Thursday, January 26, 2012

A basketball in an artist's hand

工欲善其事,必先利其器。看這女孩怎樣將這兩句說話用她的籃球發揮出來。


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

美國“龍年”郵票

為迎接龍年,美國發行了龍年郵票,三藩市Edwin市長為慶祝農曆新年的龍郵票揭幕。龍郵票於2012 1 23 日發佈全美國的郵政服務。

以我所知,美國不是每年都發行中國農曆年郵票的,所以都很珍貴啊!





(Xinhua/Liu Yilin)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

從「忙day」到「傷 day」

中國人用字之靈巧,可在這篇轉載中體會到。請欣賞... 不過如果笑到失...,唔關事呀!  用普通話來讀重傳神呀!


「忙day」到「傷 day」

〈天地良心〉李純恩
世界新聞網北美華文新聞、華商資訊
November 22, 2011
 
中國人的創意是很足的,近年來最傳神的英譯中名詞,大概就是把 
shopping 譯成「血拼」。 買東西買得又有「血」又要「拼」,只要稍為見識過中國「扶貧大軍」 在世界各地搶購名牌產品的人,都會同意這個翻譯,無論是音譯還是意譯,都妙到極點。

前兩天,又有內地朋友傳來短訊,內容是一個星期七天的英文中譯︰ 星期一「忙
day」。星期二「求死day」。星期三「未死day 」。星期四「受死 day」。星期五「福來day」。星期六「灑脫day」。 星期天「傷day」。

星期一忙得要死,星期二忙得想死,星期三還沒有忙死, 星期四行將受死。但是,轉機來了。星期五,捱完之後就可以放假了,所以「福來」了。


星期六不用說了,一星期中就得這安逸瀟灑的一天,所以叫「灑脫day」。

過完了星期六,到了星期天就「傷」了。
首先是因為星期六的「灑脫
day」, 過完了星期六就「傷」了;其次是因為星期六的「灑脫」 而玩傷 了;第三是星期天出去「血拼」,荷包也傷了; 第四是想到明天又 要上班,又要忙,又要求死,又要受    死,心便傷透了,所以,是「傷 day」了。



〈中文萬歲!!!〉


一美女興致勃勃地問醫生:「我想豐胸,但是豐胸後會有什麼效果? 」

醫生淡定地答道:「豐胸後,一般會有四種結果:

1. 大不一樣;

2. 不大一樣;

3. 一樣不大;

4. 不一樣大!」




〈中文的奧妙〉



外國人學中文,確實不容易。中文字的奧妙, 常常讓學中文的老外暈倒,說幾 個聽來的段子:


一、 方便


一位剛學過一點中文的美國人來到中國,中國朋友請他吃飯。
到了飯店落座,中國朋友說:「對不起,我去方便一下。」
那老外沒聽明白,「方便」是哪裡?
見老外疑惑,中國朋友告訴他說「方便」,口語裡是「上廁所」 的意思。
哦,老外意會了。

席間,中國朋友對老外說:「我下次到美國, 希望你能幫忙提供些方便。」
老外納悶了:他去美國,讓我提供些廁所幹嗎?

道別時,另一位在座的中國朋友熱情地對老外說:「 我想在你方便的時候請你 吃飯。」
見老外驚訝發愣,中國朋友接著說:「如果你最近不方便的話, 咱們改日……
老外無語。
「咱找個你我都方便的時候一起吃飯吧。」
老外隨即暈了。
二、乳


一位老師向老外學生解釋「乳」字的含義:乳即是小的意思, 比如乳鴿、乳豬 等。講解完,老師要求老外學生用「乳」字造句。

老外學生造句說:「現在房價太高了,所以我家只能買得起20平方 米的乳房。」
老師聽了,冒著冷汗說:「再造一個!」
老外學生:「我年紀太小,連一米寬的乳溝都跳不過去。」
老師冷汗如雨下,說:「再造一個!」
老外學生說:「老師我真的想不出來了,我的乳頭都快想破了!」
三、意思


某老外苦學漢語10年, 到中國參加漢語考試。試題之一:

請解釋下文中每個「意思」的意思:

阿呆給領導送紅包時,兩個人的對話頗有意思。
領導:「你這是甚麼意思?」
阿呆:「沒甚麼意思,意思意思而已。」
領導:「你這就不夠意思了。」
阿呆:「小意思,小意思。」
領導:「你這人真有意思。」
阿呆:「其實也沒有別的意思。」
領導:「那我就不好意思了。」
阿呆:「是我不好意思。」

這老外聽 了,一頭霧水。中文的「意思」太深奧了,於是他交白卷回國

Saturday, January 14, 2012

謝謝媽媽生下我

轉載舅舅e-mail 來的短片,與你分享。這𣎴是一般的天才表演,初看時給你帶來歡笑,但往後竟賺人一把熱淚!


Thursday, January 5, 2012

Philosophy for Old Age 高齡哲學

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? 
If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about ageing that you think in fractions.  



'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half.  

You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key 


You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.  


'How old are you?'
'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16!

And then the greatest day of your life ...... .

You become 21. 
Even the words sound like a ceremony. 


But then you turn 30. Oooohh,
what happened there?

Makes you sound like bad milk!  

He TURNED; we had to throw him out.

There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong?  What's changed?



You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.... Whoa!
Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away.  

Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.  



But wait!!!
You MAKE it to 60.
You didn't think you would!  



So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.  



You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70!
After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Friday, December 16, 2011!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime.

And it doesn't end there Into the 90s, you start going backwards;

'I Was JUST 92.'  



Then a strange thing happens.
 If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!  



HOW TO STAY YOUNG



1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'  
2. Keep only cheerful friends.  The grouches pull you down.  


3. Keep learning.  Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever... Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.  
4. Enjoy the simple things.  

5. Laugh often, long and loud.  Laugh until you gasp for breath.  
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.  


7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.  

8. Cherish your health:  If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it.  If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.


9. Don't take guilt trips.  Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.  
10. Tell the people that you love them at every opportunity.  


AND ALWAYS REMEMBER
:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,  but by the moments that take our breath away.  



by He Yan Jan