石の上にも三年　ishi no ue nimo san nen

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Jul 4, 2014 15:52
Today, reinterpretation of Japanese proverb No.2 by me.


It is 石の上にも三年　ishi no ue nimo san nen .

That means perseverance prevails in English.

In Japanese case, sit down on cold stone long time, so getting warm.

in this proverb, 石ishi is stone in Japanese.

So I thought, if 石ishi (stone) change to 意志ishi (vilition), how means does it have to this proverb?



【意志(vilition)】の上にも三年。

my interpretation is

I have a strong will, keep study English so long time (for example 3years),
surely I getting better ability of English.


How is my interpretation in this time?
今回は石の上にも3年という日本の諺を自分なりに再解釈してみました。

本来はじっと辛抱することを指す諺ですが、【石】を【意志】と置き換えてみるとどうだろう？と。


強い意志を持って長い間勉強し続ければ、きっと能力は上がるに違いない。


…長ければ良いというものでもありませんが、同音異義語【意志】について、今回はどうでしょうか?
mestre
Jul 4, 2014 16:34
  • Today, reinterpretation of Japanese proverb No.2 by me.

  • Today is my second reinterpretation of a Japanese proverb No.2 by me.

 
  • That means perseverance prevails in English.

  • That It means, "perseverance prevails," in English.

 
  • In Japanese case, sit down on cold stone long time, so getting warm.

  • The original Japanese meaning is that even a very cold stone will become warm if you sit on it for a long time.

    In the end, I restructured it completely, because I didn't think the actual message was coming across.

 
  • in this proverb, 石ishi is stone in Japanese.

  • In this proverb, 石 (ishi) means stone in Japanese.

 
  • So I thought, if 石ishi (stone) change to 意志ishi (vilition), how means does it have to this proverb?

  • So I thought, if 石 ishi (stone) were changed to 意志 ishi (volition), how means does it have to change the meaning of this proverb?

 
  • my interpretation is

  • My interpretation is

 
  • I have a strong will, keep study English so long time (for example 3years),

  • If I have a strong will and keep studying English so for a long time (for example 3years)

 
  • surely I getting better ability of English.

  • surely I getting gain better ability of at English.

 
  • How is my interpretation in this time?

  • How is my interpretation in this time?

 

Hehe. Once again you've taken an entertaining twist on an old proverb. I think I only just now understood the original meaning of 石の上にも三年 about two minutes ago. :)

Your sentence structure still needs some work. Still, I'm sure if you keep at it with a strong 意志, you'll get there in less than three years!

Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 4, 2014 17:31 beavutz
  • thanks friend! I like reading since so young days, when I reading some books, I had thinking that to if I was writer, my opinion is different to this writer.
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