Today I'll be talking bout'

今天要來跟大家討論

Difficult Chinese Words to translate

很難翻譯成英文的中文單字～

As you guys all know

好那大家都知道呢

something went viral in Taiwan two days ago

前兩天發生了一件轟動全台的事情

suddenly，people are talking about how important translation is

然後突然之間所有人都非常關心翻譯

I've done an episode before

我之前其實已經做過一集

which is talking about

就是在整理我覺得

Chinese words that are hard to translate

很難翻譯成英文的中文單字

So today

那今天呢

Let's go with the flow

我就想說順著時事

and make episode two

我們來延續一下做個第二集

In this episode，a lot of words

那這一集呢有很多的字都是來自上一集留言區

are from the comments given by everyone

大家給的建議

First，let's check this comment out

所以首先我們先來看一下這個留言

Did I get em' all (yup～)

都有講到嗎？（有～）

Oh，okay～

喔，okay～好！

I've just used up my brain for the entire episode

好，我已經花完了一整集份量的腦子了

So that's a wrap

所以我們今天就這邊結束囉～～～

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如果你喜歡這個影片

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請幫我們按個讚

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okay～I’m just mimicking Louis

好啦～我在學放火中途放棄影片XD

Back to the right track

好回到主題

wait a min，this is kinda disturbing

嗯～～等一下，這個好像有點礙眼

So today，I've also sorted out some Chines words

好所以今天也是為各位整理了幾個

that are hard to translate

很難翻譯的中文

Let's check em' out one by one

我們就一個一個來看看吧～～～

How to translate 瞎妹?

瞎妹要怎麼翻？

So what kind of a person is a 瞎妹?

瞎妹是什麼樣子的人呢？

The first feature of 瞎妹 is that she doesn't know she's a 瞎妹

第一個特色就是她自己不知道自己是瞎妹

but all the people around her do

不過她周圍的人全部～～～

瞎妹 only cares about her appearance

瞎妹就是只注重外表

and posts selfies frequently

常 PO 一些自拍照

or something that doesn't match the context

或者是一些圖文不符的東西

You'll likely to unfriend her after seeing those posts

然後讓人看到就想要翻白眼或者是取消追蹤

If you wanna describe a person

英文如果你想要形容一個

who only has appearance but she's empty inside

只在乎外表但是內在空空的女生

You can use the English word，bimbo

可以用 bimbo 這一個單字

And 瞎妹 always tries to get attention

然後通常瞎妹會想要在社群網站上面

on social media

做一些引人注目的事情

as for this

那這個的話呢

you can use the adjective，attention-seeking

你就可以用 attention-seeking 這個形容詞

so combined those words

所以呢把兩個加在一起就是

attention-seeking bimbo on social media

attention-seeking bimbo on social media

If you don't wanna say such a long description

那如果你不想要講這麼長的話

you can simply use

你也可以簡單的說

attention whore

attention whore

Shh，don't tell people that I taught you this

好～～不要不要說是我教你的！

How to translate 便當？

便當要怎麼翻？

便當 is a common food in Taiwan

便當是台灣很常見的食物嘛

It's got a main course, veges and rice

裡面有主食、有菜、有飯

But，they don't have the habit of eating 便當 in foreign countries

不過呢～在國外可能因為沒有吃便當的習慣

so it's a lil' bit hard to translate

所以就會有一點難翻譯

Some people would use the word lunch box

有些人會翻成 lunch box

but it's not really precise

不過這個沒有很準確

cause' lunch box its just the box

因為 lunch box 它只是那個裝食物的盒子

the container

那個便當盒

It may be a metal one or plastic one

它可能是鐵盒，可能是塑膠盒

so you can't say that I’m going to eat a lunchbox

所以你絕對不能說 I’m going to eat a lunchbox

This is wrong

這是錯的

I think there're two translations that are acceptable

我認為呢可以接受的翻譯有兩個

One is Bento，though it came from Japanese

一個是 bento，雖然說這個是日本來的外來語

But the concept of 便當 is the same in Japan and Taiwan

不過日本便當的概念跟台灣差不多

so I think it's a pretty acceptable one

所以應該是可以互通的～

The other one is boxed meal

另一個呢是意譯 boxed meal

It's a meal put inside a box

一個裝在盒子裡面的一餐

Here I wanna give you some words

這裡補充幾個單字

The box from restaurants is called to-go box

一般餐廳外帶的紙盒可以叫做 to-go box

If it's a paper bag

如果是紙袋的話呢

it's paper bag or doggie bag

就是 paper bag 或者是 doggie bag

How to translate 小屁孩

小屁孩要怎麼翻？

hmmm，do I know any 小屁孩?

小屁孩～嗯！我有認識屁孩嗎？

( You are 小屁孩 alright? )

（你才是屁孩好嗎？XD）

小屁孩 means that he is spoiled

我對屁孩的定義是缺乏管教

not polite and smart

沒有禮貌、沒有大腦的小朋友

He doesn't have to be young

年紀也不一定要很小

He may be an adult with those characteristics

可能是長很大的人，但他智商跟小朋友一樣

can also be called a 小屁孩

這也是屁孩

Because family education kinda has an impact on it

因為跟家庭的管教好像蠻有關係的

so you can say spoiled brat

所以可以說 spoiled brat

which is a spoiled kid

也就是被寵壞的小孩子

If you wanna emphasize the characteristics of nonsense

如果你是想要強調無知又討人厭這個特質的話

You can use the word，punk

那就可以用 punk，這個單字

But if it's a kid

不過因為是小朋友

You have to say little punk

所以要說 little punk

Be careful with the pronounciation

這邊發音要注意喔

Don't pronounce it as "little"，say "lil" instead

不要唸 "little"，要唸 "lil'"

lil, right?

lil', alright?

lil’ punk

lil’ punk

lil’ punk!!!

那種，lil’ punk!!!

If you think punk is too hard

你覺得 punk 太複雜了

There's a even more simple choice

沒有關係，還有另外一個簡單的選擇

just call him little shit

你就叫他lil' shit 就可以了

How to translate 撒嬌

撒嬌要怎麼翻？

This is a hard one

好這個真的很難翻譯

It has so many meanings in Chinese

撒嬌是一個可以一字用到底的中文

But there isn't a word you can use for all the circumstances in English

不過在英文的確沒有可以直接對應的單字

Between children and parents

小孩對家長撒嬌

Boyfriends and girlfriends

男女朋友撒嬌

pets and masters

寵物對主人撒嬌等等

all kinds of 撒嬌

各種不同撒嬌的狀況

You need to use different English words

可能都要用不同的英文來去敘述

If it's referring to acting cute

如果說是裝可愛的撒嬌

you can say act cute

可以說 act cute

If it's the sweet talk condition

如果是甜言蜜語那種撒嬌

You can say sweet talk

可以說 sweet talk

If someone did it with a purpose

如果是有目的地性的撒嬌

You can use butter someone up

可以說 butter someone up

If it's between couples

那男女朋友之間的撒嬌

is is actually regarded as flirt

其實可以算是 flirt

and if it's sticking together

然後喜歡窩在一起

and holding each other，use cuddly

抱來抱去的撒嬌可以說 cuddly

Yeah，just use the Chinese word instead

有沒有覺得說中文就好了？

How to translate 學長、學姐、學弟、學妹

學長、學姐、學弟、學妹，要怎麼翻？

Okay，this is almost impossible to translate

這個的話真的就是因為

due to cultural diffrences

文化差異而使得難以翻譯

I saw an article written by John Barthelette

我去年有看到一篇畢老師的文章

He talks about

他就是在解釋有關

how to translate words like 學長、學姐

學長、學姊這一類的英文該怎麼翻譯

The summary of the article is that

他的大意是

In western cultures

英文文化當中很排斥

they hate words that divide people into different classes

有階級概念的稱呼

so lower classmen and uper classmen

所以 lower classmen 跟 upper classmen

are words you don't really use in practical

都是很生硬而且不會實際上用到的翻譯

So besides freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior

所以除了 freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior 之外

There aren't any other expressions

沒有什麼其它的學長姐之稱

They even use

甚至呢現在會用

first year, second year, third year, fourth year to replace the old expressions

first year, second year, third year, fourth year 來代替

But I think the word，senpai

不過我覺得 senpai (日文: 前輩) 這一詞好像在英文裡面

is getting more and more popular in Western countries

有越來越多人知道了，你可以去 google 一下

you can google，senpai notice me

senpai notice me

So...yeah，don't know how to translate it

所以這個到底要怎麼翻呢？

How to translate 客氣

客氣要怎麼翻？

There are many scenarios

最後這個客氣會被使用在不同的說法裡面嘛

the most common one is 不客氣

最簡單的就是「不客氣」

So how to say 不客氣 in English

好～不客氣的英文你會怎麼講？

You're probably thinking bout' "you’re welcome" right?

你會怎麼翻？是不是 you’re welcome

Let me show you an expression that's on fleek

太遜了，來讓阿滴教你一個更炫、更帥的回覆

one simple word，anytime

一個字就好了“Anytime.”

Yo～～Check this out

來來來～你看看喔！你看看喔～

“Hey thanks for helping me out”

“Hey thanks for helping me out!”

“Anytime”

“Anytime.”

The person will fall in love with you immediately right?

馬上愛上你，有沒有？

Ok，let's get back

好回歸正題，嗯～

客氣 can also be used in「你不要跟我客氣」

客氣還可以用在「你不要跟我客氣」

In this expression

這一種用法裡面

It means that you want the person to act more freely

意思是說要對方要求多一點

The first one that cross my mind is "make yourself at home"

第一個想到的用法是 make yourself at home

But that's what you usually say

不過這個通常是你邀請別人到你家裡面

when you invite people to your house

才會說的話

If you guys are outside

對～你在外面講 make yourself at home

it'll be kinda weird

這個很怪嘛～對不對！

If you say that in a restaurant

在一個餐廳 make yourself at home

This is not your home!!

This is not your home!!

So another expression is " no strings attached"

那另外一個說法呢是 no strings attached

which means you don't need to pay me back so just act freely

意思就是「你不用回報我所以不要客氣」

Ok，we talked about so many Chinese words that are hard to translate

好今天討論了這麼多難翻譯的中文

Did you guys get a lot of big platforms

有沒有給大家滿滿的

There are still many Chinese words that's hard to translate

那應該還是有很多難翻譯的中文

So if you are interested in a certain one

所以如果有的話呢

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記得要留在下面的留言區

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and I’ll catch you guys next time! See ya~~~

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