運勢廟會英文

Written by 布里安娜

2017年新年到，大家忙過年忙得不可開交，很多人都到廟裡求神問卜，拜拜，安太歲，點光明燈希望來年運勢會好一點。各大綜藝節目都在談2017星座運勢，或者家裡要增加一點裝飾把財神位，桃花位弄好，學生的求考運，工作的求升官發財貴人運，單身的求桃花運，犯太歲的點光明燈，想要偏財運的就去買大樂透和刮刮樂。無一想要知道2017年各種運勢如何，並趨吉避凶，希望來年過的平順。今天布里安娜就要來談談運勢(不是孕事喔)的有關英文，讓你跟國內的神和國外的神也能用英文神溝通。
 
各種求神問卜問運勢的方法
●塔羅牌: tarot cards
●紫微斗數: Chinese astrology
●面相: physiognomy , face reading
●手相: palm reading
●星座: zodiac sign, star sign
●生辰八字: the date of birth and eight characters
●算命: fortune telling 「算命」是民間的俗稱，學術上的專業稱謂叫「周易預測」，研究算命的學術叫「易學」the study of Changes

有關運勢的各種辭彙
●運勢: fortune
●桃花運:  a pleasant romantic encounter 一個快樂的浪漫相遇
●爛桃花: an unlucky encounter 或an unwanted and nasty encounter 。nasty 指遭，爛的意思
●事業(工作)運: fortune of career
●金錢運: fortune of money
●犯太歲: offend Taisui
●安太歲: worship (pacify) the Taisui , pacify 是哄的意思，pacifier 就是奶嘴(哄小孩的東西) 。 worship 崇拜
●點光明燈: light up the light in the temple
●12生肖: Chinese horoscope
●財位: position of fortune in Feng Shui
●風水: Feng Shui
●貴人: benefactor, guardian angel 


Conversations in a Temple during Chinese New Year

Mother: Finally we are here. Let's buy some paper money for gods. Matsu said I have to take you here during the Chinese New year.
Son: She also said that I should get married soon, right? Mom, I don't have any pleasant romantic encounter yet, give me a break.
Mom: Fine, let's see what this crowd is after…. Ah. They are selling light for car safety for 600 NTD and light for romance for 400 NT. I should get you one.
Son: Shouldn't we buy the light for car safety in a car appliance store? It's so strange in the temple. The temple must make a big fortune by selling all these lights, no wonder their bathroom looks like a palace. Look at the crowd, oh, the incense burning smoke tear my eyes. I need to get out of here in 30 minutes.
Mom: You promised me 30 minutes so stay with me. I'm going to buy the paper money for gods. ( at the paper money selling point) How much is a bundle of this set?
Clerk: 200 NT.
Son:200 NT? Wow, a rip off during Chinese New Year, plus the money that people who pay to pacify the Taisui. The temple businessmen really know how to make money. We should open a temple.
Mom: Zip your mouth. We need to hurry to burn the incense and worship the gods now, and there are 1.2.3… 12 incenses and 12 gods to pray for and remember, you need to tell the gods about where you live, your address, your name, your company, your ….
Son: OK, I know it. I'll help translate all these English into Chinese. Otherwise, the Gods won't protect me or make my wish come true, right? But Gods understand English, don't they?
 
母親: 我們終於到了!!我們來買一些金紙吧!媽祖說我過年時一定要帶你來。
兒子: 她也說我應該要快點結婚，是吧? 饒了我吧
母親: 好啦! 來看看這些人在擠什麼? 他們在賣行車燈600元，月老燈400元。恩，我應該買給你一個。
兒子: 我們應該要去汽車材料行買行車燈吧!!! 在廟裡賣好奇怪喔! 廟裡一定靠這些燈賺很多錢，難怪它們的廁所看起來像皇宮。你看看這些人潮，這些線香煙把我薰到流眼淚了，我需要在30分鐘離開這裡。
母親: 你答應我要給我30分鐘陪我拜拜。我要去買金紙了( 在賣金紙的地方) 請問這一份金紙多少錢?
店員: 200 元
兒子: 200元? 挖理哩，過年也真會賺一票，加上要安太歲的人的錢，廟裡的生意人真的很會賺。我們來開一間廟吧，媽!
母親: 閉嘴，我們要快點燒香來拜神。有十二尊神像，十二根香要插和祈禱，記住，要告訴神明你的名字，你住哪，你的住址，你公司名字，你公司住址......。
兒子:好啦，我知道，我會把這些中文翻成英文，否則神明不會保佑我¸ 但神明懂英文吧，不是嗎?