Are You CrazyEnglishWord格式文档下载.docx
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钝笔——英汉语翻译与比较纵谈》,北京:
国防工业出版社,2005:
323-327
NowadaysEnglishhasbecomeanabsolutemustforacollegegraduateinChinaifheorshewantstobeawhitecollar,goldencollar,oracollarofanycolor.MillionsofChinesehavebeenundergoingmentaltrialsinlearningEnglishorlookingforacertificateofEnglisheducation.ButthemoreEnglishIlearnthemoreIfeelEnglishisacrazylanguage.Howso?
Thereasonsaremany.
Whatdoyouthinkahighboyis?
Whatsmelldoesahoneybuckethave?
Whatcolorisagreenhouse?
Arehotdogsalwayshot?
Isthereanyegginaneggplant?
Doesdog-eargrowoutoftheheadofadog?
小老鼠偷吃热凉粉
短长虫爬上矮高粱
InEnglishyoucomeacrossfunnywordsandsentencesfromtimetotime.Ahighboyisatallchestofdrawerswithafour-leggedbase.Ahoneybucketistobefilledwithnothingbutexcrementandurine.Agreenhousecanbeanycolor,orclearplastic.Adog-earisaturned-downcornerofapageinabook.Eggplantisakindofvegetable,containingnoeggatall.HotdogsareaverypopularfoodintheUnitedStates.Theyhavenothingtodowithdogs,andarenotalwayshoteither.
Astopwatchoftenruns.Abluestockingbecomesanablewoman.Abusboyisn’taboyonabus.Ninetimesoutoftenapope’snoseinAmericaisinadishbutnotinthePope’sface!
Ijustdon’tunderstandwhyAmericansaresonaï
veastobelievethatkingshavelonghands;
thatsomebabiescouldhavebeenbornwithhoneyorevenasilverspoonintheirmouths.
Manypeopleliketohaveahamburgerandaglassofbuttermilkforaquicklunch.Butitmaycomeasasurprisethatthereisnobutterinbuttermilk,andnohaminahamburger.“Beefcake”,“sweetbread”and“bull’seye”,too,areconfusingwordsthatcanbringtomindcompletelyincongruousideasaboutwhatthesewordsreallystandfor.Abeefcakeisnotacakeatall!
Itisaphotographicdisplayofmuscularmalephysiques.Insweetbread,nobreadcanbefound,anditdoesn’thaveasweettasteeither.Asforabull’seye,itisthecenterofatargetthatisobviouslyunrelatedtobulls.
IhadneverdoubtedthatgrapeswereakindoflovelysweetfruitbeforeIheardaboutJohnErnestSteinbeckandhisGrapesofWrath.NooneinChina,Iamsure,willeverthinkofgrapesbeinginanger,doeshe/she?
Believeitornot,Americansarejustasfunnyastheirgrapes:
theywouldkickthemselvesratherthankickthebucket!
IusedtobeconfidentofmyEnglish.ButnowIamnotsosure.Englishissocrazyinsomanyways.Theabove-mentionedillogicallybuiltworksandexpressionsareonlyafewexamplesofthis.
Whyisitcalled“afterdark”whenitreallyis“afterlight”?
Whydoweputsuitsingarmentbagsandgarmentsinasuitcase?
Whydo“tug”boatspushtheirbarges?
“Active”istheoppositeof“inactive”,“accurate”theoppositeof“inaccurate”.Butvaluableandinvaluable,creaseandincrease,flammableandinflammable,differentandindifferentarenotopposingpairs.
Thepluraloffootisfeet,butthepluralofbootisnotbeet.Youbuyoneduckortowducks,butonegooseortwogeese.Aflyerflew,butnotaplyerplew.Ateachertaught,butnotapreacherpraught.Akingwearsacrown.Acommonerwearsacap.Butneitherkingsnorcommonerswearacrowncap.
Amancanmanateam,butawomancannotwomanone.Aboybecomesafreshmanwhenhegoestocollege,butagirlcannotbecomeafreshwomanevenaftershehasattendeduniversity.AwhitemanisamanwhohasapaleskinandisofEuropeanorigin.Ablackmanisamanwhobelongstoaraceofpeoplewithdarkskins.However,ablueboyisanythingbutaboywithablueskin.Whatismore,suchaboycanhardlybeconsideredamaleanylonger!
Snowisthesoftwhitebitsoffrozenwater.Adropisasmallroundblobofaliquid.Asnowdropturnsouttobeasmallwhiteflower!
Youmustlikecocktailalotifyouareadrinkingman.Butyouwouldn’ttouchBromptoncocktailevenifyouwereachronicdrunkard.Midwivesareprobablythefunnieswivesintheworld,becausemanyofthemhavenotevenbeenmarriedyet!
ManyatimeIfoundmyselfcompletelyatalossforananswertoquestionsasfollows:
☆WhydoAmericanslikebirthdaycards,birthdaycakes,birthdayparties,butnottheirbirthdaysuit?
ThoughIknowthatAmericansareanimalloversasawhole,itisstillquitebeyondmyunderstandingwhytheyprefertowearamonkeysuitratherthanwearabirthdaysuitwhencelebratingtheirbirthdays?
☆Itisonlytoonaturalthatifyoumakeacake,you’llhaveacake.Ifyoumakeafire,you’llhaveafire.Butwhydomenalwayscomebackempty-handedaftertheyhavespeciallygonetomakewater?
☆Everyoneknowsthatavegetarianeatsvegetablesandafruitarianeatsfruits.Butwhatahumanitarianeat?
(cf.开车的叫车夫,抬轿的叫轿夫,那么我是你家管帐的,你该叫我什么呢?
)
☆“Dry”isanadjectiveusedfordescribingsome
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