今天跟
Raymond
聊天,正好说到“太监”这个词,我不知道英文怎么说,想描述给他听,想了一个很妙的词,写出来让大家一乐。
Raymond
只知道太监是古代皇宫里的一种特殊的官,问我:
is it a woman?
我忙说:
not a woman, it is a man. But he was cut of his…
我又想不起那玩意儿怎么说,突然想到一词,说:
but he was cut of his equipment. Raymond
恍然大悟:
ah
,
hia hia hia, I see.
翻译一定要“信达雅”。
---By Sonne
2009-8-17