by Keith | Apr 30, 2021 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
21. Cantonese: 洗腳唔抹腳 (sai2 goek3 m4 maat3 goek3) English: Always spending all money one has; having no savings at all. Written Chinese: 常常花完所有錢、毫無積蓄。 22. Cantonese: 食水好深 (sik6 seoi2 hou2 sam1) English: Earning a lot more profits than necessary. Written Chinese: 牟利 23....
by Keith | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
11. Cantonese: 攬 (laam5) English: Hug Written Chinese: 抱、擁抱 12. Cantonese: 攬上身 (laam5 soeng6 san1) English: Bear all responsibilities Written Chinese: 負上全責 13. Cantonese: 唔好扭親 (m4 hou2 nau2 can1) English: Don’t twist (leg, hand, neck, waist) Written Chinese:...
by Keith | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Subtitling 字幕, Transcription 謄寫, Translation 翻譯
1. Cantonese: 攬炒 (laam5 caau2) English: Bore the brunt together Written Chinese: 玉石俱焚、兩敗俱傷 2. Cantonese: 奄尖 (jim1 zim1)／腌尖 (jim1 zim1) English: Squeamish Written Chinese: 吹毛求疵、挑剔 3. Cantonese: 禁跌（襟跌）(kam1 dit3) English: Drop proof / drop-proof Written Chinese: 耐跌 4....
by Keith | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得
美國前總統歐巴馬出版了一本名為《A Promised Land》的新書，美加第一天面市就出售了將近89萬本，似乎可能成為最佳銷量的前總統自傳。 這則消息讓我想起以前我買的一本柯林頓自傳。由於相隔很長一段時間了，我祇記得他當選總統和宣誓就任的片段，其餘的文章就是流水帳，我都是趁觀看紀錄片的時候隨便亂翻就翻完整本書了。簡單來說，這些聘請影子作者幫前首長寫的所謂自傳，其實不算精彩。以前我翻過南非前總統曼德拉的自傳，情況也是差不多。 若說政治人物的傳記，最精彩當屬英國歷史傳記作家Anthony...
by Keith | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯
美國作者 Malcolm Gladwell 寫的《以小勝大》(David and Goliath) 書中提到，做人最好有一些困境、有一些挑戰，這樣才能變得更強大、更有能力。這個理論放在寫作人的工作上，亦是成立。 譬如，寫作人若安逸怠惰，讀的書都是在他水準之下的作品，那麼他筆下的作品，亦不見得會有突破。反之，若不斷挑戰自己，常常接觸自己水準之上的作品，除了見識可以慢慢擴展，亦可磨練筆鋒。...
by Keith | Sep 25, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯
Singlish and Manglish speakers always say ‘can’, which is very confusing for many foreigners. In proper English, it means ‘sure’, ‘okay’, ‘it works’, ‘alright’. 星馬英語講者常常說can，外國人常常聽得一頭霧水。以正確英語來說，那個意思是...
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