作者:italian.org.cn
网易日语学习论坛的老朋友tamachan给我发邮件,问我一个关于英语的问题。tamachan说,在日语中,根据句子最后面的助词,可以很容易地判断出说话人是男人还是女人(因为日语中有一些女性专用的助词),那么在英语中,是否也可以根据句子的特点,判断出说话人的性别呢?首先我可以明确地回答说:英语是一种无性别的语言,男人的英语与女人的英语,两者是完全相同的,没有任何差别,所以在这个话题上,我确实没有什么可聊的。不过这个话题,却让我联想到另外一个话题,那就是男人怎样听懂女人的英语,或者,女人怎样听懂男人的英语。
在我们中国,一个女孩子,特别是恋爱时期的女孩子,如果对一个男孩子说"你真坏",那么在大多数情况下,她的真实意思是"你真好"。类似这种"表里不一"的语言,在日常生活中是很常见的,这主要是由于女性含蓄、羞涩的天性造成的。其实这种现象,在西方国家,在英语中,也是很常见的。比如一个美国男孩子想对自己的女朋友做一些过分亲热的举动,女孩子说I'm not happy!(我不高兴啦),而她的真实意思很可能是Of course, I'm happy, you moron!(当然,我很高兴,你这个大傻瓜)。
为了让各位深入了解这种现象,我特意给《闲聊英语》的男性、女性读者,分别找来两组例句,请各位看看如何听懂欧美女人、男人的英语,这个帖子先介绍女人英语的例句,下一个帖子再介绍男人英语的例句。不过需要特别指出一点:这些例句,既有真实的成分,也有搞笑的成分,比如有一个例句,女人说This kitchen is so
inconvenient.(这个厨房真不方便),而她的真实意思是I want a new house.(我想买一幢新房子),这明显是男人对女人的幽默调侃,所以我说各位随便看看即可,不必过分认真。
①We need ... ②I want ...
①Do what you want. ②You'll pay for this later.
①We need to talk. ②I need to complain.
①You're so manly. ②You need a shave and you sweat a lot.
①You're certainly attentive tonight! ②Is sex all you ever think about?
①I'm not emotional. ②I've got my period.
①This kitchen is so
inconvenient. ②I want a new house.
①I want new curtains. ②And carpeting, and furniture, and wallpaper ...
①I heard a noise. ②I noticed you were almost asleep.
①Do you love me? ②I'm going to ask for something expensive.
①How much do you love me? ②I did something today you're really not going to like.
①I'll be ready in a minute. ②Kick off your shoes and find a good game on TV.
①Is my butt fat? ②Tell me I'm beautiful.
①You have to learn to
communicate. ②Just agree with me.
①I'm sorry. ②You'll be sorry.
①Do you like this
recipe? ②It's easy to fix, so you'd better get used to it.
①Was that the baby? ②Why don't you get out of bed and walk him until he goes to sleep?
①I'm not yelling. ②Yes I am yelling because I think this is important.
①All we're going to buy is a soap dish. ②We're stopping at the cosmetics department, the shoe department, I need to look at a few new purses, and those pink sheets would look great in the bedroom, and did you bring your checkbook?(呵呵,我老婆就这样)
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