular class.
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Comments (3)
You should have slaped him instead.
Posted by: Rod | November 7, 2005 1:49 PM
Posted on: November 7, 2005 13:49
That's priceless. I wonder how he is at charades?
Posted by: YoMama | November 7, 2005 4:45 PM
Posted on: November 7, 2005 16:45
hoppottoke, sawaruna, ijikuruna or even kinisuruna comes to mind.
Posted by: latimeria chalumnae | November 7, 2005 11:37 PM
Posted on: November 7, 2005 23:37