對話 Dialogue
清清：你買這麼多吃的幹嘛？過年的都還沒吃完呢！
Q?ngqing: N? m?i zheme du? ch? de ganma? Guonian de d?u haimei ch?wan ne!
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華華：農曆二月初二是土地公的生日，也是「頭牙」，拜好土地公，才會好運到、發大財啊！
Huahua: Nongli er yue ch?er shi T?dig?ng de sh?ngri, y?shi “touya”', baih?o T?dig?ng, cai hui h?oyun dao, f? dacai a!
清清：我都忘了！難怪你買了麻糬、發糕和糖果，聽說土地公愛吃甜的。
Q?ngqing: W? d?u wangle! Nanguai n? m?ile mash?, f?g?o han tanggu?, t?ngshu? T?dig?ng ai ch? tiande.
華華：還有這個酒，可以拜米酒或是啤酒。不想拜酒，用花生湯、仙草蜜也可以。
Huahua: Haiy?u zheige ji?, k?y? bai m?ji? huoshi piji?. Buxi?ng bai ji?, yong hu?sh?ng t?ng, xi?nc?omi y? k?y?
清清：還好土地公公是神明，吃這麼甜，不怕會得糖尿病。
Q?ngqing: Haih?o T?dig?nggong shi shenming, ch? zheme tian, bupa hui de tangniaobing.
華華：不要亂講話啦！不可以對神明不敬！
Huahua: Buyao luan ji?nghua la! Bu k?y? dui shenming bujing!
清清：我還聽說土地公特別喜歡吃花生，你準備了沒有？
Q?ngqing: W? hai t?ngshu? T?dig?ng tebie x?hu?n ch? hu?sh?ng, n? zh?nbei le meiy?u?
華華：當然啦！你看這一大包花生糖，保佑我這一年甜甜蜜蜜的好事一直發生喔！
Huahua: D?ngran la! N? kan zhe yi da b?o hu?sh?ng tang, b?oyou w? zhe yi nian tian tianmimi de h?oshi yizhi f?sh?ng ?!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Why did you buy so much food? We haven’t finished the New Year’s food yet!
Huahua: The 2nd day of the 2nd lunar month is the Earth God’s birthday, also known as “Touya.” Honoring him brings good luck and prosperity.
Qingqing: I totally forgot. No wonder you bought mochi, steamed rice cake and candy. I heard the Earth God likes sweets.
Huahua: And this wine, you can use rice wine or beer for the offering. If you don’t want to use alcohol, peanut soup or grass jelly can work too.
Qingqing: Luckily, the Earth God is a deity, so eating all this sweetness doesn’t give him diabetes.
Huahua: Watch your mouth! You can’t be disrespectful to deities.
Qingqing: I also heard the Earth God especially likes peanuts. Did you prepare them?
Huahua: Of course. Look at this big bag of peanut candy—hoping for a sweet and lucky year.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 土地公 (T?dig?ng) Earth God, God of the Land
2. 農曆 (nongli) lunar calendar
3. 頭牙 (touya) Head of the Year
4. 發糕 (f?g?o) steamed sponge cake
(symbolizing prosperity and good luck)
5. 仙草蜜 (xi?nc?omi) grass jelly, herbal jelly
6. 神明 (shenming) deity, god or goodess
7. 糖尿病 (tangniaobing) diabetes
8. 亂講話 (luan ji?nghua) shoot off one’s mouth
教材音檔 Audio Files
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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