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@ 50193 風水
A: ...... 好，幫我把這個櫃子抬過去，把鏡子拿過來...... 對，就掛在那...... 好的...... 還有......
...... hǎo, bāng wǒ bǎ zhège guìzi tái guòqù, bǎ jìngzi ná guòlai...... duì, jiù guà zài nàr...... hǎo de...... háiyǒu......
...OK, help me carry this cabinet over there. Carry the mirror over...Good. Hang it right there...great...and now...
B: 你在幹嘛啊？翻箱倒櫃地折騰。
nǐ zài gànmá a? fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhēteng.
What are you doing? You're making a big mess, turning the place inside out.
A: 我在佈置房間啊，聽說我這屋風水不好，我得改變下室內擺設轉轉運氣。
wǒ zài bùzhì fángjiān a, tīngshuō wǒ zhè wū fēngshuǐ bù hǎo, wǒ děi gǎibiàn xià shìnèi bǎishè zhuǎnzhuan yùnqi.
I'm decorating the room! I heard the fengshui in this room was no good. I need to turn the luck around in here, by rearranging the furnishings.
B: 啊？！原來你這麼迷信啊！
ǎ?! yuánlái nǐ zhème míxìn a!
Huh? I had no idea you were so superstitious!
A: 噓。別嚷嚷。“信則有，不信則無。”你那麼激動幹嘛。很多大財團大企業亦相信風水之說，我琢磨琢磨也不為過嘛。
xū. bié rāngrang." 不信則無.” nǐ nàme jīdòng gànmá. hěn duō dà cáituán dà qǐyè yì xiāngxìn fēngshuǐ zhī shuō, wǒ zhuómo zhuómo yě bùwéiguò ma.
Shh. Don't shout. It's better to believe in it than not to. Why are you so excited? A lot of big consortia and companies also believe in fengshui. There's nothing wrong with my thinking a bit about it.
B: 的確有很多企業的老總開地基選樓盤都講究風水，特別是一些港商和臺商，不過這風水到底講究的是什麼呢？我到現在也沒弄明白。
díquè yǒu hěn duō qǐyè de lǎozǒng kāi dìjī xuǎn lóupán dōu jiǎngjiu fēngshuǐ, tèbié shì yīxiē gǎngshāng hé táishāng, bùguò zhè fēngshuǐ dàodǐ jiǎngjiu de shì shénme ne? wǒ dào xiànzài yě méi nòng míngbai.
The heads of a lot of companies definitely give fengshui serious consideration when they choose a location for their foundation. That's especially true for Hong Kong and Taiwanese businesspeople. But what does fengshui take into consideration, anyway? To this day, I've never figured it out.
A: 嘿嘿，這你就要請教我啦。我最近跟一位風水大師潛心學習，知道了不少祕傳。風水學還是中國傳統文化的精髓之一，是一門擇吉避凶的術數，是一種人類追求與自然環境協調統一的學問，不完全是迷信啦。
hēihēi, zhè nǐ jiù yào qǐngjiào wǒ la. wǒ zuìjìn gēn yī wèi fēngshuǐ dàshī qiánxīn xuéxí, zhīdào le bùshǎo mìchuán. fēngshuǐxué hái shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà de jīngsuǐ zhī yī, shì yī mén zéjíbìxiōng de shùshù, shì yī zhǒng rénlèi zhuīqiú yǔ zìrán huánjìng xiétiáo tǒngyī de xuéwèn, bù wánquán shì míxìn la.
Heh-heh. You just need to ask me. Lately, I've been immersed in studying with a great Fengshui master. I've learned a lot of secrets. The study of fengshui is one of the essences of traditional Chinese culture. It's an art that allows you to get good luck and avoid evil. It's a field of inquiry about humanity's efforts to achieve a unified harmony with nature. It's not complete superstition.
B: 聽起來蠻深奧的。不過我還是不太懂。為什麼風水能改變人的運勢？
tīng qǐlai mán shēn ào de. bùguò wǒ háishì bùtài dǒng. wèishénme fēngshuǐ néng gǎibiàn rén de yùnshì?
It sounds really profound. But I still don't really get it. How can fengshui change people's luck?
A: 其實風水主要是研究自然的規律，然後調整人的生活習慣來適應環境，自然會起到一定的效用。有些風水原理也確實被科學實驗證明有一定的道理，而不能籠統地被歸納為騙人和迷信。簡單說來，不同的居住環境會產生不同的能量場，這些不同的能量場對居住者會產生明顯的吉凶不同的影響。好的風水環境可以極大地提升人的綜合運勢，而不好的風水則往往給人帶來不幸。
qíshí fēngshuǐ zhǔyào shì yánjiū zìrán de guīlǜ, ránhòu tiáozhěng rén de shēnghuó xíguàn lái shìyìng huánjìng, zìrán huì qǐdào yīdìng de xiàoyòng. yǒuxiē fēngshuǐ yuánlǐ yě quèshí bèi kēxué shíyàn zhèngmíng yǒu yīdìng de dàolǐ, ér bùnéng lóngtǒng de bèi guīnà wéi piànrén hé míxìn. jiǎndān shuōlái, bùtóng de jūzhù huánjìng huì chǎnshēng bùtóng de néngliàngchǎng, zhèxiē bùtóng de néngliàngchǎng duì jūzhùzhe huì chǎnshēng míngxiǎn de jíxiōng bùtóng de yǐngxiǎng. hǎo de fēngshuǐ huánjìng kěyǐ jídà de tíshēng rén de zōnghé yùnshì, ér bù hǎo de fēngshuǐ zé wǎngwǎng gěi rén dàilái bùxìng.
Actually, fengshui mainly studies the rules of nature. Then, when people adjust their lifestyles to adapt to the environment, nature will give you a certain result. Some principles of fengshui have been proven as valid in scientific experiments. They can't all be lumped together as superstitions for cheating people. To put it in simple terms, different living environments will create different energy fields. The differences between these energy fields will also create obviously different good or bad effects for the people who live there. Environments with good fengshui can really improve people's overall luck. And bad fengshui, on the other hand, can bring you a ton of bad luck.
B: 是嗎？簡單地換換位置就能逢凶化吉？這也太懸乎了吧！風水到底是怎麼個調整法？
shì ma? jiǎndān de huànhuan wèizhi jiù néng féngxiōnghuàjí? zhè yě tài xuánhu le ba! fēngshuǐ dàodǐ shì zěnme ge tiáozhěng fǎ?
Really? Simply moving the decorations around can change bad luck into good? That's too dangerous, huh?! Just what kind of method of adjustment is fengshui?
A: 風水調整主要是針對住宅的五行缺陷，利用獨特的化解方法進行綜合調整，最大限度地化解住宅的先天缺陷，化不利為有利，使人們能享受到居住環境的舒適，還能使事業更為旺盛。如果小小的改變能帶來這麼多好處，我們又何樂而不為呢？
fēngshuǐ tiáozhěng zhǔyào shì zhēnduì zhùzhái de wood quēxiàn, lìyòng dútè de huàjiě fāngfǎ jìnxíng zōnghé tiáozhěng, zuì dà xiàndù de huàjiě zhùzhái de xiāntiān quēxiàn, huà bùlì wéi yǒulì, shǐ rénmen néng xiǎngshòu dào jūzhù huánjìng de shūshì, hái néng shǐ shìyè gèng wéi wàngshèng. rúguǒ xiǎoxiǎo de gǎibiàn néng dàilái zhème duō hǎochǔ, wǒmen yòu hélè ér bùwéi ne?
The most important things that fengshui adjusts are shortcomings in the five elements [fire, air, water, metal and earth--Ed.] in a residence. It uses unique solutions to make a comprehensive adjustment. At best, it can make up for inherent shortcomings in your residence, and change bad things into good. It allows people to enjoy the coziness of their living environment. Plus, it can make your business more prosperous. If small changes can bring you so many good things, what's the harm?
B: 聽你這麼一說，好像還是很有道理的。不過我還是持觀望態度，這種和迷信沾邊的東西，我總是不敢輕易去嘗試。
tīng nǐ zhème yī shuō, hǎoxiàng hái shì hěn yǒu dàolǐ de. bùguò wǒ hái shì chí guānwàng tàidu, zhèzhǒng hé míxìn zhānbiān de dōngxi, wǒ zǒngshì bùgǎn qīngyì qù chángshì.
Hearing you say it this way, it seems like it makes a lot of sense. But I'm still taking a ''wait-and-see" stance. I never dare to casually dabble in stuff like this that's just a step or two away from superstition.
Key Vocabulary
翻箱倒櫃 fānxiāngdǎoguì to rummage through chests or cupboards
折騰 zhēteng to do something repeatedly
琢磨 zhuómo to ponder
潛心於 qiánxīn yú to concentrate on
擇吉避凶 zéjíbìxiōng to choose an auspicious day
逢凶化吉 féngxiōnghuàjí to turn bad luck into good
籠統 lóngtǒng general
觀望 guānwàng to wait and see
沾邊 zhānbiān to be connected to
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