159. 猴年 說 猴 - The Year of the Monkey Says the Monkey
Year of the Monkey||monkey|||||Monkey|says||
159. The Year of the Monkey Says the Monkey
猴年 到 了 , 我們 當然 要說 說 “ 猴 ”。
Year of the Monkey||||of course|should|say|monkey
The Year of the Monkey has arrived, so we must naturally talk about 'monkeys.'
一 開始 , 我試 著 想想 在 漢語 中 跟 “ 猴 ” 有關 的 成語 。
|start|I try|to try|think about|in|Chinese||with|monkey|related to||idiom
At first, I tried to think of idioms related to 'monkey' in Chinese.
結果 發現 : 居然 沒什麼 好詞 !
result|discovery|actually|nothing|good words
In the end, I found that there are surprisingly not many good words!
比如 : 有 一個 成語 叫 “ 尖嘴猴腮 ”, 字面 意思 是 尖 尖 的 嘴巴 , 跟 猴子 一樣 的 腮幫子 , 後來 用 來說 一個 人 樣子 醜陋 。
for example|||idiom|is called|sharp-nosed and monkey-faced|literal|||sharp|||mouth|like|monkey|||cheeks|later|used|to describe|||appearance|ugly
For example: there is an idiom called 'sharp-tongued monkey cheeks', which literally means a sharp mouth and cheeks like a monkey. It later came to refer to a person with an ugly appearance.
還有 一個 詞叫 “ 殺雞儆猴 ”, 意思 是 殺雞 給 猴子 看 , 現在 用來 比喻 通過 懲罰 一個 人來 警告 別人 。
there is|a|word is called|"to kill a chicken to scare the monkey"|||kill a chicken|to|monkey|to see|now|used for|metaphor|through|punishment|one|人来|warning|others
There is also a phrase called 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey', which means to kill a chicken for the monkeys to see. It is now used to describe warning others through the punishment of one person.
還有 別的 例子 , 比如 : 沐冠 而 猴 , 五馬 六猴 , 山中 無 老虎 猴子 稱 大王 , 等等 , 都 是 貶義詞 。
|other|example||Muguan|and|monkey|five horses|six monkeys|in the mountains|no|tiger|monkey|称|king||all|are|derogatory terms
There are other examples as well, such as: 'washed the cap and monkey', 'five horses and six monkeys', 'when there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkeys call themselves the king', and so on, all of which are derogatory terms.
想到 這兒 , 真是 忍不住 為 猴子 們 傷心 。
thinking of|here|really|unable to help but|for|monkeys||sad
Thinking of this, I really can't help but feel sad for the monkeys.
你 也許 會 說 : 猴子 多 可愛 啊 , 聰明 又 機靈 , 難道 中國 人 不 喜歡 猴子 嗎 ?
|maybe|will|say|monkey||cute|ah|smart|and|clever|could it be|China||not||monkey|
You might say: How cute the monkeys are, smart and clever. Don't Chinese people like monkeys?
當然 不是 !
of course|
Of course not!
如果說 , 猴子 的 形象 最初 可能 並 不 受 人們 歡迎 , 但 在 現代 中國 社會 , 猴子 的 人氣 還是 很 高 的 。
if|monkey||image|initially|possibly|not||受||welcome|but|in|modern||society|monkey||popularity||||
If the image of monkeys may not be popular with people at first, in modern Chinese society, monkeys are still very popular.
這 與 一部 經典 的 中國 小說 《 西遊記 》 有 非常 密切 的 關係 。
this|with|a|classic|||novel|Journey to the West||very|close||relationship
This has a very close relationship with a classic Chinese novel, 'Journey to the West'.
《 西遊記 》 講 了 唐僧 和 幾個 徒弟 去 西天 取經 的 故事 。
Journey to the West|tells||Tang Seng||several|disciples||the Western Heaven|obtain scriptures||story
'Journey to the West' tells the story of Tang Seng and several disciples traveling to the West to obtain scriptures.
唐僧 的 徒弟 中 , 最 聰明 、 武功 最高 強 的 , 是 一隻 名叫 孫悟空 的 猴子 。
Tang Seng||disciple||the most|smart|martial arts|highest|strong|||a|named|Sun Wukong||monkey
Among Tang Seng's disciples, the smartest and most powerful is a monkey named Sun Wukong.
他們 去 西天 取經 的 路上 遇到 了 很多 困難 , 可是 無論 遇到 什麼 對手 , 孫悟空 總是 能夠 戰勝 他們 , 保護 他 的 師父 。
||the Western Heaven|obtain scriptures||on the way|encountered||many|difficulties||no matter|encounter||opponent|Sun Wukong|always|able to|defeat||protect|his||master
On their journey to the West to obtain scriptures, they encountered many difficulties, but no matter what opponents they faced, Sun Wukong was always able to defeat them and protect his master.
我 小時候 , 一到 假期 , 電視 台 就 會播 《 西遊記 》 的 電視劇 , 這是 我們 這 一代人 非常 難忘 的 童年 記憶 。
|childhood|as soon as|holiday|television|station||would broadcast|Journey to the West||TV drama|this|we|this|a generation|very|unforgettable||childhood|memory
When I was a child, during the holidays, the television station would broadcast the TV series 'Journey to the West.' This is an unforgettable childhood memory for our generation.
《 西遊記 》 也 為 猴子 贏來 了 無數 粉絲 。
Journey to the West|||monkey|won||countless|fans
'Journey to the West' has also won countless fans for the monkey.
說完 《 西遊記 》, 我們 還要 說 說 另 一個 和 猴子 有 關係 的 東西 —— 猴票 。
|Journey to the West||still need to|talk about||another|||monkey||relationship|||monkey money
After discussing 'Journey to the West', we also need to talk about another thing related to monkeys - monkey stamps.
很多 中國 人 , 特別 是 我 父母 那 一代人 , 都 有 集郵 的 習慣 。
many||||||||generation|||stamp collecting||habit
Many Chinese people, especially my parents' generation, have a habit of stamp collecting.
猴票 是 1980 年 中華人民共和國 發行 的 第一張 生肖 郵票 。
Monkey stamp|||People's Republic of China|issue||first|zodiac|stamp
Monkey stamps were the first zodiac stamps issued by the People's Republic of China in 1980.
你 也許 覺得 奇怪 : 猴子 在 十二生肖 裡 排名 第九 , 為 什麼 發行 的 第一張 生肖 郵票 不是 排名 第一 的 老鼠 呢 ?
|maybe||strange|monkey||the twelve zodiac animals|in|ranking|ninth|||发行||first|zodiac|stamp||ranking|||mouse|
You may find it strange: Monkey ranks ninth among the twelve zodiac animals, so why is the first zodiac stamp issued not the rat?
答案 簡單 又 好笑 : 在 一九八 零年 以前 , 政府 沒想到 發行 生肖 郵票 唄 , 所以 只能 從 “ 猴子 ” 這兒 開始 了 。
answer|simple||funny||198|year zero||government|didn't expect|issuing|zodiac|stamps|would||can only|from|monkey|here|start|
The answer is simple and funny: Before 1980, the government did not consider issuing zodiac stamps, so they could only start from the 'monkey'.
一 開始 , 猴票 的 定價 非常 便宜 , 一張 才 八分 錢 。
|start|monkey stamp||pricing||cheap|one ticket||eight cents|
At the beginning, the monkey stamp was very cheap, only costing eight cents.
在 這 過去 的 三十多年 中 , 猴票 的 價值 翻 了 無數 倍 , 現在 一張 猴票 , 至少 值 一萬多塊 錢 。
||past||more than thirty years||monkey stamp||value|has multiplied||countless|times||one|monkey stamp|at least|is worth|over ten thousand yuan|money
In the past thirty years, the value of the monkey stamp has multiplied countless times; now one monkey stamp is worth at least more than ten thousand dollars.
有 很多 集郵 愛好者 , 都 因為 價值連城 的 猴票 , 賺 了 大錢 。
||philately|enthusiasts|||worth its weight in gold||monkey stamp|made||
There are many stamp collectors who have made a lot of money because of priceless monkey tickets.
今年 的 春節 , 美國 郵政局 也 發行 了 猴票 。
||||Post Office||issued||monkey stamp
This year's Spring Festival, the United States Postal Service also issued monkey stamps.
我 毫不猶豫 地買 了 一套 , 忍不住 做起 白日夢 來 : 幾十年 後 , 這 可能 成為 一筆 留給 我 孫子 孫女 的 可觀 財產 呢 !
|without hesitation|adverbially||a set|unable to resist|doing|daydream||decades||||become|a sum of|for||grandson|granddaughter||considerable|property|
Without hesitation, I bought a set and couldn't help but daydream: decades from now, this could become a considerable asset to leave for my grandchildren!
關於 猴子 , 我們 今天 就 先 說 這麼 多 。
about|monkey|we|||first||so|
As for monkeys, that's all we have to say for today.
在 這裡 給 大家 拜個 晚年 , 祝 所有 慢速 中文 的 聽眾 朋友 猴年 大吉 !
||for||wish|new year|wish||slow|Chinese||audience||Year of the Monkey|great luck
Here I would like to wish you all a happy old age, and wish all slow Chinese listeners good luck in the Year of the Monkey!
萬事如意 !
may all your wishes come true
May everything go as you wish!