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Chapter 2 Translatability Untranslatability 1. Many people sleep late at weekends. 2. There are books and books. 3. I am gonna leave China for good. 4. A friend does not betray confidences. 1. 周末许多人睡懒觉（起得晚）。 2. 书跟书不一样，有好书，也有坏书。 3. 我要永远离开中国啦。 4. 朋友是不会泄露秘密的。 Contents 1. Phonetic level 1.1 Humor ---What keys are too big to carry in your pocket? ---A donkey, a monkey, and a turkey. ---Why are you never hungry when you play on a beach? ---Because of the sand which is there. 1.2 绕口令 (tongue twister) English tongue twister: I saw Esau sawing wood, And Esau saw I saw him; Though Esau saw I saw him saw; Still Esau went on sawing. Chinese tongue twister: 1. 初入江湖：化肥会挥发 2、小有名气：黑化肥发灰，灰化肥发黑? 3、名动一方：黑化肥发灰会挥发；灰化肥挥发会发黑? 4、天下闻名：黑化肥挥发发灰会花飞；灰化肥挥发发黑会飞花 5、一代宗师：黑灰化肥会挥发发灰黑讳为花飞；灰黑化肥会挥发发黑灰为讳飞花 6、超凡入圣：黑灰化肥灰会挥发发灰黑讳为黑灰花会飞；灰黑化肥会会挥发发黑灰为讳飞花化为灰 7、天外飞仙：黑化黑灰化肥灰会挥发发灰黑讳为黑灰花会回飞；灰化灰黑化肥会挥发发黑灰为讳飞花回化为灰  1.3 汉语诗词里的谐音homophone 我失骄杨君失柳，杨柳轻扬、直上重霄九。 I lost my proud Poplar and you your Willow. As poplar and willow they soar straight up into the ninth heaven. 东边日出西边雨，道是无晴却有晴。 （刘禹锡 《竹枝词》） It’s sunny in the east but in the west it’s raining hard. Whether rain or sunshine, he’s the sunshine in my heart. 1.4 non-standard words in literary works --- “That’s what I thocht meself, m’lady.” --- “Yes,” said Lady Coot. “Yes, certainly.” --- “I thocht you’d gree, m’lady,” said MacDonald. --- “Oh, certainly,” said Lady Coot again. --- “我就是这么乡的，乎人。” --- “是的”库特夫人接道。“当然是真的。” --- “我乡您费同意，乎人，”麦克唐纳说。 --- “噢，当然！”库特夫人又说道。 2. lexical/ grammatical level ---What makes a road broad? --- The letter “B”. --- Why do you throw the butter out of the window? --- Because I want to see butter fly. 口十心思，思乡思友思父母； 言身寸謝，謝天謝地謝君王。 氷冷酒，一点，两点，三点； 丁香花，百头，千头，萬头。 人曾为僧，人弗可以成佛。 女卑为婢，女又何妨称奴。 The man who has been a monk cannot become a Buddha. The girl who is a bond maid may be called a slave. A Buddhist cannot bud in a Buddha. A Maiden may be made a housemaid.