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@ 31131 Which Finger
A: 這......這是在哪兒啊？
zhe`......zhe4 sh`ı za`i naˇr a?
Wh..where are we?
B: 嘿嘿，還認識我嗎？
he¯ ihe¯ i, ha´i re`nshi woˇ ma?
Ha-ha, do you still recognize me?
A: 啊！是龍哥！你......你想千什麼？
a`! sh`ı Lo´ng Ge¯ ! nˇı......ni3 xiaˇng ga`n she´nme?
Oh! LongGe! Wha–what are you doing?
B: 哼，今天我得給你點兒顏色看看。
he¯ ng, j¯ıntia¯ n woˇ
deˇi geˇi nˇı diaˇnr ya´nse`
ka`nkan.
Hmph, today I have to let you know who’s boss.
A: 啊？！不要……不要啊！
a`? ! bu` ya`o......bu4 ya`o a!
Agh? Don’t, don’t!
B: 少廢話！ 今天就先砍你一個手指， 你自己選個
吧！大熊，過來！
shaˇo fe`ihua`! j¯ıntia¯ n jiu` xia¯ n kaˇn nˇı y¯ı ge shoˇuzhˇı, nˇı z`ıjˇı xuaˇn
ge ba! Da`xio´ng, guo`lai!
Stop jabbering! We’re going to cut off one of your fingers today. You choose! Come on over, Big Bear!
C: 大拇指？
da`muˇzhˇı?
Your thumb?
A: 不行！大拇指最有勁兒！
bu`x´ıng! da`muˇzhˇı zu`ı yoˇuj`ınr!
No way! The thumb is strong!
C: 那食指？
na` sh´ızhˇı?
Then what about your index finger?
A: 食指我要用來指路！
sh´ızhˇı woˇ ya`o yo`ngla´i zhˇılu`!
I need the index finger to give directions!
C: 中指吧！
zho¯ ngzhˇı ba!
How about your middle finger!?
A: 不不，中指要用來罵人！
bu` bu`, zho¯ ngzhˇı ya`o yo`ngla´i ma`re´n!
No, no! I need that to flip people off!
C: 那只剩下無名指和小拇指了！
na`
zhˇı she`ngxia`
wu´m´ıngzhˇı he´
xiaˇomuˇzhˇı le!
Then all that’s left are the ring finger and the pinky!
A: 無名指我要戴結婚戒指！ 小拇指我要用來撓癢癢。
wu´m´ıngzhˇı woˇ
ya`o da`i jie´hu¯ n jie`zhi! xiaˇomuˇzhˇı woˇ
ya`o
yo`ngla´i na´o yaˇngyang.
I’m saving the ring finger for my wedding ring. I use my pinky finger to scratch itches.
B: 聽明白了！你是五個手指都不想要了！
t¯ıng m´ıngbai le! nˇı sh`ı wuˇ
ge shoˇuzhˇı do¯ u bu`
xiaˇng ya`o le!
I get it now. You don’t want any of your fingers!
---Key Vocabulary---
給你點兒
geˇi nˇı diaˇnr ya´n-
to show you who’s
顏色看看
se`
ka`nkan
boss
廢話 fe`ihua` nonsense
砍 kaˇn to chop
手指 shoˇuzhˇı finger
大拇指 da`muˇzhˇı thumb
食指 sh´ızhˇı forefinger
中指 zho¯ ngzhˇı middle finger
無名指 wu´m´ıngzhˇı ring finger
小拇指 xiaˇomuˇzhˇı pinky finger
有勁兒 yoˇuj`ınr powerful
用來 yo`ngla´i to be used for
指路 zhˇılu` to point out directions
罵人 ma`re´n to curse people
剩下 she`ngxia` remaining
撓癢癢 na´o yaˇngyang to scratch itches
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
黑社會 he¯ ishe`hu`ı the Mob, organized
crime
力氣
l`ıq`ı physical strength
暴力 ba`ol`ı violent
血腥 xue`x¯ıng bloody
威脅 we¯ ixie´ to threaten
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