Dobry v. khoroshy

[Svetlana Grenier]

Dear Robert,

I think you translated it perfectly!

Best,
Svetlana

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:19 AM, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> This is not Grossman's greatest paragraph, but I find it interesting
> because I have never seen Добрые and хорошие so clearly opposed.  Is my
> translation OK?
>
> This brief paragraph follows a description of a woman who is capable of
> great kindness to individuals, though in many respects she behaves badly.
>  She swears a lot, is unreliable, etc.
>
> Да, так кто же хорошие, кто плохие люди? Добрые люди всегда ли хорошие? А
> плохие бывают ли добрыми? А добрые все же бывают плохими? Таковы наши дамы.
>
> "Yes, who can we call good and who can we call bad?  Are kind people
> always good?  Can bad people be kind?  Can someone be kind and still be a
> bad person?"
>
> Poka,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
> Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
>
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