第 九十四 堂 Lesson Ninety-Four Pabellón 94 Quatre-vingt-quatorzième leçon Salão 94 第九十四堂

迷信 定係 科學 Superstition or Science?

呢 間 酒店 今年 又 賺 大 錢 啦 喎 ！ This hotel has made big money again this year!

係 呀 ， 自從 佢 上市 以嚟 ， 啲 股價 係咁 升 ， 邊個 買 咗 佢 啲 藍籌 股票 就 好彩 喇 。 Yes, ever since it went public, the stock price has been rising. Those who bought its blue-chip stocks have been lucky.

我 話 依啲 係 全 靠 佢 內外 嘅 風水 好 啫 。 I'm telling you, it's all because of its good feng shui, both inside and outside.

乜 你 咁 迷信 㗎 ？ Why are you so superstitious?

唔好 咁 講 ， 其實 環境 同 人 嘅 關係 係 好 複雜 嘅 ， 風水 就 係 研究 呢啲 嘢 嘅 一 種 科學 喇 。 Don't say that. The relationship between the environment and people is very complex. Feng shui is a kind of science that studies these things.

我 話 首先 佢 嘅 位置 適中 ， 其次 佢 嘅 設計 又 有 品味 ， 就 係 咁 簡單 咋 嘛 。 I'm saying that first, its location is appropriate, and second, its design is tasteful. It's as simple as that.

練習 一 翻譯 Let's practice translating.

自從 佢 嚟到 香港 以嚟 ， 一直 都 住 喺 旺角 。 Ever since it came to Hong Kong, it has been living in Mong Kok.

迷信 嗰啲 人 通常 都 話 自己 啱 嘅 。 Superstitious people usually say they are right.

全 靠 我 朋友 嘅 爸爸 ， 我 終於 搵 到 呢 份 工 喇 。 I finally found this job thanks to my friend's father.

呢個 問題 好 複雜 ， 你 可 唔 可以 再 解釋 吓 呀 ？ This question is very complex. Can you explain it again?

啲 警察 重 未 知道 呢 次 交通 意外 同 天氣 有冇 關係 。 The police still don't know if this traffic accident is related to the weather.