【應景美語:端午節】
端午節到了,來學一些相關的英文用法吧!因為有4天的連假,字比較多哦!
(欸,忘記了「連假」英文怎麼講?那,就點這裡 tinyurl.com/kxt9lc4 )
★ 端午節:Dragon Boat Festival
(字面上,dragon boat 是龍舟,festival 是節日。)
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
(端午節快樂!)
★ 龍舟比賽:dragon boat race
I watched the dragon boat races at Anping Harbor a few years ago.
(幾年前,我在安平港看過龍舟比賽。)
★ 划(龍舟)row /'ro/
We rowed our dragon boat pretty fast!
(我們的龍舟划得相當快!)
★ 粽子:sticky rice dumplings
(字面上,sticky rice 是糯米,dumplings 是餃子。我知道這個英文有點不配中文,但以前西方人就把這個東西叫做 sticky rice dumplings, 現在已經改不了了!)
I think I’m going to make some sticky rice dumplings with my mom this year.
(我今年大概會跟媽媽包些粽子。)
★ 立蛋:stand an egg upright 或 stand an egg on end
Stand 是「立」,upright 是「直」。End 是「末端」。
It took me a long time to stand my egg upright!
(我立蛋花了很多時間!)
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阿,我還知道端午節的由來,是跟屈原有關對吧?如果你想跟外國人敘述屈原的故事,有些用語一定要會:
★ 被流放:be exiled
Qu Yuan was exiled.
(屈原被流放了。)
★ 愛國:patriotic
He wrote many patriotic poems.
(他寫了很多愛國的詩.)
★ 自殺:commit suicide
★ 跳河:commit suicide by jumping into a river.
Qu Yuan committed suicide by jumping into a river.
(屈原跳河了。)
★ 漁夫/漁人/漁民:fisherman, fishermen
Fishermen threw sticky rice dumplings into the river to protect his body.
(為了保護他的屍體,漁民把粽子丟到河裡。)
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好,這應該是最基本需要知道的端午節單字。想知道更多,可以在留言下面問我。
說實在的,sticky rice dumplings 是我最喜歡的中菜。所以我非常樂意祝大家:
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
stand fast中文 在 繪本,生活練習 Facebook 的最佳解答
繪本|《Someday》有一天
我等待著妳的小牙搖晃的那一天,要為妳唸這本書。
明年即將上小學的小女孩,有一天嚼著滿嘴的蘋果,跟我說,「媽媽,我的牙齒痛,會搖搖耶」,是接近換牙的時侯,但即使是預期中的事,仍不免想著,這麼快呀!
《Someday》是我去年就留意到的一本繪本,那天上書店又看到它,我想是時侯把它帶回家了。選了一個從容的夜晚,我為女兒唸了這本書,告訴她這是一個媽媽和女兒的故事,故事裡的媽媽陪伴著女兒長大,深深記得和女兒相處的每個時刻。直到有一天,女兒生了寶寶成為媽媽、直到有一天,女兒蒼蒼白髮想念起媽媽。這也是一個看顧著愛漸漸成長的故事,所以我要在女兒換牙的這個時侯,把這本書送給她。
說晚安前,我們併著肩俯臥在床上,女兒剛吹乾的頭髮飄著洗髮精的香味,我看著她閃閃發亮的眼睛,一副準備接收成長禮物的神情。
One day I counted your fingers and kissed each one
曾經,我細細地數著妳的手指頭,輕輕的親吻。
One day the first snowflakes fell, and I held you up and watched them melt on your baby skin.
曾經,我們迎接了第一場雪,我將妳高高抱起,看著雪花在妳稚嫩的臉頰上融化。
One day we crossed the street, and you held my hand tight.
曾經,我們一起過馬路的時侯,妳總是牢牢抓著我的手。
Then, you were my baby, and now your are my child.
以前,妳是我的小寶寶,現在,妳是我的大孩子。
Sometims, when you sleep, I watch you dream, and I dream too…
有時侯,靜靜看著進入夢鄉的妳,我也想起了自己曾經的夢想。
Someday you will walk into a deep wood.
有一天,妳會走入蒼鬱森林的深處。
Someday your eyes will be filled with a joy so deep that they shine.
有一天,妳的雙眼會因為心靈深深的喜悅而閃閃發亮。
Someday you will run so fast and so far your heart will feel like fire.
有一天,妳會跑得又快又遠,而內心炙熱如火花。
Someday you will hear something so sad that you will fold up with sorrow.
有一天,妳會因為難過的事,感覺被深深的憂傷包圍。
Someday you will call a song to the wind, and the wind will carry your song away.
有一天,妳會在風中輕輕吟唱,讓歌聲隨著風飛向遠方。
Someday I will stand on this porch and watch your arms waving to me until I no longer see you.
有一天,我會在門前望著妳揮手說再見,直到妳消失在我的視線。
Someday you will look at this house and wonder how something that feels so big can lookk so small.
有一天,妳會回頭看看我們的房子,想著這麼大的一個地方,怎麼看起來卻又如此渺小。
Someday you will feel a small weight against our strong back.
有一天,妳會開始感覺到背上倚靠著小小的重量。
Someday I will watch you brushing your child’s hair.
有一天,我會看著妳輕輕為孩子梳理細髮。
Someday, a long time from now, your own hair will glow silver in the sun.
有一天,很久很久以後的某一天,妳的蒼蒼白髮會在陽光下漾著銀光。
And when that day comes, love, you will remember me.
直到那一天,親愛的孩子,我想,妳會想念著我。
後面幾句總是讓人哽咽,即使是我自己默默唸著的時侯也一樣。當時,我穩了穩自己的聲音,跟女兒解釋,最後這幾句是說,有一天「妳」也當了媽媽、「妳」幫妳的孩子梳頭、「妳」會變老奶奶、「妳」會想念起「我」。是的,那份守護的愛,有一天會在永恆的時空中,留下深深的思念,這是書裡的故事,也會是我們之間的故事。
講到她會變成老奶奶時,她一臉靦腆,問她喜歡這唸起來像詩一樣的繪本嗎?女兒對我點點頭,眼神好溫柔。
親愛的孩子,希望妳喜歡媽媽為妳準備的這份成長禮物!
*手邊的是英文版,以上是書寫此文時自己的翻譯。
*以上未涵蓋繪本裡所有文字,親子天下於2014年已出版中文版本《有一天》。
*附圖全文:http://rlifeps.blogspot.tw/2015/10/someday.html#more
stand fast中文 在 社漫三號機 Facebook 的最佳貼文
【 雨傘革命 POSTCARD 籌旗 】
萄葡牙畫師 LUIS SIMOES 於佔區日畫夜畫
佢想印返 6000 份出嚟派街坊
籌多咗嘅錢就全數捐比中文庫存計劃
有心有力嘅,咪幫少少囉 : )
I NEED YOUR HELP !!!
On the last 2 months I’ve dedicated my time to sketch the Umbrella Movement. At the beginning, when I saw the protests, I didn’t understand why they were occupying the streets. When I first came to this place I was frustrated with the idea that locals are too focus on working for money, suddenly I was with all these people asking and hoping for a more human life.
They claim for an universal suffrage, deep down I could see a cry for a less economic-centred system and their right to choose. From 29th September I met a handful of determined, kind and interesting people that somehow I wasn’t able to talk with before the protest starts. This movement become an inspiring message that these people are can change mentalities and, hopefully, their government. Whatever the future holds for this movement and for Hong Kong, to me and to many more, we want to believe that this city has eventually moved to a state of mind that can do more for their future. By the time the occupation ends I wonder how long will this awareness last in HK people’s lives.
To all who have dedicate their lives to this movement, inspiring the world with their genuine kind heart. To all students that stand there fighting for all, this was what I could do to show the world how you inspired me. A deep thank you from my heart for changing me and what I call today, my Hong Kong.
Now this is where I ask everyone to participate and support Hong Kong Umbrella Movement.
To give this work to the maximum people in HK I need your fast help to produce the prints. I believe that if everyone helps a little bit it will be possible. So please share it as much as you can and donate if you can.
To produce a total of 6000 prints It needs HK$30.000.
A set of 5 postcard series, 4 panels each with stories behind in ENG & CHI, documented what I've seen and experienced. For details, please see the album.
Then, once the production is done the distribution will be made in Occupy Admiralty. If the donations pass the production cost, the extra money will be donated to the library of Chinese University of Hong Kong, for archiving all the graphic arts done for this movement.
Updates will be posted from donation received to the follow-ups of the whole project.
You can donate via paypal or contact me via message here if you live in Hong Kong.
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