学会尊重 Age and Politeness
Dialogue 意见分歧者之间的意见交换
A:我要讲个笑话,XXX你帮我翻译一下
B:没问题。
A:有一次有一个老头……
B:This one time there was an old head…
知识扩展
提示:
In a similar way,“老外”can not be translated as "old outside" nor“老乡”as“oId countryside”.They should be“foreigner”and“fellow+place name”.For example,fellow一Beijinger, respectively.
文化背景:
In English,and depending on the situation,if a word is a little goo direct,it coutd be considered rude.Take a look at some common euphemisms:
Euphemism(委婉的说法)
pass away
go to the washroom
between jobs
have words with someone
vertically challenged
opinionated
Meaning(意思)
die去世
go to the toilet去洗手间
unemployed失业的
have an argument争论
shot身材矮小
stubborn固执的