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15. Eagels “Hotel of California”

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“[Hotel California]” af The Eagles er en allegorisk sang om den mørke bagside af den amerikanske drøm, berømmelsens faldgruber samt balancen mellem kunst og kommerc. Tekstforfatterne Don Henley og Glenn Frey har udtalt, at hotellet fungerer som en metafor for dekadence, overflod og narcissisme i den amerikanske kultur.

Sangen bruger den solrige, forførende myte om Californien som kulisse for en fortælling om en træt rejsende, der fanges i et luksuriøst, men mareridtsagtigt fængsel. Tekstlinjen “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave” symboliserer, at når man først har solgt sin sjæl til berømmelse og materiel succes, kan man aldrig slippe fri igen.

Gennem tiden har sangens surrealistiske tekst også givet anledning til en række vedholdende fan-teorier og myter:

  • Stofmisbrug og afvænning: Mange brugere i online diskussioner, såsom på Reddit, peger på, at sangen og dens linjer (f.eks. om spejle i loftet og “spirit” der ikke har været der siden 1969) handler om afvænning og stoffer som kokain.
  • Psykiatrisk hospital: Nogle lyttere fortolker teksten som en beskrivelse af en sindslidende patient, der er spærret inde på et sindssygehospital.
  • Okkultisme: Nogle rygter har fejlagtigt forbundet sangen med satanisme og mørke ritualer, hvilket dog konsekvent er blevet afvist af bandet.

Tekst

8. Questions. Hv-words in Danish (2-46)

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1. List of hv-words in Danish

DanishEnglishWhat does it ask about?Example
HvadWhatAsks about a thing, an action, or an idea.Hvad hedder du? → What is your name?
HvemWhoAsks about a person or people.Hvem kommer i morgen? → Who is coming tomorrow?
HvorWhereAsks about a place or location.Hvor bor du? → Where do you live?
HvornårWhenAsks about time or a specific moment.Hvornår starter mødet? → When does the meeting start?
HvordanHowAsks about the way something happens or is done.Hvordan kommer du på arbejde? → How do you get to work?
HvorforWhyAsks about the reason or cause.Hvorfor er du træt? → Why are you tired?
HvilkenWhichAsks someone to choose one common gender (en-word) noun.Hvilken bog læser du? → Which book are you reading?
HvilketWhichAsks someone to choose one neuter gender (et-word) noun.Hvilket hus er dit? → Which house is yours?
HvilkeWhichAsks someone to choose between two or more things (plural).Hvilke sko vil du købe? → Which shoes do you want to buy?
Hvor mangeHow manyAsks about the number of things that can be counted.Hvor mange børn har du? → How many children do you have?
Hvor megetHow muchAsks about an amount or something that cannot be counted.Hvor meget kaffe drikker du? → How much coffee do you drink?
Hvor længeHow longAsks about the length of time (duration).Hvor længe har du boet her? → How long have you lived here?
Hvor langtHow farAsks about distance.Hvor langt er der til skolen? → How far is it to the school?
Hvor gammelHow oldAsks about age.Hvor gammel er du? → How old are you?
Hvor ofteHow oftenAsks about frequency (how many times something happens).Hvor ofte træner du? → How often do you exercise?
Hvor henneWhere exactlyAsks for a more specific location.Hvor henne arbejder du? → Where exactly do you work?

Memory Tips

  • Hvad = asks about things.
  • Hvem = asks about people.
  • Hvor = asks about places.
  • Hvornår = asks about time.
  • Hvordan = asks about the way something is done.
  • Hvorfor = asks about the reason.
  • Hvilken / Hvilket / Hvilke = asks someone to choose.
  • Hvor mange = asks about countable things.
  • Hvor meget = asks about uncountable amounts.
  • Hvor længe = asks about duration.
  • Hvor langt = asks about distance.
  • Hvor gammel = asks about age.
  • Hvor ofte = asks about frequency.

Practice

Choose the correct Danish question word.

  1. ______ bor du? (Where do you live?)
  2. ______ hedder din lærer? (What is your teacher’s name?)
  3. ______ starter bussen? (When does the bus leave?)
  4. ______ hvornår skal vi spise? (When are we going to eat?)
  5. ______ kommer du for sent? (Why are you late?)
  6. ______ søskende har du? (How many siblings do you have?)
  7. ______ kaffe vil du have? (How much coffee do you want?)
  8. ______ cykel er din? (Which bicycle is yours?)
  9. ______ arbejder din mor? (Where does your mother work?)
  10. ______ laver du efter skole? (What do you do after school?)
  11. ______ kommer toget? (When does the train arrive?)
  12. ______ er din bedste ven? (Who is your best friend?)
  13. ______ ligger biblioteket? (Where is the library?)
  14. ______ spiser I til aftensmad? (What are you eating for dinner?)
  15. ______ har fødselsdag i dag? (Who has a birthday today?)

3. Frilægning med AI

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AI er næsten perfekt til at frilægge.

Jeg havde følgende billede af en ung kvindes flagrende hår. Baggrunden har næsten samme farve som hendes hår, hvilket gør frilægningen rigtig svær.

Jeg loggede ind på ChatGPT. ChatGPT accepterer nemlig ikke, at man uploader et billede uden at være logget ind. Så oploadede jeg billedet. Her er resultatet. Næsten perfekt!

4. Classical London. Fokus på udsagnsord i sammensatte tider samt datoer og tider

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Today Debbie and William are going to see the “classical” London. They decide to go on a hop-on hop-off bus. This bus is for turists, there is a guide onboard, they run different routes and stop at all the most popular places.

A hop on – hop off bus in London. You can see London Eye in the Background
Hop on – hop off ruter for The Original Tour London
  • William: “So, we have got on a turist bus now ready to see London. I suppose you want to see the kings palace in Notthingham Palace or Fulham Palace or cheese and ham Palace …”
  • Debbie (smiles): “Buckingham Palace my dear. They had a few scandals, so in the tabloid press it has been called ‘Fuckingham Palace’. Not a very nice name. But the English are still very found of the royal family”.
  • William: “Are we able to get inside the palace?”
  • Debbie: “Yes but only in some parts of the year. You have to buy tickets well in advance if you want to get inside”.
  • William: “I suppose that you have bought the tickets long ago. You have always wanted to see the palace”.
  • Debbie: “Yes I have bought them at https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace. But let’s get an overview of London first from the top of this bus”.

The bus passes by Piccadilly Circus

  • Tour Guide: “On your right, you can see Piccadilly Circus. It is one of the most famous places in London”.
  • Debbie: Wow! I have seen pictures of Piccadilly Circus many times, but I have never been here before.”.
  • William: “Neither have I. It looks very busy with a lot of busses.”
  • Tour Guide: “In the middle of the square, you can see the statue that many people call Eros”.
  • Debbie: I have heard about Eros. Isn’t he a Greek god of love or something like that. It is certainly not a viking god? He is naked”.
  • Tour Guide: Yes, that’s right. He is the god of unselfish love. Over the years many tourists have taken photos of the statue. Not to mention all the selfies that have been taken here every day”.
  • Debbie: “Why does he has wings and a bow with an arrow?”
  • Tour Guide: “It is said if you fall in love it is becourse that Eros flies around and has shot his arrow in your heart”.
  • Debbie (kisses William). “How romantic! He did that to me a long time ago darling.”

The bus passes by Downing Street 10

  • Tour Guide: “The small street to the left is called Downing Street. You see guards in front of number 10. Downing Street has been the home for about 50 British prime ministers including Churchill and Margret Thatcher”.
  • William: “What. Such a small house. How can a prime minister live there?”.
  • Tour Guide: “It’s a tradition. We have many traditions in England”.
  • William: “That house ain’t big enough for our president for sure”.
  • Tour Guide: “Donald Trump? You are absolutely right, not even as a guest. He owns towers in both New York and Las Vegas, right.”
  • William (impressed). “Yes, how did you know this?”
  • Tour Guide: “I went to America last year and I have seen both New York and Las Vegas. Las Vegas is a really crazy town. Everything is gambling”.
Downing Street 10 in London
Trump Tower in New York overlooking Central Park (very very expensive address)

After visiting Bucking Palace

SKRIV OM BESØGET I FØR NUTID OG OM DET LEVEDE OP TIL DEBBIES FORESTILLINGER

bAGEFTER SKRIV OM LONDON TOWER MED EN MASSE DATOER

Mangler men ideer

  • De kommer på hopOnHopOff bussen
    • Møder et andet turist par, måske et “rødt” Californisk par, så de kan tale før nutid og før datid
    • Del 1. Rundvisning på London Castle
    • Del 2. Bus Picadelly Circus
    • Del 3. Fuckingham Palace og bus forbi Downing Street 10
  • 4. Going outside London
    • Tidspunkter og køreplaner
    • Møde venner
    • Måske i virkeligheden 3’er, så de kan tale sammen.
  • 5. Deres venner bor selvfølgelig i et rækkehus
    • De mest almindelige engelske betegnelser er:
    • terraced house — den klassiske britiske betegnelse for et rækkehus.
    • terrace house bruges også, især i nogle regioner.
    • row house er mere amerikansk engelsk.
    • townhouse bruges både i Storbritannien og USA, men betyder ofte lidt mere eksklusive eller moderne rækkehuse og er ikke helt det samme som et traditionelt dansk rækkehus.
    • I britisk sammenhæng taler man ofte om:
    • mid-terrace house = rækkehus midt i rækken
    • end-terrace house = enderækkehus

Øvrige ideer

  • Slang
    • Texas udtryk
      • Hilsner og daglig tale
        • Howdy! — klassisk texansk “hej”.
        • Y’all — “I” / “jer allesammen”.
        • All y’all — ekstra mange mennesker.
        • How’s it going, y’all? — meget sydstatsagtigt.
      • Typiske texanske vendinger
        • Bless your heart
          Kan være venligt … eller en meget høflig måde at sige “du er ikke så kvik”.
        • Fixin’ to
          Betyder “er ved at skulle til”.“I’m fixin’ to leave.”
        • Bigger’n Texas
          Noget enormt stort.“That steak is bigger’n Texas.”
        • This ain’t my first rodeo
          “Jeg har prøvet det før.”
        • Git along, little dogie
          Gammel cowboy-vending til kvægdrift.
    • Mad og kultur
      • BBQ i Texas betyder næsten en religion.
      • Chicken-fried steak — meget texansk ret.
      • Tex-Mex — blanding af mexicansk og texansk madkultur.
    • Forstærkende udtryk
      • Darn tootin’! — “helt sikkert!”
      • Hotter than blue blazes — ekstremt varmt.
      • Madder than a wet hen — meget vred.
  • Klassisk London
    • Klassiske London-/Cockney-udtryk
    • Mate — ven, kammerat
      “You alright, mate?”
    • Cheers — tak / farvel
      “Cheers for that.”
    • Knackered — meget træt
      “I’m absolutely knackered.”
    • Dodgy — mistænkelig eller dårlig kvalitet
      “That area looks a bit dodgy.”
    • Taking the piss — gøre grin med nogen
      “Are you taking the piss?”
    • Gutted — virkelig skuffet
      “I missed the train, I’m gutted.”
    • Peng — meget attraktiv / lækker
      “That food is peng.”
    • Bare — meget / mange
      “There were bare people there.”
    • Bloke — fyr, mand
      “Some bloke asked for directions.”
    • Geezer — typisk London-fyr; lidt rå type
      “He’s a proper East End geezer.”
  • London
    • Typisk britisk dagligsprog i London
    • Alright? — standardhilsen (“hvordan går det?”)
      Ofte uden forventning om langt svar.
    • Fancy — have lyst til
      “Fancy a pint?”
    • Chuffed — glad/stolt
      “I’m well chuffed.”
    • Skint — flad, ingen penge
      “Can’t go out, I’m skint.”
    • Loo — toilet
      “Where’s the loo?”
    • Pissed — fuld (i britisk engelsk)
      “He got pissed last night.”