2015年2月19日 星期四

羊年的頭一日 (The First Day of the Year of the Goat)

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乙未羊年的頭一日,我們同遊霧峰「湧旺羊媽媽觀光農園」。

午餐前,農園的主人親自解說及示範,教我們實際參與了「羊年餵羊、擠羊奶」的活動,大夥兒喜氣洋洋 ----- 

最近常見到「羊」字的特殊用法,什麼「喜氣羊羊」「羊羊得意」「羊眉吐氣」「神韻飛羊」等,或作藝術化刻文剪字,或直接書寫在紅紙上,都顯得十分時髦,好看。但不知眾人賞心悅目之餘,是否間接助長了小朋友們對於「錯別字」的習而不察!

話說回來,羊年嘛,十二年才一次,多一點「喜氣」總是好的。心情好,無論是「神韻飛羊」還是「羊眉吐氣」都有令人莞爾的特殊義理,實無可厚非也 ----- 所謂「三陽開泰」,以「三羊」代之,亦有象徵之美啊!

因此,我要說,將「洋」「揚」「陽」都寫作「羊」,化繁為簡,大可接受;要是倒過來,化簡為繁,把「得意洋洋」的末二字,改作「癢癢」(唉!一ㄤ仰,三聲癢)恐怕就「得意」不起來了。

最後我要聯想到「美」這個字。根據中文造字原則,有人說「羊大為美」----- 把羊「養大」後,觀之,形色俱佳;食之,其味甘甜。是為「美」字的來源。不過,另有一種對照之說,認為「主大一點(尊主為大)就是美自大一點(傲慢自大)就是臭」你說這種解釋如何?是不是很美的道理?比起「羊大為美」的說法更屬靈 (more spiritual) 吧?



















2015年2月10日 星期二

A Brief Reunion (謝謝你們勾起我心中美好的回憶)

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Jean and I had a wonderful time this afternoon. We were invited by my former student "Pine Hsieh" to have a wonderful meal at Pinhongqiao, a restaurant in West District, Taichung City. And Huiyu Tsai, Pine's former classmate and my former student at Wen Wu Elementary School, also came to join us. -- How exciting it was for me (and Jean) to have this afternoon's "brief reunion" with Pine and Huiyu! It has been seven years since we last saw them, though they have been living and working in the same city (Taichung City) as we.











2015年2月5日 星期四

Who Is Teasing Little Shine? (小宣,接招!)

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幾年前,我出了一道「選擇題」(答案可複選,詳情 請自行點閱),讓讀者看完七張照片後,開始作答。現在,我提供 12 張照片,因照片中的主角換了,所以出題的方式也有了變化,是英文的「問答題」:

Who is teasing Little Shine?

Little Shine is my second grandson. Born on September 24, 2014, he's almost four and a half months old now. Look at the first eight pictures below (that is, #1 through #8), and try to answer the above question (printed in orange).

This question is easy, I think. And when you see the photos #9, #10, and #11, you will be very sure about the "right answer." -- By the way, would you like to answer (or review) another question that I gave several years ago? That was and is a Multiple Choice, which you may click and see.

#1                                        .

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#8                                        .

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#12                                        .


2015年2月3日 星期二

王功漁港 -- The Fishing Port of Wanggong

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Jintian shangwu women yi xing ren qianwang Erlin Gaozhong (彰化縣立二林高級中學) canjia-le [Luotuo Xiongdi #34] Liu Yanrao xiaozhang (劉燕饒校長) de jiuzhi dianli, xiawu you Lao Zhan (Peter Chan, Luotuo #4) daidui, xian dao Fangyuan Xiang (芳苑鄉) pinchang yuanjin-chiming de "xiangzai-nei kezai-zha" (巷仔內蚵仔炸), ranhou shundao canfang-le Wanggong Yugang (王功漁港).

Yixia jiu shi Wanggong Yugang de jizhang zhaopian
(以下就是 王功漁港 的幾張照片)









(The two photos below are from Dongdong Fang's Facebook.)
(The two photos above are from Dongdong Fang's Facebook.)