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中文（以及中華料理）的奧妙！

 



很久沒有更新blog，因為最近都沒時間翻譯，有些是翻譯的來源文不適合發表(怕版權爭議)。

不過最近常常早上都會看民視英語新聞多學點單字片語用法，卻常常有「奇怪」的發現！

尤其是在記者報導有關料理的時候，常常令人錯愕！


今天一則新聞訪問吃火鍋的民眾，稱讚雞肉肉質軟嫩、皮薄、「沒有雞肉的那層油」...

沒有雞肉的那層油到底是沒有雞肉還是沒有油？！

記者翻譯：「The layer of oil with no meat is delicious.」



疑欸？依照常理判斷，應該是在讚美雞肉不油，不是覺得那層油很好吃吧 ＼(´◓Д◔`)／！

還有一次


靠近感恩節那時候，飯店推出豪華火雞大餐。

主廚受訪時說：「第一個步驟是要把豬ㄐㄧㄠˇ肉和雞ㄐㄧㄠˇ肉和香料混合...然後塞進火雞裡」

不過中文字幕和英文翻譯卻解讀為「將豬腳和雞腳與香料混合，再塞入火雞裡（The first step is to mix the pig's trotter and the chicken talons.）」


我心想：天啊，這種食物能吃嗎？？

首先，我們很少會稱「豬腳、雞腳」為「豬腳肉、雞腳肉」，

如果廚師說：「混合豬ㄐㄧㄠˇ肉和雞ㄐㄧㄠˇ肉」，那一定是「豬絞肉和雞絞肉」！


hmm......看來，這兩位記者應該不是台灣長大的孩子，因為從一個人對在地食物的認識，可以最深刻感覺到他是否對這個文化熟悉！

（還是因為食物太香肚子太餓所以一時糊塗了？XD）



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