Explore Cantonese Language (II): Expressions of water 粵語探究（貳）：「水」的表達方式

by | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯

粵語中「水」字的應用非常靈活，除了跟錢財相關的用法之外，生活中其他表達方式亦是非常生動敏銳。 The usage of the word ‘water’ is very flexible in Cantonese language. It is widely used for expressions related to money, as well as some very lively and apt descriptions of some situations of our daily life. 睇水：觀察形勢、以防萬一...

Explore Cantonese Language (I): Expressions of water 粵語探究（壹）：「水」的表達方式

by | Jul 24, 2020 | Blog, Language Learning 語文心得, Translation 翻譯

粵語是一個生動有趣、詼諧抵死的語言，很多表達方式並非書面中文可以直接傳達得出來。其中，水的應用方式亦是非常豐富，在此憑記憶細數一番。此篇記錄跟錢有關的說法。 Cantonese is a very interesting and sarcastic language. Many of its expressions can hardly have equivalent terms and phrases in written Chinese. Among others, ‘water’ (水, seoi2)...

〈投機者〉陳昇 Speculator by Bobby Chen

by | Jul 17, 2020 | Blog, Translation 翻譯

〈投機者〉 作詞：陳昇 作曲：陳昇 Speculator by Bobby Chen Melody and Lyrics by Bobby Chen 後來他究竟去了日本還是美國 就沒有再聽過村子裡的人們說 然而我心裡知道 他應該已經完成了夢想 不再是村民眼中的混球 我寶哥在部隊鬧事退下來以後 回到村子說要搞個BAND一刻也沒閒著 他說反攻大陸早已沒了希望 像我這樣的豆乾開計程車都嫌扯 (Did he go to Japan or USA, nobody in the village talked about it anymore....

3-hour work sessions 三個三小時工作法

by | Jul 3, 2020 | Blog, Translation 翻譯

Murakami’s work time arrangement is high effective; he works three hours at one go in the morning, afternoon, and evening. If my memory serves me right, I once read his works detailing his time arrangement to write his own fiction during daytime, and translate...

Writer’s work desk 寫作人的辦公桌

by | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog, Translation 翻譯

村上春樹是我很欣賞的小說家，雖然後面幾部作品都沒讀了，但我還是非常欣賞他作為寫作人、翻譯家的精神與態度。村上與太太長期在日本與美國之間各居住半年，去到哪裡就堅持寫到哪裡的工作態度，可以說是對我影響深遠。 其實真正的寫作人、翻譯家不論去到哪裡，祇要有可以辦公的桌子，應當是可以馬上洋洋灑灑開始文字作業。背後的功力，當然是靠平日多讀書、多涉獵不同領域知識，下筆處理不同內容方能融會貫通。...