By雨后笋Link幽默有味的老北京土话
活跃在老北京人口头上的北京土语,历史悠久而丰富多彩,生动活泼而趣味盎然。拿现代文学作品中之语言与北京土语就言简意赅、言近旨远、幽默令人喷饭几方面进行比较,若说前者相形见绌,大概并不过分。
以吃而论,文学作品比喻贪吃者常用“饕餮”一词;到了老北京人嘴里,却说“带爪儿的不吃土鳖,带腿儿的不吃板[
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Finished:BlessingThewriteristhewomanwhowritestheclosingpiecesforNewsweek.Nicecrafts!ThestorydevelopscompletelydifferentfromwhatIhadexpected.Lovely.Intheprocess:Freakonomics-OMG,whatafantasticbook!!!Themostinterestingnon-fictionever.Aborted:DigitalFortressByDanBrown.Incrediblystupid.OtherbooksthatI'mbrowsingthrough:Talktothehand,byLynneTruss-shewrotethepunctuation"bible"-eats,shoots,andleavesDressy...[
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Solast2weekendIwenttoseethenewWoodyEllenmovieMatchPoint.Itwasasmartmovie–it’saboutluckvs.fate.AndhereIquote(loosely):hardworkismandatorybutit’sluckthatdeterminesourfate.Andaccordingtothemovie,wedon’treallyliketoentertainthisconceptbecauseitjustemphasizeshowmuchofourlifeisbeyondourcontrol.IthinkI’mthebiggestAnglophilethatIeverknow.AndthatmayexplainwhyIenjoyedthismovie.Theactorwhoplaysthemainch...[
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TheMarketplacesectionofNPR(NationalPublicRadio)hasbeendoingthisprogramcalled“LivefromChina”.Thispastweekthetopicis“MeettheGaoFamily”–it’saboutthedailylifeofaShanghai"middleclass"family.Here’sthelinktothewebsite.MarketplaceofNPRThesegmentusuallyrunsbetween830and900intheAMandit’smostfascinating.It’sremarkablyreal–thereweremomentswhenIfeltlikeIwasnotsittinginmycarinanAmericanhighwaybutrathe...[
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光阴荏苒。几年过去学了一脑门子的英文废话:这是什么?这是一张桌子。我有一支铅笔。你有一支铅笔吗?不,我没有。我有一支钢笔。当时倒是摇头晃脑锄禾日当午大声朗读地不亦乐呼。现在想起来整个一个二白痴。“I’dliketobelievewe’reredefiningthewayfuturegenerationswillwastetheirtime.”(Threeguysaroundacomputerinoffice.)[
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一来二去就长大了些。知道了美国人虽然不是红发绿眼,但也长得奇形怪状。他们还不讲中国人话。工欲善其事只好学英语。记得刚开始学英语时的都不好意思开口讲-怪腔怪调的。(PS现在电视上正在演Alexander-嘻嘻看到了CollinFarrell的wholepackage~)[
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我小不丁点儿时就想去美国。外国啊!站在家门口望不到沃。当然啦那时连美国是东南西北上下左右都不知道。要是有人跟我说美国人都红发绿眼,我也一准儿信的一愣一愣的。(PS我的南极星不知道为什么主动奉献空格-怎么把它/空格关掉泥?)[
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I'msobored.I'vebeenworkingonsomestuffthat,ifIhavetoputsomepositivespinonit,demandstheutmostlevelofdetail-orientation.What,tedious?Ofcoursenot.Don'tforcemyarms!Can'tyouseeI'maddingVALUE?;)Letmesharewithyouasignofeconomy'sbeingupandup:ourfirmofferssign-inbonusto.....interns!Canyouimagine??Whatisthisworldcomingto?;)Bytheway,didItellyouI'mbored?[
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http://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog.php?blogID=59天地间孤独的孩子每个姑娘都单纯(1)...每个姑娘都单纯(18)[
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