說到台灣文化,你首先會想到什麼?
小 V 想到的是民間信仰,美麗的寺廟和有趣的習俗!
想讓外國朋友認識民間信仰?跟著小 V 一起學相關的英語詞彙吧!
Bob 的美國朋友 Henry 飛來台灣找他玩了!Henry 對台灣文化非常好奇,希望能體驗到最道地的台灣生活,Bob 於是決定帶他到台北艋舺的龍山寺一探究竟!
(At the entrance of Longshan Temple)
(在龍山寺的入口)Henry: Bob, this temple is magnificent! It's huge!
Henry:Bob,這座廟好雄偉!好大啊!Bob: Yes, and it has more than 280 years of history! Come on, let's go inside.
Bob:是呀,它的歷史超過 280 年哦!來吧,我們進去裡面。(Inside the temple)
(在廟裡)Henry: Bob, what are those sticks that everyone has in their hands?
Henry:Bob,大家握在手裡的那根東西是什麼?Bob: They're called incense sticks. The worshippers burn them and put them into the incense burner.
Bob:那叫做香。信徒會燒香然後把它放進香爐裡。Henry: And those square yellow pieces of paper? They looks like post-its.
Henry:那那些方形的黃紙呢?看起來好像便利貼。Bob: Hahah, It's called joss paper–money for the spirits. The worshipers burn them for the spirits so that they have money to use in the afterlife.
Bob:哈哈,那叫做紙錢,給鬼魂的錢。信徒燒紙錢給鬼魂,這樣祂們在另一個世界才有錢可以用。Henry: Oh, I'm glad you’ve told me! Otherwise I might have used one as a post-it…
Henry:噢,幸好你有告訴我,不然我可能會把它拿來當便利貼用…