世博英语

Uranda’s older brother appears carrying a knife

BB: It’s like Viagra! It’ll give you power!
Robert: Oh, I see…
BB: Why don’t you let me prepare a batch of tonic wine for you. If we use ginseng and deer horn together, it will be even stronger!
Robert: Tonic wine? What will that do for me?
BB: It’ll make you feel like King Kong! Just leave it to me!

worship (v.,n.) 　
崇敬，礼拜
A: Jack is totally in love with his girlfriend. 杰克爱他的女友爱得五体投地。 B: I know. He just worships her. 我知道。他根本把她当神来拜。

BB 　
此指「大哥」big brother。EZ talk为节省空间，在此略以BB表示

Viagra (n.) 　
威而刚。系辉瑞药厂(Pfeizer)所研制，治疗性无能的药丸

batch (n.) 　
（一次配制、烘焙的）份量

tonic (n.,a.) 　
滋补的，强壮剂（提神的东西）

King Kong 　
金刚。源于好莱坞在一九三三年所拍摄的电影《大金刚》King Kong，内容是大猩猩爱上了人类女子的灾难故事

Just leave it to me 　
有我就搞定了！

优兰达的大哥拿刀子出现

大哥：那就像是威而刚！它会带给你雄风！
罗伯：噢，我懂了……
大哥：不如我来帮你调配一帖药酒吧。若我们同时用人参和鹿茸的话，效果就更强了！
罗伯：药酒？喝了会怎么样？
大哥：会让你感觉像是金刚！包在我身上！

Robert: This little red fruit looks good. What’s it good for?
Uranda: That’s a lucky fruit called hong zao! People say that if you eat them, you will have your first son very soon!
Robert: Uh…, I’m not even married yet. How about this brown dried fruit?
Uranda: Gui yuan are lucky, too! If you eat them, you’ll have a very sweet life!
Robert: And how about these little brown chips?
Uranda: Oh, that’s deer horn. That helps you…umm, how should I put it?

hong zao 　
红枣（音）

Gui yuan 　
桂圆（音）

How should I put it 　
我该怎么说呢？

罗　伯：这红色的小水果很好看。它有什么功效？
优兰达：这个幸运的水果叫做红枣！大家说吃了会早生贵子！
罗　伯：喔……我都还没结婚呢。那这个棕色的水果干呢？
优兰达：桂圆也会带来幸运！吃了之后就会有甜蜜的生活！
罗　伯：那这些棕色的小薄片呢？
优兰达：噢，那是鹿茸，可以帮你……嗯，这该怎么说呢？

Robert: OK…well, then how much is one jin?
Uranda: Ginseng comes in 6 different grades. It runs from 5,000 to 30,000NT a jin.
Robert: 30,000NT for ginseng?! Do I have to buy a whole jin?
Uranda: You can get a liang if you want. A liang is one-sixteenth of a jin. That would be 330NT.
Robert: Whew! That sounds more like my price range. I’ll take two liangs.
Uranda: I’ll have my brother cut some for you.

grade (n.) 　
等级

liang (n.) 　
此指一台两，十六台两为一台斤

price range 　
价格的上下限，此指「花钱的预算」

罗　伯：好……那么一斤是多少钱呢？
优兰达：人参有六种等级。一斤的价格从五千到三万都有。
罗　伯：花三万块买人参？！我非得一斤一斤买吗？
优兰达：要的话你也可以论两买。一两是十六分之一斤，也就是三百三。
罗　伯：呼！那听来比较符合我的预算。我买二两。
优兰达：我叫我大哥切给你。