可以講 an #ask、a #tell,係名詞
//明報英文 | 毛孟靜
To ask、to tell 大家都識得,屬小學程度、簡單不過的詞語,I will ASK him to TELL me about it.
我會去問他,着他告訴我。
不過,這些平易的字,常常會另有用法,別有深意。譬如說,一樣是 to ask,以下這一句,就跟一般的「問」不一樣了:Is that too much to ask?
上述這句話表達懊惱不忿,旨在反問:不過是冀望一點簡單的什麼,這樣的要求也算苛刻?例如:
* I just want you to be on time. Is that too much to ask? 我不過想你準時,這要求過份嗎?
而to tell,亦可解作to have an effect(產生效果):
* She's been under a lot of stress and it's starting to tell. 她一直承受頗多壓力,後遺症開始浮現。
而把ask 和 tell 變做名詞,成為an ask、a tell,又是另一個故事了。
初遇 an ask,自然而然地會以為這是潮語,不對呢,原來早已在古英語(Old English)出現。今日的an ask,基本上等於 a request,一項請求。
* I realise it's a big ask, but I hope you can do it. 我知道這是一項很大的要求,但希望你能做到。
有說,新世代的 an ask 源自金融行業的 bid and ask:bid是買家願意購入的最高限價;ask則是賣家願意出售的最低叫價。An ask在30年前左右開始流行,但至今仍然給視為口頭俚語,不能入文。
* It is a big ask for him to go and stand there for 90 minutes.要他站足90分鐘,是過份要求了。
《牛津字典》說,ask 在新時代作為名詞,通常前面會加 big、huge 或tough 一類的形容詞,意思係something that is a lot to ask of someone(對人有過份要求),或something difficult to achieve(難以滿足的要求),如同文首的Is that too much to ask?
而 a tell 的用法就比較有迹可尋。現成的形容詞是 tell-tale,代表突顯、展示及「露出馬腳」之意:
There was the tell-tale bulge of a concealed weapon in his pocket. 他口袋鼓起一角,分明就藏了一件武器。
另有 a tell in poker,是指玩撲克——又叫 show hand(「沙蟹」)——之際,神色姿態露出端倪,讓對家知道底牌。
* I never played poker, so I never learned to read a tell. 我不玩「沙蟹」,所以不會觀貌察色。
* A player gains an advantage if he understands the meaning of another player's tell. 若能從對家神態動作「讀心」,就可佔上風。
* I looked for a gesture, a tone of voice, a "tell" that would tell if he was the killer. 我尋找一個姿勢,一種聲調,一點「蛛絲馬迹 」來定奪他是否就是兇手。//
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代表台灣挑戰明年奧斯卡獎最佳動畫短片的《基石》線上看。
基督徒慎入。
A satire animation about Fundamentalism. (English statement below)
去年三月完成的作品《基石》終於決定在今天發布
謝謝指導教授鐘世凱老師的建議與包容,和一起創作配樂的夥伴 林孝親 Szu-yu Lin,讓聲音和影像配合的天衣無縫, WinSound Studio 紋聲音樂 絕對是品質一流的代名詞,還有一路上幫助本片產出的所有朋友們,謝謝你們!
《基石》的用意並不是要批判特定的宗教,而是特別針對冥頑不靈的基本教義派的信徒,幾乎在每個宗教都有這一群人的存在,他們用盡用手段強迫別人接受其價值觀,特別是在孩童和青少年的心靈身上有著非常大的負面影響,尤其是越聽話的小孩傷害越大,因為父母們教什麼他們就會做什麼。小的時候,我還真因為長輩的話,就相信神奇寶貝是邪靈、哈利波特是魔鬼的化身、流行音樂聽久了會墮落、看了部A片就害怕自己會下地獄,長輩們的善意,扭曲成強迫接受他們的信仰,常常遇到無法解釋的教義或價值觀,就會用情緒勒索的方式,讓你就算接受了也充滿著罪惡感,多少也影響童年的社交生活,越投入在宗教社群之中,越覺得外面的人事物充滿邪惡。在本片的製作過程中,我常常是帶著憤怒的情緒工作著,氣以前愚蠢的自己,也氣現在還是有許多人自認為是正義的化身,手握「真理」的權杖,到處迫害別人。
自己也曾陰錯陽差造訪一些其他的宗教團體,撇開教義和儀式不談,其實會發現有許多的相似之處,他們大多用「親身體驗」的見證去說服別人入教,卻永遠無法有個完美的說詞去解釋一些違背基本邏輯和科學的事情(如果感覺有效,誰管你的故事有什麼漏洞),再藉由社群的力量,慢慢地滲透你的生活和社交圈,直到無法脫身,待在這個群體久了,漸漸接受了該團體的價值觀,本來覺得疑惑的地方也無所謂了,習慣了他們特殊的儀式,甚至連講話的辭彙都開始變異了,生活上偶爾發生一些好事,就會覺得是信仰的緣故而更加投入,最後就會自傲的覺得自己的信仰比起其他的宗教有多偉大,常常看到不同宗教甚至是教派互相敵視對方為邪靈或異端就覺得好笑,其實你們真的,都差不多。
跑過各大的影展後,許多正面和負面的回饋都有,但我不怕批評,因為本片所有橋段和元素全部都是真實改寫自本人和朋友親身經歷過的事情,也有不少基督徒朋友看過後跟我說他們非常能感同身受,一個宗教團體之中雖有固執不通的人卻也有許多開明包容的人士,我無意辯駁其教義,也尊重每個人對信仰的理解,只想問大家
你是真的完全相信你的信仰嗎?有多少教義的漏洞你是故意漠視不去思考的?還是因為家人、朋友的人情壓力才選擇繼續待在其中?又或者是害怕離教之後,會在現世、來世或死後會有所懲罰?
請誠實面對自己的信仰,如果是真的相信,那麼請尊重其他和你不同信仰的人的權利!不是所有人都應該照著你的教條走,這是一個自由平等的社會,任何的種族、性別、宗教、性傾向的基本人權都必須公平對待。
但如果你發現你已經做個假信徒很久了,那麼勇敢地離開吧!真實的東西是經得起考驗,離開了象牙塔後,試著用不同角度和更寬廣的眼光去觀察這個世界,相信你會找到尋屬於你自己的人生定義。
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[English] Translated by Shannon Yeung
“On first glance, “Fundamental” might look like a blanket criticism of Christianity, making it incredibly easy to dismiss as offensive or even as atheistic propaganda. Yet if you look beyond the provocation, I
hope you will realize that it only intends to criticize a very specific component of religion: dogmatic scripture.
Religious upbringing plays a significant role in shaping the values of a child, values that can easily be upheld for life. This is especially detrimental for obedient children who have yet developed the rational capacity and courage to question their parents.
When I was young, I genuinely believed that Pokemon were evil spirits, that Harry Potter was a devil in disguise, that listening to pop music would lead to degradation, that watching pornography would lead to eternal pain in Hell. Whenever I struggled to endorse contradictory teachings, I would be coerced into fearful acceptance rather than reasoned into genuine belief. Not only is such threat-based enforcement of religion unreasonable, but the resultant guilt also became an enormous burden that inevitably affected how I perceived others and how I handled my social interactions. The more I engaged with my religious community, the more I doubted the kindness I received. Teachings of faith, love, and compassion simply could not counteract the bleak, evil picture painted by original sin.
During the production stages of the animation, I could not help but feel furious. I was furious at my young, foolish self and I am still angry at self-claimed justice warriors spreading falsehood in the name of religion.
Over the years, I have engaged with followers of other religions as an effort to understand. Aside from obvious differences in teachings and rituals, I have found that most religious followers use personal experiences to justify their beliefs, but can never offer a compelling argument to explain contradictions in basic logic and science. Surely, if hearsay was all it took to convert someone, no one would care about the contradictions. Perhaps this applies to some, but the way I see it is that peer pressure and investment into faith tends to mellow out any initial suspicions. Once one conforms to the rituals and adopts the religious semantics by habit, even mere luck points to God. When everything becomes a positive reinforcement of God, one might fall into the trap of believing that their religion is exclusively better than the rest, sneer at other religions, and fail to see just how similarly foolish all Fundamentalism is.
This film has screened at many major film festivals and the reception has been both positive and negative as you might imagine. I am not afraid of criticism because the plot was inspired by my own experiences and a sentiment shared among my friends. Since the film aired, a significant number of people from the Christian community have told me that my film resonated very closely with their experience too. Indeed, some religious people are stubborn, obnoxious and unreasonable, but there are also many who are incredibly tolerant, understanding and empathetic. I do respect everyone’s interpretation of religion, but for those who feel offended by this film, ask yourself: Do you wholeheartedly believe in your religion? How many contradictions have you deliberately shied away from? If you do identify as religious, are you choosing by your own will or are you pressured by friends and family? Or are you subscribing to religion solely for salvation?
Please scrutinize your belief with utter honesty. If you are convinced by your religion, please respect other people’s right to believe in other religions too. There is a fine line between respectful proselytization and an aggressive imposition of religion. This should be a free and equal society where all races, sexes, genders, religions, sexual orientations are treated with basic respect.
Or, if you realize that you have been an atheist at heart the entire time, feel free to cut off your ties with religion! Once you leave the ivory tower, try to examine the world from different perspectives, and I can assure you will find your own meaning of life. The truth will stand the test of time.”
想觀看高畫質影片請按這裡~
https://vimeo.com/300120279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f68vO5jX5_E&t=3s
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Credit
導演 Director:
邱士杰 (ShihChieh Chiu)
動畫 Animator:
邱士杰 Shih-Chieh Chiu、張明潔 Ming-Chieh Chang
配音 Voice Actor:
林冠宇 Guan-Yu Lin、邱士杰 Shih-Chieh Chiu、廖容萱 Jung-Shan Liao、莊采融 Cai-Rong Zhuang、林鼎傑 Dan Lin、陳變法 Bian-Fa Chen
指導教授 Supervisor:
鐘世凱 Shih-Kai Chung
音樂與音效製作Music & Sound Design Production:
@紋聲音樂 WinSound Studio
音樂與音效Music & Sound Design:
林孝親 Hsiao-Chin Lin、林思妤 Szu-Yu Lin
混音Scoring Mixer & Re-recording Mixer:
林孝親 Hsiao-Chin Lin
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Going to italia diary:the scouts(part2)(中英)
I walked into a basketball stadium. He was there with 22 Scouts and another two coaches. They were all waiting for me. Yes, I was a bit late......Just a bit...
I prepared a speech for them. They raised the flag before I started my speech. Although the content of my speech was not serious, I appreciated that they took it seriously. Scouts respect the tradition. The atmosphere around became quiet and solemn.
The sounds of "attention!", "stand at ease!" and "salute!" were suddenly raised in the ambient occasionally.
After the Flag Raising, the tense in the air disappeared immediately. And I felt that I don't need to hold my breath. Everything returned back to normal.
A ceremony is an interesting thing. It is incredible how the emotions among people were gathered or delivered by those certain actions. During the Flag Raising, I could clearly see the proudness inside those little Scouts. Right there at that particular moment, the Scouts are like warriors in a Warfield.
After the Flag Raising, one of the coaches announced, "Everyone, come around this bike. This gentleman has some stories to share with us".
To be honest, I was nervous, or precisely speaking, "frightened". This was my very first speech delivered in English. Not only the description needs to be modified but also the way people used to receive information can be different in a different language.
Even with Mile's help, I messed up a bit on that speech. My legs just could not stop trembling during that 20 minutes of the speech. But, still, I was glad to have this chance and cherish this experience.
Some questions were asked after the horrifying speech,
"why you have a license plate on your bike?"
"what is the weight of the bike?"
"Do you travel all by yourself?"
"Have you been to Africa?!"
I have tried to answer those question with a sense of humor, although I was not sure how successful I did.
"That license plate belongs to the first car I bought years ago. That car, unfortunately, was involved in an accident. I keep the license plate not just because that was my first car, but also that accident was caused by a kangaroo. I keep this because it was a funny and special experience."
"two hundred pounds"
"I did once have a travel mate. But he rides so fast that I was left behind. So now I travel alone. But I may meet new friends who will travel with in the future, who knows?"
"I haven't been to Africa yet, but I will be there soon. Let's just hope I can ride fast than lions. I don't think the feeling of being a feast for the big cats will be nice."
After those nice chat with young Scouts, Miles awarded me with a scarf and two badges. I guess I am now a part of the Scouts. I regard this precious memory with the Scouts of the Ashbourne as a gift from the God.
In the next morning, Miles and I said goodbye at the peak of the mountain.
"Do not give up your dream and all the best please," he said this short sentence with a firm voice.
"Thank you, I will never give up. I know somewhere in the world there will still be people like you, who is waiting for me. I will make friends with them, bring some exotic stories to them. Life, after all, is a journey itself. I am glad that I have met you."
"Goodbye, my beloved family, my second home in England."
P.S. I believe most of us, including me, do not know the meaning of our lives, but I do enjoy the process of finding my answer.
前往義大利日記:童子軍的榮耀(下)
我進入了一個操場大小的體育館,裡面有22位的小朋友跟三位教練
在演講之前需要升旗,一切都得遵循百年前的傳統儀式,吵鬧的空間一下子變得寂靜,敬禮,稍息
結束了升旗典禮後,下一秒回復了天翻地覆的噪音,下一秒教練提高嗓音說
(大家圍繞這台自行車,這位大哥哥要說故事了)
我是一個正在實行的教材,但我非常緊張,因為我第一次用英文演講,講得亂七八糟,不時還有教練幫我補充幾句(事實是小孩子聽不懂),但是教練非常有耐心地幫我翻譯細節,我腳的顫抖從未停止過,太可怕了。
經過了長達20分鐘的演講,他們問題是
(為什麼車上有牌子?)
(車子幾公斤?)
(有夥伴嗎?)
(你去過非洲了嗎?)
我用幽默的單字拼湊出答案回答給他們
(因為我第一次買車就撞到袋鼠,他活著我車卻毀了)
(200斤)
(有,但是他騎太快了所以我們失散了)
(我即將要過去,希望我騎得比獅子快)
教練頒發了兩個徽章和領巾,這是老爹給我的禮物,我想我會一直帶著領巾,直到有人比我更適合他,我會交給他。
人生第一次英文演講就獻給了ashbourne
的童子軍們,這真是珍貴的回憶,
隔天,我跟邁爾斯在山頂上道別
(不要放棄你的夢想)
(我從來沒想過放棄,因為還有像你的人在未來等我。)
再見了,邁爾斯一家人,英國第二個家。
PS:人永遠找不到答案,直到你老去,
有趣的是,有人正在享受找尋答案 的過程。
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English Translation
Oh why are you crying, while I'm here holding back my tears
As you seem to grieve, more than me, I no longer know who hurts more
Days that were unbearable, becomes precious when we are together
I want to be by your side, the things that I can do for you, I wonder if there's any in me
Always, all the while, I want you to smile
Just like a sunflower, that upright gentleness, the warmth, all of it
From now I too, want to let you know, the happiness that is here, that I've found
In the distance, in the bright future, if, even though we are separated
While walking our respective paths, in that time, believe that we will meet again
Our separate mismatched steps, like one, now, overlaps
That you are beside me, though the moments are idyllic, do not forget them
On the day I leave, when we wave goodbye, let there be smiles
Just like a sunflower, that upright gentleness, the warmth, all of it
Though I want to return, because it is you; "It's enough", surely you will say that [1]
I want to be by your side, the things that I can do for you, I wonder if there's any in me
Always, all the while, I want you to smile
Just like a sunflower, that upright gentleness, the warmth, all of it
From now I too, want to let you know, because I have found the true meaning of happiness
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今日はGReeeeNの新曲「beautiful days」を英語でお届けします♪
ドラマ『家売るオンナ』の主題歌になっています。
英語版を気に入っていただけると嬉しいです(^O^)
Enjoy!
English cover of "beautiful days" by Japanese band GReeeeN.
It is the theme song for TV drama "Ie Uru Onna" (The Woman Who Sells Houses).
Enjoy the English version!
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曲情報 / SONG INFO
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GReeeeN / beautiful days
Released 2016
Theme song for TV drama "Ie Uru Onna"
Music/Lyrics: GReeeeN
English Lyrics: Rebecca Butler Watanabe
■Official MV
Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/PTq9CWxhpQw
Drama Preview: https://youtu.be/te8c6-4jt2k
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リンク / LINKS
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■HP⇒ http://BlueEyedUtaUtai.jimdo.com
■Facebook⇒ http://facebook.com/blueeyedutautai
■Twitter⇒ @BlueEyedUtaUtai
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歌詞 / LYRICS
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On the day you left, my heart stopped keeping time
And I’ve been standing in the same place watching life go by
Never did imagine I’d standing here alone
Without the kindness of your words to shield me from the cold
Photographs where we’re smiling together
Reading back what you wrote in your letter
Finally, I understand, but it’s too late, I realize
Now that you’ll never come back this place
How can we say the things we want to say?
All I ever wanted was to be with you forever
I love you still today
And I still long to see your face
I am always searching for your shadow in corners near and far
So, baby, please come back to me
'Cause I’m ready to be
What you needed me to be from the very start
I remember when we were so young and free
When we could take or deal a hurtful blow so callously
When we thought we’d have it all for all eternity
Back before I ever knew the true meaning of misery
From the nights when we talked ‘til the morning
To the days we spent angry and warring
Every single moment that I spent with you was beautiful
If I could make a wish that would come true
I would wish I could say all this to you
I’d wish I could go to you wherever you may be
As days keep passing by
I get swept up in the tide
And the sky above stains me in the colors of the setting sun
Reflected in my eyes
As I stand here tonight
Just a shadow looking so lonesomely above
I release the words into the sky, hoping they reach your ears
As I let the feelings I’ve been keeping inside free
Oh, I miss you…
How I long to touch you one more time
Want to feel your hand entwined with mine
I reach out with all of me
I love you still today
I love you still today
And my heart keeps breaking over and over again
Wish I could go back to before
Align my shadow with yours
Like the beautiful days I thought would never end
Somehow I wish I could make you smile again
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