| 单词 | fluent |
| 例句 | Mainly Dimple tried not to be jealous that not only was Celia smart and glamorous and rich and beautiful, but she also spoke passable Spanish, excellent French, and fluent English. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It is a lovely sound, but it is practically impossible to make out where the individual words begin and end, even if you are fluent in Latin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z My parents wanted us to grow up speaking fluent French. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She felt guilty for leaving Nehemia out of the conversation for so long, and having the princess be fluent in both languages would be great fun. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “No, it was good thinking. I don’t speak fluent bumpkin and he’ll be more likely to open up to someone who does.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From talking with the patients I’ve gotten passably fluent in Lingala, which is spoken throughout northern Congo, in Léopoldville, and along most of the navigable rivers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Kanue was fortunate that as a Liberian, he was fluent in English. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He wasn’t particularly fluent in English, but he liked them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Major Shannon wrote a letter saying they spoke fluent Navajo and insisting they should immediately be made sergeants and given the job of telling the Navajo code talkers what to do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The United States still had many military facilities in Europe; when I earned ratings of fluent in German, Polish, and Russian, I expected to be stationed in Germany or Poland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He spoke fluent Spanish, which he had learned during his years in the jungles of Central and South America, hunting for hot agents. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was living to be one hundred years old and played a smoothly fluent game of billiards that contrasted with his own ninety-four-year-old brittleness. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Though he learned to speak a fluent, somewhat eccentric English, his written command of the language was mediocre at best. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Foreign languages throw me—I have a beginner’s grasp of a few of them, but I can’t really access a person’s memory fast enough to pretend to be fluent in any of them. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z "Maybe it's jet lag. Are you really fluent?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The family lets Amélie do most of the talking when the Nazis occupy their kitchen—she appears to have a head full of feathers but utterly charms the visitors with her fluent Alsatian German. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I learned to speak fluent Hungarian just so I could talk with her. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The new language of Korean Air was English, and if you wanted to remain a pilot at the company, you had to be fluent in that language. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Dad spoke fluent Spanish, and since I had studied for a year we were able to converse slightly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of hours’ night flying required, and fluent French, and though they could only take volunteers, they were such a secret operation that they weren’t allowed to actively recruit anyone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She doesn’t speak French to the waiter, who is French himself, but the way she pronounces the items on the menu makes it clear that she is fluent. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The message was irrefutable, for Ben was fluent in the rituals of disaster. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As we become fluent readers we file away in memory tens of thousands of common word pairs, such as horse race, hunt ducks, cotton clothing, fat people, prime number, old man, and data point. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was his responsibility to determine each candidate's "fitness" based on how fluent they were in English and how well they knew America and its culture. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z "Lou doesn't need to be, Sunny. He's already fluent. Are you guys ready for the assembly? There's the bell now." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mother Lois spoke fluent French; she often gave Conrad and me lessons over the dinner table. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A child prodigy, Galton learned to read at two, was fluent in Greek and Latin by five, and solved quadratic equations by eight. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Although he didn’t know the Bernese dialect, his German was fluent enough to be understood easily, and since it was the U.S. embassy, everybody spoke English anyway. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And we were all speaking Latin because, apparently, I’m fluent in Latin in my dreams. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Kedry had been fluent in the tongues of all of the Free Cities, and even the mongrel Ghiscari that men spoke along the shores of Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But, since he wasn’t even in kindergarten yet, he wasn’t exactly fluent in either one. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Champollion, who was fluent in ancient Greek, read that the stone had been inscribed to commemorate the coronation of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, in the spring of the year 196 B.C. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised to find out that I’d tested into the fluent class, since my Spanish sounded like it had been put in a blender and pulsed into a mess of sounds and letters. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They were all Issei, and he was one of the few fluent in Japanese and English. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, the language of the school was Latin, in which Kepler became fluent. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Catalina was originally from Spain and she was fluent in both Spanish and French. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was fluent in the knowledge of foreign things, especially of American things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He didn't realize that I am fluent in Spanish, as it was the language I learned after English. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He was a short, stocky, muscular man, fluent in English, Sotho, and Zulu, expressing himself in all of them with precision, humor, and confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rage was making him fluent; the words came easily, in a rush. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke fluent English, because he had lived for several years in Britain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Neither Elizebeth nor her team was fluent in Chinese, but Elizebeth had learned some basic characters while breaking another drug case earlier that year. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She wished she were fluent in Hausa and Yoruba, like her uncle and aunt and cousin were, something she would gladly exchange her French and Latin for. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If I couldn’t manage to speak English, which I’m fluent in, on a stage, how would I possibly make out Arabic words in my pathetic accent? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Though we were forbidden to speak anything but French, the teacher would occasionally use us to practice any of her five fluent languages. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Mother grabbed the officer and began speaking in Russian—pure, fluent Russian. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His laughter had come more easily as they’d traveled, as if he were becoming fluent in a new language. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All of Zeitoun’s nieces and nephews were fluent in English, and were translating for the rest of the family. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z However, only men fluent in both English and Navajo were wanted. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “This fellow, Benteret, he’s supposed to be fluent in a hundred languages, but now he’ll only say one word—over and over again.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Eang and her parents speak fluent Vietnamese because they lived in a Vietnamese community in Phnom Penh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fluent in several European languages and acted as a kind of clearing house for scientific information, communicating by letter with scientists all over Europe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z As his group departed, I noticed that he spoke fluent Creole, the local language, with his Haitian friends. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She was fluent in English, German, Swahili, and her family’s local language, called Luo. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Bobby loved languages and, in addition to being fluent in Spanish, was becoming adept at Russian and German. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He speaks fluent French and says that’s how he’s able to succeed in his career. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Calixte was nearly fluent by now, but she had no intention of spending her time helping “small-minded old men.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But one of the warders was fluent in Xhosa and understood the content of our songs, and we were soon ordered to stop singing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I grew fluent in English, I no longer could speak Spanish with confidence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We can both understand it, but his spoken Bangla is more fluent than mine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But Sweets was fluent in four tongues, one of them High Valyrian. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I want to become fluent in more than one. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I spoke French and English with my parents, but was still fluent in the language of my childhood friends. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Some Green Police don't speak it at all, and they're annoyed when we’re not fluent in German, as if we should have been preparing our entire lives for the day when they invaded our country. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Neither of them was very fluent, and Louisiana French was so different from Canadian French it was almost impossible to converse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z French came easily to me in school, and I became fluent. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He started to laugh, then stopped and became fluent instead. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Our milkman, who lives in Halfweg, saw four Canadians sitting along the side of the road, and one of them spoke fluent Dutch. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "Do you speak English?" asked the woman, although her Italian sounded quite fluent. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It sounded fluent and native, not like Babulya when she spoke with her heavy accent. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He was fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and owned a Brazilian restaurant in the Castro. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As we became fairly fluent, we often would speak the languages at the dinner table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must be nearly fluent in Russian by now,” he teased, pulling on my hat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The Preacher gave me a hard look then told the conjurer, “Plus, of course, he’s fluent in Chochote.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I know, that’s on me. But I am certain. He’s speaking an old Cree I don’t even fully know. He’s way more fluent than me or anyone else I’ve met. And walked his lineage back.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was rumored by many that Bibi conversed with herself in a fluent but totally incomprehensible language, and slept without dreams. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We were equally fluent in both languages, and I have to admit that I felt closer to her than to my mother. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The two sisters swore and spat at each other now savagely, raising a fluent, deafening commotion that brought a whole crowd of hilarious spectators swarming into the room. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Candidate instructors, it stipulated, were to have a fluent knowledge of both the French and English languages, and only those of temperate habits and unquestionable character need apply. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He is surprised to learn that she speaks fluent German, though they have only written each other in English. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The woman reminds us of the name of the camp like we can’t speak English and somehow her speaking slowly and very loudly will suddenly make us fluent. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There was one class for nonnative speakers, and all the rest of the periods were for fluent speakers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Davis was quite fluent on the subject. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” she said loudly, as though shouting at me would suddenly make me more fluent in English. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I'm fluent in Bangla; they speak it like youngsters in class three. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell remains a fluent and, when he wishes to be, witty writer. Review: David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House’ Plunges Into a Battle of Immortals 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z It is fluent and sensible, but that may not be enough when approaching one of the most disorienting works in operatic history. Review: Cheers, but Modest Impact, for Revisionist ‘Tristan’ 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z His father, who was fluent in six languages, had been a lawyer in Vienna but was among more than 6,000 Jews arrested there in November 1938. Keith Reid, Who Brought Poetry to Procol Harum, Dies at 76 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The sheikh’s personal adviser for 22 years was the Foreign Office’s Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, fluent in the gulf’s dialects and customs. How the United States Achieved World Leadership 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z And that fluent narrative would probably be much closer to the way people talk in fiction. The unreal art of realistic dialogue 2010-03-18T10:54:00Z "The fact that she said it in fluent Dutch with a sense of humor won a lot of people over," said Van der Linden. Kate can get a princess tips from Dutch royal 2011-05-04T13:59:26Z It made me relatively fluent in Spanish, which is more and more helpful every day. Tim Kaine talks Hillary and the harmonica 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z It is never more alive than during its battles; this show is notably fluent in the vocabulary of African violence. Review | The king feels more like a pawn in updated, political ‘Macbeth’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z But just because Holter’s text is fluent in the disillusionment that’s overtaken this year doesn’t mean that it lacks humor or wit. In Four Audio Plays, No Stages but Lots of New Voices 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Soufan moved from Lebanon to the United States when he was 16 and became an asset to the bureau thanks to his fluent Arabic and understanding of Islam. He hunted bin Laden — then died in 9/11. Now the FBI legend is the center of a new TV show. 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Our children are bilingual in the native languages of each parent: they speak both fluent kale and Vienna sausage, Mormonism and godlessness, gay and military, left and right, brown and white, Manhattan and desert. Motherlode Blog: Negotiating Pettiness and Heartache in the Modern, Blended, Non-Brady Family 2013-12-22T13:51:47Z We continued our conversation — Gergiev speaks fluent English — once the driver parked, with Gergiev waving off his assistant until the maestro was finally dragged away. Valery Gergiev wants to make music, but the West brings up Putin 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Unable to speak fluent English, Dad says he struggled with interviews and conversations on coin-operated telephones. Family life 2013-02-23T07:15:01Z Although he’s a fluent rapper, his voice can be thin or off-pitch when he sings, and his guitar playing is usually rudimentary. Music: Musician Wyclef Jean Running for President of Haiti 2010-08-05T17:06:00Z Born in Britain and raised in Germany, Sehgal speaks fluent but heavily accented English. Tino Seghal's Turbine Hall commission: 'Attention is what I work with' 2012-07-16T18:01:00Z He believed in space aliens and was fluent in the Bible and furious with his former wife, Adell. Art in Review: PROPHET ROYAL ROBERTSON: ?No Proud Bastards??Project Stewart Home? 2011-11-17T22:18:26Z But “Thank Me Later” is fluent enough in hip-hop’s traditions deftly to abandon them altogether in places. Arts & Leisure Preview: The New Face of Hip-Hop 2010-06-09T19:29:00Z Paltrow's identity as a wellness guru and as the mother of children who are fluent in multiple languages has been fortified by her obsession over controlling her image and the narrative around her. Gwyneth Paltrow is a human after all? 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Isaac, absent-minded about the physical world but fluent in six languages, loved to read, casually cracking the spines of paperbacks as others might lobsters. ‘Lost & Found’ Ponders Profound Grief Alongside Newfound Love 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z “She speaks fluent Arabic, and she’s traveled in the Middle East,” Mr. Kahn said. Samantha Bee Prepares to Break Up Late-Night TV’s Boys Club 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z "My parents are from Kolkata and I speak fluent Bengali." "Yes, I'm 100 percent Indian": Navigating Hollywood as a so-called "unicorn" woman of color 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, his playing was fluent and strong, if not strikingly individual. Guest conductor Markus Stenz pulls the BSO into an unknown but elite realm 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z It works: She has charm and a manner of speaking both fluent and measured. Review: Washington Ballet Scales New Heights via the Classics 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z He described his style as “fluent toddler psychopath”. John Oliver on Trump's budget cuts: 'impatient, vain and horny for malice' 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z A fluent fusion of seeming incompatible elements, “Girl” occupies territory previously unmapped on Broadway, and it speaks its own hypnotic language. ‘Girl From the North Country’ Review: Bob Dylan’s Amazing Grace 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Elders fluent in northern and southern Haida dialects revised dialogue and coached actors in pronunciation. Can Film Save Indigenous Languages? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Seierstad does not write the kind of prose, in this fluent translation from the Norwegian by Sarah Death, that is easy to quote. Review: ‘One of Us,’ by Asne Seierstad, on Anders Breivik’s Rampage in Norway 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z So he would ask me a question in French, and I would reply in fluent French. Experience: I woke up from a coma speaking French 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Between 5% and 8% of them then go through a phase when they become less fluent, but the vast majority of them will recover normally. Stammering: lost for words 2011-01-09T20:29:00Z If there is relatively little original research in Ms. Katz’s book, she benefits from her fluent command of sources in both English and German. Pamela Katz’s ‘The Partnership,’ on Weill and Brecht 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z “English is the rice,” she explains in the inadvertent poetry of the partially fluent. Review: Learning ‘English,’ When Your Accent Is a ‘War Crime’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Then he embarks on a fluent soliloquy about subversive 1970s cinema, Thatcher-era repression, the scourge of box-office figures, the larger-than-life greatness of Elizabeth Taylor. T Magazine: Rupert Everett Is So Not An American Movie Star 2013-05-10T13:00:54Z My parents are both fluent in English and Korean, and whilst my brother and I understood Korean, we both always spoke English. Representation heals: How watching K-dramas lifted the weight of white supremacy and freed my tongue 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z There are a lot of us — people who may not belong to a church, but are fluent in the language and sensibility of religion. Tayari Jones: By the Book 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Liu speaks fluent English and spent part of her adolescence in New York City. Mulan: tide turns against 'whitewash' as Liu Yifei gets starring role 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z There is, after all, a shortage of fluent commentators from outside the comfortable British establishment. Russell Brand: messiah or very naughty boy? 2013-06-15T23:05:40Z Were Swift ever to explicitly return to the genre that catapulted her to global acclaim, she’d be as fluent as the day she left town. Taylor Swift Emerges From the Darkness Unbroken on ‘Lover’ 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z She spoke fluent Italian, and skated and acted in an NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame when television was still live. Warming up to “Baby It’s Cold Outside”: What my mother taught me about the guy who wrote the “date-rape” Christmas song 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z One warns that “sarcasm is my language,” while the advanced are “fluent in sarcasm.” Analysis | So you want to date someone who’s sarcastic? How original. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Argento speaks in fluent but heavily accented French, sometimes pausing and fumbling to find the right word. ‘Vortex’ Review: A Split Screen and a Shared Fate 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z She is now fluent enough to speak at public events and be interviewed - although her dialogue on "Grace under Fire" was still dubbed. Olympic gold medalist switches to show business 2011-05-09T10:42:08Z Christian's extravagant, cosmopolitan lifestyle derived from her stunning beauty – she was dubbed "The Anatomic Bomb" by Life magazine – and her ability to speak fluent French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English. Linda Christian obituary 2011-07-26T17:23:06Z Even though he is fluent in English as well as French and Swedish, Mr. Khemiri said it was crucial that someone else translate “Invasion!” for an American audience. Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the Playwright Behind ?Invasion!? 2011-09-09T07:30:35Z For all her prickliness, Elle, who speaks fluent English, French and Italian, may be at home in the world of ideas but she is also a woman of deep feeling. | 'Certified Copy': On the Road, Packing Querulous Erudition 2011-03-11T01:14:48Z He called himself an admirer and cited the depth of Mr. Dare’s contacts in Japan, saying Mr. Dare was a fluent Japanese speaker. New Jersey Symphony President Richard Dare Quits 2013-01-12T01:27:04Z He was helped by his genial manner, his capricious sense of humor and his accented but fluent English. Jean-Jacques Perrey, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dies at 87 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Full of opinions — don’t get her started on current immigration law — her words pour forth in a fluent, hyper-articulate rush. Linda Ronstadt Discusses Her Memoir and Parkinson’s 2013-08-28T15:53:56Z "Quite frankly I was tickled at the idea of playing here," he said, interrupting his all-Chopin programme with his characteristically fluent chat and sharp humour. Daniel Barenboim - review 2011-04-08T23:51:33Z If a French nun without hierarchical standing seems an unlikely candidate to investigate abuse allegations, this is soon explained: Sister Johanna Marie is fluent in Icelandic. A Not-So-Cold Case in Not-So-Frigid Iceland 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z His score is extraordinarily fluent: the vocal lines are perfectly judged and the instrumental writing full of wonderful touches, with marching band, jazz trio, solo harp and erhu players on stage. Kommilitonen! ? review 2011-03-21T18:28:49Z You don't have to talk to Boyle for long – he is the most edge-of-the-seat eager and fluent of interviewees – to discover that he is full of theories about many things, but particularly about longevity. What Danny Boyle did next 2010-12-05T00:04:00Z I’m sure there’s folks out there who speak fluent Italian, but I think what they’re singing about is making an omelet. Breaking Down the 'Breaking Bad' Finale With Vince Gilligan 2010-06-14T12:23:00Z Then we all gather for dinner under a pergola of vines and speak fluent Italian. | Ciao, Tuscany! 2012-08-09T15:21:49Z His street photography of the early 1960s consists of fluent, if unexceptional, shots of a demotic New York: passengers on a ferry, apartment dwellers sitting in window sills, a painted sign for a Spanish-language church. Review: ‘Donald Blumberg Photographs,’ Observing America on the Streets and From the Sofa 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z She grew up in one of Baghdad’s Christian communities and moved to Michigan during high school, so unlike most translators, she’s fluent in both languages. “Our sons will ask us what we did here”: an interrogator’s memories of Abu Ghraib 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z “How It Happened” starts with a confession that is long, fluent, rich in vivid detail — and prompted by a clever move on the interrogator’s part. Review | ‘How it Happened’ starts with a confession, but is it true? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He’s from Colorado — an increasingly important state for the party — fluent in technology issues, big on immigration reform and willing to put his own money into one of the biggest environmental fights in the country. The evolution of Jared Polis Francis, who is fluent in Romanian and can navigate the city much more easily, is constantly at work, so Julia aimlessly explores, trying to make the most of her new, lonely existence. ‘Watcher’ Review: Terror, at a Glance 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z A child prodigy, fluent in English and French, Martí was born in 1853 in Havana, 350 years after Spain declared Cuba a colony. ‘José Martí,’ by Alfred J. López 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The critic Charles Rosen has suggested that Rossini simply couldn’t get past his mid-30s, “the age when the most fluent composer begins to lose the ease of inspiration he once possessed.” The Puzzle of Rossini?s Brief Career 2011-07-03T02:00:06Z Wolfe decried schools that “exist only to train their students for employment — how to report to computers and follow instructions … Fifty million adult Americans are less than fluent in English.” Science fiction’s 2012 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z She isn’t fluent, though, and when she shared the cover on her Instagram, criticism rolled in: followers mocked her grammatical errors and questioned if she was “really” Latina. How Gina Rodriguez sees herself 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The Army Signal Corps advertised in American newspapers for operators who were fluent in French. ‘The Hello Girls’: Little-known chapter of war comes to life by telling it straight For those not fluent in that language, 37 notes are translated on an adjoining searchable kiosk, giving an insight on the thoughtful, deliberate process that began with the donors. Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota’s exhibit at the Sackler shows that shoes tell a story Earlier Rubicons show the effort of extracting as much fruit, substance and tannic power as possible from the grapes, but the 2013 seems more fluent and graceful. Inglenook Focuses on the Long Term to Regain Its Glory 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Wienberg, who taught herself to speak fluent Haitian Creole, travels everywhere on public transport, despite the five hours by bus that separate Les Cayes from the capital, where she must frequently go. Young Canadian reunites Haitian 'orphans' with parents 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z But for all that, she is intensely readable – fluent, never solemn and always confident. India's bold, brilliant daughter 2011-01-29T00:06:38Z If the critics tended to use the same words over and over to describe Mr. Hall’s playing — graceful, understated, fluent — that was as much a tribute to his consistency as to his talent. Jim Hall, Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 83 2013-12-11T03:50:57Z Dixie and Charli tell me their half of the story from their bedroom, speaking over each other in that fluent, seamless way of close siblings. ‘It’s hard to put the brakes on it. We doubled down’: Charli D’Amelio and the first family of TikTok 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z It helps Dali’s cause that he is fluent in Italian, mentions Picasso and “The Taming of the Shrew,” rents a charming villa and tears up in recalling a mentor. Review: ‘Only You,’ a Chinese Remake of the Tomei-Downey Rom-Com 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z In both, Ms. Fleet, one of the company’s most natural, fluent dancers, finds herself without a partner. Critic’s Notebook: Paul Taylor Dance at Koch Theater 2014-03-23T21:28:46Z Wednesday’s two-hour premiere of “Tough as Nails” is a little too fluent in the same language. Review | CBS’s ‘Tough as Nails’ tries to celebrate hard work, but its tough talk smacks of class divide 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z “I always liked the idea of wine,” he said in fluent English. Going Underground in a Private Paris 2010-03-26T21:23:00Z He eventually became fluent in the language and customs of the Yuat, and he produced the only known dictionary of their language. Oh brothers, where art thou? A thriving oasis in Australia’s outback 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Intermittently they suggest the various emotions and atmospheres of Sappho’s poems; constantly they create a fluent world of behavior, both courteous and demanding, on which the poems seem to be a commentary. Dance Review: Poetry in Motion by Anne Carson and Rashaun Mitchell 2010-07-21T22:15:00Z “I understand the base instinct: ‘I want someone who gets my sense of humor,’ or ‘I don’t want someone who’s boring,’ ” Stanley, the UNC senior, says of the fluent sarcasm speakers. Analysis | So you want to date someone who’s sarcastic? How original. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Jack is unsure what he will major in, though does have his sights set on learning how to code and becoming fluent in Spanish. 15-year-old graduates with bachelor's degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z These Havana natives perform fluent, easy mambo and son cubano that transports listeners to not just another place, but another time. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The audience is younger and fluent in online conversation and is responsible for extending the life of a series beyond the moment an episode concludes. Television: ?Parks and Recreation? and Other Sitcoms? Hashtags and Memes 2011-12-09T22:31:54Z A fluent, triumphant sweep didn’t hide insistent detailing, particularly in the woodwinds and the lower strings, but it did put smoothness, and a pristine cultivation of hue, first. Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Leads the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z I don’t like to say that I’m fluent in any language, but I definitely do study quite a lot of languages. Angel Blue’s Weekend: Watching ‘Porgy and Bess’ and Keeping the Faith 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z And then, abruptly, the connection between a seemingly fluent writer and her receptive readers went dead. Why Did an Accomplished Writer Fall Silent for Two Decades? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z He’s so fluent that he can use others to speak for him, and be understood clear as day. Review: Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo,’ Songs of Praise and Self 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z It is also to see a newly fluent poet of pentameters, with their successive melodic ebb and swell. How Seamus Heaney Became a Poet of Happiness 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z As a result, athletic shoe companies are increasingly becoming fluent aficionados of that old art: color theory. The Secret Psychology of Sneaker Colors 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The ingredients are in place for a very enjoyable, smart, fluent comedy with wittily managed moments of sadness and bittersweet regret. This Is 40 – review 2013-02-14T15:29:01Z Thanks in large part to Shaun Whiteside’s fluent translation, “You” is one of the summer’s real pleasures, and its author is quite a find. Book World: ‘You,’ by Zoran Drvenkar is a thriller/road novel, stylishly written But she was wearing a red lace Valentino dress, so she was clearly already fluent. A Paris Fashion Week Party at Les Deux Magots 2012-09-28T20:16:34Z Don't make the mistake of ordering the Kindle edition of American War, unless you are fluent in Italian. 100 Notable Books of 2017 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Deng apologizes often for his English, though he is fluent in two Chinese dialects and conversational in English. Serving up 'the joy of the koi' 2011-06-10T04:59:34Z Among the Westerners, I was a standout not only for my anachronistic addiction, but for the fact that I was fluent in the local vernacular. Puking myself clean 2012-09-26T16:55:00Z There are depths and shaded ambiguities to the Schubert and to Mr. LaBrie’s impassioned singing that the choreography, fluent yet almost anonymous in style, doesn’t touch. Jessica Lang’s ‘The Wanderer,’ a Premiere at BAM 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Until this point, he has been very fluent, if at times a little forgetful, but suddenly his helplessness becomes glaringly apparent. Dementia drama 2011-02-22T06:59:01Z Russotto does not condescend to the character — he is worried and slightly panicked, not hyper-righteous — and the show quickly fills with actors fluent in Miller’s odd, formal version of Puritan New England speech. Review | Total witch hunt! ‘The Crucible’ gets a blazing revival at Olney 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The title track delineates a new global class, fluent in the lingua franca of data and money. Kraftwerk at Tate Modern, night five: Computer World 2013-02-12T15:13:31Z But despite these aesthetic trappings, an even more compelling factor is the most fundamental: the tour-de-force performance from its star, Tilda Swinton, speaking fluent Italian and even a little Russian in a couple of scenes. Capsule reviews: `Knight and Day' and others 2010-06-24T20:48:00Z Mr. Lee, Mr. Lifeson and Mr. Peart are stunningly fluent technicians — a handful of the band’s live concert films capture the Rush experience in all its absurd glory — but how did they get that way? | 'Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage': On VH-1, Prog-Rock Wizards Onstage, Maybe Angels Off 2010-06-26T00:47:00Z She also became fluent in Arabic and Persian, spending months at a time exploring some of the most forbidding landscapes in the Middle East. What Gertrude Bell’s Letters Remind Us About the Founding of Iraq 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z It's likable enough if unmemorable and, comparisons with great composers apart, an impressively fluent achievement for a teenager. BBCCO/Sutherland 2010-05-31T21:30:00Z The best are fluent in the differing languages of music and dance. In ballet, conductors are the dancers’ guardian angels 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The answer is yes, if gauged by the fervent, fluent Strawberry Theatre Workshop staging at the Erickson Theatre Off Broadway through Feb. 15. ‘The Normal Heart’ still delivers passion and fury 2014-01-21T02:25:41Z A fluent reader would also enjoy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory although you might think six is too young to be introduced to the very savage retributions Dahl dishes out to Charlie's less favoured companions. How do you pick the right books for a young but fluent reader? 2012-08-13T16:55:26Z Hayes is dazzlingly fluent on a harmonically adventurous Tin Tin Deo, a breakneck Surrey With a Fringe On Top and a cannily waltzing Sunny Monday from 1959. Tubby Hayes: Little Giant Steps – review 2013-03-07T22:45:01Z David Maysles was more fluent on the business side, and on top of the emotional shock, the death sent a ripple through Albert’s enterprising efforts. With a new film, Albert Maysles maintains his empathy, and longevity 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z It is a fluent and knowing pastiche of genres and styles with a brazen and vigorous wit of its own. Review: Cannibalism, Hallucinogens and Keanu: ‘The Bad Batch’ Has It All 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z He speaks in long, fluent sentences; his tone is serious with occasional flecks of humor. REVIEW: Citizenfour Is This Halloween's Scariest Chiller 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z My children are fluent in Hebrew, but I do feel the gap between how I was raised, surrounded by Jewish culture, and here, where I have to make an effort. Dinner, dusk and dancing Russians: my best winter shot 2012-12-16T17:59:01Z "We even made some plans about the future," he said in fluent English perfected during studies at Britain's Oxford University. Russian church the absent player at pope-patriarch summit 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Hatttersley's book, while lucid, fluent and historically correct, falls short of perfection on several counts. The Great Outsider: David Lloyd George by Roy Hattersley 2010-10-02T13:34:00Z Translate Please My sister-in-law is married to a man whose first language is Spanish, but who is fluent in English. Social Q?s: Her Painting Stinks? Hold That Thought. 2010-04-01T22:01:00Z But friends tell us that after a year all kids are semi fluent and, after two years, they're all fluent. Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z It is a fine attempt overall for a company negotiating its biggest challenge to date; but fluent verse-speaking is an elusive art, which ultimately proves you cannot say everything with flowers. Romeo and Juliet 2010-09-22T21:30:00Z Less than a minute after we arrived by minibus, we met Serde Yerlikaya, who was home on summer break from university in Ankara and was fluent in English. Finding Paradise in Turkey’s Munzur Valley 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Ratmansky, who is 48 and grew up in Ukraine, is the artist in residence at Ballet Theater, and a fluent creator of ballets of all kinds. In This Ballet, a Sweetly Disturbing Confection From Alexei Ratmansky 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Medina is fluent in house, hip-hop, Afrobeat, soul and all of the slivers in between. New Year’s Eve 2017: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z However fluent, expert and elegant, it is routine contemporary partnering with new accessories. Review: Ballet Hispanico Adds Style and Bounce to an Apollo Homecoming 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z On top of a fluent medical knowledge, she has a traplike memory for which surgeons and specialists won’t refer to her patients by the wrong gender or treat them like a curiosity. How a tiny city in New York became a beacon for transgender healthcare 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The poem ends: "Remember we walked its grey trunk/ Over the fluent stream / It gave us passage, but no word of what lay beyond." Red House by Sasha Dugdale ? review 2011-08-26T21:55:02Z Even at his dissolute worst, his writing is so much more vivid than Lahr's, which is exceptionally fluent when not on an alliterative tear. The shame and glory of Tennessee Williams in John Lahr's new book 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Born into an Iraqi Jewish family, he is fluent in several languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, and once worked for the FBI as a translator in anti-terrorism cases. 'The Honored Dead': An immersion in Moroccan society, crime and justice 2011-08-10T22:22:03Z Without being distinctive or particularly thoughtful — why this Mozart, in this order? — the choreography is fluent and theatrically savvy. Dance Review: Works by Peter Quanz and Jodie Gates at Gotham Dance Festival 2012-06-04T21:19:43Z Mr. Bangalter talks earnestly and often loftily in fluent English, sometimes breaking off to consult with his partner in French. Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z By the time her education was completed, she could recite the entire Koran and was fluent in four languages. 7 of the most amazing women you’ve never heard of 2014-01-20T20:00:00Z The act of cooking and feeding family has always been my love language, and one that I've become fluent in. In my 40th year, I finally made pita bread 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Anna Sklar, in her fluent study of the Los Angeles sewer system, “Brown Acres,” pumps out two theories for how the Hyperion plant got its name. Critic at Large David Kipen on El Segundo in literature 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z What happens between is often sensed more than spoken: This is a movie that, like its characters, is more fluent in feelings than in words. ‘Firecrackers’ Review: Young, Angry and Trapped 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Joey Alexander, an 11-year-old piano prodigy from Indonesia, played his arrangement of Thelonious Monk’s “ ’Round Midnight,” technically fluent and harmonically astute. ‘A Great Night in Harlem’ Salutes Herbie Hancock 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Oliver, a scrupulous researcher with a fluent writing style, opened the eyes of readers in Britain and the United States to a musical form that had been overlooked and often belittled. Paul Oliver, Pre-eminent Authority on the Blues, Dies at 90 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z I watch, mesmerised, as she creates words and phrases with rapid, fluent movements of her fingers. The hearing world 2010-05-29T23:02:00Z Mr. Blakinger argues that Kepes represents a new form of modern artist fluent in and influenced by technology: “the artist as technocrat.” Times Critics’ Top Art Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z “Hive Mind” is an impressive achievement, fluent in a range of dance styles: Ital nails spacey techno on “Floridian Void,” and broken-down house music on “Israel.” Critic?s Notebook: Ital and Kindness, Indie Acts Moving to a Disco Beat 2012-03-20T22:16:48Z They are musically omnivorous — fluent in varying streams of standard and contemporary repertoire and diligently attentive to opportunities into which to sink their dramatic and virtuosic teeth. Review | Claremont Trio energetically amplifies historical currents 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Applicants for the 2020 class must be able to work in the U.S., hold a high school degree or GED, be fluent in English and be 21 years old by Jan. 1 of next year. Delta Air Lines hiring 1,000 flight attendants for 2020 class 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z "She was an outstanding novelist, short story writer and columnist who engaged millions of people all around the world with her fluent and accessible style," he said. Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72 2012-07-31T09:27:27Z There are sections in which the dancers move limbs and torsos with fluent control. How to Fall Under a Butoh-like Spell 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z A Confucius Centre offering Chinese language classes subsidized by Beijing opened in Maputo in October, with a Mozambican choir singing the Chinese national anthem in fluent Mandarin. Soap operas give Brazil the edge in Mozambique rush 2012-12-21T15:35:14Z There are few seductions that the bachata superstar Romeo Santos isn’t fluent in, or hasn’t attempted. The Playlist: Kane Brown Confronts Gun Violence, and 12 More New Songs 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z In fluent prose he insists that the Exodus did indeed happen, just not quite the way the Bible describes. Two Authors Examine Biblical History for Clues About Faith 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z If these parents want to learn sign language, it will take them a few years to become fluent, and during that time the child will not have good language exposure. The Air Force, Sign Language and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z “First time business class in my life — I was really happy,” he said in an interview here, speaking near fluent English. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z “When we had a few drinks,” Xuerong says in Chinese, “he would suddenly become fluent in Chinese, and I’d become fluent in English.” In Pasadena, the $6-million Chinese stage show that was three years in the making: 'Memory 5D+' 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z As with Doll & Em, Good Posture is fluent on the peculiar intricacies of female friendships. Dolly Wells: 'As a heterosexual woman, you get your approval through other women' 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Some, who arrive knowing not one word of French, graduate as fluent speakers. Locals love French immersion in Nova Scotia 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The themes of Ali’s life are timely and resonate today, and Eig’s fluent narrative reads like a novel; he doesn’t shy away from the darker sides of boxing that many other accounts ignore. New in Paperback: ‘Winter,’ ‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America’ 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Lau and Yip, though fairly fluent in the national dialect of Mandarin, occasionally dipped into English phrases - a legacy of Hong Kong's colonial rule - before searching for the equivalent Mandarin term. HK star Lau channels China earnings to local films 2011-03-01T09:31:04Z Some of the people summoned to court will not be fluent in English, which is why the courts rely on competent interpreters to help them. Interpreters in courts: lost in translation 2012-08-05T22:53:41Z His wasn't the most probing Bach, but it was always fluent and musical. This sound did not need a film dimension 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z In fact they stopped to chat with Chapman, who’s fluent in Japanese, more than once, such as when we were contemplating a caged chicken outside a bar. Niche tours of hidden Tokyo reveal grit and history 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Not only for blacks, but also for immigrant populations that are multi-lingual but are not as fluent as native speakers. For Trayvon Martin’s friend Rachel Jeantel, a ‘village’ of mentors trying to keep her on track It will be the first Russian-speaking role for the American actress, who is fluent in the language. Actor Rob Lowe to headline JFK-assassination TV movie 2013-05-28T19:57:34Z He said he related the story to his mother, a fluent Yiddish speaker, who was then 94 years old. Vanishing Languages, Reincarnated as Music 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Her primary qualification is that she speaks fluent French. 'Trapeze': Walking a high wire of danger in World War II France 2012-05-30T21:41:11Z Not that it sounds like that to our ears, especially in the agile, fluent hands of the Hagen Quartet. Beethoven: String Quartets Op 18/3, 18/5 & 135 – review 2013-04-20T23:05:03Z “People think that you either are fluent in Spanish or can’t speak it at all,” he said. Julián Castro could be VP next year — or out of a job. He’s ready either way. 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z But, despite her fluent English, she often seemed frustrated with the inadequacy of language. A Violinist as Riveting in Silence as in Sound 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives — Seamus Heaney Work Wins Contest Honoring Ireland’s Poets and Its Past 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The summer after my sophomore year, in a final attempt to make myself fluent, by brute force if necessary, I booked myself into a summer course in French literature at the Sorbonne. Shakespeare in Klingon: Literature in the Original and My Total Failure to Read It That Way 2012-11-28T16:30:53Z He wrote prose as well as poetry, epics as well as lyrics, was a master of metre, and fluent in many languages. Poem of the week: From Longfellow's translation of the Divine Comedy 2010-08-16T09:35:00Z Its power is rooted in a blade’s deep etchings, the angle of plush knee bends and, despite those awkward boots, toes that point and extend the length of a leg to create fluent line. French Olympic Ice Dancers Make Skating as Ethereal as Ballet 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Like most avant-garde Spanish chefs, he is fluent in the language of ultra-serious artspeak, describing his food as “harmony among space, tastes, smells and textures, distilling the essences of each product.” After El Bulli, Spain Looks Forward 2011-06-15T03:00:12Z “We needed to find an Afro-Latino, who could act and was fluent in Spanish,” explained the director. Oscar Wao Takes His Superpowers to the Stage 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Florida resident Marshall Greene is not fluent in sign language, but that at apparently didn’t disqualify him from translating two Sept. 8 news conferences about Hurricane Irma. Florida county's fake ASL translator has become a sensation 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z She regrets her disconnection, and that she is no longer fluent in her native tongue. In the stunning yet grim "The Last Ice," melting glaciers and development threaten Inuit way of life 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z "On Battleship Hill" is a fluent shimmy you could move to, if you weren't dancing on "caved-in trenches". PJ Harvey: Let England Shake ? review 2011-02-13T00:15:33Z “The music that you were hearing became a language to you, something in which you were fluent.” While you're 'Singin' in the Rain' at the Hollywood Bowl, he's keeping the musicians in sync 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z He became fluent in painting, and also the arts of Africa. Revealing a Secret Art Life: A Painter’s Sculptures 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Being conversant, even fluent, in languages beyond one's own, is not the same thing as bilingualism. Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z We almost never practiced English, so my Russian quickly became fluent. Modern Love: Breaking Free From the Nesting Doll 2013-08-01T20:02:45Z At a table nearby, Foster chatted in fluent French with a slew of well-wishers, while Bong embraced his “Parasite” lead Song Kang Ho, who is also serving on this year’s Cannes jury. The Cannes Film Festival Is Back, Lavish and Maskless (Despite the Rules) 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z But he looks more and more like an outlier who, whether by design or instinct, is able to produce fluent, sophisticated entertainment that looks like Hollywood but doesn't necessarily speak it. Life of Pi's global vision 2013-01-08T17:09:37Z As far as completeness goes, I’ve met fans who are totally fluent – they’ve translated texts ranging from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to Gilgamesh, and last I heard they were working on their translation of The Old Testament. Does Klingon belong to everyone? “It’s a language — the whole point is to use it!” 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z “I was raised watching Pocahontas speak fluent English,” Mr. Littauer said. In ?Game of Thrones,? a Language to Make the World Feel Real 2011-12-11T22:17:16Z A particularly modern artisan, he recognises the need to diversify, so while blues remains his core skill, he's also fluent in neo-soul, R&B and psychedelia, all of it garnished by attractively leathery vocals. Gary Clark Jr: Blak and Blu – review 2013-02-21T21:29:01Z When it came in the mail, I contacted Woody’s grandchildren Anna Canoni and Cole Rotante, who never knew their grandfather but are fluent in Woody lore. Roaming Through Woody Guthrie’s New York 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z She got closer and realized the men were speaking fluent Portuguese. Lowriding Culture Goes Global 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z At New York Live Arts, her performers, fluent in many styles from postmodern dance and hip-hop to synchronized swimming and martial arts, took center stage for dancing that spoke about a body’s history, its conditioning. Best Dance Performances of 2022 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Braden wrote the scripts, and his mother, who speaks fluent French, helped him with the pronunciations and proper usage. Garfield High grad wins Internet Cat Video Film Festival 2012-09-02T04:41:23Z It features a sound that is fluent in the genre but not beholden to it; Fike slips easily between modes of singing and rap-singing. The Twenty-Three-Year-Old Who Embodies the Hazy Future of Pop Music 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z I’m a gentile fluent in Yiddish, and I play in Yiddish theater.” Kulturfest International Festival of Jewish Performing Arts 2012-06-10T21:37:06Z It didn’t seem to matter, then, that his English wasn’t fluent, or that my Mandarin was already slipping away. Junk Food Was Our Love Language 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z A very enjoyable, smart, fluent comedy with wittily managed moments of sadness and bittersweet regret … This is terrifically assured work from Judd Apatow. What are the best and worst films you've seen recently? 2013-02-18T13:24:45Z By contrast, the Piano Concerto No 4 in G major was disappointing; soloist Dejan Lazic´ was fluent enough, but self-indulgent to the point of waywardness, both in his tempi and his anachronistic cadenzas. ACO/Tognetti 2010-08-31T22:00:00Z Chicago, where he grew fluent in improv and joined the Compass Players? Postscript: Mike Nichols (1931-2014) 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Dwelling on the Zeppelin axis of tonight's fluent gig would be a mistake, however. Robert Plant 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z But lacking Robbins’s naturalness, it remained standard, fluent yet forgettable, even as performed with elegance and warmth by Carla Körbes and Jared Angle. Review: Contrast and Intrigue at the Vail Dance Festival 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z He was brilliant writer and an accomplished naturalist; he was fluent in 27 Asian and European languages. My hero: Charles Howard Bury by Wade Davis 2012-11-23T22:55:03Z The language of nature is the only one in which Pietro’s father is fluent. There’s More to Italian Fiction Than Elena Ferrante 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z But consider that, despite all her perseverance and what you see as fervent agreement, her English may be as fluent as it’s going to get. @Work Advice: English patience. When a staffer struggles with the language 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z They are also fluent in French, so I got to impress them with my very poor French. Date Lab has an adventure: A group date! 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z His father was a bright man, the winner of a Fulbright scholarship, a fluent speaker of Spanish, but he never found that outlet. Sam Shepard bares his soul 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z Those last two qualities were very much on display in Ms. Buechner’s encore: two poems recited in fluent Japanese and English. Review: Japan Meets France, Through a Pianist’s Sensitivity 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Remarkably, “Newark” transcends its own strangely formal atmosphere and becomes a marvelously fluent series of dances, renewing itself again and again. Dance Review: Trisha Brown Dance Company at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-01-31T22:53:57Z Rihanna has always been fluent in hip-hop, and “Anti” would have been a natural place for her to embrace the genre. Rihanna’s Anti-Album 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z He was fluent in Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Syriac as well as French, German and Latin. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review 2012-10-05T21:55:10Z “I also just associate the kind of person who would say ‘I’m fluent in sarcasm’ with a person who would wear a lot of fedoras,” she says. Analysis | So you want to date someone who’s sarcastic? How original. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z “It’s fun and it attracts a younger demographic, doing TikTok,” she says, with the breeziness of one fully fluent in social media. Jane Fonda: ‘I'm very rarely afraid. Maybe emotional intimacy scares me’ 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z But he's at his most fluent and quotable when talking about it – whereas when it comes to talking about his actual work, his thoughts don't translate very easily into journalism. James Kelman 2012-07-29T19:00:01Z The dialogue is a little stilted, either because some of the older women are not fully fluent in English or because many of their lips are frozen with filler. Television Review: Left the Volga, Kept the Vulgar 2011-08-10T22:02:55Z Smith also took courses at both the Sorbonne and the University of Munich — and is fluent in Russian, French, German and Serbo-Croatian. Brilliant Classroom Characters: The Top 10 Wicked Smart Actors 2012-04-13T10:45:23Z They got me a special ESL teacher, and within five months I was fluent. Marjan Neshat on Her ‘Kind of Miraculous Season’ Onstage 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Dohnanyi drew a vital and fluent performance from the instrumentalists in the pit, mostly also young fellows of the center. Music Review: Emalie Savoy as Prima Donna and Ariadne 2010-08-03T22:56:00Z Two years later, as weathered arrangers and veterans of several indie-rock bands, Mr. Moose and Mr. Camerieri united several of their friends to form an ensemble whose members were already fluent in multiple musical languages. yMusic to Bring Its Versatility to Ecstatic Music Festival 2012-02-03T17:45:10Z At a question-and-answer session in July that he participated in, at least a dozen attendants rattled off their questions in fluent Na’vi. In ?Game of Thrones,? a Language to Make the World Feel Real 2011-12-11T22:17:16Z The movie, for instance, leaves out his older brother, presents his mother as fluent in English and shows him actively arguing with his father, none of which is real. Finding Salvation in Springsteen From a London Suburb 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z In fluent Italian, Mr. Schmidt was discussing how to open to the public one of the museum’s most prized features, a corridor designed by Giorgio Vasari, the 16th-century Italian artist and author. The Taming of Italy’s Most Popular Museum 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Photgraph: Reuters According to the UK Literary Association, pupils with fluent reading skills are being confused by tests that force them to decode "nonsense" words using phonics, a system that breaks down words into sounds. Phonics speaks to children's knack for nonsense 2012-11-19T13:31:18Z “I was so glad that a playwright was adapting my play, rather than a scholar fluent in English and in Russian,” she said. Annie Baker’s ‘Uncle Vanya,’ Set for Soho Rep 2012-06-08T00:30:02Z Since the selected dancers must improvise with each other to a song they haven’t chosen, they must be fluent speakers in unrehearsed social-dance communication. Swing Today: ‘Our Dance Is Modern Because We’re Alive Right Now’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z In fluent, heavily accented Creole, Mr. Trimble delivers good news about Haitian locales and special dishes. The TV Watch: In Haiti TV Tries to Educate, With Mixed Results 2012-07-11T21:54:55Z Miss Hughes was well traveled, fluent in several languages. Anna Deavere Smith: The First Time a White Person Wrote ‘Love’ to Me 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Lee Child, reviewing it, calls the book “a fluent, mordant, authentic, propulsive narrative, wonderfully lit from within by an intriguing main character. … Kennedy rises to the challenge and succeeds.” 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Both works benefited from her keen musical vision, poised and fluent touch and acute feeling for sounds and silences. Mitsuko Uchida's makes for eloquent Mozart with CSO 2011-01-28T18:48:33Z His parents met as graduate students of German at the Sorbonne, and he became fluent in German as a child. Michel Tournier, French Novelist Who Fused Myth and Philosophy, Dies at 91 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Cinema may be fluent in the language of romance, but breakups are another, excruciating story, and Christian Frei is happy to chronicle them in “Sleepless in New York.” Review: In ‘Sleepless in New York,’ the Misery of the Lovelorn 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Almost all of the book’s characters speak fluent brag and dis, with the exceptions of strait-laced Isaiah and his beloved older brother, Marcus. Review: In Joe Ide’s ‘IQ,’ a Street-Smart Sherlock 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Many are constantly reading in the languages they’re fluent in to find new authors and books, then pitch them to publishers. Shining a Spotlight on the Art of Translation 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z She told me she was a ballerina, a black belt in karate, fluent in 10 languages. I prayed my mom would leave 2012-09-05T00:00:00Z An Air Force veteran and former federal agent who spoke fluent Spanish generally would have been a dream candidate for a police department. What happens when a whistleblower returns to work after a decade’s fight 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Even if fluent, it will be gone within a few months if you stop the immersion below 10 years, and within a couple years if prepubescent. Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Outside the ring, she boasts fluent conversational skills and a lighthouse smile. Soderbergh's Haywire: Good Workout, Not So Good Movie 2012-01-19T15:39:42Z Though Almodóvar speaks fast, fluent English, he frequently toggles over to Spanish like someone breaking into song in a musical. Why Pedro Almodóvar’s Newest Film Frightened His Friends 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Spain is reportedly delighted that financier Duke Buchan is heading the U.S. embassy in Madrid, primarily because he studied in the country and is fluent in Spanish. Trump’s ambassadors fan out across the globe. But some powerful countries are still waiting. 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z During these years in exile, he became fluent in multiple languages, spoken and visual. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z Griffith's language is so fluent, so confident, that it's hard to believe that he was essentially speaking it for the first time. The Birth of a Nation: a gripping masterpiece … and a stain on history 2013-07-29T14:31:08Z Mr. de Luz has no better vehicle; the combination of fluent bravura and informal elegance suits him completely. Dance Review: First a Toast to the Past, Then the Frolics of a Bubbly Balanchine 2011-06-01T22:30:32Z “He’s a man singularly fluent in the language of music,” Robertson said. Listening to “Star Wars” 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Years of therapy made him fluent about his personal history, his sense of childhood abandonment and the personal demons that haunted him. Jim Vance was a TV news fixture for decades, in a largely transient town 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Seshadri is fluent in an unusually wide range of forms — he ranges here from rhymed quatrains to fat blocks of prose — and his voice is typically chatty, probing, importuning, self-mocking. A Poet Who Mesmerizes by Zigs and Zags, Hopping From Idea to Idea 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Ms. Winner is an Air Force veteran fluent in several Afghan languages. Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z They tend to put subjects in historical context, she said, and understand nuances of custom and language, even if they’re not fluent in the languages. ‘Respect the Feathers’: Who Tells Standing Rock’s Story? 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Adonis speaks fluent French, and his English is better than he lets on, but while in Ann Arbor he preferred to use Arabic, with Mr. Mattawa interpreting. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z It’s true that “Constellations” makes fluent and casual use of the notions of string theory, quantum cosmological modeling and general relativity, among others. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Big Ideas in Small Spaces 2012-01-31T16:09:34Z Today Bjorholm is fluent in Japanese, “though some days are better than others.” Meet the Brad Pitt of Bonsai 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z There were entire swaths of skill sets that I wasn’t fluent in. “Clearly, I didn’t think this through” 2012-11-07T17:37:00Z So we've asked our crack culture team to pick what you need to experience to be the well-rounded, culturally fluent smarty you want to be, and ordered them by importance. 2011's best -- so far! 2011-07-04T15:01:00Z He knew about ordering wine, traveled extensively and was fluent in a mysterious world called the stock market. Driving the Stake Through Emotional Vampires 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Fortunately for Alex, all of the friends spoke some English and some were fluent. What a Trip: Honeymooning in Spain 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Still, it takes maturity and a strong sense of mission for a composer to absorb such influences and distill them into a fluent personal idiom. Review: American Composers Orchestra Concert Tilts Eastward 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z You will be willing to forgive “The Forgiven” almost anything, however, because of how quickly this book moves, and how fluent and hardheaded a writer the author is. Books of The Times: ‘The Forgiven,’ by Lawrence Osborne 2012-09-25T21:17:10Z What lights up the piece is the dancing by Anderson, an excitingly explosive and fluent mover, and his attractive and agile company. Review: 'World Headquarters' ? at Velocity Dance Center ? is kinetic storytelling for a dystopian future 2010-10-02T19:46:00Z We are musing about the surprising linguistic affinities between Treknobabble and Shakespearean iambic pentameter – both of which Stewart is fluent in, having spent sizeable chunks of his five decades in acting immersed in them. Patrick Stewart: 'I can store emotions. No experience is ever wasted' 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z From this expectant prelude there emerged a floating waltz, and with it the first of Mr. Abercrombie’s fluent elaborations. Music Review: Melding Incongruities, as Only Those With a History Can 2010-10-13T21:47:00Z And that the bad twin, a gambler, gets tangled up with the mob but also seems equipped to deal with them, fluent in their language of intimidation. 'The Deuce' Succeeds Because It's Not More of the Same 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z "From his remote base in Yemen, al Qaeda leader and U.S. national Anwar al-Awlaki broadcasts propaganda and terrorist instruction in fluent English, over the Internet," he said. American-born al Qaeda leader killed 2011-09-30T10:07:00Z As the son of a Brazilian diplomat, Mr. Corrêa do Lago, who turns 60 on March 15, lived all over the world and became fluent in five languages. A Childhood Hobby Matures Into a World-Class Collection 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Those stories are now rescued, amplified and recontextualized by a new wave of agents who are fluent in the past, and who use it to build a more creative future. ASAP Yams, of ASAP Worldwide, Bridged Hip-Hop Regions and Generations 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England — Thomas Cromwell, the guileful right hand to King Henry VIII, was said to be fluent in many tongues and adept at double talk in all of them. Theater Review: Royal Shakespeare Company Adapts 2 Hilary Mantel Novels 2014-01-22T22:33:43Z He's a modern-day soldier, practiced in stoicism, fluent in the kind of profane banter that passes for intimacy among young British males, and well equipped with graveyard humor. 'Black Watch' review: Battles blaze anew 2011-03-31T05:54:14Z What educators call fluency of hand — competency in fluent writing — is realized with connected script or cursive handwriting. Handwritten valentines create a legacy of love and literacy 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Then I read “Presidio” and — review spoiler alert — found a fluent, mordant, authentic, propulsive narrative, wonderfully lit from within by an intriguing main character. Lee Child Reviews a Debut Novel That’s Vintage Texas Noir 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z There is no omnipotent narrator in her work, simply a fluent interlacing of viewpoints. Elizabeth Jane Howard: 'I'm 90. Writing is what gets me up in the morning' 2013-04-06T23:05:23Z The press has been polarized about Mr. Mortier’s productions and alternately amused and offended that he insists on conducting his press conferences in Spanish, in which he is less than fluent. Arts & Leisure: Arena Opera, Mortier Style 2011-07-14T13:38:17Z He was so fluent it almost seemed acquired – like Eliza Doolittle, of whom Zoltan Karpathy said in “My Fair Lady, “Her English is too good, he said/which clearly indicates that she is foreign.” What Brian Williams Should Have Asked Snowden 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Its lexicon would’ve expanded, I would’ve done translations in it—I might even be fluent in it—so it would be large and functional, but it would also be irredeemably terrible. “Game of Thrones” wouldn’t be the same without him: Meet the man who made the Dothraki speak 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z By that measure Mr. Moore is fluent in baiting imaginary foes. The Passions and Travails of a Jazzy Everywoman 2011-06-20T21:40:37Z This is only Mr. Rucker’s second country album, but he’s fluent in the modes and poses. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-24T22:23:00Z Asked about his literary influences, Mr. Alomar, who speaks accented but nearly fluent English, produced a diverse list. Osama Alomar Pursues His Literary Ambitions in Exile 2014-05-02T22:05:33Z Samedi speaks no English but is fluent in the language of childhood sulkiness. Review: In ‘Song From the Forest,’ Louis Sarno Links Africa and America 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z So will fluent High Valyrian speakers be able to strike up a conversation with him? Do you you speak High Valyrian? Duolingo launches Game of Thrones language app 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z It's less often heard in that form nowadays, and the text does seem a little arch and dated, though the music remains as fresh and wondrously fluent as ever. Hallé/Elder – review 2013-06-25T16:29:36Z While in his third year of law school, Mr. Nielson, who was already fluent in Spanish, decided to learn Portuguese. Ice Cream and Truth Bombs in São Paulo 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z When the Germans set up their Brittany headquarters, Rousseau, who spoke fluent German, applied for a job as a translator. Remembering a Woman Who Was a Leader of the French Resistance 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z In one of the few false notes in this fluent, authoritative biography, Paul Preston suggests that the Communist Party’s fade into irrelevance in the 1980s was because of Carrillo’s concessions. Betrayal and atonement 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z But then, to the crew’s astonishment, “Tupaia stepped forward and addressed the warriors in fluent Tahitian and, to the surprise of everyone present, he was immediately understood.” How Was Polynesia Populated? Two New Books Explore the Pacific’s Mysteries 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Some of these women were fluent in Korean, while others were able to communicate by mixing Korean and English. Why some women are traveling to South Korea to find boyfriends 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Part of this hypervigilance flows from the fact that he wasn’t fluent in the language, and at his age he never will be. Math Defeated Him in School. In His 60s, He Went Back for More. 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z It’s unadorned, which exposes every detail; it’s a little like speaking one language your entire life and then being expected to be fluent in another — while naked. At New York City Ballet, the Good, the Bad and the Ruby 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z She will be polite and genteel and speak fluent French, Latin, Swahili, Greek and one language that is mostly clicks and glottal stops. Perspective | Just imagine what kind of president we might elect after Trump 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Until they’re fluent, the family relies on gestures and facial expressions to guide conversation, and the children sometimes ask their parents to translate. A ‘Final Fantasy’ Alliance Gets Real 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z My son is fluent in Urdu and deeply connected to his Muslim roots while also speaking Spanish. We need diverse influences: Artist Shahzia Sikander on her multicultural past and our future 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s instructive, for instance, that both artists, for all their differences, inspired the Impressionists: Constable with his truth-telling and fluent, responsive brushwork; Turner with his light and acute awareness of contingency. Review | One rivalry changed the landscape in English art 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Anoushka is a more understated player than was her father, but she is a remarkable virtuoso and fluent improviser, able to bring a hint of more modern Western elements to her style. Zubin Mehta's L.A. return gives Shankar raga a proper home and makes Strauss hero's journey personal 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The dance follows Stein’s meters but without her entrancing wit or fluent brio. Dance Review: Fall for Dance, With Work by Christopher Wheeldon 2012-09-29T01:37:29Z Whoever did write has a facility for fluent, rhythmic prose, possibly with a news-magazine sheen: "In the Denver speech, greater emphasis and a distinctly populist gloss had been placed on the loopholes to be closed." The story of O: A Presidential Novel 2011-01-21T12:15:40Z Carrington, so fluent in dream logic, was a perfect foil for Ernst, but she was determined to channel her unconscious into her own art. Leonora Carrington, the surrealist storytelling genius you've never heard of 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Tetzlaff’s wiry tone is not the most luxurious sounding, but it’s ferociously articulate and agile, as in his fluent transition in the Schumann’s second movement from elegiac to playful and back again. Review: Tetzlaff Trio: Music That’s Off Kilter, Even Boozy 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z He and his Somali-born wife, Iman, who is a model fluent in five languages, spent almost their entire marriage, more than 20 years, as residents of the city. David Bowie: Invisible New Yorker 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z He is fluent in modern gastronomic techniques such as the use of liquid nitrogen and sous-vide baths, sure, but he studies older traditions too, like aging meat. | A Pilgrimage to a Plate 2014-02-11T15:01:44Z “For all the women” teems with engaging ideas and arresting images, but they never assume a compelling and coherent form, or even a fluent language of their own. Review: In Zawe Ashton’s ‘for all the women,’ the Price of Uprooting a Life 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Grossman's Arabic is almost as fluent as his superlative English, but it is harder and harder to maintain links with Palestinian friends, let alone to travel there. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z His English is fluent, but it’s a significant jump from speaking a language to understanding its nuances well enough to write jokes. Gad Elmaleh: Talking Funny in French and English 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Spielberg, a consummate showman and fluent storyteller, was steeped in the middlebrow movie grammar he grew up with, reimagining those reassuringly familiar structures to create the fairy tales and myths of a new generation. Perspective | The Stevens — Soderbergh and Spielberg — defined late-20th-century film. Can they agree on its 21st-century future? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Sensuous, confrontational and drenched with unapologetic rage and beauty, this was an example of visual language at its most fluent and expressive. The best movies of 2016: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Southside With You’ make the top 10 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z They are so fluent, and seem to have been so much fun to write, that other strands of the story suffer neglect by comparison. ‘New People’ Riffs on Race and Love, With a Twist 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s not difficult to read, since Mizumura is a fluent and entertaining writer. Translating a Book Caught Between Two Languages 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z A team of five Navajo speakers spent 36 hours translating the script for "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope," and now they're looking for fluent Navajo speakers to fill some two dozen roles. Navajo the chosen one for new 'Star Wars' dub 2013-04-27T15:28:08Z The next morning we were joined by Abdul, a young Uighur man who spoke fluent English and would be our guide for the journey along the southern branch of the Silk Road. Explorer: A Desert Blooms Along China?s Silk Road 2010-10-15T19:26:00Z An avid world traveler, fluent in French and deeply interested in African history, she had been planning and looking forward to this adventure for more than a year. My daughter’s Ebola scare: Why we’re not ready to panic (yet) 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Small and dark, he’s the most fluent dancer on the stage, now slinky, now explosive. Dance Review: ?Radio and Juliet? at Skirball Center - Review 2011-10-24T22:02:11Z The real man was much more complex, the son of a respectable pastor, well-read, fluent in three languages, who began his artistic career as an art dealer. Review | Vincent Van Gogh’s image is cemented in our cultural memory. His letters complicate the view. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z I'm travelling with Ian Black, the veteran Middle East editor of the Guardian, who speaks fluent Hebrew and Arabic. Spies, Chopin and a Libya rescue 2013-01-14T07:00:03Z The most hilarious chapter takes place in Germany, where Less operates under the misimpression that he is a professor and that he speaks fluent German. Do we really need another novel about a novelist? Yes — this one is delightful. 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Hersch, with his fluent exposition, his rapturous clarity and his elegant assurance of touch, leads the way. New Albums by Honeyblood, John Hiatt and the Fred Hersch Trio 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z My parents, both graduates of the American University of Beirut, were fluent in English and other languages as well. ’90s Sitcoms Shaped Me as an Immigrant Child. What if They Hadn’t? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z He was educated at Oxford and was fluent in several languages. 'Lambert & Stamp' explores the 'mesmerizing' duo who managed the Who 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The former is the smart one — tough, perceptive, and fluent in Korean. 'Mr. Kill': Butting heads with injustice 2011-12-01T21:48:03Z His family spoke French but he attended English-speaking schools and has always written in English; as well as being bilingual in English and French, he is fluent in Spanish. Yann Martel 2010-06-22T19:00:00Z His poems are pitched throughout in the same fluent first person, and formally they're neat: enjambment and internal rhyme criss-cross the surfaces like ropes. White Egrets by Derek Walcott | Book review 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z We, presumably, were fluent in that language,” said Holly Brubach, for many years a fashion critic for The New Yorker. When Fashion Shows Were Fun 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z My dad loved Italy, and could speak fluent Italian because he was there in the war from the invasion of Sicily to just before the liberation of Rome. Tony Parsons' top 10 troubled males in fiction 2010-05-26T12:22:00Z And his dancing — noble, brilliant, fluent — was of great distinction. American Ballet Theater Performs Ashton’s ‘Cinderella’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z If you’re not already versed in those legends, or fluent in Chinese, you may be lost if you don’t read up on them in advance. Review: In ‘Book of Mountains & Seas,’ Puppets Embark on Mythic Quests 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Beyond the pleasures of Fountain's vivid image-making and fluent storytelling, his collection's great accomplishment is the depth of reality it gives the foreign settings. Brief Encounters with Che Guevara by Ben Fountain – review 2013-06-29T08:00:19Z A word of warning to those who are fluent in ancient Greek: You may be distracted by the walls of Scott Pask’s startlingly beautiful set. Review: In ‘Socrates,’ a Brainy Tribute to a Prickly Provocateur 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z This smart, silly and often convulsively funny thesis, performed by a motor-mouthed cast that is fluent in many tongues, is the work of that eminent specialist in Broadway anatomy, pathology and gossip, Gerard Alessandrini. Review: In ‘Spamilton,’ Broadway’s Savior Meets His Match. It’s Not Burr. 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In the dances for all 12, Mr. Morris gives us two sixes, three fours, four threes, but sometimes with such bewilderingly fluent changes that it’s remarkably hard to keep track of the number games. Review: Mark Morris Is a Citizen of the World at the White Light Festival 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z “Jac is technologically savvy, he’s artist-centric, he’s financially fluent, and he is one of the few people who is able to put it all together in a package,” Mr. Bronfman said. Miss the Music of the Doors? There’s an iPad App for That 2013-05-06T22:10:15Z In the famous scenes where Poirot explains the truth, his English becomes markedly more fluent. Poirot at 100: the refugee detective who stole Britain’s heart 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The visual storytelling is so fluent, it barely needs subtitles, and Bong throws in a few of his trademark slow-motion scenes of extreme mayhem. Parasite director Bong Joon-ho: 'Korea seems glamorous, but the young are in despair' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z This pile of dead paper is presented to underscore the basic message of the exhibition: Condo is a protean artist, prolific and fluent, who works with virtuoso speed and confidence. Review | George Condo is not as complicated as he thinks he is 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z His troupe, whom he no longer recognizes, chases him in chagrin; the villagers watch in amazement as he walks around nonchalantly, fluent in Tamil and in the intimate goings-on of the town. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z It was Mitchell, a Mississippi-born musician fluent in jazz, rock and soul, who nurtured Green’s sound, finessing it into something delicate and indelible. Al Green, the soul legend and Kennedy Center honoree, is still tired of being alone Lee was fluent in Spanish and Italian–and he would quickly add French and German to his arsenal as he crossed the continent taking on parts wherever he could find them. Christopher Lee: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Journeyman 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z The soprano Marguerite Krull gave it a clean and fluent rendition. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra Performs Handel Rarities 2014-03-22T02:05:28Z And then, of course, there’s the matter of attending to the projected English supertitles, if you aren’t fluent in Portuguese — for “O Jardim,” at La MaMa — or Spanish — “Cineastas,” at the Public Theater. ‘Cineastas’ and ‘O Jardim’ at Under the Radar 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z But unless you are already fluent in these areas, or have read the exhibition catalog in advance, the numerical insights will be lost on you. Art Review: From Theorems and Numbers, the Geometry of a Diverse Career 2011-07-21T22:35:53Z She was transfixed by the unusual story and vivid, chiseled prose, and attempted to translate it herself, but wasn’t fluent enough yet to capture Ms. Han’s style. ‘The Vegetarian,’ a Surreal South Korean Novel 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z The fluent choreography, by David Dorfman, also contributes to the almost cinematic flow. Review: ‘Indecent’ Revisits a Play Colliding With Broadway Mores and More 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z They’re portrayed as knowing each other so well that in the sleek economy of Hnath’s language, they speak with that intimately ferocious candor in which longtime partners are fluent. Review | This new Broadway play about the Clintons’ marriage is as fascinating — and sad — as you’d expect 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z A triumphant Ms. Huste, whose English had not yet become entirely fluent, announced to The New York Times: “A better time for coming out of my cookbook there couldn’t be.” Annemarie Huste, a Kennedy Chef Who Said Too Much, Dies at 73 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z She grew up poor and abused in Virginia and is fluent in French, thanks to her French Canadian mother. Review | Karin Tanabe’s ‘A Hundred Suns’ is a cinematic historical novel set in French Indochina 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Ana’s inability to speak fluent Spanish is a frequent, if obvious, punchline. Eva Longoria charms in laugh-out-loud ‘Telenovela’ 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The NSO is a powerful orchestra that loses some of its force through inattention to details, and it didn’t quite mesh with Ax’s fluent precision. Review | A light Ax, a ponderous Fate: NSO plays Mozart and Tchaikovsky 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He used to work for NASA, too, so he's fluent in cool technology. Crime fiction: new books by Garry Disher, C.J. Box and Laura Lippman 2011-08-10T22:07:04Z She may be fluent in the tradition of lyrical and classical imagery associated with anorexia. Susan Choi’s “Trust Exercise” and the Question of Appropriating Other People’s Lives as Fiction 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Zimmer was born in Seattle to German immigrant parents and still speaks fluent German. On ‘UnREAL,’ Constance Zimmer Leans In to Darkness 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z It seems to mirror the action of tides, with accelerating tempos, crescendos, choppy tone rows, superimpositions of fast over slow and vice versa, fluent and fantastically elegant improvising. New Music: New Music From Miguel Zen?n and Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011-08-29T22:37:58Z She became fluent in Danish and set up a translation company, Absolute English, improving many a Danish thesis in the process. Sally Laird obituary 2010-08-10T17:19:00Z When success arrived, he feared exposure to faultfinding because he was “too rich, too pretentious, too much all the rest,” as well as “too fluent, too young and too capable.” John le Carré: The Spy Novelist Who (Mostly) Kept Quiet 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z His upper register is strained at times, but most of his singing is rich-toned and fluent. Lustrous cast in Mozart's 'Tito' at Met 2012-11-18T14:03:11Z Like many of these men, Mr. Sasaki planned to return to Japan wealthy and fluent in English, the language of commerce and science. In Japanese New Year Dishes, a Family Connects With Its Past 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Throughout, the choreography, fast and fluent with jazzy undercurrents, sweeps along with Ms. Mearns — partnered by Christian Tworzyanski, a former City Ballet dancer and her childhood friend — in command. She Dances. He Directs. How They Created a Balletic Battle of the Sexes. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In a fluent reader, this small area recognizes strings of letters, then rapidly signals to nearly a dozen other left-brain areas. Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z “You guys are so good at speaking English,” Mr. Nesbo, whose English is in fact fluent, said, looking at Mr. Colbert. Jo Nesbo, Crime Writer From Norway, Visits U.S. 2012-06-15T16:16:49Z Having grown up just south of San Antonio, along the border, Ellis came to speak fluent Spanish. A Tale of Racial Passing and the U.S.-Mexico Border 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z But it's the good cheer and fluent consistency of his latterday songs, played by a great ensemble, that really resonates. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and the Cairo Gang; Trembling Bells 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Now she is associate editor of the political magazine New Statesman, for which she writes fluent and incisive political profiles, and is Vanity Fair’s European editor at large. T Magazine: The Unlikely Activist 2013-05-29T15:00:48Z She’s less expensive than Harley Street practitioners, because she doesn’t have high rent or a receptionist, and some clients get cabs to her clinic from central London, especially as she speaks fluent Russian. ‘I’d rather spend £300 on fillers than face cream’: the rise of tweakment face 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Issacharoff, a fluent Arabic speaker, pleaded guilty to this: Few of the Israeli actors spoke the language before joining “Fauda.” ‘Fauda,’ an Israeli TV Hit, Lets Viewers Escape — Into the Conflict 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Machado is fluent in the vocabulary of fairy tales — her stories are full of foxes, foundlings, nooses and gowns — but she remixes it to her own ends. Fairy Tales About the Fears Within 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z He is one of the most inherently musical rappers ever, a flexible vocalist gifted in complex verse but also fluent in soul serenade, rock shouting, reggae toasting and more. For Yasiin Bey, Once Known as Mos Def, a Comeback With the Finish Line in Mind 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Washburn herself — who speaks fluent Chinese and was set to attend law school in Beijing before she chanced into the music business — will contribute some Chinese flavor to the global mix. ‘Banj-O-Rama’ brings a global twang to Town Hall Seattle 2013-03-20T22:32:32Z But while English may be Europe’s lingua franca, that doesn’t mean everyone you encounter will be fluent — and not everyone will understand American English. Confessions of a monoglot 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z He was determined not only to become fluent in Arabic, but also to pursue an education in the old traditions of Islam. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z For those not fluent in gender-studies speak, “cis” means “on the same side as” and “cisgender” denotes someone whose gender identity matches his or her biology, which describes most of the student body. Generation LGBTQIA 2013-01-09T21:10:18Z He recognizes violence — enduring it, administering it — as the lingua franca of male communication and, as a fraternity pledge, becomes fluent in it. ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones,’ a Memoir by Charles M. Blow 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The master pianist Erroll Garner was known for his plush, fluent harmonies and his lilting fluidity. The Playlist: Zayn’s Bizarrely Great Sleaze Rock and 13 More New Songs 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z But if he has a rock drummer's instinct for never underselling a backbeat, Katché nevertheless sounds as fluent, colourful, sensitive and attentive to nuances as the classical percussionist he was trained to be. Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – January 2013-01-24T14:39:00Z Lately, artists fluent in—and oftentimes raised on—dance, hip-hop, or punk have brought new audiences to jazz by making those connections a bit more explicit. My Journey with Jazz 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He’s fluent in pension plans, overtime work rules and what he calls the “myths” of free trade. Sherrod Brown thinks he could have helped Democrats win in 2016. But what about 2020? 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z They don’t appreciate that she isn’t fluent in their language, believe she speaks up when she should stay silent, and her enthusiasm is off-putting. Lily Collins scratches itch to travel with ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z We meet in a boutique hotel in Amsterdam, where Perel orders her food in fluent Dutch. Esther Perel: 'Fix the sex and your relationship will transform' 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z This is a challenging move for the chorus; it contains only a handful of fluent Spanish speakers. Seattle Peace Chorus to tackle Neruda’s ‘Canto General’ June 1 2013-05-31T18:51:22Z You don’t have to be from Washington to be used to the language of obfuscation and spin, though we in the D.C. area tend to be especially fluent. Style Invitational: Give it to us straight 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Some of its members, including the Israel Museum’s representative, Shlomit Steinberg, are not fluent in German. ‘Art From the Holocaust’: The Beauty and Brutality in Forbidden Works 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z That this sentiment is coming from Brown, someone as fluent with country tradition as with the reasons to challenge it, matters a great deal. The Playlist: Kane Brown Confronts Gun Violence, and 12 More New Songs 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Rosenbaum compared Bergman’s “fluent storytelling” and “deftness in handling actresses” to the “skills of a Hollywood professional like George Cukor,” and in Bergman’s earliest films one feels the touch of an unusually engaged classicist. Viewing Ingmar Bergman Through a Glass Less Darkly 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Already fluent in German, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and Yiddish, he learned English by listening to Hollywood stars. Zev Buffman, Prolific Theatrical Producer, Is Dead at 89 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z In America, he’s in demand for his sophistication and fluent English. Review: ‘The Sympathizer,’ a Novel About a Soldier, Spy and Film Consultant 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z She was fluent in six languages, which served her well when she later became a spy for the Italian resistance during World War II — until she was thrown in a Nazi concentration camp. | Toto Koopman, Model Spy 2013-08-13T18:04:04Z Like most of Soundgarden’s peers in the storied Seattle rock scene, the quartet was totally fluent in Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Perspective | Chris Cornell’s singular voice soared above the gloom of grunge 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z A polyglot who is fluent in Italian, Pereira started his career in tourism management and then worked for Italian computer company Olivetti for 12 years. Alexander Pereira to head Italy opera house La Scala from 2015 2013-06-05T23:37:07Z And neither is that keen to become fluent in the other person’s tongue. Tears, honesty and flirty games: how we escaped our married sex rut 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z He is looking forward to becoming fluent in English. From Afghan street kid to film star in Buzkashi Boys 2012-10-12T06:59:26Z The principal cast members are all fluent in German, and many of them were skeptical that the translation could be done effectively. They Translated ‘Hamilton’ Into German. Was It Easy? Nein. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z "But also in Europe and in Berlin, times are tough," he added, speaking in fluent German. Springsteen lashes out at bankers in Berlin show 2012-05-31T00:44:52Z Mr. Araki, now 51, looks years younger and often sounds like one of his characters, sardonically funny and fluent in pop-culture riffs. Film: Young and Restless Never Gets Old 2011-01-14T20:17:09Z But having moved to the mostly black Riverdale section of Atlanta from Los Angeles at 13, Makonnen was also fluent in the language of hip-hop. ILoveMakonnen Is Big Online and Almost Famous 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Hwang, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, isn’t fluent in Mandarin, so he had his lines translated by associates. Theater: David Henry Hwang?s ?Chinglish? 2011-10-23T03:27:21Z Fewer than 20 people are fully fluent in Klingon, though thousands more know enough to get by. In ?Game of Thrones,? a Language to Make the World Feel Real 2011-12-11T22:17:16Z I’m willing to bet that if they lived in 2021, Romeo and Juliet would quickly become fluent in our contemporary language of lust and seduction. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Meets the Hot Vax Summer 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z His accounts, in fluent Hebrew, of what was happening inside Gaza – closed at the time to foreign journalists – were broadcast in Israel and beyond. Gaza doctor writes book of hope despite death of three daughters 2010-08-15T16:53:00Z Shaking loose of familiar film forms, these directors infused their work with a “spontaneous, even haphazard flow” and details that didn’t necessarily serve the plot but created “a live, natural and fluent quality.” Jonas Mekas: A Poet With a Movie Camera 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Lamar has always been a fluent technician, if an insular and anomic presence. Kendrick Lamar, Emboldened, but Burdened, by Success 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z He’s fluent in a wordless language, in the immediate transference of emotions. Dancing dads are the new darlings of social media. Here’s why we need more of them. 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Gore and sex aside, the author’s pen produces reams of fluent, sometimes sparkling prose. Long they ruled 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z If I hoped to talk to local people, I would need help from someone fluent in Quechua, the area’s native language. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Phiri’s guitar playing held echoes of African traditions, full of percussive subtleties and springy rhythms, which he merged with a fluent understanding of soul and funk and delivered with a warm, rounded tone. Ray Phiri, ‘Graceland’ Guitarist and Anti-Apartheid Bandleader, Dies at 70 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The three-movement sequence was fluent but anodyne, and lacked any true emotional weight and impact. Presteigne festival ? review 2011-08-29T17:10:00Z That way, you might just find yourself enjoying a piping hot plate of spicy orecchiette at an unassuming East Village trattoria while the former model converses in fluent Italian with the restaurant's owner. Padma Lakshmi explains why she left her knives packed when writing 'Love, Loss, and What We Ate' 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z The crisp sounds of trap turned up during sets of dubstep, hip-hop and house, and they have made a fluent convert of R L Grime, the new moniker of a house D.J. called Clockwork. Critic’s Notebook: Electric Zoo Festival Cut Short by Two Deaths 2013-09-01T22:23:22Z Curiously, despite the film’s Brazilian setting, all its characters are fluent in English. Pelé: Birth of a Legend continues the soccer star's big screen legacy 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The combination of his uncertain beat and the orchestra’s need for guidance through the rhythmic thickets conspired to prevent a good performance, if by a good performance you mean a fluent and rhythmically secure one. ‘Rite of Spring’ Cools Into a Rite of Passage 2012-09-16T03:27:28Z Wearing a plain green shirt, his dark hair and salt-and-pepper beard cropped short, Ai speaks slowly and softly in fluent English, mastered during his 12 years in New York three decades ago. Ai Weiwei on creating political art in the Trump era: ‘Be part of the change’ 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z She thinks of London as her homeland, "but I speak fluent Farsi, and there is a sense of real attachment to Iran", despite the fact she has never been able to return. Shappi Khorsandi: the last laugh 2011-08-10T20:30:02Z The purely orchestral Nyx, named after the Greek goddess of night, is equally fluent, but only confirms Salonen's position in the middle of the stylistic road. Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx – review 2012-10-04T20:49:00Z It was almost like becoming fluent in a new language. 'Chaplin' star talks about learning famous walk 2012-09-17T17:18:08Z He's fluent with the language and entertainingly various in his delivery, finding humor even in exalted poetry. With age, the wisdom of staging 'Lear' becomes less clear 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z C-3PO for White House communications director: He’s fluent in more than 6 million forms of it, and the president really likes shiny gold things. Style Invitational Week 1313: Dead Letters — our obit poem contest 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Would you say that with improvisation you're trying to get to a place where it's as fluent as speech? Trey Anastasio and the art of improvisation 2011-09-05T20:01:00Z As we sipped tea on their living floor, we found they were fluent in English. A Journey to Kashmir’s Gurez Valley 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Akhtar rapidly catapulted himself to the forefront of politically fluent U.S. dramatists, and he excels at pitting varieties of righteousness against one another. Review | ‘Invisible Hand’ a taut political thriller worthy of ‘Homeland’ watchers 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Ms. McBryde is an alluringly flexible singer, fluent in classic country, blues and Southern rock, with a voice that moves easily from tender to tough. Ashley McBryde Takes Nashville, No Gimmicks Required 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z This multiplicity connects to the overlapping dance rhythms that have already become part of the choreography, and to the fluent intersection of naturalistic social behavior and dance virtuosity that gives this piece its special flavor. Critic?s Notebook: A Galaxy of Ballet Stars Spinning in a Flickering Universe 2011-06-05T22:25:36Z They are typically fluent in the culture, habits, layout and language of their adopted country. When Americans land in trouble abroad, these expats step in 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z By contrast, Catherine by then spoke fluent Russian, had become a strict adherent to the Russian Orthodox religion, observed Russian court traditions and developed a strong grasp of Russian history. A Hermitage Amsterdam Show Looks Closer at Catherine the Great 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z I want to travel to many countries, and I want to become fluent in Italian. "Dumplin'" star Danielle Mcdonald on new opera comedy & pursuing her dreams: "I never had a Plan B" 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Shakespeare modernised the form of the sonnet, and transformed it from a stylised, courtly love shtick to a fluent and flexible form that could turn itself to any subject. Don Paterson on Shakespeare's sonnets 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z Their English-language skills were at odds with the fluent performance on their hit songs. Girl, you know it's not true: 8 major revelations from the "Milli Vanilli" documentary 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z He was a Vietnamese refugee who spoke fluent English, a bookworm curious about his roots, a war buff like so many boys. Viet Thanh Nguyen, Prizewinning Author of ‘The Sympathizer,’ Still Wrestles With ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z A valuable debut, shot with a fluent kind of poetry. I Am Nasrine – review 2013-06-13T21:30:31Z The more fluent something is — whether it’s a story, a song or a face — the easier it is to process and understand. Enough with the spoiler alerts! Plot spoilers often increase enjoyment 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z James is such a nimble and fluent writer that such references never threaten to devolve into pretentious postmodern exercises. A Fantasy Set in Africa, by Way of Hieronymus Bosch, García Márquez and Marvel Comics 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “The vast majority of us are fluent in it.” ‘Lit’ Is Over, and Other Things You Can Pay Teens to Teach You 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z In the series premiere of “Pearson,” for example, two of the lead characters speak fluent Spanish to one another because that’s an aspect of who they are and what they do. "Los Espookys" and "Alternatinos" show the Latinx TV crossover is already here 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Our father was born in Canton, now Guangzhou, and speaks Taishan and fluent English. Paper sons of paper sons: My immigrant family’s hidden stories reveal what they risked to come to America 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z What she often lacks is stamina, a full-throttle bravura technique and a fluent line that makes her legs and arms move in a single impulse. Dance Review: ‘Jewels’ Returns to New York City Ballet’s Repertory 2014-01-23T23:23:37Z Thoroughly fluent in the idioms, history and conventions of the medium, they set most of that assumed knowledge aside and improvise, avidly courting chance and accident. 'Light, Paper, Process' an inventive subversion of photography 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z That’s when I told myself that I must be fluent in this. Q&A: Rapper D Smoke takes patient walk to Grammy recognition 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Mead is so fluent on such a broad range of topics — from history to religion to policy to politics — that I learned something new from each of his detours. A Nuanced History of the Forces Shaping U.S.-Israel Relations 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z She will become fluent in English and, implicitly, the dominant language will obliterate her own. Poem of the week: A Fire Shared by Peter Didsbury 2010-06-28T11:43:00Z Tankian says he is becoming more fluent in the language, and these days he spends much of his time composing for film and TV, flexing his rock, experimental and classical music muscles in equal parts. System of a Down's Serj Tankian goes classical with symphonic concerts in Northridge 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z There's also solid information for those of us not fluent in the minutiae of typography. 'Just My Type': Simon Garfield's book on fonts and the people who love them 2011-08-24T20:40:04Z Clearly, decades in the business have rendered Boyne fluent in the language of literary combat. Review | A ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ pursues literary fame in ‘A Ladder to the Sky’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Every member of the cast is fluent in this musical language, blessedly never pushing for effect. Review: ‘Fun Home’ at the Circle in the Square Theater 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z “Lloyd got down on one knee and started speaking in Spanish. I’m fluent; he’s self-taught so it was pretty impressive,” Mr. Simpanen said. Making a Name of Their Own 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z If Ms. Spelling is lying, she is fluent in the language of disappointment. Critic’s Notebook: ‘True Tori’ and ‘Mary Mary’ Deal With Affairs 2014-04-30T21:50:36Z A few of the farmers stared blankly; they seemed shocked to hear him speaking fluent Vietnamese. Blogging Is All About the Experiences 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Beyoncé, a gut puncher fluent in devastation; Jay Z, happy to devastate. Beyoncé and Jay Z Kick Off Shared ‘On the Run’ Tour 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z They are both fluent in the awkward body language of nerds in love, and in the crossed signals of emotional ambivalence. ‘Constellations,’ With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Opens on Broadway 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He profiles some of literature’s most obsessive pedestrians and fluent malcontents, for whom walking was both “spiritual imperative” and psychological torment of a very productive kind — Poe, Ford Madox Ford, Dickens. Watching Writers Pace the Streets, and Seeing Symptoms of Social Ills 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z In the politically charged "Message for My Peeps," choreographed by Tamica Washington-Miller, the company demonstrated an electric and fiery intensity, made even fiercer by the dancers' fluent negotiation of the sweeping staircase of Disney Hall. Moves After Dark program presents 4 female-led dance groups in unconventional spaces 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z His fluent, slippery feet buckled but never lost their grip. Dance Review: The Dances of Africa, as Filtered Through the Americas 2011-05-29T21:58:56Z Mr. Cuomo’s orchestral writing, on the other hand, is fluent and attractive in a studiedly accessible sort of way. Music Review: ‘Doubt,’ Adaptation Performed by Minnesota Opera 2013-02-03T23:24:03Z Singh has been practicing her craft for more than 30 years and is fluent in nearly 20 formal lettering styles. Calligraphers still aiming to be letter-perfect 2011-08-15T15:55:21Z The show tells us that his mother had been married to a Jew and that he was fluent in Hebrew and maintained close professional ties with Jews. A Jewish Exodus to a New Nation 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z You also couldn’t miss the fluent spectrum of musical styles, from African worklike meters to rock music, with spirituals and other idioms in between. Review: At American Dance Platform, Charm and Structure Without Flight 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z More than a showcase for impressively fluent and focused trumpet playing, it’s a proper band album, featuring peers like the tenor saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown. Jazz Listings for July 1-7 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Thanks to the bassist Franz Lyons, Turnstile is more fluent with groove than many of its peers. Turnstile Knows Hardcore’s Rules. That’s Why It Can Break Them. 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z And, as he admits in his acknowledgments, he does not speak fluent German. A Timely Biography Traces Joseph Roth’s Accounts of Fascism 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z One powerfully built man in the King competition did a solo whose lyricism was extraordinary: He moved in fluent, calm phrases on point, often moving across the floor in a series of slow turns. All Jooked Up With Everywhere to Go 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z He accomplished this by being fluent in the language of the church, tort law, racial inequality and what he deems “the mediasphere,” paired with an indefatigable drive to be everywhere. Ben Crump has become the go-to attorney for racial justice: ‘I feel like I’m running out of time’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Scholarly yet fluent, he writes engagingly about the traditions of his art. Quentin Blake at 80: the illustrator's magical art 2012-12-14T22:55:10Z Eliot's great poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" - may very well be fluent in the visual language of videos, film, television, advertising and rock music. New book asks whether literature still matters 2011-03-28T11:36:12Z By the end of second grade, Kochai was fluent in English, and the following year, he won a reading comprehension award. How an author got to thank the teacher who taught him English in 2nd grade 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The start of the finale of the Concerto No. 17 was modest, propulsive, fluent: qualities that also characterized the Philharmonic’s performance, between the two concertos, of the overture to Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Lang Lang Shares the Spotlight With the Philharmonic 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z A Nashville songwriter from Texas-turned-irrepressible country headliner, Morris was, from the jump, as fluent in the Spice Girls and Beyoncé as she was in the Dixie Chicks and Patty Griffin. Maren Morris, a Pop-Curious Hitmaker, Is Country, After All 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “He was successful, intelligent, kindhearted and fun to be with, he was even fluent in Chinese.” A New Life and Language, 7,000 Miles From Home 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Not only did she speak fluent, poetic Moron—“Drill, baby, drill!”—she seemed able to generate endless one-off Moron sentences with every exhaled breath. The Laws of Comedy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “Someone once said to me, our memes are what you call wholesome memes,” Galbo said, and in his next breath proved he was fluent in the online vernacular. How a federal bureaucrat uses astronaut babies and dogs riding pigeons to try to save your life 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Irish people are very fluent, very literate, very articulate, but often there is an indirect way of capturing reality or expressing yourself. Ireland’s ambassador to U.S. on her lucky assignment 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Elizabeth is, evidently, less fluent in English than she would like to appear. Theater as Moral Meditation in ‘Catonsville Nine’ and ‘The Courtroom’ 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z They've made something much truer to life, a comedy about four kids fluent in popular culture, mainly hip-hop. "Reservation Dogs" is steeped in pop culture. The difference is that its homages star Native actors 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z "She was an outstanding novelist, short story writer and columnist, who engaged millions of people all around the world with her fluent and accessible style," said Ireland's president, Michael D. Higgins. Popular Irish author Maeve Binchy dies at 72 2012-07-31T11:56:13Z Ms. Graham’s grandparents were sent to Japan as missionaries after World War II, and her mother, who died in 2005, spoke fluent Japanese and worked as a buyer for a department store in Japan. Lauren Graham’s Taste of Tokyo 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Helen Sung/Benny Green On two different new trio records, two jazz pianists in early middle age with fluent and streamlined styles draw tight lines around jazz from the 1940s to the ’60s. Playlist : At Midcareer, Some Astonish, Some Explore 2011-04-29T18:39:43Z I have a friend who, after age 50, taught himself French and is now fluent in French. Gretchen Rubin on messy office kitchen politics: "A lot of passive-aggressive Dilbert cartoons" 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z She’s nearly fluent in French, is learning Arabic and wants to travel the world, see what the needs are and find ways to improve the health of women and children. Kids in need get gift of music 2013-09-09T05:01:08Z Although she writes powerfully of her Jewishness and her experience of motherhood, this aspect of her identity — of being the exceptional woman, of being establishment-approved — provokes her most fluent and furious prose. ‘Essential Essays’ Show Adrienne Rich’s Vulnerable, Conflicted Sides 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z He called for ink and a brush and, in fluent script, wrote an account of the feelings the gathering inspired in him. Review: Chinese History, Writ in Stunning Stone 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z “These stories are re-imagining families for people,” said Ms. Durrow, who grew up fluent in her mother’s Danish and eating her dishes but seeing few cultural reflections of mixed people. Race Remixed: Pushing Boundaries, Mixed-Race Artists Gain Notice 2011-07-05T16:59:30Z Like Proust, Ernaux is always trying to envisage the book she will write — this very book we are reading, in a fluent, idiomatic translation by Alison L. Strayer. Reclaiming the Past in the Internet’s ‘Infinite Present’ 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Today my Serbian is pretty good, and while Branko still doesn’t speak fluent English, he understands a lot. Experience: we fell in love without speaking 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z “I was blown away by how fluent he was in both styles,” Borda said. A 19-Year-Old Pianist Electrifies Audiences. But He’s Unimpressed. 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Leon collects old family recipes and is fluent in Cantonese, all of which have inspired him to learn more about his own cultural background. Winning Her Over With Easy Conversation and Home-Cooked Meals 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “Our relationship,” he writes, “largely depended upon my never becoming fluent, on my having an excuse to speak in enigmatic fragments or koans.” Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z It's exciting, fluent and heavy on the shaky-cam, but ultimately paints a simplistic world of heroic lawmen and caricatured bad guys. This week's new films 2012-11-24T00:04:01Z It’s not simply a writing-and-spelling exercise, but one to enhance comprehension for the students, who are mostly second-generation, mostly fluent in English, yet not exposed regularly to the American culture. Williston schools, churches adapt to population 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Stevens, speaking fluent German, is fabulous, giving the character unexpected depth and delicacy. ‘I’m Your Man’ Review: Living Doll 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Since she was teen, Washburn was obsessed with China, becoming fluent in the language and visiting the country frequently. Abigail Washburn scales her own personal wall of China 2012-10-12T16:18:00Z The fast, fluent one-linerism of his youth has morphed into the funniest and saddest deadpan on the silver screen. Ted Danson gambles comeback on "CSI" 2011-09-21T16:22:00Z He'd gotten an American degree and his English was comfortable, fluent, and yet his name, skin and decided lack of connections made his first attempts to find work frustrating. Antyesti in Brooklyn: How NYC honored my father upon his death, during a time of anti-Asian hate 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z He's soon duking it out with the Hammond organ grooves and lead guitar work of Phantom Limb, a fluent country-folk outfit from Bristol who act as his backing band. Rodriguez – review 2012-11-18T00:06:15Z And while the generations of stand-ups that have followed may have a sincere reverence for him, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are fluent in the jokes he told. The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z On the one hand, it’s witty and incisive parody, as fluent in Mr. Obama’s tics as in hip-hop manners. Critic?s Notebook: Prez N the Hood: A Hip-Hop Parody Stirs Up Issues 2010-10-25T22:56:00Z He is fluent in English, German and Russian, and he uses Twitter to expound his views. Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z All this is in Tom Feiling’s lively, baggy “The Island That Disappeared,” which belongs to the higher class of clever scrapbook, bolstered with the best sources and very fluent storytelling. Pirates, Runaways, Smugglers and the Occasional Aristocrat 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z He is fluent in the styles of modernism and postmodernism both. Books of The Times: Power Struggles and Riddles, in Romance and Political Intrigue 2010-11-23T23:27:00Z I have lived in Italy for twenty years, and am fluent in Italian, but my dominant language remains English. Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z The accompaniment to Grieg's Piano Concerto – Steven Osborne the fluent soloist – was distinctly ordinary, too. Proms 35 & 36: BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds; Glamorous Night – review 2012-08-10T11:11:19Z She speaks fluent German and trained as a singer, so I’m thinking a cold war-era musical set in an East German spa town might be just the ticket. Which big-screen actors deserve a small-screen reinvention? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z He added, “There are all of these amazing players now who are really fluent and expert in both performing highly detailed notated music and improvising creatively across a broad range of musical contexts.” A Musician’s Turn to Improvisation Bears Fruit 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z But he is fluent, passionate and moving about his childhood wartime experiences in Occupied Poland. Polanski's partial view 2012-05-16T17:27:09Z As an added security measure, they usually communicated in Gaelic; O’Dowd and his Sinn Fein contacts were both fluent. How an undocumented Irish immigrant became an unofficial U.S. diplomat 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z It is as if speaking to an "African" writer who responds in fluent French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, English or any other European language, points to a contradiction. What makes a 'real African'? 2013-07-07T17:31:41Z He is fluent in many of them, and “The Border” once again shows off those talents. ‘The Border’ Is a Stunning and Timely Conclusion to Don Winslow’s Drug-War Trilogy 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z After a few weeks of playing with the neighborhood kids, I spoke fluent, Bavarian-accented German. Perspective | A host of new apps can help travelers learn foreign languages — up to a point 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z It means that this doctor is fluent with horoscopes and has a remunerative deal with his cronies, the apothecaries, for prescribing expensive drugs. Ten of the best bad doctors in literature 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z But the volume is also an introspective self-portrait, set down in the same fluent, fleet-footed prose that made his 1995 book “Dreams From My Father” such a haunting family memoir. Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Ours is an era in which we are all becoming fluent in the language of trauma, post-traumatic stress, recovery and survival, but what is good for humanity may be bad for thrillers. Misfits, Stalkers and Kiddie Sociopaths: The Latest Thrillers 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z It's a slight, sentimental, touching tale, told in a flexible, mixed metre and fluent rhyme. Poem of the week: Telling the Bees by John Greenleaf Whittier 2012-06-11T16:30:08Z The acting here is good, the direction fluent and the writing generally astute. Paper Giants: Magazine Wars - TV review 2013-06-02T15:04:00Z Bruno Dumont's film-making is just so fluent, unnerving, gripping; he is entirely unique. Hors Satan (Outside Satan) – review 2013-01-03T15:30:01Z Lou is a well-spoken young man, and a high-functioning career professional, fluent in the mannerisms of old-school Texas politesse, never neglecting to touch his Stetson as he passes a lady on the street. Film review: The Killer Inside Me 2010-06-03T21:08:00Z I was fluent in Spanish, and I thought, "Oh, I'll just get there, and I'll pick it up," because I fancy myself good at languages. Julia Stiles gets Shakespearean again: On murder, betrayal and the powerful women of "Riviera" 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z In fact, Moore’s use of language is so exuberant and adroit that while I was reading this book, it seemed to me that other writers were either very lazy or not quite fluent in English. Review | Reading Lorrie Moore — again or anew — you’ll feel like she really knows you 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z He speaks fluent French and can get by in Russian. Is it normal to hoard? 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z Now his English is fluent, with a strong Italian accent. Pathological Theater, a Salve to Soothe Minds 2010-06-05T02:05:00Z Correspondence became more fluent and stylistic over the century. We Are What We Read 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z She’s an extraordinary polymath — gifted violinist, writer and novelist; fluent speaker of a half-dozen languages; math genius. I thought I could reason with Antonin Scalia: A more naive young fool never drew breath 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Our reviewer, Lee Child, praised the novel, calling it a “fluent, mordant, authentic, propulsive narrative, wonderfully lit from within by an intriguing main character.” New in Paperback: ‘The Disordered Mind’ and ‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’ 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Quinn is a film critic turned novelist, and a cinematic luster silvers his fiction, which is briskly plotted, fluent in visual and verbal cliché and highly, guiltily satisfying. ‘I Am the Kind of Woman I Would Run From’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z That, and the way it tangles with the equally fluent playing of Julian Lage, a wunderkind guitarist one generation Mr. Cline’s junior. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Is Ready to Rumble, and 11 More New Songs 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z He did concede the elderly might get wiser and more fluent, but felt these qualities were not creative. Age shall not wither us: why great art isn't the sole preserve of the young 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z The prose itself is smart, fluent and relentlessly spry. Breaking Night by Liz Murray ? review 2011-01-30T00:20:00Z No, but Hahn’s lyrical gift — learned in part from his teacher, Massenet — is always sure, and his writing for woodwinds marvelously fluent. Classical Playlist: Brahms, Arvo Pärt and Gorczycki 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Visitors may be surprised to encounter fluent German-speakers in shops, restaurants and museums. A Modern-Day Christmas Market, Transylvania-Style 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Here we were again, exploring new territory, headed to a place where we knew a few customs and words but were not fluent. Modern Love: My Husband Is Now My Wife 2011-08-18T19:50:50Z A knowledgeable and fluent writer on urban affairs, Mr Flint grasps that architecture depends not just on architects but also on clients, planners, contractors and engineers. The ecology of modernism 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z I am Wolf by Francesca Roche and Tomos Young has a potentially lucid choreographic arc, two fluent dancers loping freely like wild animals and becoming more combative as they are gradually penned in. Resolution! 2013 – review 2013-01-10T17:36:00Z And yes, Batiste is deeply fluent in the rich musical and social traditions of Louisiana jazz, not to mention he’s highly recognizable from his nights on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Perspective | The Grammys are trying to change. So why does it feel like they’re moving backward? 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The young maestro opened the proceedings with words of thanks — in notably fluent English — to everyone he could think of, including the often-unheralded stage crew. Morlot debuts with charisma, substance 2011-09-18T18:59:45Z It's interesting that the guest judges, from other areas of popular culture, seem fairly fluent in the art of drag. RuPaul on Identity in the Trump Era: ‘Don’t Pick Battles With Your Allies’ 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He's extremely fluent in the language of filmmaking, so he knows exactly how he wants to tell the story. Acting for top directors a joy, education for Matt Damon 2010-03-26T21:24:00Z Camp residents are fluent in concepts such as democracy and "gender balance." Dadaab refugee camp, detailed in 'City of Thorns,' is a world ripped from the world 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z I imagined Dario showing me around Manila as a grown man, him as a 20-year-old fluent in Tagalog with familiar dark eyelashes, and me, at 40, likely unrecognizable to him. Modern Love: A Brother, Lost and Found: Modern Love 2011-09-16T19:37:05Z The emotional yearning stirred up in certain young men — and sometimes women — by the cultural artifacts of their not-too-distant childhoods is a phenomenon that Mr. Wright is fluent in. Film: Cult Director Courts the Mass, Keeps the Crazy 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z With fluent, American-accented English, he is as much at home in Silicon Valley or New York as Israel. Israeli high-tech entrepreneur turns his focus to politics 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z He was a member of the Italian communist party who spoke fluent German and Russian and was in touch with visionary scientists from all over the Eastern Bloc. Wu Ming's top 10 utopias 2013-05-29T12:00:01Z He was captured twice in 24 hours, the first time talking his way out of it in fluent German. Michael Burn obituary 2010-09-23T16:57:00Z His speaking is sometimes fluent and sometimes awkward. Review: ‘Love’s Refrain’ Has a Stargazer Looking Inward 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z “It plays with the DNA of what is supposedly dance, with the usual ideas of choreographic pattern, style, structure,” said Mr. Charmatz, who speaks rapidly in fluent, lightly accented English. A French Choreographer Who Plays With the DNA of Dance 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z What’s surprising is how fluent the entire cast is in both the high and low languages they are required to speak. ‘On the Town' Revival Opens on Broadway 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Jessica quickly disabuses her of that notion, chastising her in fluent Spanish for good measure. The symbolic power of Gina Torres's new drama "Pearson," right now 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z From egg-and-spoon to sack race, from wrestling to rowing, they're all here, translated by Bruce into a fluent and brilliantly detailed stream of dance. Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words; Dance GB: The Olympic Project – review 2012-07-14T23:05:34Z Again, it's that fluent space they occupy between reportage and portraiture, the neither-here-nor-there quality. Behind the masque: Kanaval captures the hidden Haiti 2010-07-06T06:01:00Z They can understand and speak it, but they’re not as fluent. Andy Garcia Is the Father of the Bride in More Ways Than One 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Gérard, a professional chef of Vietnamese descent, had learned English on his own but was fluent in French. Modern Love: A Dollar a Day, for Only 20 Years 2013-08-08T18:10:01Z Seeing it in writing after the fact might be a complete “duh” experience, but it’s not as obvious when you’re living it if you’re not fluent yet in the language of your own feelings. Carolyn Hax: After being fooled by a boyfriend, unwilling to trust herself 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Rivera’s portrait of Martín Luis Guzmán, from 1915, is typical: a fluent cubist work with the brightly colored pattern of a decorative serape fitted into one of its flat, quadrilateral planes. Artists helped make the Mexican revolution an international phenomenon 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Ms. Menkes speaks fluent Hebrew, studied Arabic as an undergraduate and values the region’s spiritual significance. Retrospectives of the Filmmaker Nina Menkes 2012-02-19T03:37:17Z Vanessa Redgrave is much more fluent and often funny," Spencer continued, "though it still takes a bit of effort to accept a Beatrice who often seems like a mad old bat. Much Ado leaves critics unimpressed 2013-09-20T10:51:33Z "English may not be her first language, but she clearly is fluent in throwing shade." “Maybe Melania’s not happy in her marriage”: Trevor Noah says... 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z In the repertory of Martha Graham, no consciousness reveals itself in anything so fluent as a stream. Dance Review: Bront?s and Medea, Bent Into New Forms 2011-03-17T22:53:06Z Spring Breakers is Korine's most technically competent and fluent movie; probably his most commercial, his funniest, perhaps even his least irritating. Spring Breakers – review 2013-04-04T15:58:00Z According to the original listing, anyone was welcome to apply as long as they speak fluent English, and the roomies are amenable to the position becoming a full-time role for the right candidate. London roommates reportedly post ad for 'lifestyle happiness manager' to wake them up, make avocado toast 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z He was completely fluent in English in six months. | At Berluti, Antoine Arnault Puts Business Before Pleasure 2013-09-12T08:00:08Z The name signals that, though a fluent and idiomatic French speaker, she is British but otherwise there is no back story. In Your Hands – review 2012-07-19T21:10:00Z With four university degrees and speaking fluent English, he made enough for a comfortable life in Istanbul. Another Hit for Turkish Tourism? 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z “I’m just kidding,” laughed the singer, who was wearing sunglasses and an oversize suit jacket over a purple turtleneck and spoke in fluent, slightly rapper-style English. They’re the biggest band in Asia, but Big Bang’s days may be numbered 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z He had been living in Paris for four years and spoke fluent French, so there was that at least. Caitriona Balfe: The First Time I Left Home (and Fell in Love) 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z For the young cast, it’s a bit as if they were spending several semesters becoming fluent in Basque. How Young Singers Get Used to ‘Dust’ in Their Mouths 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z By those metrics, it is a robust time in Nashville for performers who are loyal to the genre’s roots and tropes, fluent in its history and proudly advancing it without too much disruption. Nashville Embraces Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen, Black Singers Upholding Genre Traditions 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z She is ready: Her English is fluent, and besides, she admitted, almost embarrassed, “I have never seen Balanchine’s ballets alive.” Balanchine and Toumanova, in a Teenager’s Eyes 2012-07-19T23:27:56Z He’s fluent in a range of styles, and willing to tweak many of them. Music Review: Dierks Bentley at Irving Plaza - Review 2011-10-21T23:29:54Z A Princeton graduate fluent in more than half a dozen languages, he passed the New York bar exam while beginning his professional baseball career as player and coach in the early 1920s. Review: ‘The Catcher Was a Spy’ Shares a Peculiar History Lesson 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z And I look forward to becoming fluent in it together. Motherlode Blog: Can a Daughter With Dyslexia Learn to Love Words? 2012-06-12T14:26:38Z When they moved to Chicago, they continued speaking Russian at home, so Ms. Morales is fluent in the language as well as in the food. Russian New Year’s Eve: Christmas, the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving, All Rolled Into One 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z But while few participants made significant progress towards becoming fluent, there were enough emotional moments, laughs and dramas to hold the interest. Why Don't You Speak English? – TV review 2013-07-24T06:00:10Z |
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