吃掉不受欢迎的人
Eat the People Who Aren't Cool
【图片来源于某餐厅】
企图表达(正确):
Braised Pork with Bamboo Shoots
梅肉酱竹笋
实际表达(错误):
Braised Dork with Barboo Shoot
竹笋炖傻瓜(不受欢迎的人)
分 析
Again we see a simple spelling mistake creates a totally different meaning. Here, the type of meat should be "P-O-R-K" but with the word they wrote on the menu was "D-O-R-K" which is slang for someone is not cool or popular. I know people like to eat a variety of foods in China but we shouldn't eat people, even if they're not cool.
我们又一次看到了由拼写错误造成的意义的变更。在这里,这种肉应该是“ P-O-R-K 猪肉”,但菜单上却写成了“ D-O-R-K ”,这个词在俚语中通常指“不酷或不受欢迎的人”。中国人喜欢吃各种食物,但我们不应该吃人,哪怕这个人不怎么酷。
知识扩展 |
"Dork" means someone who is not cool or popular and is a good example of slang. Take a look at some other slang words to describe people in a negative way.
“ dork ”一词指的是“不受欢迎的人”,是一个典型的俚语。注意下列俚语,它们都是用来形容人的贬义词。
loser [ 'lu:zə ] n. 失主;失败者,输者
nerd [ nə:d ] n. 讨厌的人,卑微的人
idiot [ 'idiət ] n. 白痴,愚人,傻瓜
geek [ gi:k ] n. 做低级滑稽表演的人
chump [ tʃʌmp ] n. 大木片,大肉片,木人
slob [ slɔb ] n. 〈 口〉 懒汉,粗俗汉,笨蛋
couch potato [ kautʃ pə'teitəu ] 终日懒散在家的人
loner [ ' ləunə(r) ] n. 孤独的人,不合群的动物