跟外籍同事去飲茶,填點心紙的責任通常會落在本地同事身上。不過這天老板決定打破傳統,讓外籍同事肩負這項神聖的任務。
由於由外籍同事負責填點心紙,於是頻道便由廣東話轉到英語。雖然在公司一向慣用英語溝通,但去到叫點心時卻出了問題──到底「兩籠牛肉」的英文怎麼說?
「那個蒸籠叫 bamboo steamer,是否叫 two bamboo steamers of beef balls?」
「吓,咁怪?點心英文叫 dim sum dishes,我看叫 two dishes of beef balls吧?」
「咪住,牛肉放在碟子上,應該叫 two plates of beef balls 才對?」
大家你一言,我一語,爭持不下,最後由外籍同事裁決,判詞如下:
Well, if we really have to say it, we'll probably say 'two lots of beef balls'.
嘻嘻,又學到嘢啦。
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用two helpings of beef balls可不可以﹖會否太文﹖
回覆刪除[版主回覆10/20/2011 13:30:02]剛問過同事,可以用 helping。其實在日常生活中,西人很少會說到「兩籠點心」的,所以不必怕太文。不過一提到 helping,我就立即想起吃自助餐呢。
hahaha! 咁攪笑呢!
回覆刪除[版主回覆10/20/2011 13:30:47]飲茶就係專講無謂嘢嘅時候 ^_^
原來如此^^
回覆刪除[版主回覆10/20/2011 13:30:56]^_^
蒸籠係中式點心特有,要譯得夠傳神,可能真係要譯埋個「籠」字喎。
回覆刪除[版主回覆10/21/2011 08:11:52]同意,不過外籍同事話唔使喎,因為冇外國人會咁講...
哈哈。因為工作關係﹐lots 的數量很大。。。通常都是以千為單位。所以two lots of beef balls....好多喔~~~
回覆刪除[版主回覆10/21/2011 13:39:15]我同事喜歡牛肉球,啱佢啊 ^_^
Excuse me for having "buttinsky" as a middle name, but the proper expression is "two orders of beef balls".
回覆刪除By the way, 蒸籠 is bamboo steamer, no?
[版主回覆10/24/2011 13:17:14]Thanks, Teacher. He's from Australia. He said he wouldn't talk about the quantities when he is ordering dim sum (probably just write them down on a 點心紙)
[The Teacher回覆10/24/2011 10:41:09]Yes, that's what people in my 鄉下 would say, so they don't need to worry about steamers, dishes, and plates. Where's your western colleague from???
[版主回覆10/24/2011 08:08:06]Right. A huge typo :p // Further explanation, please, Teacher. What do you mean by 'proper expression'. Do you mean you will actually say this when you are in a dim sum restaurant?
唔.....兩籠呀....俾士勞既話, 士勞應該會講"two dishes of beef balls", 快快手手等佢知道寫個二字落牛肉隔離先....嘻嘻~~
回覆刪除[版主回覆10/26/2011 08:13:40]對,最緊要落咗單先!^.^