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2010-06-29T09:29:00.000-07:00

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喜羊羊与灰太狼：Here Comes the Wolf - The First Episodee

2010-06-29T05:34:00.000-07:00

And here is the English. Definitely not better in English. In fact, this show in English loses all it charm once translated. I explained why in my essay. Anyways, enjoy!

Here Comes the Wolf Part I

Narrator:
In the year 3010 of the Sheep Calendar
The forebearer to first take charge in the first generation of soft sheep herd
The village leader Puffball, in order to escape the marauding wolves
Brought his people to a green grassy plain.
And at that time when the pack of wolves were chasing the them from the forest to the grassy plain
The village leader Puffball had ordered a tall, tall gate to be erected at the edge of the bridge
The leader of the wolves, Big Brute Force Wolf, and his pack of hungry wolves
Did every possible method including jumping, climbing, knocking and hitting
But were never able to pass through the steel gate
Instead, the wolves could only stare, could only gape at the scene behind the gate
Where the pack of fat sheep would sing and dance, to which they salivated
At then at some unknown time
A terrible idea from within the wolfpack came forth:

Bad Idea Wolf:
Let’s go on a diet, so once we get thin enough
We can fit through the bars of the steel gate and pass through
And then we can eat those fat lambs

Narrator:
Big Brute Force Wolf was probably about to faint from hunger
Because he unexpectedly agreed to this bad idea, and began to forcefully lose weight
And lose and lose…

Up until one day…

So skinny that he was just skin on bones, Big Brute Force Wolf really did succeed
And when he successfully passed through the steel gate
He unexpectedly saw…
(a rock disguised as a lamb)

Big Brute Force Wolf swallowed the rock lamb decoy and, with his mouth full of white foam, died
Under the light of a full moon

From then on, the wolf people all over the globe would spread this hungry wolf legend:
The fattest lambs on Earth were located on the green grassy plain
But there weren’t any wolves willing to take on this idea
For otherwise they would be cursed with bad luck
And so every at full moon of every month, hungry wolves commemorate Big Brute Force Wolf
By baying sorrowfully at the full moon
To this very day

In the year 3513 of the Sheep Calendar
The leader of the green grassy plain
Has already been passed to village leader Slow Lambie
At this time
Grey Wolfhound, the 250th grandson of Big Brute Force Wolf
Due to the fact that he is of low skill and unable to stay amongst the wolf pack
Is reminded of the legend of the hungry wolf
So he brought his wife, Scarlet Wolfhound
To the forest on the opposite bank of the green grassy plain
Where he saw so many fat sheep on the plain that he could not possible eat them all
And at last realized that the legend was true
And so, the war between the soft sheep and the hungry wolf
Would again unfold before our very eyes

(Here comes the wolf)

(School of Fat Sheep – end of school year celebration carnival)

Slow Lambie:
Attention students…
Attention students, tomorrow summer vacation will begin
And during vacation
You must be obedient to your parents
You must finish the summer vacation assignment, and you must pay attention when crossing the street
When you go out to play don’t stray too far

Stewy Lambie:
Beautiful Lambie, when all is said and done, when will the village head finally finish speaking?
Really!

Beautiful Lambie:
Stewie Lambie, according to the pace of Slow Lambie’s speech
At the very least it will be finished by tonight

Lazy Lambie:
And you must especially be careful
Because on the outside is a very fearful big wolf
Everybody please remember
Once you see this animal you must at once flee

Happy Lambie:
Looking at him doesn’t seem to be so dangerous

Slow Lambie:
He is very dangerous

Stewie Lambie:
It doesn’t seem like he has any attack power

Slow Lambie:
You can’t ever lower your guard

Beautiful Lambie:
Why does he seem so familiar?

Happy Lambie:
He has grow up to look a lot like Village Elder!

Stewie Lambie:
This is Village Elder when he was a kid

Village Leader Slow Lambie:
Sorry, it’s not this picture… it’s this picture
Why does it seem like you are not all here?
Who hasn’t come yet?

Beautiful Lambie:
Oh no, it’s Lazy Lambie, Lazy Lambie isn’t here

Slow Lambie:
Where is he?

Happy Lambie:
I’ll take a look-see
Village Elder, Lazy Lambie is over there sleeping

Slow Lambie:
Happy Lambie, bring him back here!

Happy Lambie:
Sure thing, Village Elder
Village Elder, he is still sleeping

Village Elder:
Really, how can this be so? He really is a Lazy Lambie just like his name!
Fetch the stink grass!

Happy Lambie:
Coming

Lazy Lambie:
Really stinky!

Scarlet Wolfhound:
Sheep, fat sheep, very fat sheep
Many very fat sheep, one two three

Grey Wolfhound:
Wife, you have no need to count
You can count for an entire year and still not finish counting

Here Comes the Wolf PART II

Grey Wolfhound:
I didn’t think that the original hungry wolf myth was real
The green grassy plain really does have many lambs
Tonight we can eat lamb hot pot
Tomorrow we can eat lamb skewers
The day after that we can

Scarlet Wolfhound:
You talk very happily
When are you going to go out and catch one to bring back?

Grey Wolfhound:
Relax, in this place
The lambs can’t just go anywhere

Scarlet Wolfhound:
But… how are you going to get past the steel gate?

Grey Wolfhound:
What… steel gate?
That...
According to the book “100 ways to catch a lamb”
As written by my great great great great great great great great grandfather
Sheep are very easily tricked, all you need is a lambskin
Since we are pressed for time I have already prepared
I will disguise myself as one of their relatives, and then…

Scarlet Wolfhound:
What’s the use of being a relative?
Did you entertain my aunt when she came by to visit?

Grey Wolfhound:
Even if that’s so there’s no need to worry
Here it is written
We should use things that they like in order to tempt them
I’ve already prepared for this

Scarlet Wolfhound:
What are you still laughing about? Quickly, go catch a lamb
I am very hungry

Grey Wolfhound:
Yes, my wife, but being hungry has its good points

Scarlet Wolfhound:
Why is that?

Grey Wolfhound:
To lose weight

Disguised Grey Wolf:
Little fat sheep, what’s your name?

Lazy Lambie:
I’m called Lazy Lambie

Disguised Grey Wolf:
Hey, give me a hand and open this gate please
Open the gate
Open it now!

Lazy Lambie:
What are you calling out for? Can’t you see the doorbell?

Disguised Grey Wolf:
What are you still sleeping for? I’ve already pressed the doorbell

Lazy Lambie:
I only told you that there is a doorbell
I didn’t say I would open the door

Happy Lambie:
Auntie, whom are you looking for?

Disguised Grey Wolf:
I am the relative of your village leader

Happy Lambie:
A relative of the Village Elder? Okay, I go get him right away

Disguised Grey Wolf:
Hey, can’t you open the door first?

Village Elder:
What’s that, we have a relative?

Happy Lambie:
That’s what that auntie said

Village Elder:
Couldn’t be! According to the records of our family lineage
Our most closest distant relative
Is from 300 years ago

Happy Lambie:
This I’m not too sure about, it is the auntie who said she knows you

Village Elder:
Well, we’d better take a look
Wait for me

Baby Snail:
Mother, you’ve tricked me

Mother Snail:
Baby Snail, how have I tricked you?

Baby Snail:
You said that snails move the slowest, but I don’t think so

Disguised Grey Wolf:
Why hasn’t your Village Eldar arrived yet?

Happy Lambie:
Soon, he’ll get here soon
He has already arrived

Village Eldar:
Is this auntie the one who is related to me?

Disguised Grey Wolf:
Yes, I am your grandfather’s second uncle’s third cousin’s wife’s sister
Do you recognize me?

Village Eldar:
Why yes, I think I do have this relative

Disguised Grey Wolf:
That’s right, now quickly open the door

Village Eldar:
Which one is it?

Happy Lambie:
“very strange footsteps”
Auntie, you are sweating profusingly, is it too hot?
Allow me to turn on the fan

Beautiful Lambie:
Oh noes! Auntie’s appearance has completely changed

Stewie Lambie:
She doesn’t look like us at all one bit!

Village Eldar:
I’ve found it, I’ve found it
According to his characteristics
Without a doubt, I say that he is a wolf

Everybody:
A wolf?

Grey Wolfhound:
Correct, I am Grey Wolfhound

Beautiful Lambie:
So that’s how wolves actually look!
They aren’t cute in the slightest way!

Stewie Lambie:
Are you going to bark? Give me a little bark to hear

Grey Wolfhound:
Why is it that the lambs of the present don’t fear wolves whatsoever?

Stewie Lambie:
C’mon… bark…
Hey, he wants to bite me

Village Eldar:
Naturally
According to what the book says
Wolves will not only bite lambs but will eat lambs
They most like to eat lambs

Everybody:
Eat lambs?

Village Eldar:
Correct, and that means us

Happy Lambie:
Stewie Lambie, you first take away the Village Leader

Village Leader:
The book was written 500 years ago
Many of our ancestors were eaten by wolves

Stewie Lambie:
Run faster!

Grey Wolfhound:
Little fat sheep, aren’t you scared of me? What is your name?

Happy Lambie:
My name is Happy Lambie
Grey Wolfhound, if you want to eat us it won’t be so easy

Grey Wolfhound:
I’ll be fine with just eating this fat one
Come, and open the door for me
I have something to give you
Look

Happy Lambie:
Thanks, but I don’t like eating carrots

Grey Wolfhound:
There’s no way!
The book clearly states that sheep like to eat carrots
Why would it be this way?

Happy Lambie:
Excuse me.. excuse me..
We are sheep, we are not rabbits
(“100 ways to catch a rabbit”)

Grey Wolfhound:
Hurry up and open the door, because I’m getting angry

Happy Lambie:
Stop making a fuss, okay?
Here’s present for you

喜羊羊与灰太狼：狼来了 The First Episode

2010-06-29T05:04:00.000-07:00

喜羊羊与灰太狼：狼来了Part I

Here it is, after making an analysis of the show in both Chinese and English this is my first full transcription and translation of the show. Honestly and frankly, this is pretty easy stuff but I think it's important to the blog as evidence for my claims; as well, if you watch the show without studying it some things will pop up that you'll completely miss, not 成语 but word phrases like 掉以轻心and 岂有此里. The show goes by really fast.

All the same, after busting my brain on such hard Chinese as the "Alianya" post and the "Go make money" post, it's nice to do something a little easier. I'll come back and do a few more 喜羊羊episodes just for the kick of it. Enjoy. This is the Chinese one, and the English translation will come afterwards.

Narrator:

羊历3010年

绵羊族群的祖先第一代领头羊族群 zu2qun2 – ethnic group, community；祖先 zu3xian1 – ancestors, forebears 领头 ling3tou2 – to be the first to start, to take the lead

软绵绵村长为了逃避狼群追杀软绵绵 ruan3mian4mian4 – soft, sentimental feeble；为了wei4le – in order to, for the purpose of, so as to；追杀 zhui1sha1 – to run after to kill

来到了青青草原

当狼群从森林追到青青草原的时候

软绵绵村长已经下令在桥上建了一道高高的铁闸下令 xia4ling4 – to give an order；闸 zha2 – gear, brake, sluice

狼群的首领武大狼和一群饿狼首领 shou3ling3 – leader, boss, chief

用尽方法,又跳又爬又敲又打

都没有办法通过铁闸

只能眼睁睁的看着铁闸后面

唱歌跳舞的一群肥羊直流口水

不知什么时候

狼群里有个声音出了个馊主意馊主意 sou1zhu3yi4 – rotten idea (bad)

Bad Idea Wolf:

我们减肥,只要我们瘦下来

就可以从铁闸的铁枝中间穿过去

到时候就可以吃到肥羊了

Narrator:

武大狼也可能饿昏了昏 hun1 – to lose consciousness, to faint

居然听信了这个主意,拼命的减肥听信 ting1xin1 to believe what one hears (sth correct or one-sided )

减啊减…

直到有一天…

瘦得皮包骨的武大狼果然成功了果然 guo3ran2 – really, sure enough, as expected

当他成功穿越铁栏后穿越 chuan1yue4 – to pass through, to cross, to overcome；

铁栏 tie3lan2 – steel fence

他居然看到… 居然 ju1ran2 – unexpectedly

(a rock disguised as a sheep)

吞下石羊的武大狼口吐白沫,死了沫 mo4 - foam

当日正是月圆之夜

从此,狼群的世界里就流传着这样一个饿狼传说: 从此 cong2ci3 – after that, from now on, since then, henceforth；流传 liu2chuan2 – to spread, to circulate；传说 chuan2shuo1 – legend, folklore

世界上最肥的羊在青青草原

可是任何一只狼都不要打他们的主意

否则一定会交上恶运否则 fou3ze2 – if not, otherwise, else, or else；恶运 e4yun4 – bad luck

每当月圆,饿狼为了纪念武大狼

都会向天空发出哀呜哀 ai1 – sorrow, grief, pity, to lament；呜 wu1 – a cry, whimper

直到今天

羊历3513

青青草原的领头羊

已经换成了慢羊羊村长

这时候

武大狼的第250代孙子灰太狼

因为本领低微无法在狼群里立足本领 ben3ling3 – skill, ability, capability；低微 di1wei1 – low(of a voice or sound); lowly, humble；立足 li4zu2 – foothold

想起了饿狼传说

当他带着自己的妻子红太狼

来到青青草原对岸的森林

看见草原上吃不尽的肥羊

才知道传说是真的

就这样,一场饿狼和绵羊的战争

又将再次出现在我们的眼前

(狼来了)

(大肥羊学校 – 散学典礼嘉年华) ；散学 san4xue2 – end of school；典礼 dian3li3 – celebration/ceremony；嘉年华 jia1nian2hua2 – carnival

慢羊羊：

各位同学…

各位同学,明天就放假了

在放假的时候

大家要听爸爸妈妈的话

把假期作业做好,注意交通安全作业 zuo4ye4 – school assignment, homework, work, task；交通安全 jiao1tong1an1quan2 – traffic safety

出去玩的时候不要跑的太远

沸羊羊：

美羊羊,村长到底要讲到什么时候呀到底 dao4di3 – finally, in the end, when all is said and done

真是真是 zhen1shi4 – Really! (interjection of annoyance or frustration)

美羊羊：

沸羊羊,按照慢羊羊村长的速度按照 an4zhao4 – according to

起码是今天晚上起码 qi3ma3 – at the very least, at the very minimum

慢羊羊：

尤其要小心的是

外面会有可怕的大灰狼

大家都记住

见到了这样的动物一定要逃跑

喜羊羊：

看起来也不是那么危险呀

慢羊羊：

他很危险的

沸羊羊：

好象没什么攻击力嘛攻击 gong1ji1 – to attack; to slander

慢羊羊：

你不要掉以轻心掉以轻心 diao4yi3qing1xin1 – to treat sth lightly; to lower one’s guard

美羊羊：

怎么这么眼熟啊

喜羊羊：

长得真像村长啊

沸羊羊：

这就是村长小时侯

村长慢羊羊：

对不起,不是这张…是这张

你们怎么好象没到齐呀?

有谁没来吗

美羊羊：

哎哟,是懒羊羊,懒羊羊还没来

村长慢羊羊：

他在哪儿呢?

喜羊羊：

我看看

村长,懒羊羊在那儿睡觉呢

村长慢羊羊：

喜羊羊,把他带回来

喜羊羊：

是的,村长

村长,他还是在睡觉啊

村长慢羊羊：

真是岂有此里,实在是太懒了岂有此里 qi3you3ci3li3 – how can this be so?

把臭草拿来

喜羊羊：

来了

懒羊羊：

臭死了

红太狼：

羊,肥羊,好肥的羊

好多肥的羊,一,二,三

灰太狼:

老婆您就甭数了甭 beng2 – contraction of 不and用

数一年都数不完呢

喜羊羊与灰太狼：狼来了PART II

灰太狼：

没想到原来饿狼传说是真的

青青草原果然有好多好多的羊啊

今天晚上可以吃涮羊肉了

明天我们可以做羊排

后天我们做…

红太狼：

你说得高兴

什么时候你去抓一只来呀?

灰太狼：

您放心好了,就这么一个地方

肥羊跑不到哪儿去的

红太狼：

可是…那道铁门你怎么过去呀?

灰太狼：

什么…铁门?

这个…

根据这本太太太太太太太太爷爷的著作根据 gen1ju4 – according to, based upon, basis, foundation；

“捉羊一百法”的记载记载 ji4zai3 – to write down, record, written account

羊是很容易骗的,只要有一张羊皮

由于时间关系我也准备好了由于 you2yu2 – as a result of；关系 guan1xi(4) – relations, relationship

我呀就装成他们的亲戚,然后…

红太狼：

亲戚有什么用

我姑妈来的时候你有招待过吗招待 zhao1dai4 – to entertain (guests)

灰太狼：

就算这样也不要紧

这里还写着

要用他们喜欢的东西引诱他们引诱 yin3you4 – to coerce, to lure, to induce, to tempt

我也准备好了

红太狼：

你还笑什么?赶快抓羊去

我可是饿了

灰太狼：

是,老婆,不过饿点也好

红太狼：

为什么?

灰太狼：

减肥呀

打扮的灰太狼

小肥羊,你叫什么名字?

懒羊羊：

我叫懒羊羊

打扮的灰太狼：

嗨…帮我把门开开行吗?

开开门呀

开门啊

懒羊羊：

叫什么!没看见有门铃呀?

灰太狼：

怎么还睡呀,我不是按了门铃了吗

懒羊羊：

我只是告诉你有门铃

又没有要给你开门

喜羊羊：

大婶,您找谁呀婶 shen3 – form of address to woman of one’s mother’s age

打扮的灰太狼：

我是你们村长的亲戚

喜羊羊：

村长的亲戚?好的,我马上去告诉他

打扮的灰太狼：

喂…你就不能先开开门吗?

村长慢羊羊：

什么,我们的亲戚?

喜羊羊：

那位大婶是这么说的

村长慢羊羊：

不会吧?根据族谱的记载.. 族谱 zu2pu3 – genealogy, a book that keeps information concerning family heritage

我们最近一个远亲

也是三百年前的了

喜羊羊：

这个我不太清楚,是大婶说认识您的

村长慢羊羊：

那就去看看吧

你等等我呀

蜗牛宝宝：

妈妈,你骗我

蜗牛妈妈：

蜗牛宝宝我怎么骗你了

蜗牛宝宝：

你说蜗牛走路最慢,我怎么不觉得

打扮的灰太狼：

你们村长怎么还不来呀?

喜羊羊：

快了,他马上就来了

已经来了

村长慢羊羊：

这位大婶就是我的亲戚吗?

打扮的灰太狼：

是呀,我就是您大爷的二舅的三表哥他老婆的妹妹

你不认识我了?

村长慢羊羊：

是吗,好象是有这么一个亲戚

打扮的灰太狼：

这就对了,您赶快开门吧

村长慢羊羊：

是哪一条呢

喜羊羊：

“好奇怪的脚印”

大婶您冒汗了,太热了吧? 冒汗 mao4han4 – to perspire, to sweat

给你风扇吹吹

美羊羊：

哎呀,大婶的样子全变了

沸羊羊：

一点都不像我们

村长慢羊羊：

查到了,查到了

根据他的特征特征 te4zheng1 – characteristic

毫无疑问他是只狼毫无疑问 hao2wu2yi2wen4 – certainty, without a doubt

大家：

狼?！

灰太狼：

不错,我就是灰太狼

美羊羊：

原来狼就是这样的呀

一点也不可爱

沸羊羊：

你会叫吗?叫一个听听

灰太狼：

怎么现在的羊一点都不怕狼呢

沸羊羊：

叫啊…来…

他想咬我呀

村长慢羊羊：

当然了

根据书上写的

狼不但会咬羊还会吃羊

他们最喜欢吃羊的

大家的羊：

吃羊?

村长慢羊羊：

对,就是我们嘛

喜羊羊：

沸羊羊,你先带村长他们走

村长慢羊羊：

书上记载三百年前…

我们的祖先好多都被狼吃过

沸羊羊：

快跑

灰太狼：

小肥羊,你不怕我?你叫什么名字?

喜羊羊：

我叫喜羊羊

灰太狼,你要吃我们没那么容易

灰太狼：

我只要吃这只胖胖的就够了

来…给我把门打开了

我有好东西送给你

看呀

喜羊羊：

谢谢了,可我不爱吃萝卜

灰太狼：

不可能吧?

书上明明说羊喜欢吃萝卜的呀

怎么会这样?

喜羊羊：

拜托… 拜托 bai4tuo1 – to request someone to do something (Taiwan slang)

我们是羊不是小白兔

(“捉兔100法”)

灰太狼：

快给我开门,我要发火了

喜羊羊：

别吵了,好不好

送你一件礼物喔,给你…

族群 zu2qun2 – ethnic group, community

祖先 zu3xian1 – ancestors, forebears

领头 ling3tou2 – to be the first to start, to take the lead

软绵绵 ruan3mian4mian4 – soft, sentimental feeble

为了wei4le – in order to, for the purpose of, so as to

追杀 zhui1sha1 – to run after to kill

下令 xia4ling4 – to give an order

闸 zha2 – gear, brake, sluice

首领 shou3ling3 – leader, boss, chief

馊主意 sou1zhu3yi4 – rotten idea (bad)

昏 hun1 – to lose consciousness, to faint

听信 ting1xin1 to believe what one hears (sth correct or one-sided )

果然 guo3ran2 – really, sure enough, as expected

穿越 chuan1yue4 – to pass through, to cross, to overcome

铁栏 tie3lan2 – steel fence

居然 ju1ran2 – unexpectedly

沫 mo4 - foam

从此 cong2ci3 – after that, from now on, since then, henceforth

流传 liu2chuan2 – to spread, to circulate

传说 chuan2shuo1 – legend, folklore

否则 fou3ze2 – if not, otherwise, else, or else

恶运 e4yun4 – bad luck

哀 ai1 – sorrow, grief, pity, to lament

呜 wu1 – a cry, whimper

本领 ben3ling3 – skill, ability, capability

低微 di1wei1 – low(of a voice or sound); lowly, humble

立足 li4zu2 – foothold

散学 san4xue2 – end of school

典礼 dian3li3 – celebration/ceremony

嘉年华 jia1nian2hua2 – carnival

作业 zuo4ye4 – school assignment, homework, work, task

交通安全 jiao1tong1an1quan2 – traffic safety

到底 dao4di3 – finally, in the end, when all is said and done

真是 zhen1shi4 – Really! (interjection of annoyance or frustration)

按照 an4zhao4 – according to

起码 qi3ma3 – at the very least, at the very minimum

攻击 gong1ji1 – to attack; to slander

掉以轻心 diao4yi3qing1xin1 – to treat sth lightly; to lower one’s guard

岂有此里 qi3you3ci3li3 – how can this be so?

甭 beng2 – contraction of 不and用

根据 gen1ju4 – according to, based upon, basis, foundation

记载 ji4zai3 – to write down, record, written account

由于 you2yu2 – as a result of

关系 guan1xi(4) – relations, relationship

招待 zhao1dai4 – to entertain (guests)

引诱 yin3you4 – to coerce, to lure, to induce, to tempt

婶 shen3 – form of address to woman of one’s mother’s age

族谱 zu2pu3 – genealogy, a book that keeps information concerning family heritage

冒汗 mao4han4 – to perspire, to sweat

特征 te4zheng1 – characteristic

毫无疑问 hao2wu2yi2wen4 – certainty, without a doubt

拜托 bai4tuo1 – to request someone to do something (Taiwan slang)

喜羊羊教坏小儿童

2010-06-28T00:27:00.000-07:00

You bunch of self-righteous psychopaths

Because I'm so proud of it, here's my essay of "喜羊羊: Of Children and Cruelty" but written in Chinese. Because it's directed at a Chinese audience, I changed the focus on 喜羊羊 and not on 灰太狼, since the former is what appeals to a Chinese audience and they do not sympathize with the latter.

I wrote this for another blog so I refer to myself with that blog's handle, terroir, which is pretty kick-ass especially if you don't speak Francais. Enjoy.

人人都认识喜羊羊，也可以说大家喜欢喜羊羊。意思已经很明确了:喜羊羊和他羊朋友都很可爱，很好笑，让人们很高兴愉快。看了喜羊羊动画儿童节目有意思，让人们放松，跟小孩一样欣赏开心的世界。我学习普通话的时候看过这个短视频，可是每次看了都不喜欢。

尊重读者，你可以快快地大声叫：“你看！到底揭露了证据清楚地明确terroir哥不是人！他不喜欢小儿童的东西！只是无意义无感情的人不会喜欢那么可爱的东西！terroir哥，你是无心的怪物！”

我放了一个大叹气。我的看法没有受到大大的欢迎，我知道这样对中国的老米鼠批评人们不会喜欢，不会接受。可是，我要表达我的意见说出来因为我常常看了这个节目都想想：其他人有没有发现这个动画片喜羊羊与灰太狼是教坏儿童？

那，如果你是一位成熟的人，恭喜了，你是一位负责的人，应该可以负责自己欣赏的文化。不想看就不看，不想听就不听。可是，小儿童不是这样。小儿童是天真的，不能区分什么当好什么当坏。我们父母得教好儿子，领导他们做好事，跟上好的道德，给小儿童好的影响让他们长大做好人。我告诉你，喜羊羊不当一个好的影响。怎么不好呢？我说：喜羊羊节目没有一分的哀怜。

对呀，我再说吧：喜羊羊一分的哀怜没有。我知道，喜羊羊这么可爱，他不是有多慈悲吗？我说，因为人的外表是好看的，我们应该不算他里面的感情和道理都算良好的。所以我说，虽然喜羊羊看出来的外表是非常可爱的，他们做事真不好，一分良心没有。

当然我主要是说他们态度对待他们的敌人，灰太狼。我先说明，喜羊羊的节目是关于羊和狼的战争，狼想杀死羊，羊得保守自己。（我说，那么暴力的节目不合适给小儿童看看，可是算了吧）因为他们是奋斗生活中，他们都要打架，出力克服敌人。好的，这样当然了。可是，我的问题是，每次喜羊羊胜利了（他们一直赢了），他每次都需要给灰太狼丢人吗？当然要给他丢人，这是动画节目的重点：节目让喜羊羊赢那天的奋斗了所以他可以给灰太狼丢人。就这样，你可以看看很暴力地处罚，常常处罚的方法很笑，让小儿童哈哈笑起来。

好吧。羊需要保守自己在战争中，所以赢了时候给狼惩罚就是给他羞辱，是吗？我说，那些羊一分哀没有。因为他们没有，小儿童看了这节目跟他们一样没有,被他们坏的影响。

你可以说， “terroir帅哥，慈悲有什么用？狼是他们的敌人。面对敌人就不可以跟他们同情，不可能！一定要克服敌人，一定不给敌人同情。”

有的人认为慈悲是软弱人的性格。我不同意。慈悲是表达强力。是表达良心，是高道德。为人原谅，尤其为敌人原谅是难，不是容易。为什么原谅人，为什么原谅敌人呢？因为他们是人，跟你一样，你应该给他机会做好事。其实，敌人也应该跟你原谅一样做，可是你不可以当别人做事，你得先做。这叫“做人道理”，哀怜和原谅是好的事情，不算差的事情。

也许你想：“敌人是敌人，为他们克服就是杀死敌人。战争没有规矩！”对呀，几百年之前，世界上是这样。杀人就杀，够胆够强就做到。可是，现在是二十一世纪，我们社会文化有规矩，法律。还有，会打战的国家都有规矩，英文名字是Geneva Convention。许多国家都参加过这个合同，它的意思是保护战俘的权利。要不，恐怖战争的情又会发生，比如，世界第二大战在Malmedy,德国士兵捕捉了美国士兵，一共一百战俘。虽然美国战俘捉好了，岁然他们没有抢，美国战俘被德国的士兵都杀死了。Geneva convention是世界上的国家都表达哀怜是个好理想，既使在战争的时候是重要。

对于喜羊羊的节目有什么关系？哀怜和原谅是难作为的事情，是不是？你长越大越难得到哀怜。人越老越受痛苦悲心。或者你是好运气的人没有这样，可是真可以这样说：小儿童没有受到大人的痛苦那么多。所以，我们应该从早时候已经教小儿童对人有哀怜是做好事。

你也可以说：“灰太狼的性格是邪恶的！因为灰太狼不算一位好人，人人不该对他有好心同情！”我听你说了，可是我反对你回答：灰太狼是那个节目最好的人。

我没有说错了。如果我对那个节目一个角色有同情，就是灰太狼。为什么？狼不是邪恶吗？“看着他的样子，灰太狼是黑色的，他脸子有痕，他想吃很可爱的白白的羊，哪儿不是邪恶？”网友，因为人穿黑色的衣服或黑色的毛你不该当他是邪恶，他脸子有痕都一样。吃羊的人是邪恶吗？你吃过涮羊肉吗？吃过烤羊串吗？你是邪恶吗？世界上的动物会吃别的动物，是自然的事情。看过狮子王吗？“Circle of life”这句话你明白吗？

喜羊羊他们都选择不对灰太狼没有哀怜。灰太狼也有做了一个选择：虽然红太狼不支持她的老公和常常打他，灰太狼挑拣跟他妻子在一起。为什么？被人打好好玩儿吗？因为他怕他“上海 ”的妻子吗？我说，灰太狼爱他的妻子，想供养他家。如果灰太狼想杀死喜羊羊，是因为灰太狼想把羊肉回家去。灰太狼他们俩非常饿了，吃好晚饭哪儿当邪恶呢？

我说，灰太狼是那个节目最好的人因为他相信供养家，他爱老婆，他想做好人保护家人。喜羊羊他们呢？整天不做事，不学习，只有好好可爱的样子。这当是好人吗？你说：谁当艰苦朴素，谁当懒懒浪费？谁没有道德，谁没把理想放弃，天天努力打工？虽然灰太狼一直不赢，他一直试一试。他干嘛？他想供养家人。哪儿是邪恶？

各位读者，结果只有一个：喜羊羊没有哀怜对灰太狼，一位好人。小孩子看这个节目会被它影响，一位喜羊羊是好人和灰太狼是坏人。因此，我说：喜羊羊教坏小儿童。

Now, here are the words I don't know:

哀怜ai1lian2 compassion, pity
同情tong2qing2
慈悲ci2bei1

遗憾yi2han4 to be a pity
可惜ke3xi1 to pity, "what a pity"

羞辱xiu1ru3 humiliate

处罚chu3fa2 to punish
惩罚cheng2fa2 punishment

战俘zhan4fu2 prisoners (of war)

供养gong1yang3 to look after, to support

明月千里寄相思

2010-06-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

吳鶯音歌手

鄧丽君歌手

So, my mom is a big fan of the blog. Big fan. She goes, "Oh, you're learning Chinese? Well, you gotta learn this song. This song is full of meaning! Chock full, you get me?"

Yes mom, I get you, chock full. I need more time to absorb the song's lyrics more fully as the translation I have provided here is rather pedestrian and not illuminating. While it isn't a poem, it is nevertheless just as hard as a poem to translate.

As for the song lyrics, as best as I can understand it's a love song about some chick who pines for her man from far, far away and sings to the moon as a intermediary. The song is very notable in the way the meter is irregular and not conforming to 4/4 time. As for mom, I'm sure you found your man from far, far away; it's just that he likes to go out fishing often. Enjoy.

夜色茫茫罩四周，
天邊新月如鉤，
回憶往事恍如夢，
重尋夢境何處求；
人隔千里路悠悠，
未曾遙問心已愁，
請明月代問候，
思念的人兒淚常流；

月色朦朦夜未盡，
桌上寒燈光不明，
伴我獨坐苦孤零；
人隔千里無音訊，
欲待遙問終無憑，
請明月代傳信，
寄我片紙兒慰離情。

吳鶯音歌手

The light of the moon covers the vast four corners of the land,
Hanging at the edge of the sky, the new moon is like a hook
Recalling the past, it seems as though I suddenly fall into a dream
A dreamland in which I again search again but don’t know where to seek
We are separated by thousands of miles of distant roads
Before I ask from so far away, I already know your heart is already saddened
I beseech you, luminous moon, in my place please ask for me
For the recollection of humankind is often filled with tears

The hazy moonlight of the night does not shine so brightly
On my table the cold flame of the lantern flickers dimly
Accompanying me as I sit here alone in this painful solitude
We are separated by thousands of miles without any news
Alas, there is no answer to my longing from so far away
Oh please, bright moon, won’t you pass on my message for me?
And send my letter and comfort it as it hesitates leaving on this journey

徐小凤歌手

夜色茫茫罩四周，
Ye4se4 mang2mang2 zhao4 si4zhou1
天邊新月如鉤，
Tian1bian1 xin1yue4 ru2 gou1
回憶往事恍如夢，
Hui2yi4 wang3shi4 huang3 ru2 meng4
重尋夢境何處求；
Chong2 xun4 meng4jing4 he2chu4 qiu2
人隔千里路悠悠，
Ren2 ge2 qian1li3 lu4 you1you1
未曾遙問心已愁，
Wei2ceng2 yao2wen4 xin1 yi3 chou2
請明月代問候，
Qing3 ming2yue4 dai4 wen4hou
思念的人兒淚常流；
Si1nian4 de ren2er lei4 chang2 liu2

月色朦朦夜未盡，
Yue4se4 meng2meng2 ye4 wei4jin4
桌上寒燈光不明，
Zhuo1shang han4 deng1guang1 bu4 ming2
伴我獨坐苦孤零；
Ban4 wo3 du4 zuo4 ku3 gu1dan1
人隔千里無音訊，
Ren2 ge2 qian1li3 wu2 yin1xun4
欲待遙問終無憑，
Yu4 dai4 yao2 wen4 zhong1 wu2 ping2
請明月代傳信，
Qing3 ming2yue4 dai4 chuan2 xin4
寄我片紙兒慰離情。
Ji4 wo3 pian4zhi3er wei4 li2qing2

茫茫mang2mang2 vast
罩zhao4 cover
四周si4zhou1 all sides
鉤gou1 hook
往事wang3shi4 the past
恍huang3 suddenly, seemingly
梦境meng4jing4 dreamworld
何處he2chu4 Where…?
隔ge2 separate, be apart
悠悠you1you1 remote, unhurried
未曾wei4ceng2 not…before
遙yao2 distant
朦(胧)meng2(long2) hazy, misty
音訊yin1xun4 news
欲yu4 desire, want
凭 (憑, 凴)ping2 rely on, evidence, no matter, CONJ
傳 chuan2 to pass on, to send
慰wei4 to comfort
離情li2qing2 a sense of being hesitant to leave

If You Are the One：The Crying Soldier（English)

2010-06-26T05:23:00.000-07:00

Skip to 7:46 and witness genius; me, I'll figure out how to edit these things soon.

This is the english translation of "If you are the One". I picked a very self-contradictory show, but man, the pay off is astonishing. Way better than "Big Brother" or "The Biggest Loser", two shows that China could not possible identify with.

Enjoy.

Host:

Okay, let’s hope our next

Guest’s luck will be better

Let’s get out our third contestant

King of the Pine: (24years old)

Hi everybody, I come from Four Rivers (Sichuan)

Host:

King of the Pine, welcome

Can you please introduce yourself to

Us completely

Age, where you come from

King of the Pine:

I’m 24 years old, and I come from Four Rives

Host:

Become the Capital (Chengdu), Friendship Guest City (Yibin)

Won’t you please explain to all of us

Your uniform

King of the Pine:

I come from Four Rivers province, Become the Capital city

Where I’m a rescuer

Host:

In the midst of that applause

I can imagine

That you have a connection with

All the recent events that have happened within the country

The place of your..

What is the nature of your rescue team?

Full name, please tell us the full name of your unit

King Pine:

National Lotus Military Stationed Jade Spring Algamated Unit

Host:

We can call it the National Rescue Unit

You are not the first person here on this stage

To wear a uniform

But of this special unit

We should say

Cheerful Praise:

The first one

Host:

The first one

We should express to you

A special welcome

How about some applause everyone?

King of the Pine:

Thank you

Host:

Take a look at the 24 girls on stage

Your most favorite is whom?

Please think it over

(#14)

I hope very much that you will be able

To arrive at the “Advantage: Male” stage

When you’ll be able to meet this girl

Face to face

King of the Pine:

Okay

Host:

Okay now?

In front of me, you 24 girls

In regards to his choice of military uniform

Our member of the national rescue unit

What impression do you have?

Please think it over

(First love impressions)

Please make your decision

(20/24 remaining)

Okay, tonight you are the first male

Contestant to enter the

“Remaining in the Top 20” club

Yes, girl #20

Plum Dream Dew: (23 years old, five star hotel marketing director)

I feel he relies solely on his uniform

At my first opportunity I can not reject him because of that

I have a deep-seated admiration towards

His field of work

Thank you

King of the Pine:

Thank you

Thanks Excellence: (22 years old, student)

Previously the earthquake at Green Ocean (Qinghai) Treasure Tree (Baoshu)

Afterwards

Anyways, it really worried people

Therefore, his personal experience

Really makes people admire him

I really want to thank you, really

King of the Pine:

Thank you

Thank Excellence:

Thank you

Host:

I feel we should

We a word of thanks to you

Okay, for the rest of the remaining 20 players

Let’s take a look at his personal information

(Another Love Evaluation)

Hi everybody, my name is King of the Pines

I come from Four Rivers, Friendship Guest City

From the Stationed Jade Spring Rescue team

I started here in the field of rescue

Over three years ago

The number of rescues I’ve performed I don’t remember

From the beginning up to now

I’ve performed tens upon tens of rescues

My most memorable rescue was

When we did the flooding accident

At that time the first floor of a house

Was completely submerged

…and the safety of life

We passed by a small inflatable boat transporting some property

As it returned a little bit of it was lost

I personally felt very proud

Also, my father had gotten sick

During the time he was working in the coal mines

Due to a sudden tear

A tear in the windpipe

Afterwards, he wasn’t able to breathe properly

He contracted chronic bronchitis

Each time I saw my father get sick

I cried

There was this one time my father almost passed away

I was very sad

At that time I hadn’t started to work yet

So I applied for

The coal mine rescue team

I felt very proud

Each person I am able to save

I feel very happy

When we are doing our job as coal mine rescuers

We have one objective and that is

While other people are fleeing to a safer location

We are headed into the danger zone itself

If I can save one person, then I will save one person

If I can save two people, then I will do that

I will fulfill my responsibilities

All of my responsibilities with all of my strength

To go save each person

Host:

We can see that his eyes

Are full of tears

This should be because of his many

Personal experiences and history

There are many things that are hard for us to imagine

As we just saw in that clip there is a phrase

That during a mining disaster

While other people are going someplace safe

You are going towards someplace dangerous

Did any of your co-workers go to

The King Family mountain range mining disaster?

King of the Pine:

I didn’t go

Afterwards, our unit at the Becoming Capital Rescue base

Were sent there

Host:

How many times have you went into a mine

To perform rescue operations?

King of the Pine:

I don’t know how many times

The injury caused to my ear

Happened during one of these mining disasters

During the rescue it got injured

Host:

So you’re saying you already don’t remember the number of times?

King of the Pine:

That’s correct

Host:

Earthquakes, floods, mining disasters: all of these you’ve gone to

King of the Pine:

Yes, earthquakes and mining disasters I have all gone to

Host:

You’ve done this how many times?

Approximately how many times

Have you done this sort and kind of rescue work?

King of the Pine:

I’ve done this job for over three years

And I can’t remember, I’m not sure

Host:

Actually, we really want to know

The specific number

Now if we were in your shoes

Every time we rescued someone

Every minute would likely be

A horrifying experience

But regarding these people

This is just another day on the job

It’s like as if you were to ask a public transportation driver

How many times have you driven on your route

Just the same, he won’t be able to precisely answer you

What we want to know is

As we just saw in the clip

You monthly income

Is 1500 yuan

King of the Pine:

Yes

Host:

This is a

Job in which at any time you can come in contact with death

This income of 1500 yuan a month

We should point out, is rather low

With such little income

You still risk your life in such danger

Where do you get your strength?

King of the Pine:

My strength come from the fact that order to replace national property

I would rather sacrifice myself

And would exchange with the country a loss on my behalf

Seeing other people reunite with their families

I would also cry

We would, how do you say it,

A person’s heart is nurtured, is grown

It’s made all out of emotion

For example, right now all of my co-workers

All of them right now are at Green Ocean (Qinghai) rescuing

We were left behind

Because over there at the Four River (Sichuan)

There were more of us

And we were responsible or that side

A person can’t go to all places at once

Afterwards, I

Went to the front line at Green River (Qinghai) to meet my fellow soldiers

And to the assortment of military and non-military personnel there

I wish to pay my highest respects

(salutes)

Host:

We can imagine

From last year’s Wen river (no meaning) earthquake

To the King Family mountain range mining disaster

You and your fellow soldiers

Have done all of the country’s internal rescue operations

King of the Pine:

We have

Host:

Is there a female contestant

Who would like to ask a question?

I can see #20 Murdering Happy

Murdering Happy:

Please excuse me

Host:

Are you crying?

Murdering Happy: (22 years old, private foreign capital investor)

I’m very sorry

First I’d like to

I am deeply moved by his line of work

That is because

Mainly because of

The emotion he spoke of regarding

His father

Host:

Are you thinking of your own father?

Murdering Happy:

I can see that he is deeply moved by his face

And so I, very sorry, I can’t control myself

Host:

Last Name Beautiful, would you like to ask him something?

Last Name Beautiful:

I feel that you are a true man

Really

King of the Pine:

Thank you

Murdering Ocean Peace: (23 years old, private business entrepreneur)

A lot of people say that when I

Speak I say a lot of harsh words

However, I think he has many fellow soldiers

Who certainly watch our show

On TV

I think for this contestant

I will keep my light on for you until the very end

Perhaps we are not suitable for each other

But to show my appreciation and deep thanks to you

As well as to show my appreciation to your fellow soldiers

Host:

Come, let’s take a look at the next short clip

(Relationship experience)

King of the Pine:

The reason I have a child

As well as being married

Is because of my family

Because in my family there is only one child

My grandfather and grandmother and father and mother

All love me dearly with all their hearts

And they are afraid that when while on a rescue mission

Or when I’m rushing to the scene of a rescue

That an accident could happen

They couldn’t see my reasoning

So afterwards they made me get married earlier

And have children earlier

At that time I was not very satisfied

I felt that this kind of marriage

Came too suddenly

I felt as though I couldn’t accept this

But according to my grandfather and grandmother

I dearly love my grandfather and grandmother

After they had explained the reasons to me

I accepted

But now I am very regretful

Because my child now doesn’t have a mother

I hope to find someone understanding

Someone who doesn’t smoke nor drink

As long as she treats me well, my child

Treats my family well, then that will be okay

If she treats my family well

I only have one habitual trait

I am a deeply emotional and affectionate man

For her I would be willing to

Give up my own life

I would be willing

(remaining contestants: 11/24)

Host:

Often we will hear some people say

I am willing to give my life up for you

So to say, the majority of these situations

Is just talk, that’s all

However, we believe

That standing on this stage, this male contestant

Is completely capable of doing just that

Does everyone believe that?

Contestant #14

Yan Trend Good-looking: (24 years old, make-up artist)

However, I don’t think that you should talk like that

Because I know that you are a very filial child

You obey and love your grandfather and grandmother

And you dearly love your child

For them

You must live a good life

You must value your life

Even if you aren’t

Entrusted to your

Family

Likely, I feel

That I am a well satisfied individual

Even if you value your own life

You can’t just lightly say those words

Perhaps you can give your life away

But we need you

Your country needs you

Cheerful Praise: (Founder of the Color Character School)

Contestant #14 rarely speaks out

The reason why she spoke out today

Is because her father

Had left her at a very early age

So therefore once she saw your clip

She would be sympathetic

King of the Pine:

Thank you

Host:

Ocean Peace, do you have anything else to ask?

Murdering Ocean Peace:

Sometimes

We don’t have to

That is to say, each person that does something

Doesn’t have to be so, so, so good

And that’s not to say each earthquake

We all want to go, that is to say, we want to go save people

Sometimes during our lives

Simply just do one thing

Probably this world is not the same

Each good thing

Probably an ambition, that’s not to say

In order to let any number of people appreciate you

Really, is to let each person do more

So the world would be brighter a little more

Like stars in the sky

King of the Pine:

Thank you for your evaluation

Host:

Number 11, “Naughty”

How should I understand

Your light has been on up until now

Is it because you respect his profession

Or is it because you have picked him?

“Naughty”: (24 years old, professional model)

I have no reason to reject him

I feel that he is too great

Actually, I feel that I’m not good enough to be his girlfriend

I can’t be the things you want

You want a lot of things

I have kept my light on for you as a sign of respect

I don’t have any other reason

Sorry

Host:

A young person

So early has already gotten married

Due to family reasons

Right now he is still rearing a child

He has come to this stage

To deal with this in a practical way

To find a himself a female companion

To find his soulmate

A very important element to this is

To find his child

A mother

Therefore in regards to the female contestants on the stage, in this regard

You all have to face

Many other pressures

Cheerful Praise advisor

Do you have any advice for them?

Cheerful Praise:

But all of you have to think carefully

Even if

I have never ever seen before

Such an simple and honest

Man of this type, really beyond the boundary

He probably hasn’t ever personally experienced

Love

That fundamental

Feeling of love has what kind of feeling

But he already has a child

Now, he has come here

But you have to think it over

I am not saying of something lofty and special

But you at the very least need to take into consideration

His marriage experience, he has a child

Are you willing to take care of all of this?

But there is one thing for sure here

Back then, if you have seen

That emotional movie “Titanic”

He is that

Character “Jack” in that movie

Host:

That is what I was just saying

Maybe other men

Will during their sweet talk

Pledge everlasting love

Will say to you, “I’m willing to die for you”

“I willing to do whatever”

Although in each person’s life

Just like Yan Trend Good-looking

We need to respect our own lives

We need to value ourselves

For the sake of our family

For the sake of our country

But I agree with Cheerful Praise’s evaluation

It’s the same

This man is perfectly willing

To lay down his life

For his family

Now, I have to tell you

Congratulations! You made it to the Men’s Advantage Round!

(Reverse Advantage)

(400yuan)

Host:

At the moment, there are four lights still remaining

Your next task will be to

Go over there and turn off the ones you don’t want

And come back here

King of the Pine:

Okay

(salutes the girls he rejects)

Host:

Now let’s invite contestant 11 and 15

To come on down, now let’s see

Who is the girl King of the Pine secretly chose

On the big screen

Number 14, Yan2 Style Good-looking

Host:

It is my impression

That “Naughty” has been here

Relatively few times, isn’t that right?

How many times?

Do you recall?

“Naughty”:

Never

Host:

Did you hear that?

This is “Naughty’s” first time

That she kept her light on for a male contestant

Right until the very end and was invited out to the end

This is her first time

King of the Pine:

Thank you

Host:

Now, this is a rare sight

Okay, your first ability is

From a selection of 10 personal questions from these girls

You can choose one, and to further help you clarify

Take a look on the big screen

King of the Pine:

Okay

“Do you mind if my grandfather and grandmother come live with us?”

Host:

Okay, let’s take a look at question number eight

And the answers of these three girls

“Naughty”: can’t allow

Because if will interfere with my private life

Number 14, Yan2 Style Good-Looking: I don’t mind

Number 15, Warm feeling: I hope we don’t all live together

Your next ability is

To ask a personal question to

Help you further understand

King of the Pine:

I’d like to ask

These female contestants

Would you be willing or not

To raise my child with me

Because I really love him

Host:

Who would you first like to answer?

King of the Pine:

Number 14

Yan2 Style Good-Looking:

I’m going to still say it

Actually, I don’t mind your situation

Your child I also don’t mind

Because I really like kids

Naturally, I would also hope to have kids with you

However, you don’t properly value your life

I know

You could probably do it for the country

Or maybe do it for people you save

Who really need the help

But, I feel you

Honestly don’t know to value your life

You can’t say lightly say things like that

Because you can die

Host:

I think you the background behind why she would say such things

Cheerful Praise advisor

Had already informed us

Do you understand?

King of the Pine:

I understand

Host:

Contestant 15

Warm feeling: (23 years old, sales clerk at a company)

If to say two people can get along

Then a child shouldn’t be as problem

But for your girlfriend you should

Umm

Have a different second half of your life

Even if not for yourself

Do it for her

You should value your own life

Host:

Contestant 11

“Naughty”:

I don’t know

If you understand me

I am a model

In fact, I don’t mind your child

Or anything else in your family

I don’t mind, and I won’t be indifferent

You have a monthly salary of 1500 yuan

However, I want to make this clear to you

For my job each month

I have to fly to many different places

I don’t know if you can accept this

Host:

That’s right

If you want to have a new household

So to say, have someone watch over your child

This is a realistic/practical problem

Because in her line of work

The time she spends at home will not be very much

But she has left her light on to the very end

In this way

Has expressed her

Attitude

And her feeling

I hope that you can

Take their three answers an think it through clearly

King of the Pine:

Host,

If its okay I’d like to say a word

Host:

Please do

King of the Pine:

I’d like to express my appreciation

I highly respect all of you, honestly

(salutes)

I'd first like to say

That I didn’t say

How do I say it?

Because right now I have a child

I really understand the situation

Although my child’s mother is no longer with us

But I feel my child

Living with my family

I am very happy

I’d like to find a mother who will love him dearly

When his mother first passed

I even kneeled down and asked her

For our child, please don’t go

But she chose to leave

There’s nothing that can be done about it

And maybe it’s because all of my reasons

Because I’m so busy with work

Being a member of the rescue team

And don’t have any time to accompany her

Saving people is my job

Since I have to do it then I’ll do it

And that’s not to say that I will sacrifice my life

Firstly,

National property and public safety

Is our duty as members of the rescue team

And we will fulfill our duties to the very best of our abilites

Although I don’t consider myself to be a great man

But I can be the best that I can be

If all I could exert on my own

Was just a meager strength

Then it would make me happy if I could do that

And if I could exchange with the motherland a loss on my behalf

I also would be very happy

Host:

Good

Thank you

Now it’s time to

Make the final decision

King of the Pine:

Before I make my final decision

Cheerful Praise:

Wait a moment, King of the Pine

Because you do a lot of things

For other people

Therefore

In this regard from my personal perspective

I hope today you can be very happy

When you leave this stage

Now, continuing on you will make a decision

And the host Un-eldest has already explained

The rules of the game to you

I don’t know who you will choose

However, I can very precisely explain to you

In all my time being here

I can understand the object of your affection

She once

This is her second time forgetting herself

There has already been one time in which she could not accept

The reason for not accepting is

She fears the thought of loving a family member

And makes her have no choice

But to accept this fact

Therefore, if you are going to persist

And pick the girl of your dreams, so to say

Because your job

And the line of work you do itself

Will then become her responsibility as well

And leave upon her an indelible impression for life

Therefore you have a chance

Of retreating in defeat

But I really really hope that you

Will be very happy today

With your result today

Host:

I think that you understand

Cheerful Praise’s words

King of the Pine:

I can understand

Host:

Is it clear?

King of the Pine:

Very clear

Host:

Okay, thank you Cheerful Praise

Come and make tonight’s final decision

King of the Pine:
I have stayed true to my feelings and

Stuck with the same person

I still choose contestant 14

Host:

You two ladies please return to your spots

At last, we’ll give you two one minute

King of the Pine:

I am not saying

That what you said about

Me giving my life away for whatever

However, we should consider what context it is in

For example, when I’m saving someone

Each time I am

Rushing to the first one

Why?

Because other people when they are in distress

As a member of the rescue team

The first person to show up on the scene

Sometimes gets hurt

My co-workers as well as my fellow soldiers say, “You’re bleeding

You’ve gotten hurt”

But afterwards we will laugh it off

“No problem”

Anyways

The victims are still inside

We first must take care of this situation

Once we take care of their situation

We will then take care of our own

Our friends come by

And they ask me

Your salary is so low

Why do you have to do this line of work?

I answer that I feel happy

If I can

Save one person

Even though it’s my job

I still feel very happy

Host:

Good
I hope contestant 14

You’ve just passed through a period of time

In which you can understand and sympathize

With his situation

Now it is time for you to make a decision

Yan2 Style Good-Looking:

I know that you have your way of loving someone

But have you considered

That a person who has lost a loved one

Fears losing another loved one again?

If you are my husband

You will probably feel

That your wounds

Or some cuts and scrapes

You will think it is no problem

But I will feel pained and saddened

Let alone the possibility that you lose your life

You are great and I really admire you

But I’m really scared of losing the one I love the most

I probably don’t have same amount of greatness that you do

I hope that my husband

Will forever be at my side

And with me take care of our kids

Forever accompany me

Sorry

Host:

Good

King of the Pine

We have heard contestant 14’s answer

A great pity

Cheerful Praise:

Un-eldest host, hold on a minute

King of the Pine

Normally there would be some people

Leave messages on my blog

And inquire about getting the phone numbers for male contestants

Normally I don’t know

But before we conclude tonight

I earnestly request you to leave your phone number

And I’ll do what I can

Everything that is in my power to do

Okay?

King of the Pine:

Thank you, Cheerful Praise advisor

(Leaves the stage in failure)

I think that her words

Are very correct

Since I chose her

Then I should provide her with a

Warm and cozy family

And normally accompany her at her side

But because of reason associated with my job

I would probably not be able to be with her

I feel that the reasons she gave

I understand

My future thinking is

To continue working as a rescue worker

To keep saving people

And afterwards

If there is someone suitable

If I can find

Someone to be in a mutually loving relationship

To be my faithful companion and grow old together

Host:

I can remember back in 2008

The Wen1 River earthquake

Happened on May 12

And 18 days later the People’s Daily

On May 30^th printed an essay

The title was “Deep Distress Resurrects a Nation”

From that day up until now

From the Wen1 River earthquake

To the King Family mountain range coal mine disaster

Up to now

And not long before this was the Treasure Tree earthquake

And it made me think

That essay in the People’s Daily

Our people, our ethnic groups

Have experienced many hardships

Therefore, just like we have just seen

In people like King of the Pine

That they are the backbone of our people

We should express our heartfelt thanks

To him and to his comrades

Because Yan2 Style Good-Looking had lost her father

This type of special reason

In the end she rejected King of the Pine

And this made us all very regretful

Here

We hope that after we broadcast this episode

That all of our female viewers watching at home

If there is anyone

Willing to be with him

You are invited to give us “If you are the one”

A call

Or try us on our official website

And leave us a message

We will pass on your sentiments

We also hope King of the Pine

Can finally pass through our stage here at

“If you are the one”

And find real love

We wish him happiness

Wow. That really aired on Chinese mainland tv. Everybody watched it but no one knew about it!

非诚勿扰：哭泣的士兵（汉语）

2010-06-26T04:54:00.000-07:00

Fast forward to 7:46; sorry but I still haven't learned how to edit Youtube videos yet

The Crying Soldier (May 1, 2010)
I get depressed now and then, but it certainly bummed me out when I heard the inevitable news that 非诚勿扰 was getting cancelled; I say it was "inevitable" because this show is quite simply too creative and too meaningful and witty. After having said that, the next sentence then must inform that this same show is terrible self-contradictory and illogical and sensational. All that said now, I am free to tell everyone: this is the best chinese show ever made.

It was very demanding work to transcribe and transliterate this episode; on the one hand spoken Chinese that is heard is easier to understand and document, but on the other hand it becomes very confusing and draining to listen to facts and logic contradict each other. Let's get this right into the open: none of this, when taken together as a whole, makes a lick of sense. Any small time lawyer who just made it to the big city will have a field day punching through the gaffs and inconsistency made by this show. I'd get into it but it is honestly worth a whole second essay which I hope to write later on. But let's get this right into the open as well: much of China's culture and society doesn't make any sense. Rituals and customs are strictly followed and behavior and thinking is completely rigid. No one knows why things are the way the are, but more importantly no one ever asks why.

I had mentioned before in my 喜羊羊 "expose" that lying is widespread and condoned in public life. We see that alot in the art that imitates it. Many times on 非诚勿扰 the lack of logic is alarming; can't people see how hypocritical they are? Don't they remember what they themselves just said?

But maintaining face and getting results are the most important thing is China. With that the producers of this show must be very proud for having aired this episode in the mainland, for it is the most amazingly subversive and subtle critique of Chinese official culture. This took me a week to do, but it was so worth it. I read back on it and say, "Do people talk like that?" and then I go "Do millions of people watch this and accept this?"

If this really is going off the air, China will be for the worse. 非常勿扰， I miss you already. China wasn't ready for your genius.

I'll make the Chinese one post and then the English. First the Chinese.

孟非:

好了，希望下一位

男嘉宾的运气能够好一点

有请3号男生

王松：（24岁）王松wang2song1 pine tree

大家好，我来自四川来自lai2zi to come (from someplace), to originate

孟非：

王松，欢迎你

你能不能把你的情况

介绍完整完整wan2zheng3 completely

年龄，来自哪里

王松：

我24岁，我来自四川

孟非：

成都，宜宾宜宾yi2bin1 “friendship guest” city

给我们解释一下

你的制服制服zhi4fu2 uniform

王松：

我是来自四川成都那边

救援对的救援jiu4yuan2 to go the rescue, to save

孟非：

从掌声当中

我可以想象

和最近国内发生的新闻

有某种联系某种mou3zhong3 some kind of

你所在的所在suo3zai4 place, location

救援队的性质是什么性质xing4zhi4 nature, character, characteristic

全称，把你单位全称告诉我们全称quan2cheng1 whole name

王松：

国家芙蓉基地驻珙泉中队芙蓉fu2rong2 lotus; 基地ji1di4 base (military)

驻zhu4 to station (troops) 珙gong3 a kind of jade 泉chuan2 a spring 中队zhong1dui4 a unit composed of several groups

孟非：

可以算国家救援队

你不是在我们这个舞台上

第一个穿制服的

但是是这种特殊的职业特殊te4shu1 special

应该来说是

乐嘉：

第一个

孟非：

第一个

我们应该对你表示

特别的欢迎

大家掌声鼓励

王松：

谢谢

孟非：

看看台上的24 个女孩

你最喜欢的是哪一位

想一下

（14号）

非常希望你能够

走到男生权利

请出这个女孩

和你面对面

王松：

好

孟非：

好吧？

对面24 个女孩

对于一身戎装的对于dui4yu2 PREP regarding, as far as something that is concerned, with regards to; 一身yi4shen1 whole body; 戎rong2 army; 装zhuang1 clothing

我们国家救援队的这位队员

有什么羊的印象

请考虑

（爱之初体验）

请选择

（20/24剩余）

好，你是今天晚上

进入二零俱乐部的

第一位男嘉宾

13号

李梦露：（23岁，五星酒店推销主任）

推销tui1shao1 to promote, market主任zhu3ren2 director head chairman

我觉得就凭他这一身衣服凭ping2 to rely on; credentials

我第一关就不可能灭他

我对他的职业有一种

崇敬之情崇敬chong2jing4 to admire, revere

谢谢你

王松：

谢谢

谢佳：（22岁，学生）

之前青海宝树那边地震嘛青海qing1hai3 province

然后

反正挺揪心的吧让人揪心jiu1xin1 to worry

所以他的那些个人经历

很让人佩服

很感谢你们，真的

王松：

谢谢，

谢佳：

谢谢

孟非：

我觉得我们也应该

对你说的话表示感谢

好了，我们为20盏灯

看他的个人资料

（爱之再判断--职业：救援队员，收入：1500元/月

大家好，我叫王松

我来自四川宜宾市

那个驻珙泉救援队

我从事我这个救援行业从事cong2shi4 to undertake, to deal with; 行业hang2ye4 industry

已经三年多

救援的次数也不知道有多少

前前后后救过的人前前后后qian2qian2hou4hou4 the whole story, from beginning to end

也可能有几十个

印象最深刻的

就是我们那边的洪水事故洪水hong2shui3 flood

当时一层楼

全部淹没了淹没yan1mo4 to submerge, to flush

和生命安全

我们通过小皮艇运输财产艇ting3 small boat; 运输yun4shu1 to transport; 财产cai2chan3 property, possession

换回了一点损失损失sun3shi1 to lose

自己觉得很自豪的自豪zi4hao2 proud

我爸爸也有病

在煤矿上班的时候煤矿mei2kuang4 coal mine

是由于瓦斯突出由于you2yu2 due to, as a result of, thanks to, owing to; 瓦斯wa3si1 gas

气管里面的那个瓦斯气管qi4guan3 windpipe, trachea

没有彻底被吸出来以后彻底che4di3 thorough, completely, all-encompassing

然后得了那个慢性支气管炎慢性支气管炎man4xing4zhi1qi4guan3yan2 chronic bronchitis; 慢性man4xing4 slow-acting;炎yan2 inflammation, -itis

每次看到我爸爸发病的时候

我流泪

有一次我爸爸差一点过去

我很伤心

当时我还没有参加工作

所以我作为一名作为zuo4wei2 to accomplish, action, to regard (sth as sth), to look upon (sth as), conduct

矿山救援队员矿山kuang4shan1 mine

觉得挺自豪

能救每一个人

我觉得挺开心的

我们参加这个矿山救援

有一个宗旨就是宗旨zong1zhi3 objective, aim, goal, purpose

别人往安全的地方跑

我们往危险的地方去

能救一个我就救一个

能救一双我就救一双

我做到我的职责职责zhi2ze2 duty, responsibility

尽我的职责尽我的全力

去抢救每一个人

孟非：

我们看到他的眼睛里面

充满着泪水充满chong1man3 to fill with, to the brim

这个应该是和他很多的

个人体验经历有关系

很多事情是我们难以想象的难以nan2yi3 hard to (imagine, predict)

刚才那个片子里面有一句话

矿难的时候矿难kuang4nan4 mining disaster, explosion etc

别人往安全的地方跑

你们往危险的地方跑

王家岭矿难的时候岭ling3 mountain range

你有同事参加过吗

王松：

我没有去

然后我们成都救援基地

派人去了

孟非：

你参加过矿井里面矿井kuang4jing3 mine

矿难的救援多少次

王松：

也不知道有多少次了

我耳朵上现在受的伤

也是在那个矿难的时候

救援的时候，受的伤

孟非：

就是次数你已经数不清了

王松：

对

孟非：

地震，洪水，矿难都去吗

王松：

对，地震，矿难都去

孟非：

你参加过多少次

大约参加过多少次大约da4yue1 approximately

这种类型的救援工作种类zhong3lei4 kind, category, type类型lei4xing2 type

王松：

我在工作三年多的时间里

已经记不清了

孟非：

其实我们很想知道

那个具体的数字具体ju4ti3 definite, specific, detailed, particular数字shu4zi4 number, digit, numeral

对于我们来说

每一次救援

可能都是惊心动魄的惊心动魄jing1xin1dong4po4 horrifying

每一分钟

但是对他们来说

这是他们习惯的工作

就像你问一个公交司机

他开过多少趟那条线路

他也说不出来一样

我们想知道的是

刚才我看到那片子里面

有你的收入

月薪是1500块钱

王松：

对

孟非：

这是一个

随时要和死亡打交道的工作随时sui2shi2 at any time; 死亡si3wang2 death, to die; 打交道da3jiao1dao4 to come into contact with, have dealings with

这个1500 块钱的收入

应该来说，是比较低的

拿着这么低的工资

要冒着生命的危险

动力是什么动力dong4li4 power, strength

王松：

动力是为了换回国家财产国家财产guo2jia1cai2chan3 national property

我宁愿牺牲自己宁愿ning4yuan4 would rather, better 牺牲xi1sheng1 sacrifice oneself, sacrifice

也要为国家换回一点损失

看着别人亲人人团聚的时候

我们也会流泪

我们怎么说呢

人心是肉长的

都有感情

比如说我现在我同事

他们现在就在那个青海救援

我们被留下来了

因为我们那边四川

矿井比较多

也要负责那边

人不能全部去

然后我现在

向青海前线的同事们前线qian2xian4 front line

和武警官兵官兵guan1bing1 officers and soldiers

致以最崇高的敬意致以zhi4yi3 to wish, to express (to the other party)敬意jing4yi4 respect, tribute 崇高chong2gao1 lofty, majestic, lofty

(salutes)

孟非：

我们可以想象

从去年的汶川地震 wen4chuan1; wen4 name of a river

到王家岭矿难

再到后来的青海宝树的地震

你的同事们

都去参加过里面的救援

王松：

有

孟非：

有哪一位女嘉宾

想有问题问他的

我看到20号刘欢

刘欢：

不好意思

孟非：

你在流眼泪吗？

刘欢：（22岁，个体外资）个体ge4ti3 individual 外资wai4zi1 foreign capital

不好意思

首先我是

我是对他的职业比较感动

然后是因为

主要是因为那个

他讲到他与父亲之间的

感情

孟非：

你想到了你的父亲吗

刘欢：

不是

我就比较动容动容dong4rong2 to see from someone’s face that he is moved

所以，不好意思，失态了失态shi1tai4 to lose oneself

孟非：

袁媛，有要问他的吗

袁媛: 袁媛: 袁yuan2 last name 媛yuan2 beautiful

我觉得你是一个真正的男人

真的

王松：

谢谢

刘海宁：（23岁，私营店业主）私营si1ying2 privately run 业主ye4zhu3 owner, proprieter, business entrepeneur

很多人都说我

说话特别的犀利

但是我想他很多战友战友zhan4you3 comrade in arms, compatriots

肯定在电视机前肯定ken3ding to confirm, certainly, affirmative, clear

看我们的节目

我想这个嘉宾

我会把灯给你亮到最后一关

也许我们并不合适

但是是对您的感谢

以及对您战友的感谢以及yi3ji2 as well as, too, and

孟非：

来，我们看他下一条短片

（情感经历）

王松：

我有小孩的原因呢原因yuan2yin1 reason

和结婚呢

也是由于家庭的原因

由于我家里面是我一个人

我爷爷奶奶和我爸爸妈妈

都比较心疼我心疼xin1teng2 love with all’s one’s heart

就是怕我在救援的时候

或者抢险的时候抢险qiang3xian3 to rush to deal with an emergency

有意外发生

然后他们就见不着我的意思

然后就让我早一点结婚

早一点生子

当时我挺不满意

我觉得这种婚姻

来得太突然了

我觉得我不接受

但是由于我爷爷奶奶

我很心疼我爷爷奶奶

给我讲了原因以后

我接受了

但是我现在挺后悔了

因为我小孩没有了妈妈

我希望能找一个懂事

然后不吸烟，不喝酒

只要对我好，对我儿子

对我家人好，就可以了

如果对我们家人好

我就有一个习惯

我这人是重感情，重情义情义qing2yi4 affection

我为了她可以

连性命都要这个可能性命xing4ming4 life

我都有

（剩余１１／２４）

孟非：

经常我们会听到一些人说经常jing1chang2 day-to-day, often

我愿意为了你命都不要

这个话大多数情况下大多数da4duo1shu4 the (great) majority

是说说而已

但是我们相信

站在台上的这位男嘉宾

是完全能够做得到的

大家相信吗

14号

闫风姣：（24岁，化妆师）yan2feng1jiao1 : last name, trend, good-looking cunning

但是我觉得你不应该这样想

因为我知道你很孝顺

很孝顺你爷爷奶奶

还有你很疼爱你的儿子

你为了他们

你也要好好的活着

你要珍惜自己的生命珍惜zhen1xi1 to value

就是并不一定

把你的家人

要托付给托付tuo1fu4 to entrust

可能是你觉得

很满意的一个人

就是你要珍惜你的生命

不能轻易的说出轻易qing1yi4 easily, rashly

你可以连命都不要

我们需要你

国家也很需要你

乐嘉：（性格色彩学创始人）性格xing4ge2 personality, nature, character 色彩se4cai3 color 创始人chuang4shi3ren2 creator

14号闫风姣很少说话

她今天说这个话的原因

是因为她的爸爸

在很早已经就走掉了

所以看到你的片子

她会有共鸣共鸣gong4ming2 sympathy, resonance

王松：

谢谢

孟非：

海宁，你还有话要问他吗

刘海宁：

有的时候

我们不一定

就是说，每个人都做的事情

就多么多么好

多么多么伟大

也不是说某个地方地震某个mou3ge4 one, a

我们都要去就是说去救人

有的时候我们生活中

简简单单的做一件小事

可能这个世界就不一样

每一件好事

可能目的不是说目的mu4di4 destination, aim, intention

为了让多少人感激你感激gan3ji1 to appreciate

真的是每个人多做一点

这个世界就会亮了

像天空一样

王松：

谢谢你的评价评价ping2jia4 to evalute

孟非：

11号，那笛

我该怎么理解

你的灯亮到现在

是对他职业的尊敬

还是你个人的一种选择

那笛：（24岁，职业模特）那笛na4di4 that flute

我没有任何理由能拒绝他

我觉得他太伟大了

其实我觉得我太配不上你

我做不到你

你想要的很多东西

我亮着灯真的很尊重你

没有任何理由

对不起

孟非：

一个年轻人

这么早就有过一段婚姻

因为家庭的因素因素yin1su4 element factor

现在还带着一个孩子

他来到这个舞台

实际上一方面实际shi2ji4 reality, real, practical

是给自己找一个女友

找另一半

很重要的一个因素

也是给他的孩子

找一个妈妈

所以对于台上的女嘉宾而言而言er2yan2 in this regard

你们要面监着

很多另外的一些压力

乐嘉老师

有什么建议给她们

乐嘉：

但你们要想好啊

就是

我从来没有看到过

能够朴实到朴实pu3shi2 simple, honest

这种境界的一个人境界jing4jie4 boundary,level

他可能是从来没有体验过

爱情的人

在根本就不知

爱情是什么滋味的时候滋味zi1wei4 flavor, feeling

就已经有了一个孩子

然后他现在来

但你们要想好是说

我不讲说讲得特别崇高

但你至少要面对

他有婚史，他有一个孩子

你愿意这么去付出去做吗

不过有一点很肯定

就是如果你当年

看“泰坦尼克”很感动的话

他就是那个

“泰坦尼克”里面的杰克

孟非：

这就是我刚才说的

也许其他男人

也会在甜言蜜语的时候

山盟海誓的时候山盟海誓shan1meng2hai3shi4 make a pledge of everlasting love

对你说我愿意为你去死

我愿意为你什么

尽管每个人的生命尽管jin3guan3 despite, although, even though, in spite of

就像闫凤娇说的

要尊重自己的生命

要珍惜自己

为了家人

为了千千万万的人

但是我跟乐嘉的判断

是一样的

这个男人是真的愿意

为他所爱的人

可以放弃生命的那一种

现在我要说

恭喜你进入到了男生权利

（权利反转）反转fan3zhuan3 reverse

（400元约会基金）

孟非：

现在四盏灯亮着

你下面要做的事情是

上去灭掉其中两盏灯

回到这里

王松：

好

(salutes 灭灯的girls)

孟非：

有请11号，15号

下面我们来看看

王松的心动女生会是谁

大屏幕

14号，闫凤姣

孟非：

我印象中

那笛站到这个位置

次数很少，是吗？

有几次

你能记得吗

那笛：

没有

孟非：

你听到了吗

那笛是第一次

把灯为一个男嘉宾

留到最后，被请出来

这是她的第一次

王松：

谢谢你

孟非：

这也是很罕见的事情罕见han3jian4 rare

好了，你的第一项权利是

对三个女孩的十项资本资料

可以选择一项，继续了解

看大屏幕

王松：

好

“是不是介意和公婆住在一起”

孟非：

好，我们看看第八个问题

她们三个女人的回答

那笛：不可能

因为私生活会受到影响

14号，闫凤姣：不介意

15号，温情：不希望住在一起

下一项权利是

你可以找一个

你最关心的问题

继续了解

王松：

我想请问一下

哪位女嘉宾

愿不愿意和我一起

带我的儿子

因为我真的很爱他

孟非：

谁先回答

王松：

14号

闫凤姣：

我还是那句话

其实你的条件我不介意

你的孩子我更不介意

因为我也很喜欢小孩

当然也很希望和你一起带

但是你不够珍惜生命

我知道

你可能是为了国家

或者是为了更多需要

你保护的人

但是我觉得你真的

太不懂得珍惜生命了

你不能那么轻易说出

你可以去死

孟非：

我想闫凤姣说这番话的背景番fan1 (measure word)

刚才乐嘉老师

已经告诉你了

你明白吗

王松：

明白

孟非：

15号

温情：（23岁，公司财务）

如果两个人相处合得来的话相处xiang1chu3 get along

孩子应该不是问题

但是你应该会为你的女朋友

或者是

将来生活在一块的另一半

就算不是为了你自己

为了她

也应该珍惜你的生命

孟非：

11号

那笛：

我不知道

你了解我吗

我是一个模特儿

其实我不介意你有什么儿子

或者是家庭

我也不介意，也不嫌弃嫌弃xian2qi4 cold shoulder

你一个月赚1500块钱

但是我只是想跟你讲清楚

我的这个专业就是每个月

要飞很多很多的地方

我不知道你能不能接受

孟非：

对

如果你需要一个新的家庭

对你孩子照顾的话

这是非常现实的问题

因为她们的职业

决定了在家的时间可能很少

但是她用把灯留到最后的

这种方式

表达了她的一种

态度

一种情感

希望你能够

把她们三个的回答想清楚

王松：

主持人

我想说一下话可以吗

孟非：

可以

王松：

我为了向你们表示感谢

我向你们致敬，真的

（salutes）

我首先要讲一下

我不是说

我怎么说呢

因为我现在有一个儿子

也挺懂事的

虽然我儿子他妈不在了

但是我觉得我有儿子

有我自己家里面的亲人

我很开心

我想找一个疼他的妈妈

当初他妈走的时候

我甚至跪下来求她甚至shen4zhi4 even, conjunction

为了儿子能不能不走

她选择了离开

没办法

也可能是因为我种种原因

因为我上班也很忙

没时间陪她

作为一名救援队员

救人是我的职责

既然做了就要做好既然ji4ran2 since

不是说我牺牲我的性命

首先一点

国家财产和人民的安全

是我们做救援队员的职责

也是去尽我们自己的义务义务yi4wu4 duty

虽然说我算不上是伟大的人

但是我能尽我自己

微薄的一点力量微薄wei1bo2 meager

能就一个人

使我真的很开心

为国家换回一点损失

我也很开心

孟非：

好

谢谢你

现在到了做出

你今晚最后决定的时候

王松：

在最后决定之前

乐嘉：

王松稍等

因为你做了很多

为别人做的事情

所以

从我的个人心态上而言心态xin1tai4 mentality

我希望你今天是非常欢喜的

能都离开这个舞台

那接下来你会来做选择

那前面孟非已经讲到过了

游戏规则

我不知道你会选择谁

但是我可以很明确的告诉你明确ming2que4 clear-cut

以我在过往的几期

对你的心动女生的了解心动xin1dong4 heartbeat; one’s desire, enthusiam is aroused

他曾经

这是她的第二次失态失态shi1tai4 forget oneself

有一次她受不了了

受不了的原因是

她对于亲人失去的这些恐惧恐惧kong3ju4 to be frightened

让她没有办法

来接纳这个事实接纳jie1na4 to be admitted, to be accepted 事实shi4shi2 fact

所以如果你坚持

选你的心动女生的话

因为你的工作

和你的职业本身本身ben3shen1 itself

会在她身上

留下着不可磨灭的这种烙印磨灭mo2mie4 obliterate 烙印lao4yin4 impression, brand

所以你很有可能

会铩羽而归铩sha1 spear 羽yu3 feather

而我非常非常希望你

今天能够非常快乐的

离开这里

孟非：

我觉得乐嘉老师的话的意思

你能听懂吗

王松：

能

孟非：

很明白了

王松：

明白

孟非：

好，谢谢乐嘉

来，做出今晚最后的决定

王松：

我是对感情

比较执着一个人执zhi2 hold, take charge of, to stick to

我还是选择14号

孟非：

两位请回位

给你最后一分钟时间

王松：

我不是说

你刚刚说的那个

为了什么都不要命的

不过是看是在什么情况下

比如说，在我去救援的时候

我每次都是

冲在最前面的第一个

因为什么呢

因为别人在受困难的时候

应该作为救援队员作为zuo4wei2 accomplish, action, to regard (sth as sth), to look upon sth as, conduct

应该第一个出现在现场

有时候受伤了

同事说，战友说你身上流血了

受伤了

然后我们很笑嘻嘻地就说

没事

然后就说

受困的人还在里面

我们要先把那些事情

处理完了之后处理chu3li3 to handle, to deal with, to treat, to process

再处理我们的事

我们一起来的那个朋友

他们问我

你工资这么少

你为啥还要干这个工作呢为啥wei2sha2 why

我说自己觉得开心

就可以了

能救每一个人

也是我们的职责

我也觉得很开心

孟非：

好

我希望14号

你通过刚才这么长一段时间

对他的情况应该有了一个

非常清楚的了解

现在是你做出决定的时候了

闫凤姣：

我知道你有你爱人的方式

但是你有没有想过

一个失去过亲人的人

很怕再次失去自己最爱的人

如果你是我的爱人

你可能会觉得

你身上的伤

或者是你的一点磕碰磕碰ke1peng4 to knock, to clash

你会觉得无所谓

但是我会心痛

何况你失去生命呢何况he2kuang4 much less, let alone(CONJ)

你很伟大，我很佩服你

但是我很怕失去我最爱的人

我可能真的没有你那么伟大

我希望我的爱人

永远在我身边

跟我一起照顾孩子

永远陪着我

对不起

孟非：

好

王松

我们听到了14号的回答

很遗憾

乐嘉：

孟非稍等一下

王松

经常会有人

在博客上留言给我

向我询问男嘉宾的电话号码询问xun2wen4 inquire about

我一概不知道

但是我结束以后

恳请留下你的电话号码恳请ken3qing3 earnestly request

我做一些我有可能

力所能及做的事情力所能及li4suo3neng2ji2 that which is in one’s power to do

好吗

王松：

谢谢你，乐嘉老师

（失败退场）

我觉得她说的这句话

很正确

既然我选择了她既然ji4ran2 since, as, this, being the case

就应该给她一个

温暖而温馨的家温馨wen1xin1 cozy

和经常在她身边陪她

但是由于我工作的原因

可能陪不了她

我觉得她说得很有道理

我理解

我未来的想法就是

继续做我的救援工作

救每一个人

然后就是

如果有合适的话

找到一个

自己相爱的人在一起

相伴到老

孟非：

我想起2008年的时候

汶川地震

是5月12号

在18天之后的人民日报

5月30号有一篇文章

标题叫“多难兴邦” 多难兴邦duo1nan4xing1bang1 deep distress resurrects a nation

从那一天起一直到现在

我们走过了汶川地震

走过了王家岭矿难

走过到现在

前不久的宝树地震前不久qian2bu4jiu3 not long before

让我想起了

人民日报的这篇文章

我们的民族

经历了很多的苦难

所以刚才像我们看到的

王松这样的人

是我们这个民族的脊梁脊梁jiu3liang2 backbone, willpower courage

我们向他和他的同事战友们

表示我们的敬意

闫凤姣因为从小失去了父亲

这样一个非常特殊的原因

最终拒绝了王松

这给我们留下了非常大地遗憾

在这里

我们希望今天的节目播出以后

电视机前的女观众当中

如果有人

愿意和他走到一块的

欢迎给我们“非诚勿扰”

打电话

或者在我们的官方网站官方guan1fang1 official

给我们留言

我们会转达你的爱意

我们也希望王松

最终可以通过我们

“非诚勿扰”的平台

找到真爱

我们祝他幸福

Genius. These guys who made this show are too smart.

Foreign Professor’s Life Advice to Chinese Student: Go and make some real money！

2010-06-22T04:34:00.000-07:00

你既然这么穷，为什么不去赚钱，来搞什么研究？

Lately, there's been a blog floating around the Chinese internet about graduate study, and it is most noticable from the inflammatory remarks made by the professor in the story, whose sage life advice for his Chinese student is "Go and make some money!"

This is my translation. The English part comes first, and then the Chinese afterwards so you can compare. At the end will be the vocabulary I used/had to look up. I wasn't going to do many flat-out English translations of Chinese blogs here on Can-do Sino, but I'm so proud of it Daddy has to show his new baby off.

No, it isn't a perfect translation. But it's my translation, and I kick ass. Enjoy.

From here, here, here, here, here and here. There are probably more. And to be honest, it's sad to see an essay so widely re-distributed and plagiarized, but downright depressing that it would be one that is written this poorly and illogically.

Since you are so poor, why don’t you go make some money? What are you doing this graduate work for

When I was studying abroad, I had gone to see my advising professor on the second day after I arrived. To tell you a brief introduction about him, after graduating from John Hopkins University he worked as a scientist in the Bell laboratory; afterwards he joined a university to teach and even then as a young man was considered a fine professor. This hard work eventually culminated in his attaining the position of dean; however, he later decided to resign the position and leave the school in his middle age to begin a new career. However, several years later he would end up being unsuccessful and my advising professor would return to university to resume his former career.

The first time I met the boss, who is also a foreign (laowai) professor, I was very polite and referential. I said, “Professor, I am a foreign exchange student from China and have come to get my PhD. I am very interested in your research methods. Can you please tell me which books I need to read so that I can start right away? In order for me to start researching with you, I can go get them right now.”

After I was done speaking the professor eyed me over up and down, and then he calmly and smoothly said, “Are you rich? At the very least you must be a millionaire.”

To say the least, I was very surprised. I had to immediately refute those remarks; that is to say, if he thought I was wealthy he would not give me the position of assistant research fellow, and if that was the case I would not have the income required to continue to study. And if that was the case, I might as well pack up my things and go home. Therefore, I replied, “I am a foreign exchange student from China, I am poor but I really do want to learn— I am especially interested in your research. The professor asked me again, “Is your family rich?”

This time around I steeled my will when giving him my answer. I said, “Not at all. I come from China and China is a poor country. My family doesn’t have any money.” He let me finish, and then said, “Since you are so poor, why don’t you go make some money? Why have you come here to do graduate studies? Committing to research takes money and time; it is a practice specifically for people with full bellies with nothing pressing to do. Only those with the money and the interest are really able to do graduate work. You say you are interested in my research methods but I think you aren’t interested in my research at all; instead, you want to work here with me to make some money. This has nothing to do at all with you wanting to do post graduate studies.”

As I heard this my whole face turned red. To be honest, I wasn’t familiar with the professor’s research methods whatsoever. Instead, I said I was interested because if I didn’t do this low-paying job the professor wouldn’t give me the position of assistant research fellow and then I wouldn’t have the money for school tuition. Because of the money situation, I had no choice but to say that I was very interested in his methods.

The professor has seen a lot of students in his day; he could tell with a glance which students are interested in doing post graduate studies and which are interested in making money. Naturally, the professor still allowed me to take the position of assistant research fellow, a job to which I worked very hard. Although I do not possess any inherent innate researching skills, I worked hard despite the criticisms of other people in the laboratory doing the lowly manual labor, just like that of a coolie. Throughout it all, the professor’s research expenditures always subsidized my studies and I eventually received my PhD diploma. After the graduation ceremony, I once again went to go see my professor. Naturally I was very appreciative; if it weren’t for all those years working as an assistant research fellow paying for my studies I wouldn’t have been able to obtain my diploma. As well, a particular Chinese phrase comes to mind when concerning this situation: a good teacher doesn't just teach, but also acts as a good father figure. With that in mind, I went to go visit him to see if I could get any last pearls of wisdom from him before I left. At that time he said, “I could see ever since the first day we’ve met that your goal is to make money. Now you’ve gotten your PhD diploma, it’s finally time to do just that.”

“Go and make some real money!” This is the sage life advice he gave to me.

Many years later, I gradually came to recognize the profound wisdom he gave me. When all is said and done, graduate study is only for those who have money and time to spare. For those who want to perform some real research (since doing menial jobs in a laboratory is not truly considered research) you first need to meet two conditions:

1）you have a special vested interest in doing graduate study (similar to my own situation with my professor, except you are not lying about it like I was). There isn’t any money, nor fresh flowers or beautiful girls here; neither is they anyone to admire you and praise you as you study intensively without stopping.

2）you can set aside economic pressures and responsibilities. People who have the basic necessities of life taken care of (that being of food and shelter) need only apply.

This is the basic theory behind the practice of tenure of professors in American universities. First, a recent PhD graduate must first steel oneself and complete 5 years of hard work. Afterwards, if you are picked by the group of tenured professors and one day pass their requirements, then for the rest of your life you will never have to worry about making a living again. At that point you can wholeheartedly devote your time to research and study. Naturally the school also knows that the overwhelming majority of these tenured professors have no research potential left in them. Equally impotent are the lowly menial workers of the research laboratory. However, out of the vast numbers of tenured professors a few stand out from the crowd that actually have talent and contribute positively to the economy.

I’ll raise an example for you: back in the 70s, photocopy industry leader Xerox was concerned about the rise of interest in computers; if everybody used computers to exchange messages then no one would use photocopiers and this would invariably cause the market for photocopiers to decrease. Therefore, Xerox constructed a laboratory at the Polo A1 facility and housed it with fifty to sixty of the world’s top leading computer scientists; by removing all outside interference and distractions including financial concerns, Xerox was able to let the scientists freely unleash their imaginations and create technologies that would lead mankind into the future. Such inventions of the time include:

1) a UI graphical interface 2) the Ethernet and 3) an object-oriented programming (I don’t know how to say this in Chinese).

These trail-blazing inventions would establish the future of computer development, and would influence the course of civilization.

Each year for a short time in the spring, enrollment brochures and books from American universities arrive at the homes of millions of Chinese students, and year after year the majority of Chinese students look forward to receiving the enrollment brochures for these graduate schools. In order for many students to receive the subsidy for being an assistant research fellow they will apply for the PhD diploma. The vast majority of students don’t actually have any real interest in post graduate study, but instead hope to go to the USA to make some money. Their logic for applying for a PhD is as such: in order to make money they need to obtain an American diploma, and to obtain an American diploma they need to go to America to study, and in order to go to America to study they need a scholarship, and to get a scholarship they need to apply for a PhD. Therefore, for a Chinese student to go study in the USA is the same as to go there to get a PhD since there isn’t any other choice. The two are the same according to this logic.

However, the original purpose of a PhD is to cultivate the ability to study and research. To do post graduate study one must actually be interested in it, but more importantly than that the key point is that one must have both time and money to do this. It’s difficult to imagine ordinary everyday people who normally run around in circles trying to study and research like this. Post graduate study is like music, it is a rich man’s game.

All the same, my professor’s words still ring true: since you are so poor, why don’t you go make some money? What are you doing this graduate work for?

你既然这么穷，为什么不去赚钱，来搞什么研究？

留学的时候，我下飞机的第二天就去找我的指导教授。我的指导教授是John Hopkins 毕业的，在贝尔实验室作过科学家，后来来到大学任教，很年轻就当了正教授，后来又当了系主任，人到中年的时候，离开大学，自己创业，几年以后以失败告终，然后又回大学任教。
第一次见到老板，又是个老外教授，我当然是毕恭毕敬，说：教授，我是中国来的留学生，来读博士，我对您的研究方向很感兴趣，能不能告诉我现在需要看什么书，我可以马上回去看，以便可以很快上手，开始和你一起搞研究。
教授听完上下打量了一下我。然后不紧不慢地说：你很有钱吗？最少是百万富翁吗？
我非常吃惊，我想一定得说没有，有钱的话他就不会给我助研，如果这样我就没有钱读书。就得卷铺盖回中国去。所以我说：我是一个中国来的留学生，我没什么钱，但是很想学习东西，特别是对研究有兴趣。
教授又问：你家里很有钱吗？
这回我反正铁定心了，我回答：没有，我是中国来的，中国很穷，我家里也没有钱。教授听完，说：你既然这么穷，为什么不去赚钱，来搞什么研究？研究是有钱，有闲，吃饱没事干的人干的事，只有有兴趣，又有钱的人，才能真正搞点研究。你说你对我的研究方向感兴趣，我看你根本没有兴趣，不过是你想为我打工赚钱而已，完全不是你想搞什么研究。
我听了满脸通红，说老实话，我更本不知道这个教授搞的研究方向，说感兴趣是因为不干这个廉价的劳工，教授不给我助研，我就没钱读书，所以为了钱，不得不说感兴趣。

教授见的学生多了，什么人对研究感兴趣，什么人对钱感兴趣，一看便知道。当然教授还是让我干了他的助研，我也很努力，虽然没有任何研究的天赋，还是任劳任怨的在实验室干苦力。教授的研究经费一直资助我拿到博士学位。毕业典礼以后，我又去见我的教授，我当然是非常感激，没有这么多年他的助研经费的资助，我不可能拿到我的学位。而且中国人讲究：一日为师，终生为父。所以我去看望他，想得到几句人生真谛得指点。他说：你现在已经拿到博士学位了，你来美国的第一天我就看出来，你来的目的是挣钱，现在你已经有了学位，是该出去挣钱的时候了。
Go and make some real money！这就是他给我的人生指南。
多年以后，我逐渐对我的教授说的话有了较深的认识。说到底，研究就是有钱，有闲的人干的事。要搞比较深的研究（在实验室干苦力不是什么研究），一定要有两个条件：
1、要对这个东西感兴趣，非常感兴趣（就象我没事写这个文章一样）。没有任何钱，没有鲜花和美女，没有别人的赞赏，也要不停地钻研。
2、要排开经济的压力，吃喝不愁，衣食无忧的人才能搞研究。美国的大学的终身教（tenure）系统，基本就是这个理论。首先一个新科博士(fresh minted PhD)要经过5年的磨练，然后评选终身教授，一旦通过，一辈子就可以无饭碗的忧虑，可以一心一意地搞研究。当然学校也知道：这些终身教授里面绝大多数人是没有什么研究的潜力的。也搞不出什么东西来，就是一些实验室的苦力。不过，只要千千万万终身教授中有几个真有天分的人，加上良好的经济条件，自然可以搞出些东西来。
再举一个例子。70年代的时候复印机行业的老大Xerox担心电脑的兴起，会使得复印机的市场变小，如果大家都用电脑交换信息，当然就没有人买复印机。所以Xerox在Polo Alto建立了一个实验室，请了50-60个世界顶级电脑科学家，排除一切外界的干扰（包括财务的压力），让他们自由的发挥自己的想象，创造未来能够领导人类的科技，当时的发明有：
1、UI图形界面；2、以太网；3、object-oriented programming （不知中文如何说）。
这几个划时代的发明奠定了电脑未来的发展，影响到人类的文明的进程。
春天，是每年一度的美国大学录取通知书到达千万中国学子的时候，年复一年，大量的中国的学子盼望着美国大学的研究生院的录取通知书，很多学生为了得到助研的资助，就去申请博士学位，其中绝大部分的人对研究没有兴趣，只是希望去美国挣钱。他们读博士的逻辑是这样的：要去挣钱就得有美国文凭，要有美国文凭就得去美国读书，要去读书就得有奖学金，要有奖学金就得去读博士。所以要去美国就得去读博士。
但是博士本来就是培养来搞研究的能力。搞研究就得有兴趣，除此以外，最关键还要有钱，有闲。很难想象为生活奔波的人能搞出什么研究。研究象音乐一样，是有钱的人的游戏。
还是我教授的那句话：你既然这么穷，为什么不去赚钱，来搞什么研究？

贝尔bei4er3 (name)Bell

实验室shi2yan4shi4 laboratory

任教ren4jiao4 to be a teacher

系主任xi4zhu3ren4 dean

创业chuang4ye4 begin an undertaking, carve out a career, start a major task

告终gao4zhong1 to end up

毕恭毕敬bi4gong1bi4jing1(also必恭必敬) very reverent and respectful, extremely deferential

方向fang1xiang4 direction, orientation

以便yi3bian4 so that, so as to, in order to

大量da3liang to size up

富翁fu4weng1 millionaire, rich guy

助研zhu4yan2 short for assistant research fellow

铺盖pu1gai bedding, bedclothes pu1gai4 bedcover

根本gen1ben3 simply, fundamental

廉价lian2jia4 cheap

劳工lao2gong1 labor

不得不bu4de2bu4 have no choice but to, cannot but, have to, can’t help it, can’t avoid

天赋tian1fu talent, gift; V to be innate

任劳任怨ren4lao2ren4yuan4 to work hard despite other people’s criticism

苦力ku3li4 “coolie”, an underpaid worker

经费jing1fei4 funds, expenditure

资助zi1zhu4 to provide financial aid, to subsidize

学位xue2wei4 academic degree

典礼dian3li3 celebration

感激gan3ji1 to appreciate

讲究jiang3jiu4 to pay particular attention to; adj exquisite, aesthetic

一日为师，终生为父yi2ri4wei2shi1, zhong1sheng1wei2fu4 “A good teacher don't just teach, but also acts as a good father figure.”

终生zhong1sheng1 one’s whole life

看望kan4wang4 to visit, to pay a call

人生ren2sheng1 life

真谛zhen1di4 real, true, genuine

指点zhi3dian3 to show how, to give directions

指南zhi3nan2 to guide

逐渐zhu2jian4 gradually

到底dao4di3 when all is said and done, finally, in the end

赞赏zan4shang3 to admire

钻研zuan1yan2 to study intensively

系统xi4tong3 system

基本ji1ben3 basic

理论li3lun4 theory

磨练(磨炼)mo2lian4 to steel oneself, to temper oneself, to put oneself through the mill

评选ping2xuan3 to choose

终身zhong1shen1 life-long, tenure

忧虑you1lv4 worry

一心一意yi1xin1yi1yi4 intently, wholeheartedly

一心yi1xin1 wholehearted

绝大多数jue2da4duo1shu4 the overwhelming majority

潜力qian2li4 potential

行业hang2ye4 industry

老大lao3da4 head, very

交换信息jiao1huan4xin4xi1 exchange message

交换jiao1huan4 to exchange

信息xin4xi1 information news message

顶级ding3ji2 top level

排除pai2chu2 to remove

外界wai4jie4 outside world

干扰gan1rao3 interfere, obstruction

财务cai2wu4 financial affairs

创造chuang4zao4 to create

UI图形界面 tu2xing2jie4mian4 graphical interface

划时代hua4shi2dai4 epoch making, trend setting

奠定dian4ding4 to establish, fix, settle

进城jin4cheng2 process, course

录取lu4qu3 to recruit, to enroll

到达dao4da2 to arrive

年复一年nian2xia4yi1nian2 year after year

盼望pan4wang4 to hope for, to look forward to

其中qi2zhong1 among, in

除此以外chu2ci3yi3wai4 in addition to this

关键guan1jian4 crucial, pivotal, key

奔波ben1bo1 rush about, to be busy running about

绝对数量jue2dui4shu4liang4 absolute amount

单一dan1yi1 single

量度liang2du4 measure

认定ren4ding4 firmly believe, set one’s mind on

通常tong1chang2 normal

A Fat Guy in a Tight Suit Means You'll Laugh Out Loud

2010-06-19T05:40:00.000-07:00

Dream's幫: 五X戰隊殺入銅鑼灣!!
Dream Aiders: 5 M%ghty M@rphin P$w*r R*ng&rs Invade Copper Gong Bay!

So I can't get over these Dream's幫 guys. I didn't think they were really funny at all in their fake Avatar bit, but then in this bit I laughed so hard I woke up the neighbors. Okay, I loved this one; Dream's幫 decide to dress up like the Power Rangers in 銅鑼灣 and you can tell they avidly watched the show as kids. I honestly believe these guys just put the suits on without planning anything ahead of time and the rest just came naturally. Why? Because it's genius.

They goof around in the most Hong Kong-y way possible, and its awesome. There's slapstick, there's good-hearted nature laughs and very civil-minded behavior, there's a love of absurdity and there's a childlike belief in heroism and ideals. And, a really fat guy dressed up as the Red Ranger.

I guess two posts in one day is a little much, but there isn't much talking/transcribing in this one; the rest is simply comedy gold.

Once again, the Chinese transcript comes first, then a glossary, and then the English transcript. Any suggestions please let me know. In the meantime: Go go go!

人如果冇夢想
同條鹹魚有咩分別？

4位熱血青年
擺脫一世做鹹魚嘅命運
代你完成夢想
展現敢諗敢做嘅精神
佢哋就係：Dream's幫

我哋係Dream's幫
阿海，今日我哋嚟到銅鑼灣做啲咩呀？
嚟到銅鑼灣，唔通有嘢玩？
唔係，唔係，唔係
我哋今日呢有個好重要嘅任務

較早之前

我哋收集咗一大咋嘅夢想
好多都好有創意
不過全部都係敢諗唔敢做
佢哋卒之要出手喇

高山茶葉，佢要做超人戰隊Power Ranger
（唔得）
同埋行0必呀
（唔得，唔可以，唔得呀，唔做）
點解唔得呀？
你有冇聽過一句說話呀
＂細時做超人，大時肉滕滕＂？
就好似肥谷咁囉
你講咩呀你？
我哋做啦不如YA

就係咁，我哋Dream's幫就化身成為超人嘅戰隊喇
Dream's幫，髮菜變鵝肝
我哋係
Power Rangers (Strangers)

慢咗

好喇，而家我哋要去搵啲路人
（Mission:)同香港人打打氣
Hooh!
Yes!
Ya!

Yeah!
Ya!

就嗰度！

我哋搵到目目
（噗！）
搵到目標人呀！
喺嗰度！

俗語有話
＂鐵柱磨成針＂
前一句係咩呀？
＂鐵柱磨成針＂
係
錯晒！
我哋搵到一班學生嘅朋友
同佢哋打打氣呀

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我會俾心機讀書,Yeah!

?!
駕，駕，駕
垃圾
呢件先係
掉垃圾任務
成功！

原來做超人都唔簡單0架
難過打麻雀
食你幾廿番
哇，其實超人都幾辛苦0架喎
但係
我都會繼續努力0架
我哋去一去巴士站，睇下係咩景況先丫
Let's go
Wow ho

Ya
歡迎嚟到銅鑼灣
Welcome
香港係你哋嘅
只要唔認老
巴士推得到
香港靠你哋

自從我哋為咗佢哋打氣之後
佢哋已經精神好多喇
佢哋比我哋更加熱情呀
實在太開心喇
我喊咗出嚟呀
我個面具濕晒喇
我個面具冇乾過呀

好喇，今日嘅時間又差唔多喇
我哋好多謝後面嘅黑戰士
Thank you呀
好喇，記住我哋係
Dream's幫
下次見，bye bye

噗pok1 (pu1) puff, (snigger)
廿ya6 twenty
打氣da2hei3 to encourage, pump up
駕ga3 (jia1 jia4)[1] [v] ride; drive; pilot [2] [v] excel; surpass [3] [v] yoke; put the horses to the carriage [4] vehicles [5] an honorific epithet [6] [v] control; reign; rule [7] the emperor
景ging2 situation
況fong3 condition

If a person has no dream to live for

Then what is the difference between this person and a salted fish?

Four red-blooded passionate youths

Have broken off all ties to their generation to take on the fate of a salted fish

In order to fulfil all of your dreams

From their spirits will emerge a will that is willing and able

Their names are : Dream Aiders

We are the Dream Aiders

Hey Ocean, what are we doing here today in Copper Gong Bay?

Now that we here in Copper Gong Bay, what fun can we have during our stay? [rhymes in Cantonese]

No no no

Today we have an important responsibility

(A Little While Earlier…)

We have gathered a whole big pile of dream requests

Many of them are very creative

However, despite coming up with these ideas, no one is willing and courageous enough to make them come true

At last, these unfulfilled dreams need to be brought to life

Alpine Tea Leaves writes in, he wants to be a “Superman War Team Member” Power Ranger

(can’t do)

He wants to join in too

(nope, no way, can’t do, out of the question)

Why can’t we do this?

Have you heard of the phrase

“Dressing up as a hero in your childhood is pretend; but dressing up as a hero as a fat adult offends?”

Just like our tubby friend Ravine here

What the deuce are you talking about?

Why don’t we give it a try, yes?

So, why don’t we Dream Aiders transform into the Superhero War Members Group?

Dream Aiders, we will turn hair weed into fois gras! [hair weed sound like發財, or get rich]

We are

The Power Rangers

Too slow!

Okay, now we’ll go find some pedestrians

(Mission:) to give encouragement to the citizens of Hong Kong

Hoo-ah!

Yes!

Yah!

Yo!

Over there!

We need to find a person for our..

(nuts!)

To find a person for our objective!

Over there!

There is an old saying:

“An iron post will grind into a pin”

What did you just say?

“An iron post will grind into a pin”

Yes

Completely wrong!

We have found a group of classmates

To give encouragement

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I will study to the best of my abilities, yeah!

Go, go, go

Garbage

“I mean this is the garbage”

Fulfilling one’s responsibility to throw away garbage:

Success!

Actually, being a superhero is not very easy

It’s harder than playing Majong (little bird)

You lose several twenties in a row

Whew, truth be known being a superhero is quite strenuous

But

I will continue to strive harder

We’re going to head over to the bus stop to check out the situation there

Let’s go

Yipeekiyay

Y-y-y-y-yes!

Welcome to Copper Gong Bay!

Welcome

Fragrant Harbor is yours to discover and enjoy

As long as you stay young

You have the ability to push buses

Hong Kong needs and relies on you

Ever since we came and gave them encouragement

They spirits have improved dramatically

They are much more passionate than we are

Honestly speaking, I am too happy

I am crying out loud

My face mask has become wet from my tears

My face mask has never been dried before

Okay, that just about does it for us today

We are very thankful to the Black Ranger (soldier) standing behind us

Thank you

Okay, and remember we are

The Dream Aiders

See you next time, bye bye

Blue Bodypaint in Hong Kong

2010-06-19T05:36:00.001-07:00

Dream's幫: 亞煩達入侵旺角(Free D 版)!!
Dream Aiders: "Avatar" Invades Mongkok (in FreeD)

Ladies and gentlemen, let it be known: I can't get enough of Chinese guys running around in blue body paint pretending to be "Avatars". I can't. I hope I can wake up tomorrow and keep doing this all over again, just as I have today.

This is a Youtube video of a Hong Kong-based group called Dream's幫. The goal of this group, whether or not they make people laugh, is to actualize the dreams that other people are too afraid to attempt on their own. I don't know if that means Chinese are not able to accomplish dreams without the help of a bunch of guys way down the Jackass pole.

As this is Cantonese, I will switch over to using Traditional Chinese for awhile. Also, I'll try to duplicate the spoken Cantonese as much as possible, but as the written words are provided I'll mostly be using those. First I will show the Chinese transcript then a short glossary section and then the English transcript will follow.

By the way, the pun of the title is that they changed the normal spelling of "Avatar" (which is 阿凡達) to "亞煩達", which can be loosely translated to "The annoyance of Asia has arrived". That makes more sense than the usually spelling which can be badly translated to "The arrival of Afaan/Afan", in which this person "Afaan/Afan" has a name which means "ordinary".

Enjoy. Let me know of any mistakes or suggestions.

人如果冇夢想
同條鹹魚有咩分別？

4位熱血青年
擺脫一世做鹹魚嘅命運
代你完成夢想
展現敢諗敢做嘅精神
佢哋就係：Dream's幫

大家好
我哋係Dream's幫
一睇我哋個樣就知今次要實現既夢想係乜啦
就係呢期hit到爆既阿凡達喇
Go!

較早之前

我哋收集咗一大咋嘅夢想
好多都好有創意
不過全部都係敢諗唔敢做
佢哋卒之要出手喇

哇，勁呀呢個
知道全城最hit就係阿凡達喇
佢話想試下做阿凡達
因為現實做唔到喎

做到喎，我覺得
好簡單，只要
油藍嗮個身，褲浪艦條巾
犧牲吓自己肉身

好喇，既然呢，我哋今期咁hit阿凡達
所以呢，我哋要體驗一吓潘朵拉星嘅生活嘞
潘朵拉星嘅生活
我哋首先要搵我哋嘅族人先
族人？
我哋有族人嘅咩？
有，就喺... 呢度

有族人逃跑
有族人尖叫

我哋係阿凡達

試吓可唔可以通到電吖
我哋終於搵到個族人喇

藍色0架，全身藍色0架
佢係地球出世0架
但就係我哋血統嘅
我示範一次俾妳睇呀
嗱，咁樣
痛
哎吔
佢傷咗喎
我愛阿凡達... yeah!

1，2，3 去喇
咁就送走咗佢喇
咁我哋都走喇
走咯

好喇，正話呢，我哋搵完佢哋嘅族人
依家呢，我哋都同啲路人玩吓喇噃
我要焗桑拿
行喇
我要焗桑拿
去焗桑拿

We are Dream's幫
I love Avatar

(飛龍）
我哋好好人0架
佢比我早搵到佢條龍呀

我哋仲未搵到城市桑拿喎
係喎
嚟到城市竟然搵唔到城市桑拿
快啲去搵喇，快啲去搵

我哋又見到啲工程車係度破壞環境喇
我哋都係鬥佢唔過0架喇
敵眾我寡，都係走喇
我哋見到個逃兵呀佢哋
Sorry有用嘅咩？
毀我家園，點都冇用
走喇

佢哋呢，就要教香港人跳佢哋阿凡達嘅民族舞
潘朵拉星舞王

你冇乜天份
但俾心機都應該得嘅
OK
終有一日追到我嘅成就
好，我會
知唔知道有咩成就呀？
有冇聽過東成西就呀？

同埋唔知點解，佢哋好鍾意搵我哋影相
我哋好特別咩？
你講一次吖，我靚唔靚仔？

喂，埋嚟睇喇喂
阿凡達表演fing水髮喇喂
各位叔伯兄弟
我哋阿凡達
為咗籌備路費呀
就決定走出嚟
表演水髮喎
做得好好呀
點呀你覺得？
我去攞錢先，我去攞錢先
好暈呀
哎吔
一收錢就走晒0忝
達仔呢，佢成功咁搵到十蚊番嚟呀
正所謂香港遍地黃金，原來真係黃金嚟0架
真係遍地黃金嚟0架
我想食牛雜呀
好嚟，好，十蚊
食牛雜慶祝
佢哋完全冇理過我0架

想我哋幫你實現夢想？
即刻上嚟啦！

入侵yap6cham2 to invade
擺脫 baai2 tyut3 (bai3tuo1) to break away
命運ming6wan6 (ming4yun4) destiny, fate
一世yat1sai3 a generation
完成yun4sing4 to accomplish, to complete
展現jin2yin6 (zhan3xian4) to emerge, to come out
精神jing1san4 (jing1shen2) spirit, mind
收集sau1jaap6 (shou1ji2) to collect, to gather
創意chong3yi1 creativity, creative
犧牲hei1sang1 (xi1sheng1) sacrifice
牲sang1 (sheng1) livestock pg 292
艦 laam6 (jian4) a warship, naval vessel
既然 gei1yin4 (ji4ran2) since, because
體驗tai2yim6(ti3yan4) to experience for oneself
嘞la3 laak3 particle: transition from one situation to another, completed action, polite refusal
尖叫jim1giu1 to shriek
血統hyut3tung3 blood relations, lineage
統tung2(tong2) to govern, to rule 2to unify 3wholly, totally pg 355
示範si6faan6 to demonstate
範faan6(范fan4) model form rule example pattern
桑拿 sauna
桑song1 (sang1) mulberry tree, fm name
正話jing3wa6 [HK] just now, a moment ago
竟然ging2yin4 unexpectedly, still, surprisingly
寡 gwa2 (gua3) lonely, alone, solitary 2 little, few 3 widowed, surviving spouse
逃兵tou4bing1 deserter (in the military), a defector
毀wai2 (hui3) to destroy, damage 2 to slander
成就sing4jau6 achievement, accomplishment, success
籌備chau4bei6 to prepare, to get ready
籌chau4 (筹chou2) to plan, to raise 2 chips, tally

If a person has no dream to live for

Then what is the difference between this person and a salted fish?

Four red-blooded passionate youths

Have broken off all ties to their generation to take on the fate of a salted fish

In order to fulfil all of your dreams

From their spirits will emerge a will that is ready and able

Their names are : Dream Aiders

[in some made up language that isn't Cantonese, Mandarin, Na'vi or anything with some semblance of respect]

Hi everybody

We are the Dream Aiders

Just by looking at our appearance you should be able to figure out what kind of dream we are trying to fulfill today

Of course, it would be concerning the recent blockbuster hit “Avatar:

Let’s do it!

(A Little While Earlier…)

We have gathered a whole big pile of dream requests

Many of them are very creative

However, despite coming up with these ideas, no one is willing and courageous enough to make them come true

At last, these unfulfilled dreams need to be brought to life

Hey, this ones really cool

You know, the big hit of the city right now is the movie “Avatar”

He says he’d like us to try being “Avatar”

Because in real life he can’t do it

This is possible, I feel

It is very simple, all we have to do is

Cover our bodies with blue paint, put on a loin cloth

And sacrifice our own bodies

Okay, since we have this box-office hit “Avatar”

We are going to see for ourselves what life is like on “Pandora”

“Pandora” living!

First we need to find our tribe of people

Tribe?

We have a tribe we belong to?

We do, and it’s… over here

There are some tribal people escaping

There are some tribal people shrieking

We are “Avatar”!

Let’s try and see if we can conduct electricity

We have finally found our tribe of people

It’s blue, the entire body is blue

He was born here on this earth

But we are related by blood

I’ll demonstrate once for you to see

See, like this

Ow!

Oh noes!

He got hurt

I love “Avatar”…yeah!

1, 2, 3, let’s go!

So like that we’ve sent them all away

In that case let’s go too

Let’s go!

Okay, so just a moment ago we found their tribe

And now, we’re going to fool around with some pedestrians

I want to go to the sauna

Let’s go

I want to go to the sauna

Let’s go to the sauna then

We are the Dream Aiders

I love Avatar

(flying dragon)

We are nice people

She has been quicker than me in finding her dragon

We still haven’t found the sauna of the city

That’s true

We’ve come to the city but we still haven’t found the city sauna

Let’s find it quickly, let’s find it quickly

We have seen a construction vehicle that is destroying the environment

We are still no match for him

The enemy is many and I am few, we’d better retreat

We have spotted a deserter

Is “sorry” going to save you this time?

You have destroyed my home, and there’s nothing I can do about it

Retreat!

They now have to teach Hong Kongers how to dance a native folk dance of Pandora

This is the Pandora Lord of the Dance!

[racist stereotypes abound in this segment; personally, I find the comedic stylings of Sarah Silverman to be much funnier]

You are not talented

But if you work hard at it you should eventually succeed

Okay

Eventually one day you will catch up to my achievements

Yes, I will

Do you know what kind of achievements I have?

Have you heard of “East Achieve West Accomplish”? [sorry, this isn't correct]

Also, I don’t know why but these people like to come over and take my picture

Are we really that strange and special?

Just tell me one time: Do you think I’m hot?

Hey, come over and look at this!

“Avatar” will now perform swinging water hair kung fu!

[note: swinging water hair kung fu is a martial arts performance to demonstrate balance and neck power and ability to head bang at a Crue concert]

Esteemed brothers and elders

We “Avatar”

To allow us to prepare for a costly trip ahead of us

Have decided to come out here

And perform swinging water hair kung fu

You did a great job!

Well, how was it? How do you feel?

I’ll go get the money first, I’ll get the money first

I’m so dizzy

Oh noes!

Once I come to collect money, everybody vanishes

Our “Avatar” buddy has succeeded in making a whole ten bucks! (HKD)

It’s been said that everywhere in Hong Kong there’s money to be made, and now it looks like that’s actually true

Yup, money money everywhere!

I want to eat a bowl of assorted beef noodles

Okay, okay, with ten bucks

We can go celebrate with a bowl of assorted beef noodles

Those guys have completely forgot about me

Do you want us to help realize your dream?

Then immediately come and tell us!