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有一次,孔子要出席「列國研討會」,所以他到文具店印個名片。
文具店老闆問孔子:「名片的正面當然印中文名字—孔子。但名片背面的英文名字要印什麼?」
孔子說:「不是Confucius嗎?」
老闆說:「Confucius是外國人借用拉丁文對您的尊稱,不能當作自己的名字吧?」
孔子陷入沉思。
老闆喃喃自語:「杜甫上星期也來過,杜甫字『子美』,所以我就建議他名字取為Jimmy Du,讀起來中文名字與英文名字發音較接近!對了,半個月前韓愈也來過,韓愈別名『韓昌黎』,所以我就建議他英文名字取為Charlie Han,他覺得發音很接近,很高興地接受了!」
突然,老闆靈光一現,對孔子說:「有了!您字『仲尼』,又周遊列國,那英文名字就取為Johnny Walker 。 」
各位好友,下次你喝Johnny Walker 這種美酒時,記得它也是我們至聖先師的英文名字哦!
PS‧
大概很多人不知道這個笑話原始出自文學大師—余光中!
或許是因為余光中的詩與散文太有名了,大多數的人忽略了余光中是台大外文系畢業,對於英文的鑽研也很精深,才能寫出這樣的幽黙小品。
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