If you were a tour guide, planning an itinerary for your UK friend's visit in China, what do you think would be the best place for a decent dinner?
假設(shè)你是一個導(dǎo)遊膜蛔,正在替你的英國朋友準(zhǔn)備一次中國游的行程安排事扭,你認為梗顺,能夠吃上一頓豐盛晚餐的最佳地點在哪?
Possible answer from a Chinese student: China has very delicious food everywhere. People often say that you can eat the best food in Guangzhou because they have good food there ... Chinese food culture is long, more than 2000 years. So I like to take him to Guangzhou.
分析:這位學(xué)生的回答是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的中國式回答敞曹,我們先不看用詞,我們先來看看邏輯。邏輯上辣吃,他說榆纽,中國到處都是好吃的仰猖,人們常說捏肢,吃在廣州,因為廣州到處都能找到好吃的饥侵,而中國的食物文化很長鸵赫,超過兩千年。因此爆捞,我會帶他去廣州奉瘤。看上去煮甥,好像還真的頭頭是道盗温,其實如果我是外國人,聽著就非常難受成肘。為啥卖局?因為這位學(xué)生很任性啊,完全沒有抓住我想要獲取的到底是什麼信息双霍。
# One 我想知道的是砚偶,BEST place for a DECENT dinner。
Best place洒闸,廣州貌似可以染坯,但是不足夠。因為廣州這樣的概念是非常大而空洞的丘逸,廣州那麼多種類的餐廳飯館单鹿,我們需要的是一個更確切的答案。例如:The Rainbow Cafeteria (餐廳) in Guangzhou is one of my favorite. / The Qiang Ji Seafood Restaurant (海鮮酒家) is my recommendation(推薦). 好了深纲,然後我們怎麼來關(guān)注Decent dinner仲锄?我們很習(xí)慣籠統(tǒng),這是口語大忌湃鹊。例如儒喊,你可以一直在說,好吃啊币呵,美味啊怀愧,我喜歡,我愛死了余赢,一直繞圈圈掸驱,最後還是沒能說出個所以然到底晚餐如何豐盛,如何好吃没佑,如何你就愛死了毕贼。所以我們得細節(jié)化:I will definitely arrange the steak (牛排) for him with local preserved sauce (本土特製的汁)on top. It tastes like a mixture of lemon and lavender (檸檬和香草混合). Deserts (甜點)are also a must-have (必須的). You know, over 100 deserts are at your fingertip (供你選擇)for order and they all look nice at least.
有人説蛤奢,我寫不出高級的詞語鬼癣,但不管能不能寫出好的詞語陶贼,起碼你答案裡面的信息,是有對應(yīng)問題的待秃,不籠統(tǒng)拜秧,是有用的細節(jié)信息。
# Two 開門見山章郁。
這個說法大家都應(yīng)該有所聽說——外國人是喜歡直接點的枉氮,一上來就得開門見山不要做任何鋪墊。所以你跟我說歷史暖庄,說中國人怎樣怎樣聊替,對我來說,是次要信息培廓。因為我問的是惹悄,BEST place for a DECENT dinner!那中國的飲食文化不能講嗎肩钠?可以泣港,但一定要放在後面。所以价匠,get to the point first当纱!一定要先聽好了人家問什麼,回答完了踩窖,才可以自由發(fā)揮坡氯。哈哈,這突然讓我想起日常生活中毙石,大家應(yīng)對突發(fā)問題的反應(yīng)廉沮。還記得以前的那種古老的電視機壞了颓遏,有的人的反應(yīng)是上去拍一下看能不能拍好徐矩,有的人是找找工具先,然後去修叁幢。前者估計就是老外經(jīng)常干的事情滤灯,因為什麼?因為他們習(xí)慣了直接曼玩。
修改后:The Rainbow Cafeteria in Guangzhou is one of my favorite. I will definitely arrange the steak for him with local preserved sauce on top. It tastes like a mixture of lemon and lavender. Deserts are also a must-have. You know, over 100 deserts are at your fingertip for order and they all look nice at least. You may be surprised, but you know China has a long history of delicious foods and the culture is over 2000 years. If you are looking for best of the best, it is going to be found in restaurants in Guangzhou.
簡易版:The Qiangji Seafood Restaurant is my recommendation. It is located in Guangzhou. In the restaurant you may find different delicious seafood, like shrimp, crab, deep-sea fish and so on. China has a long history of food, more than 2000 years. So I will invite my friend to have a decent dinner there.
總結(jié):即使詞彙不多鳞骤,也可以先搞定邏輯。邏輯就是抓住問話人的關(guān)鍵詞在哪黍判,先直接回答豫尽,然後你就可以自己飛了,這也是一種英漢差異顷帖。