對話 Dialogue
小清：今天天氣好舒服，真是秋高氣爽！
Xiǎo qīng: Jīntiān tiānqì hǎo shūfú, zhēnshi qiūgāoqìshuǎng!
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小華：是啊！我們應該去郊外走走。
Xiǎo huá: Shì a! Wǒmen yīnggāi qù jiāowài zǒu zǒu.
小清：最近是柿子的產季，我們一起去新埔看看曬柿子的風景吧！
Xiǎo qīng: Zuìjìn shì shìzi de chǎnjì, wǒmen yīqǐ qù xīn bù kàn kàn shài shìzi de fēngjǐng ba!
小華：好啊！我上次看到朋友拍的照片好漂亮，而且聽說還可以體驗怎麼做柿餅。
Xiǎo huá: Hǎo a! Wǒ shàng cì kàn dào péngyǒu pāi de zhàopiàn hǎo piàoliang, érqiě tīng shuō hái kěyǐ tǐyàn zěnme zuò shìbǐng.
小清：我很喜歡吃柿餅，也喜歡買柿餅送人，因為柿子代表事事如意。
Xiǎo qīng: Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chī shìbǐng, yě xǐhuān mǎi shìbǐng sòng rén, yīnwèi shì zǐ dàibiǎo shìshì rúyì.
小華：為什麼呢？
Xiǎo huá: Wèishéme ne?
小清：因為「柿子」的「柿」跟「事情」的「事」發音一樣啊！中文喜歡用這種諧音的方式來說吉祥話。
Xiǎo qīng: Yīnwèi `shìzi’de `shì’gēn `shìqíng’de `shì’fāyīn yīyàng a! Zhōngwén xǐhuān yòng zhè zhǒng xiéyīn de fāngshì lái shuō jíxiáng huà.
小華：我知道！我們課本上還說吃魚就代表年年有餘。
Xiǎo huá: Wǒ zhīdào! Wǒmen kèběn shàng hái shuō chī yú jiù dàibiǎo nián nián yǒuyú.
小清：對了！你真能舉一反三！
Xiǎo qīng: Duìle! Nǐ zhēnnéng jǔyīfǎnsān!
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoqing: The weather is so nice and pleasant today. It’s truly a refreshing fall day.
Xiaohua: Yeah, we should go for a walk in the countryside.
Xiaoqing: It’s persimmon season right now. Let’s go to Xinpu together and take a look at the persimmons drying in the sun!
Xiaohua: Sure! I saw some beautiful photos taken by my friend last time, and I heard you can also experience making dried persimmons there.
Xiaoqing: I really enjoy eating dried persimmons, and I like giving them as gifts too, because persimmons symbolize everything going the way you want.
Xiaohua: Why is that?
Xiaoqing: Because the pronunciation of “柿” (shi) in “柿子” (shizi) is the same as the pronunciation of “事” (shi) in “事情” (shiqing) which means “things” or “matters.” Chinese often use this kind of homophonic wordplay to express good wishes.
Xiaohua: I know! Our textbook also mentioned that eating fish symbolizes abundance year in, year out.
Xiaoqing: Right! You’re really good at deducing things from examples!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 柿子 (shìzi) persimmon
2. 柿餅 (shìbǐng) dried persimmon
3. 秋高氣爽 (qiūgāoqìshuǎng) refreshing fall weather
4. 產季 (chǎnjì) (harvest) season
5. 體驗 (tǐyàn) experience
6. 代表 (dàibiǎo) symbolize
7. 事事如意 (shìshì rúyì) everything goes as you wish
8. 諧音 (xiéyīn) homophonic
9. 吉祥話 (jíxiáng huà) auspicious words
10. 年年有餘 (nián nián yǒuyú) have abundance year after year
11. 舉一反三 (jǔyīfǎnsān) deduction from examples
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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