Re: The Bottle Imp: 5450 words: 25690 words in total

Nice to see you, Maria!
First of all, thank you very much for your reply and advice.

Let me explain.
As well as you, I think I do know how it is important
not to think Japanese when reading English.
So I do;
1) read English firstly
2) when I met some good / funny / difficult sentences,
JUST DRAW LINE under it
3) when I come home, JUST WRITE DOWN the sentences
4) I added translate just for fun
I try to keep my English brain while I'm in phase (1)~(3),
and I launch my Translate brain just in phase 4).
And as you know, I translate only less than 1% of the entire book.
Do you still worry that my translation habit avoids me learning English?

(In addition, in the actual business scene,
your English ability will be evaluated
how you can translate / interpret well, you know...)

Anyway, I agree with you strongly
that the English brain is quite important for the learners.
So I start to write this record in English.
I want you to reply me in English if you would like.
It would be our good lesson ;)

Thank you very much again !