儿子的”中译英”

海风吹拂,遐想无边。随手掂来,题材万千。
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1。儿子两三岁跟我们回国探亲时,因为爷爷奶奶家好多年没有这么小的小孩子了,也就没有什么儿童玩具和儿童影视的光碟。电视上的儿童节目又早熟得很,常常是一副假天真样,很少合儿子的口味的。所以他觉得在爷爷奶奶家很 boring。

有一天儿子偶然在电视节目中看到米老鼠的图案,非常高兴。他本来对米老鼠一向不怎么感兴趣。但这时就好像见到老朋友似的,不断地念叨 Mickey, Mickey。。。还不断地在电视节目中寻找米老鼠的图案。

第二天,儿子突然跟我们说:“rice-old-count”。我们听得如坠五里雾中,不知道他在说什么?问他,他笑着说:“Rice 就是‘米’呵,old 就是‘老’嘛,count 就是‘数’(鼠)。  所以‘ rice-old-count’就是‘米-老-鼠’!”

当场把我们笑得直喘气。同时也很佩服他的联想能力。


2。回到美国后,因为我们刚搬了家,有一个比较大的书房。儿子很喜欢到书房去跟我们在一起念书。他常跟我们说:“我们到 book room 去。” 问他什么是“book room”? 他说:“就是书房呵。” 直到现在我们还经常跟他说“到 book room 去。”、“在 book room 里。”。。。


3。妈妈教儿子刷牙的同时也教他各种牙齿的名称。于是儿子就把把它们翻译成“英语”: 门牙 = door teeth, 大臼齿 = big rescue teeth,等等。


4。虽说是 native speaker,但这小洋鬼子照样犯同胞们爱犯的低级错误: 他三四岁时会时不时跟我们说:“Open the light!”


5。儿子还时不时地蹦出一些自创的“中译英”来:

- 小学      = small school
- 王八蛋 = prince-eight-egg
- 沼泽地 = early-turn-ground
- 缆车      = lazy car
- 游览车 = swim lazy car
- 学校      = learn laugh
- 犀牛      = west cow

最后,还来一个“音译”的:

- 恐龙 = clone!

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