台灣俗語的智慧(15)
1) 阿婆仔生子 (老太婆生孩子-比喻十分困難的事)-It is as
difficult as an old lady’s delivery of a baby.
extremely hard doing something
2)
心歹無人知,嘴歹較厲害
指一個人心地壞,別人看不出來,但如果嘴巴壞,它所造成的禍害卻很嚴重。
指一個人心地壞,別人看不出來,但如果嘴巴壞,它所造成的禍害卻很嚴重。
A person’s evil heart
is less known or harmful than his mouth’s
speaking bad language.
3) 一人一家代,公媽隨人拜(在)
指勸人少管別人家庭閒事,也就是各人自掃門前雪,莫管他人瓦上霜的意思。(公媽指祖宗牌位)
指勸人少管別人家庭閒事,也就是各人自掃門前雪,莫管他人瓦上霜的意思。(公媽指祖宗牌位)
Mind one’s own business.
4)
賣貨頭,洩貨尾 新進的貨貴賣,殘貨就便宜地賣(台灣人做生意的大原則,其實外國人也如此,因為有些貨有時間性,逾期會壞,另外能賺的錢皆在未賣的貨底 ,出清存貨才賺到,這就是拍賣(on sale)
之理。古老生意哲學可以看出台灣人一流的生意頭腦。Newly arrived commodities are
sold at a regular price while those left over are sold at a bargain (or
on-sale) price. (consolidation sale 出清存貨)
5) 錢沒無个袜彈 一個銅板拍不响It takes two to tangle.
6) 吃一歲,學一歲 活到老學到老 Live and learn.
7) 愛死,袜得斷氣 十分痛苦very painful or stressful
8)
誠意好,吃水糖-只要有誠意待客,即使用清水,客人嚐起來也是甜的
One’s sincere hospitality is felt when one
treats others even with tap water.
9)
一丈差九尺
指做事不切實際,馬馬虎虎。One handles things without care or unrealistically.
指做事不切實際,馬馬虎虎。One handles things without care or unrealistically.
10) 一日剃頭,三日緣投
指把頭理一理,整個人看起來清爽且有精神,不但自己看了順眼,也會給別人好的印象。
指把頭理一理,整個人看起來清爽且有精神,不但自己看了順眼,也會給別人好的印象。
After one’s hair-cut, he makes a good impression on others because of
his better looks-shaved face and nice-cut hair.
11)
一世人撿角
乃形容人一輩子沒出息,好比不好的東西要撿起來丟掉一樣。A person who is good for nothing in his whole life.
12) 一個錢,扑二四個結
比喻人極度吝嗇,與「一毛不拔」意思相近。 a very sting person
09/22/2013
Justin Lai 編著
校友會
AACHW13
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