【時事英文】
3 American Intimacies I Don’t Get
來美國17年,我仍然無法理解的美式親密
After 17 years in the United States, these public displays still make no sense to me. But I’m trying.
來美國17年了,我還是不能理解這些公開表現的方式。但我一直試著了解。
Hugs Galore
Hugging wasn’t a thing in my childhood in Hong Kong. When I saw my grandmother, I just shook her hand. In fact, I never hugged anyone until I was 13, when I came to America. The concept of hugging was so foreign to me that I had to study how other people hugged to understand the mechanics of wrapping your arms around someone. Was I supposed to put both arms over the shoulder? Both arms around the belt? One up and one down? It was a confusing time in my life.
大量擁抱
我的童年是在香港度過的,那裡不流行擁抱。看到奶奶,我只會握著她的手。實際上,在13歲來美國之前,我從來沒有和任何人擁抱過。擁抱的概念對我來說如此陌生,以至我不得不去研究其他人是怎麼擁抱的,以便理解這種張開雙臂環繞住某人的技術。我應該把兩條手臂都放在對方肩膀上嗎?都搭在腰上?一上一下?這是我人生中的一個困惑時期。
When I finally mustered the courage to hug this girl in school, I’m pretty sure I forearmed her in the face. Yet these days, I’m recklessly hugging everyone, with complete disregard, and hopefully fewer injuries. I hug my friends, I hug people I’ve just met, I hug the UPS man if he delivered a cool package. (Even if he delivers toilet paper, I still give a quick hug.)
當我終於鼓起勇氣在學校裡擁抱一個女孩的時候,我敢肯定當時我的前臂碰到了她的臉。但如今,我會輕鬆自如地擁抱所有人,完全沒有顧慮,但願也沒造成什麼傷害。我會和朋友擁抱,和剛認識的人擁抱,和給我送來好東西的UPS快遞員擁抱。(即使他送來的是衛生紙,我也會快速擁抱他一下。)
‘Bae’?
Most of my friends have at least two dating apps on their phones. One friend is having lots of success on Plenty of Fish, another had her heart broken twice by different guys from Bumble, and I have gathered a database of nightmare stories from my own Tinder dates.
「寶寶」?
我的大部分朋友手機上都有至少兩款交友APP。其中一個朋友在Plenty of Fish上有不少成功斬獲,另一個朋友被透過Bumble認識的兩個傢伙傷透了心。我自己也在與用Tinder認識的人約會時發生了很多噩夢般的故事。
I once matched with a woman whose job description was “social influencer.” Deep down I knew this probably meant she was unemployed with 50,000 Instagram followers — some of them real — but I gave it a shot. I took her out to Dave & Busters so if the date went south, I could still enjoy myself playing Mario Kart.
我曾經在Tinder和一個工作描述寫的是「網路紅人」的女人配對。她在Instagram上有五萬粉絲——其中一部分是真正的粉絲——內心深處,我知道這可能意味著她沒有工作,但我想試試。我帶她去了Dave & Busters娛樂餐廳,所以如果約會失敗,我還可以玩瑪利歐賽車(Mario Kart)。
Throughout the date, she kept having me take videos of her for her Instagram story. “O.K., do one like that, but turn the phone the other way.” “Let’s do one with the puppy face filter!” “O.K., get one of me playing Mario Kart.” I’m not your cameraman! I want to play Mario Kart, too! I would have walked out if I hadn’t just invested $30 in my Dave & Buster’s game card. Priorities.
在整個約會過程中,她一直讓我給她拍可以發到Instagram上的影片。「好,這樣拍一個,但把手機換到另一邊去。」「我們用狗狗臉濾鏡拍一個吧!」「好,拍一個我玩瑪利歐賽車的。」我不是你的攝影師!我也想玩瑪利歐賽車!如果不是剛往Dave & Buster’s的遊戲卡裡儲值了30美元,我當場就走了。這才是最重要的。
We never got to know each other, but that didn’t seem to be an impediment to her, at least not on social media. The next day I saw a post on her Instagram of her playing Mario Kart, with the caption “I love it when bae takes you out for game night.” Um, what? I definitely was not her “bae” and we have never spoken since. As Justin Bieber would say, “Baby you should go and love yourself.”
我們根本沒能了解對方,但這對她來說似乎並不是問題,至少在社群媒體上不是。第二天,我看到她Instagram上發了她玩瑪利歐賽車的貼文,圖解說「我喜歡寶寶晚上帶我出去玩」。什麼?我肯定不是她的「寶寶」,後來我們再也沒說過話。就像Justin Bieber會說的那樣,「寶貝,你應該去愛你自己。」
The Rampant Spread of ‘I Love You’
In many Asian cultures, people rarely, if ever, utter the words “I love you.” But in America “I love you” can be used as an endearing greeting from lovers, as a supportive term from parents to their children and even as a casual goodbye to friends: “That was an amazing brunch, let’s do it again soon. I love you, bye!”
泛濫的「我愛你」
在很多亞洲文化中,人們很少說「我愛你」。但在美國,「我愛你」可以是愛人之間的親密問候、父母對孩子的支持甚至是和朋友的隨口道別:「這頓早午餐太棒了。咱們改天再一起吃。我愛你,再見!」
American culture is just much more intimate than what I was used to growing up. If I said “I love you” to my parents, they would probably think I’m crazy or that I have terminal cancer. I have said it to my friends sometimes, in a drunk-guy-at-the-bar way. “Hey, I love you, bro, you’re awesome, man.” And I have said it to one girl, but to be honest I’m not sure I meant it — it just seemed like the right answer at the moment.
美國文化遠比我在成長過程中所習慣的文化親密。如果我對我的父母說「我愛你」,他們可能會認為我瘋了,或者是到了癌症晚期。我有時候會像酒吧裡的醉鬼一樣對朋友說。「嘿,我愛你,兄弟,你太棒了,哥們兒。」我對一個女孩也說過這三個字,但說實話我不確定自己是不是認真的——只是因為那個當下似乎應該那麼說。
She was wonderful, and two months into our relationship she told me, “I really like you.” I said, “I really like you too.” Then she said, “I really, really like you,” and looked into my cornea. And I said, “Yes, I really, really like you too!” Frustration came over her and she pushed on: “No! I mean, like, I really, really, really like you!” A-ha — I finally realized what she meant, so I gave her the answer she was looking for: “Oh yeah, I love you.”
她是個很棒的人。交往兩個月後,她對我說,「我真的喜歡你。」我說,「我也真的喜歡你」。然後她說,「我真的、真的喜歡你,」並看著我的眼睛。我說,「是啊,我也真的真的喜歡你。」失望襲來,她進一步強調:「不是!我的意思是,喜歡,我真的、真的、真的喜歡你!」喔,我終於明白她的意思了。於是,我說出了她想要的答案:「是的,我愛你。」
That was a regrettable mistake from this naïve people pleaser. We eventually broke up because we both realized I didn’t mean that. So what does it really mean to say “I love you”? Does it mean nothing more than “You’re cool”? Or is it actually a magical phrase?
這句幼稚且討好他人的話造成了一個令人遺憾的錯誤。我們最後分手了,因為我們都意識到我說那句話不是認真的。那麼說「我愛你」究竟是什麼意思?只是「你真酷」的意思?還是說它真的是一句有魔力的話?
I asked my 70-year-old Chinese father, “Dad, why don’t we ever say ‘I love you’?” And he said, “We don’t have to always say I love you, it’s understood.” Maybe he’s right.
我的父親是中國人,他已經70歲了。我問他,「爸,我們為什麼從來不說『我愛你’?」他說,「我們不用老是說我愛你,大家心裡都知道。」也許他是對的。
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大战完了五姑娘累累我想睡觉
结果我Brother说他寂寞想要乔一乔
明天樱樱美代子 周末夜晚好无聊
所以我穿上了战袍 香水喷Channel 还喷在叫叫
这里的DJ 根本不懂音乐 只会摇奶奶
她们的英语不好 但喜欢说Put your fucking hands up
舞池里摇啊摇 摇不动就吃药药
舞步就那几招 都是上网学的好不好
欸? 初来乍到 欸? 是在开玩笑?
欸? 说好的美女呢? 暗暗都看不到
欸? 音乐很吵 欸? 妆都花掉
欸? 都是汗臭味 还有猫山王的味道
不要去Club 不要不要不要 跟我回家喔摇啊摇啊摇
不要去Club 不要不要不要 会闪到腰喔腰啊腰啊腰腰腰
Everybody Move Your Body
What a party? So boring so lonely
Oh My Baby Move Your Body
快回家里 妳妈妈 在等妳
这里有很多未成年少女 我一看就知道
她们喜欢戴著小红帽 因为奶奶被吃掉
哥哥不是大野狼(Woo) 只是喜欢去野餐(Uh)
小心有好多蚂蚁蟑螂 他们最爱吃削削
唉唷男生都嘛说 喝一两杯就好
然后越喝越多伸进去摸 海底捞一捞
羊咩咩 咩咩羊 妹妹醉了 他硬梆梆
然后用他最硬的地方来撞妳尿尿的地方
天苍苍 野茫茫 喝完带妳去洞房
到山上 打野战 还是家里冬暖夏凉
李白说床前 明月光 长江后浪推前浪
套套用完 撞到排卵 准备受 精 著 床!
不要去Club 不要不要不要 跟我回家喔摇啊摇啊摇
不要去Club 不要不要不要 会闪到腰喔腰啊腰啊腰腰腰
Everybody Move Your Body
What a party? So boring so lonely
Oh My Baby Move Your Body
快回家里 妳妈妈 在等妳
女生要去Club (Hey!) 是因为要解放(Ha!)
男生要去Club (Hey!) 是因为要找坑(Ha!)
男生女生都去Club 妇产科都鼓掌好棒棒
自备一万 熟客七折 还有优惠套餐
不要去Club
男生站左边
女生站右边
没有身份证的站中间
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Bbno$ teams up with Al Rocco and frequent collaborator CIG.MARGOT to form a hard-hitting track that explores his newly found and widespread popularity in China. 音乐简介:Bbno$与Al Rocco,还有经常合作的CIG.MARGOT携手,共同谱写了一支发掘他在中国那新兴而广泛的人气的充满力量与活力的乐曲。
"HOW I DO"
AL ROCCO X BBNO$
PROD. BY CIG.MARGOT
BBNO$ HOOK
Move that 动那个
Break that 摔这个
Cash another rack 再买个架子
Matter fact 实际上
Grab a strap 快抓条带子
Ima clap 我便是掌声
Brap brap 啪啊啪
Hey 嘿
In her ear like a qtip 就像棉签一样入她的耳
Armo bois I eat sujuk 亚美人的小子们我吃辣肠
Pop tags 流行标签
Pop bottles 潮流饮品
Top waddles game 最摇摆的游戏
I ain’t playing 我没不正经
You a stain 你是污点
Fuck the fame 去它的名誉
Overseas I ain’t no lame 放眼四海我非儿戏
Oh baby how you do it 噢宝贝你怎么做到的
There’s really nothing to it 实际上这真的没什么
ALROCCO VERSE
Ok I'm overseas I'm overseas I'm rolling in w**d I'm getting creamed
好,我出国了,我出国了,我在抽烟,我很兴奋
Whipppin’ Benzes goggled lensed if you know what I mean
快把靓妹,快找美女,如果你知道我什么意思
Tokyo to Toronto and they know we got asian lean
从东京到多伦多他们都知道我们要搞到亚洲的水
Look me up in Chinatown shorty and ask for ROC
过不久来中国城找我,问我中国的事!
Aw yeah baby girl I know you grinding tryna get it all
噢耶,宝贝,我知道你努力,想要我全都
Hustling with a hustler baby mama love it raw
想要努力赚钱,赚钱,她爱我
Thought I was a rich chigga god dang ain't ur fault
不过我是个有钱的中国佬,这你倒是没说错
Cause my people know who them real China gods,
因为我的人们知道谁是他们真的中国神
We the China god.
我们是中国神
BBNO$ HOOK
Move that 动那个
Break that 摔这个
Cash another rack 再买个架子
Matter fact 实际上
Grab a strap 快抓条带子
Ima clap 我便是掌声
Brap brap 啪啊啪
Hey 嘿
In her ear like a qtip 就像棉签一样入她的耳
Armo bois I eat sujuk 亚美人的小子们我吃辣肠
Pop tags 流行标签
Pop bottles 潮流饮品
Top waddles game 最摇摆的游戏
I ain’t playing 我没不正经
You a stain 你是污点
Fuck the fame 去它的名誉
Overseas I ain’t no lame 放眼四海我非儿戏
Oh baby how you do it 噢宝贝你怎么做到的
There’s really nothing to it 实际上这真的没什么
BBNO$ VERSE
My money keep on stacking up 我的钱越叠越高
I’m sipping witha single cup 我用一个杯子啜饮饮料
The finest lean, the china lean 最棒的紫水,中国的水
I’m a silly boi pop a bean 我真是个傻小子去吃豆子
Like where you been it’s 2012 就像你2012在的地方
My demographic age is 12 我的人口学年龄是12
My rap game be da commonwealth 我的rap成为了联邦
And I be asus - you be dell 而我是华硕——你是戴尔
Brand new clique 全新的帮派
Brand new bitch 全新的妞
Whatchu wanna do 你想怎么的
What a thought in my brain 我的脑子里有个想法
And it‘s kinda rude 而这想法有点粗鲁
Baby bib 宝贝围兜
And it‘s iced 而它已经冷冰冰了
How I like my food 我多喜欢我的食物
Got a feat 被Al Rocco
From Al Rocco 请来做音乐
Up in China too 也来到了中国
@ALROCCO
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@BBNOMULA
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PROD. BY @CIGMARGOT
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