關於 don't tell me what to do中文 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

#職場在走 #俚語要有 #推薦學習資源

職場在走，small talk 真的要有。賓狗畢業以來，曾經在公司工作、出來自由接案翻譯、現在自己在外打滾，真的覺得，small talk（閒聊）非常重要！

工作跟人脈，全部都需要 small talk 來潤滑，一切才能水到渠成、順順利利。

英文的 small talk，更是超級重要！在英文環境中，寒暄閒聊是一定要的。閒聊的時候，就會碰上「英文俚語」這個大魔王。

今天就放送三個實用的英文俚語，還有很多相關補充，最後還會推薦相關學習資源，記得把貼文儲存起來喔！

1 【You tell me】 -- 超級同意、我也覺得、「還用你說嘛！」

A: It’s a scorcher today!
B: You tell me!
A: What do you say we go grab a drink?

或是變化成現在進行式：You’re telling me.

"Mom’s in such a bad mood today."
"You're telling me!"

相近用法：
I agree.
I agree with you.
I’m with you.
I feel exactly the way you do.



2 【go big or go home】-- 豁出去、卯足全力

Go big or go home. I have faith in you.

A: You sure you wanna spend that much time making your podcast?
B: Go big or go home. I have faith in myself.

Go all out: His team will go all out for a win.

go to great lengths: She'll go to great lengths to fulfill her dreams.

bet the farm: Don't bet the farm on these stocks. You’ll regret it!



3【be one sandwich short of a picnic】-- 少一根筋；怪怪的

This guy is really one sandwich short of a picnic.

be the meat in the sandwich -- 兩方爭論，你夾在中間的狀況

I’m fed up being the meat in the sandwich.


* 兩者很像，不要混淆了喔！

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Dr.J（J 博士）的母語是英文，畢業於哈佛大學，現在在台科大 MBA 教書，同時是外語教育機構格林希爾的 CEO，絕對專業。

我自己試上的心得是：Dr. J 發音非常清楚好懂、速度適中、很適合學習者，而且雖然慢慢講，但抑揚頓挫還是很漂亮，還會不時搭配中文講解、幽默風趣，我覺得很親切、很喜歡。

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#賓狗 #線上課程 #業配 #英文 #學英文 #英文學習 #道地 #道地英文 #英文俚語 #播客 #podcast #中文podcast

(English writing below)

上星期天，我到一間小花圃做春節直播。

以我的慣例，我如果用到店家的地方，我都會買些東西，不佔他人做生意的便宜。

那天開直播前，本想通知店員一聲，但因為急著在一個時間點前結束，忘得一乾二淨，就有勞我師兄去物色購買適合的盆景。

當時有三位員工 - 兩位華族女子，一位異族外勞男子。

開播到一半時，男員工看到我先生的手機正播映著我的直播。

「哇！這是現場直播嗎？」他很興奮地問我先生，「在哪裡可以看？」

「你可以在臉書看。」

男員工二話不說，拿出手機，開啟臉書應用程序，請我先生為他找出我的臉書。先生輸入我的名字後，接下來就更好笑了。

我當時毫不知情，因為專注在直播。

結束後，我翻看按讚名單時，還想著怎麼會有異族朋友的名字。後來，先生才告訴我事情的來龍去脈。

昨天在剪輯直播，想這星期上傳到Youtube時，才發現那位男員工還向我鏡頭揮手，並展示播放著我直播的手機螢幕。😂

雖然我全程都說著華語，但想必他應該或多或少都聽得懂吧！

這畫面非常有趣，因為幾天前，一位女讀者來訊詢問我批八字的收費。（我服務的收費都列在：www.qianyu.sg/consultations 有中文網頁功能）

這女讀者說，我影片裡的資訊非常準確及珍貴。

我感謝她告訴我，因為我沒有印象在臉書互動裡看過她的名字。

她說她害羞。

這讓我想起另一位女客人，也曾說過類似的話。她說她一向很低調，所以雖然獲益匪淺，但從沒想過要按讚。

我問她：

萬一我寫了那麼多，卻得不到觀眾按讚的肯定，以致我放棄寫作與拍片呢？

她沒回答我。

我笑說，我雖不會因此而放棄，因為我曾經發過願，我也會用我的一生去履行我的發願。

但是，只拿不給，非君子所為，而是自私自利。 我也是人，自然也會需要認同感，尤其是寫的又是一些較另類的課題。

給予鼓勵是一種善行，也是一種感謝，無論是通過按讚、留言、分享，或告訴我。

直接與我貼文互動的好處是有時，可以利益其他比我們更需要這訊息的人。

打從我在去年六月底每星期更新Youtube影片後，我收到的詢問也多了。這些詢問當中，好一些是因為他們的臉書朋友分享了我的影片，而認識我。

他們的臉書朋友並不知道他們來找我服務。

畢竟，我們不會向全世界公佈我們的貼身問題。很多時候，向一個陌生人傾述你的問題，比向朋友訴苦還有用，因為那位陌生人有解決你問題的能力。

我在網路寫作已有三年半的時間，看過數百人。表面上看來是我在幫助人，但如大聖佛陀所言，眾生讓我們實踐自己的修行，幫助我們開悟成佛的人。

這是個互相利益的循環。

見的人越多，我越覺得娑婆世界如浮雲，終究沒有任何人事物是自己的。

寫作拍片越多，自己的思維與志向越明確。

我看到到因果的可怕，不想要我客人那般的命運，因此我更加謹言慎行。我親眼目睹貪、嗔、痴如何能毀掉一個人的人生，所以我打開自己的心房，學習把大愛放送出去，放下不利益他人的固執想法。

因此，感謝妳、你、您幫助我成為一個更好的人，幫我找到我的人生目標。這輩子，我從來沒有做一件事那麼開心過，我也想要一生就這樣做下去。

希望我也能幫助到你，盼你也能幫到別人。

___________________________

So last Sunday, I went to a plant stall to do a CNY Live.

As per my usual practice, I would always buy something from the shop if I use its premises. I don’t take advantage of other people’s businesses.

That day, I wanted to preempt the plant stall staff but in my haste to start my Live, I plain forgot about it. So the husband went about looking for a plant to buy on my behalf.

There were about three staff - two ladies and the gentleman standing behind me in this photo.

Halfway through my Live, the male staff saw the handphone screen of the Husband’s.

“Wah! It’s Live ah?” He excitedly asked the husband. “How to see?!”

“You can see on Facebook!”

The staff whipped out his mobile phone and opened the Facebook app. Then the husband typed in my profile name and what followed next was comical.

I wasn’t aware as I was very focused on presenting to my Live audience.

After the Live ended, I looked through the list of Likes to see who engaged with my video.

And I was wondering why there were some foreign names.

Then the husband told me what transpired.

Yesterday while editing the Live for my Youtube upload this week, I realised at one point in time, the staff also waved to my camera and flashed his handphone screen of my Live. 😂

I bet he somewhat understood what I said, despite it being in Mandarin.

It was an interesting moment because few days ago, a lady PM me to inquire about my Bazi consultation fee. (It’s all listed at www.qianyu.sg/consultations btw)

She told me the information in my videos were accurate and valuable.

I thanked her for telling me because I had never seen her name appeared in my engagement list.

She told me she was shy.

This reminded me of a Bazi client who told me the same thing. That client said she had always been low profile, so she did not think to Like my posts even though she benefitted from it.

I told the client:

But what if I stopped writing and filming because I received no or little affirmation from the audience?

She didn’t answered me.

I laughed and said I would not stop because I had made an aspiration in the past. I had made it my lifetime goal to keep my words.

But to be only taking and not giving is always selfish. I am human. And humans always need to feel belonged in one way or another. Even more so when I am writing about unorthodox topics.

Giving encouragement is a form of kindness and showing appreciation, be it through post engagements or telling me now.

The good thing about direct post engagement is that it benefits others, who may need the message more than us.

Since I started weekly uploads to YouTube in June, a lot more queries come in every month. A number of them know me, due to their FB friends sharing my videos on their timeline.

Thing is, their FB friend does not have a clue that they watched my video and came to seek my service.

We don’t go around telling the whole world our problems, you see.

Sometimes, it’s easier to tell a stranger who has the solutions, than a friend who can only tell you to think about happier things.

I have been posting online for 3.5 years and have met hundreds of people. Perhaps to you, it seems that I am helping people.

But like what Buddha says, the sentient beings are here to help us actualise our spiritual practice, to attain enlightenment and Buddhahood.

It is a reciprocal cycle. The more people I see, the more I realise how transient this Samsara world is. The more I write and film, the clearer I am in my thinking and aspirations.

I don't wish to have the kind of destinies I deal with, so I am more careful in my doings and thoughts. I see first-hand how greed, ignorance and anger can kill people, so I have opened up my heart to give out more love and let go of stubborn beliefs that benefit no one.

So thank you to you, you and you for helping me to be a better person and giving me a holy purpose in this life. I have never been happier in my entire lifetime and I want to do this for as long as I live.

I hope I can do the same for you, so that you will do the same for others too.

#Crux 點解可以等於 #戲肉
//• The crux of Hong Kong's crisis is Beijing's excessive emphasis on "one country" over "two systems". 香港危機的癥結，就是北京過分着重 「#一國」#先於「#兩制」。//
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2019-12-09 明報
A20 | 英文 English | 毛孟靜
Crux 與「戲肉」
許多事故、每 個爭議，都會有個中心點。這個癥結 所在，英文叫 the crux of the matter。

曾多次聽到有人把 crux 講成crust，這肯定是錯的。Crust 是指任 何物體硬的外層，像a thin crust of snow；而bread crust，就是 我們口語的麵包「皮」。

Crux，拉丁文中指十字，但與宗教的十字架無關，用於英文，解作困難difficulty 或puzzle 疑團， 包含一點在十字路口 （crossroads）徘徊的意思。

• The rule of law should have been the crux of democracy. 法治精神原應是民主制度的 核心。

• The crux of Hong Kong's crisis is Beijing's excessive emphasis on "one country" over "two systems". 香港危機的癥結，就是北京過分着重 「一國」先於「兩制」。

• The crux of Hong Kong's problems is that we need true universal suffrage — minus Beijing's power to screen out candidates who are politically "unfit" in its eyes. 香港問題的 核心，是我們要有真普選—— 除去北京可篩走政治「不適當」候選人的權力。

• The crux of the trial is his whereabouts at the time of the murder. 這場審訊的重點，是謀殺發生之際，他到底身在何處。

• Never mind the wedding ceremony. The crux is do you really love her ? 不必理會婚禮。重點是，你愛她嗎？

也有許多人用heart 心臟來代替crux，以示重要、中心部位，a critical, central point：the heart of the matter。

• Let's stop arguing superficially and get to the heart of the matter. 我們停止表面的爭 執，直接談問題的核心吧。

• Sigh. As expected, money was at the hear t of the matter. 唉！一如所料，講到底也不過是為了錢。

留意以上這句，譯做中文不必 用上重點、癥結、核心之類的 詞語，用回我們的常用語更能達意。

中英文一樣，不管寫作或說 話，最好避免重複用同樣的字。 在英語寫作中，懂得用同義詞 synonyms 非常重要。

譬如說，不想重複crux 或 heart of the matter，可以簡單改說the focus、the focal point 焦點。

• We mustn't digress. We must stick to the focus of the matter. 大家不可離題，必須專注事件的焦點。

更好的說法，可以是：

• We mustn't digress. Let's focus on what really matters. 視乎上文下理，crux 的同義詞另有core 核心、essence 精粹 及gist 主旨。

• Cash flow often lies at the core of the small shop's problems. 資金周轉不靈老是這家小店的最大問題。

• Don't tell me everything. I just need to know the essence/ gist of their argument. 不用什 麼都告訴我。我只要知道他們 論點的撮要/ 重點。

留意上述essence 及gist 的 用法，主旨是不必囉嗦，把重點 「一句過」說明就好。最後還有 許多人都未必知道的：

Meat of the matter，一樣解作事件主題、核心或重點。為什麼會用到meat 肉呢？這 個，也許記得我們口語中「戲肉」的肉就好。

文︰毛孟靜

本年度最陽剛又最性感的MV就是Lil Nas X了😆
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【完整翻譯】Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - Industry Baby

Baby back, couple racksCouple Grammys on him, couple plaquesThat's a fact, throw it backThrow it back
我回來了 帶著滿架子的獎牌
葛萊美拿了好幾座 白金唱片得了一堆
這一切鐵證如山
所以趕快轉過去熱舞來討好我
And this one is for the championsI ain't lost since I beganFunny how you said it was the endThen I went did it again
這是獻給稱霸的冠軍
踏上路以來 我從來就未曾迷失
你不覺得好笑嗎？ 酸民說我玩完了
但我回來了 又大獲全勝

I told you long ago on the roadI got what they waiting for
I don't run from nothing, dogGet your soldiers, tell 'em I ain't layin' low
早在那條老街上 我就說了吧
我有大家引頸期盼的東西
我可不會隨便逃跑
所以告訴你的大軍 我沒有要低調引退的意思
You was never really rooting for me anywayWhen I'm back up at the top, I wanna hear you sayHe don't run from nothin', dogGet your soldiers, tell 'em that the break is over
反正你也從來沒喜歡過我
當我重返榮耀 我要聽到你說
「他不會輕易離場」
所以集結你的大軍 告訴他們休息時間結束了

Need to get this album doneNeed a couple number onеsNeed a plaque on every song
Need mе like one with Nicki now
我得把這張專輯完成
我得再拿下幾座冠軍
我要每一首歌都有白金獎牌
我要和Nicki一起站上高峰
Tell a rap nigga I don't see yaI'm a pop nigga like Bieber
I don't fuck bitches, I'm queer
But these niggas bitches like Madea
告訴嘻哈饒舌仔 我眼裡根本沒有你
我就像小賈斯汀一樣 流行到爆
妹子？我沒興趣 我是酷兒
你們這些酸民就像個老媽子一樣

let's do it
I ain't fall off, I just ain't release my new shit
I blew up, now everybody tryna sue me
You call me Nas, but the hood call me Doobie
開工吧
我沒有跌落神壇 我只是新歌還沒發
我一夕爆紅 現在每個人都想告我
你們叫我Nas 但我家鄉的人叫我Doobie

[Jack Harlow]
My track record so clean, they couldn't wait to just bash meI must be gettin' too flashy, y'all shouldn't have let the world gas me
我沒拿什麼獎 他們等不及就說我沒實力
我肯定是太招搖了 你們不該讓全世界噴爆我
It's too late 'cause I'm here to stay and these girls know that I'm nastyI sent her back to her boyfriend with my handprint on her ass cheek
太遲了 因為老子我已經要在這裡待下
妹子們都愛我
讓我在她的翹臀上留下紅紅的掌印
再回去找她男朋友

City talkin', we takin' notesTell 'em all to keep makin' postsWish he could, but he can't get close
OG so proud of me that he chokin' up while he makin' toasts
I'm the type that you can't control, said I would, then I made it so
謠言四起 我們做著筆記
告訴大家繼續po文吧
他只是羨慕 但他永遠趕不上我
嘻哈大老們為我驕傲 他敬酒的時候還在哽咽
我完全不受控 我就是說到做到

I don't clear up rumors, where's y'all sense of humor?
I'm done makin' jokes 'cause they got old like baby boomers
Turned my haters to consumers, I make vets feel like they juniors
Say your time is comin' soon, but just like Oklahoma
我從來沒在闢謠的 你們難道都沒幽默感嗎
我也不想在開玩笑了 不然怎麼講都是老梗
把我的酸民變粉絲 讓老兵變年輕
你說你的時代已經要來了
Mine is comin' sooner, I'm just a late bloomerI didn't peak in high school, I'm still out here gettin' cuter
All these social networks and computersGot these pussies walkin' 'round like they ain't losers
但我的時代來的更快 我是大器晚成
我在高中不受歡迎 但現在我越來越討喜
這些鍵盤戰士 總是故意說著妹子怎樣 顯得自己比較不魯

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0:00 歌曲背景
3:59 歌詞解析
11:34 Industry Plants爭議
13:59 總結

《daydream》
twoface / 難以追求的真實容貌
作詞 / Lyricist：内澤崇仁
作曲 / Composer：内澤崇仁
編曲 / Arranger：玉井健二・飛内将大
歌 / Singer：Aimer
翻譯：澄野（CH Music Channel）
意譯：CH（CH Music Channel）
English Translation:Toria

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中文翻譯 / Chinese Translation :
https://home.gamer.com.tw/creationDetail.php?sn=4870280

英文翻譯 / English Translation :
https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/lyrics/aimer/twoface/

日文歌詞 / Japanese Lyrics :
These words became this song　あなたまで届かない
心は冷えきって　形はないのに揺れた
わたしはいつも通り　予定通り逃げ出して
こぼれ落ちた涙は　何も語らない

I don't want you anymore　傷つくのは得意
鼻歌　喜色満面　にじむ星屑を見るの
びしょぬれの夜はコントロールできない
それでも隠してきた　でももう隠せないホントを
ホントのホント　ホントの感情

Just wanna be with you　離さないで
悲しい夜を乗り越えて　あなたに出会えた

息が止まる前に紡いで　終わりが来ても終わらせないで
知らないふりで笑ってたんだ　本当は大声で泣きたかった

何も無いって思ってた心が震えて
波しぶきが舞い上がって星屑を消した
闇と光の狭間で踊る夜光虫
額縁に入れた感情なんていらないホントを
ホントのホント　ホントの感情

Just wanna be with you　恐れないで
涙も夢も引き裂かないで　さよならしないで

まぶたも耳も塞いでたんだ　何度も何度も叫んでたんだ
気づかないふりで笑ってたんだ　傷つけていたのはわたしだった

命が消えて終わりじゃない　ゼロに戻しても始まりじゃない
ねえ　世界に色を付けてみてよ

Just wanna be with you　離さないで
悲しい夜を乗り越えよう
本物　偽物　ホントもウソも　とらえた心が見せてたんだ
あなたにとってわたしは何だ？わたしにとってあなたは？

中文歌詞 / Chinese Lyrics :
種種話語形塑成歌，卻無法響徹至你心中
心意早已冷落，不成形體卻仍受躁動擺盪
我亦如往常，如往常般逃離一切
滿溢而漫出流下的眼淚，已無需作任何解釋

「我已經不需要你了。」逐漸擅長傷害他人
哼著歌，嘗試滿面喜色地望著滲進夜空的星塵
虛偽的感情於磅礡的傾盆大雨中漸漸失去控制
儘管能夠掩藏至今，卻再也藏不住真正的——
心中最真切、真摯、不可否認的感情

「我僅是想伴在你的身旁，拜託別離我而去。」
撐過並跨越這滿佈悲傷的夜晚，只求能與你相遇

嚥下最後一口氣前苟延慘喘地編寫感情，即使終焉臨近也別令其完結
只是故作不知道而笑著，但其實一直都想放聲大哭

原以為早已死寂的內心卻如聲顫抖
浪沫拍打上黑夜洗去點點星屑
如浪中暗與明間隙穿梭躍舞的夜光蟲
我才不需要嵌進畫框般靜止的感情，而是——
心中最誠摯、真實、毋庸置疑的感情

「我只想和你在一起！」我已不再畏懼
請別撕裂那淚水與夢想遺留的種種，也請不要再作道別

我闔上眼也掩著耳，我可是這樣無數次地無數次地叫喊著
我竟能裝作未察覺而笑著，製造傷痛的人其實是我啊

生命流逝並不代表終點；回歸虛無也不代表起始
那你，試著將這世界染上色彩吧

「我僅是想伴在你的身旁，拜託別離我而去。」
度過並跨越這無數悲傷的夜晚
在理解真相、虛假、實話、謊言之後，我的內心已能夠辨別真偽
對你而言我是什麼？對我而言你又是什麼？

英文歌詞 / English Lyrics :
These words became this song; it won’t reach you
My heart grew chilly and shook, despite having no form
Just like always, just like planned, I ran away
These overflowing tears tell no story

I don’t want you anymore, I’m so good at getting hurt
I’ll hum, beam with joy, and watch the streaks of stardust
I can’t control sopping-wet nights
Even so, I hid them… But I can’t hide them anymore, my true
True, true, true feelings

I just wanna be with you, don’t leave me!
I overcame a sorrowful night
And met you

Just speak, before my breath stops
Even if the end comes, don’t let it end
Laughing, pretending not to notice
What I really wanted to do was cry loudly

My heart shook, thinking it was nothing
The salt spray whirled into the air, erasing the stardust
The plankton glow, dancing between darkness and light
I don’t need feelings that sit in a picture frame, true
True, true, true feelings

I just wanna be with you, don’t be scared
Don’t rip up our tears and dreams
Don’t make this goodbye

You were covering your eyes and ears
Crying out over and over
Pretending not to notice and laughing
The one causing pain… was me

Even if your life burns out, that’s not the end
Even if you return to zero, that’s not the beginning
Hey, just try adding some color to the world

I just wanna be with you, don’t leave me!
Let’s overcome this sorrowful night
What’s real, what’s fake, truth, lies
My ensnared heart showed them all
Just what am I to you?
To me, you’re…?

TRANSLATION:
Hello. My name is Lin Mei Han. That's my Chinese name. English is Lindie. I am South African and I am a university student, I study Graphic design, but my hobby is foreign languages. So I also study Chinese ..for..one year? I don't now. But Chinese its very difficult,my pronunciation is really bad. But I have a lot of Chinese friends, so if they can't speak English (meaning those who can't), I want to (be able to) speak Chinese to them. I also am an English teacher, and my students are all Chinese. When I teach them English, they can also teach me Chinese. If I have money, I want to go to China to study Mandarin and Cantonese. Cantonese is really difficult! But it's my hobby, I really like studying. In South Africa there are lots of Chinese people. I have a dream and that is to (be able to) speak Chinese and make chinese friends..ah, I don't know.. I want to.. I don't know. For this video I didn't prepare (anything), I am just speaking (as I go along). Friends, please help me! Thanks, bye-bye!
^What I wanted to say up there but didn't have time to look in a dictionary or something, was that I want to be able to tell Chinese people more about my country and build better relationships with the nation. I also want to share the Good News with them and be a light for the world through using my languages to honor the Lord. But I don't know how to say that yet, haha!

你好！谢谢看了～Thanks for watching and I appreciate all help! 请帮助我学中文啊～～I didn't even look up a single word before making this video and have been out of practice for a while, but then this is an honest representation of my level of Mandarin at the moment. 不好得。。哈哈哈

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