Lesson 3 道聽塗說
October 6, 2008 by love0915123
Filed under Module2
Vocabulary
道聽塗說 Dào tīng tú shuō: hearsay (words picked up from the road which have no basis in fact and then passed on)
齊國 Qi2 guo2: an ancient kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period located in Shandong Province
誇大不實 kua1 da4 bu4 shi2: exaggerated and untruthful
頭頭是道 tou2 tou2 shi4 dao4: systematically stated and convincing in every way
卻(却) que4: but, yet, while, however
矛盾 mao2 dun4: contradictory, inconsistent
牛頭不對馬嘴 niu2 tou2 bu2 dui4 ma3 zui3: irrelevant, not to the point, incongruous (head of an ox doesn’t match the mouth of a horse)
十分 shi2 fen1: completely, very
楚國 chu3 guo2: ancient kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period located in Hubei and Hunan Provinces.
閒聊 xian2 liao2: to chat
京城 jing1 cheng2: the capital city
郊外 jiao1 wai4: the suburbs
農家 nong2 jia1: a farming family
母鴨 mu3 ya1: a duck (female)
孵 fu1: to hatch, incubate
搖搖頭 yao2 yao tou2: shake one’s head in disapproval
胡說 hu2 shuo1: to talk nonsense
減少 jian3 shao3: to diminish, decrease, reduce
數目 shu3 mu4: number, amount
添加 tian1 jia1: to add, increase
很得意地 hen3 de2 yi4 de: proudly, satisfying
寧願 ning2 yuan4: would rather, prefer to
其他 qi2 ta1: another, other
掉 diao4: to fall, drop, lose, misplace
丈 zhang4: ten Chinese feet (141 inches), a husband
寬 kuan1: be wide, broad, be lenient
很不耐煩地 hen3 bu2 nai4 fan2 de: very impatiently
舉出 ju3 chu1: to enumerate, cite
證據 zheng4 ju4: evidence, proof
死心眼兒 si3 xin1 yar3: stubborn and single-minded
難道 nan2 dao4: it coulnd’t be, could it?
Story
| 齊國有一個人，姓毛名空，最喜歡講一些誇大不實的話。它雖然說的頭頭是道，聽的人卻覺得前後矛盾，牛頭不對馬嘴， 十分可笑。 | Qiguo you yige ren, xing Mao ming Kong, zui xihuan giang yixie kuadabushíde hua. Ta suiran shuo-de toutou shi dao, ting-de ren yù juede qianhou maodun, niutou bu dui mazui, shifen kexiao. | During the State of Qi there was once a man called Kong, surname Mao who loved to exaggerate. Although what he said sounded convincing, everybody thought it was contradictory and irrelevant, completely silly. |
| 有一次，艾先生從楚國旅行回來。毛空去看望他，兩人就閒聊起來。 | You yici, Ai xiansheng cong Chuguo lüxing huilai. Mao Kong qu kan-wang ta, liang ren jiu xianliao qilai. | There was once that a Mr. Ai returned from the State of Chu. Mao Kong went to see him and the two started chatting. |
| 艾先生說：「我這一次到楚國去了好幾個月，我們國內可有什麼新聞？請你講一兩件給我聽聽，好不好？」 | Ai xiansheng shuo: “Wo zhe yici dao Chuguo qule hao jige yue, women guonei ke you sheme xinwen? Qing ni jiang yi-liang jian gei wo tingting, hao bu hao?” | Mr. Ai said, “This time I was away in Chu for several months, has anything happened in the local news? Tell me a few things that have happened, okay?” |
| 毛空說：「你要聽新聞，那我可多得很。在京城郊外的一個農家，一隻母鴨孵出一百多隻小鴨。」 | Mao Kong shuo: “Ni yao ting xinwen, na wo keduo-dehen. Zai Jingcheng jiaowai de yige nongjia, yizhi muya fu-chu yibai-duo-zhi xiao ya.” | Mao Kong said, “News, I have many. In the suburbs of the capital was a farmer whose duck laid one hundred chicks.” |
| 艾先生搖搖頭說：「沒有這個道理，你不要胡說。」 | Ai xiansheng yaoyao-tou shuo: “Meiyou zhege daoli, ni bu yao hushuo.” | Mr. Ai shook his head saying, “Impossible, don’t talk nonsense.” |
| 毛空說：「那大概是兩隻母鴨孵的。」 | Mao Kong shuo: “Na dagai shi liangzhi muya fu-de.” | Mao Kong said, “It was probably two ducks who laid them.” |
| 艾先生說：「也不可能。」 | Ai xiansheng shuo: “Ye bu keneng.” | Mr. Ai said, “Also impossible.” |
| 毛空說：「那也許是十隻母鴨孵的。」 | Mao Kong shuo: “Na yexu shi shízhi muya fu-de.” | Mao Kong said, “Then maybe it was ten ducks that laid them.” |
| 艾先生問：「你為什麼不減少小鴨的數目，而總是要添加母鴨的數目呢？」 | Ai xiansheng wen: “Ni weisheme bu jianshao xiaoya de shumu, er zongshi yao tianjia muyade shumu ne?” | Mr. Ai asked, “Why do you not subtract the number of chicks, instead of always adding the number of ducks?” |
| 毛空很得意地說：「我寧願添加大的，而不願減少小的。」 | Mao Kong hen deyi-de shuo: “Wo ningyuan tianjia dade, er bu yuan jianshao xiaode.” | Mao Kong replied confidently, “I’d rather add many than subtract few.” |
| 毛空說：「前些日子，從天上掉下來一大塊肉，好大的一塊，有三十丈長，十丈寬。」 | Mao Kong shuo: “Qian xie rizi, cong tianshang diaoxialai yidakuai rou, hao dade yikuai, you sanshí-zhang chang, shí-zhang kuan.” | Mao Kong said, “A few days ago, a piece of meat fell out of the sky, a real big piece, 30 feet long by 10 feet wide.” |
| 艾先生說：「哪裡會有這樣的怪事！」 | Ai xiansheng shuo: “Nali hui you zheyang de guai-shi!” | Mr. Ai said, “Whoever heard of such a crazy thing!” |
| 毛空說：「如果不是三十丈長，十丈寬，就是五十五丈長，二十丈寬。」 | Mao Kong shuo: “Ruguo bu shi sanshí-zhang chang, shí-zhang kuan, jiu shi wushíwu-zhang chang, ershí-zhang kuan.” | Mao Kong said, “If it wasn’t 30 feet long and 10 feet wide, it was 55 feet long and 20 feet wide.” |
| 艾先生很不耐煩地說：「我請問你，鴨子的主人叫什麼名字？肉掉在什麼地方？你能舉出證據嗎？」 | Ai xiansheng hen bu naifandi shuo: “Wo qing wèn ni, yazi de zhuren jiao sheme mingzi? Rou diao zai sheme difang? Ni neng ju-chu zhengju ma?” | Mr. Ai impatiently replied, “Let me ask you, what’s the name of the duck’s master? Where did the meat fall? Do you have evidence?” |
| 毛空說：「你這個人真死心眼。馬路上的人都這麼說，難道還會假嗎？」 | Mao Kong shuo: “Ni zhege ren zhen sixinyan. Malu-shang-de ren dou zheme shuo, nandao hai hui jia ma?” | Mao Kong said, “You (this kind of person!) are so stubborn. Everybody on the road says so, how could it not be true?” |
句型:
雖然…卻 although…but
為什麼不…而總是…呢 why not… instead of always
寧願…而不願 would rather… than
如果不是… 就是 if it isn’t…, then it’s …
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