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@ 50471 紋身文化
A: 你看那個人，手臂上都是紋身，嚇死人了。
nǐ kàn nàge rén, shǒubì shang dōu shì wénshēn, xiàsǐ rén le.
Look at that guy. Tattoos all over his arms. It's horrifying!
B: 怎麼會嚇人？他手臂上的中文字多漂亮!簡直就是人體書法。其實，紋身可是一門藝術。
zénme huì xiàrén? tā shǒubì shang de zhōngwénzì duō piàoliang! jiǎnzhí jiùshì réntǐ shūfǎ. qíshí, wénshēn kěshì yī mén yìshù.
How is that horrifying? The Chinese characters on his arms are so beautiful! It's simply calligraphy on a person's body. Actually, tattoos are a kind of art.
A: 我還是比較傳統，總覺得紋身是黑社會的標記。不過，外國人倒對紋中國字特別入迷。好萊塢明星，NBA球星，身上經常都紋著我們的文字。也算是推廣中國文化吧。
wǒ háishì bǐjiào chuántǒng, zǒng juéde wénshēn shì hēishèhuì de biāojì. bùguò, wàiguórén dào duì wén zhōngguózì tèbié rùmí. Hǎoláiwù míngxīng,NBA qiúxīng, shēnshang jīngcháng dōu wén zhe wǒmen de wénzì. yě suànshì tuīguǎng zhōngguówénhuà ba.
I'm still pretty traditional. I've always felt that tattoos are a symbol of organized crime. But foreigners are really into getting tattoos of Chinese characters. Hollywood stars, NBA stars- they often get our characters tattooed all over their bodies. Call it ''promoting Chinese culture."
B: 他們特別喜歡紋一些表達中國傳統思想的漢字。“忠、孝、仁、義、忍”可是最受歡迎的紋身字樣。哎，這倒有點像岳母刺字的故事。不過好多外國人也不太懂這些文字的意思，他們只是單純地覺得字很漂亮。
tāmen tèbié xǐhuan wén yīxiē biǎodá Zhōngguó chuántǒng sīxiǎng de hànzì." zhōng、 xiào、 rén、 yì、 rěn” kěshì zuìshòuhuānyíngde wénshēn zìyàng. āi, zhè dào yǒudiǎn xiàng Yuèmǔcìzì de gùshì. bùguò hǎo duō wàiguórén yě bùtài dǒng zhèxiē wénzì de yìsi, tāmen zhǐshì dānchún de juéde zì hěn piàoliang.
They really like characters that depict traditional Chinese culture. The most popular characters for body tattoos are ''Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, justice , forbearance." This is a little like the story of Yue Fei's mother-in-law's tattoos. But a lot of foreigners don't really understand what the characters mean. They just innocently see them as beautiful.
A: 是哦。我看過最有意思的紋身是拳王泰森手臂上的毛主席頭像。紋得特別逼真！不過，這樣精美的圖案紋起來肯定疼死了。也只有泰森能忍得住。
shì o. wǒ kàn guo zuì yǒuyìsi de wénshēn shì quánwáng Tàisēn shǒubì shang de Máo zhǔxí tóuxiàng. wén de tèbié bīzhēn! bùguò, zhèyàng jīngměi de tú'àn wén qǐlai kěndìng téngsǐ le. yě zhǐyǒu Tàisēn néng rěndezhù.
Yes. The most interesting tattoo I've seen was Chairman Mao's portrait, on boxing legend Mike Tyson's face. It was incredibly accurate! But getting that kind of exquisite tattoo would be extremely painful. Only Mike Tyson could endure it.
B: 人總是喜歡那些自己沒有的東西，圖個新鮮嘛。你看，咱們中國人就不太在身上紋漢字。大概是覺得太一目瞭然了，這樣就失去了那種神祕的感覺。
rén zǒngshì xǐhuan nàxiē zìjǐ méiyǒu de dōngxi, tú ge xīnxiān ma. nǐ kàn, zánmen zhōngguórén jiù bùtài zài shēnshang wén hànzì. dàgài shì juéde tài yīmùliǎorán le, zhèyàng jiù shīqù le nàzhǒng shénmì de gǎnjué.
People always like the things they don't have. They are always looking for something new. Look, we Chinese don't generally get Chinese character tattoos. It's probably because we figure it's too obvious, and so it loses that mysterious feeling.
A: 有點道理。很多中國人紋身，好像還是比較喜歡圖案。不過總的來說，大眾還是不太能接受紋身。好多人只是買一張紋身貼紙，稍微過一下癮就洗掉了。不過有些紋身貼紙的設計還真是挺漂亮的。什麼玫瑰花、卡通畫、還有外國文字。偶爾嘗試一下，確實也挺有意思的。
yǒudiǎn dàolǐ. hěnduō zhōngguórén wénshēn, hǎoxiàng hái shì bǐjiào xǐhuan tú'àn. bùguò zǒngdeláishuō, dàzhòng hái shì bùtài néng jiēshòu wénshēn. hǎo duō rén zhǐshì mǎi yī zhāng wénshēn tiēzhǐ, shāowēi guò yīxià yǐn jiù xǐ diào le. bùguò yǒuxiē wénshēn tiēzhǐ de shèjì hái zhēnshì tǐng piàoliang de. shénme méiguihuā、 kǎtōnghuà、 hái yǒu wàiguó wénzì. ǒuěr chángshì yīxià, quèshí yě tǐng yǒuyìsi de.
That sorta makes sense. When they get tattoos, a lot of Chinese seem to get pictures. But in the end, most people can't really accept tattooing. A lot of people buy a stick-on tattoo, enjoy it for a bit, and then wash it off. But some stick-on tattoos are really beautiful. There's everything from roses to cartoons, and foreign lettering. It's actually a lot of fun, if you try it out once in a while.
B: 是啊，紋身其實是很漂亮的人體藝術。怎麼就和黑社會、反叛連在一起了呢？
shì a, wénshēn qíshí shì hěn piàoliang de réntǐ yìshù. zěnme jiù hé hēishèhuì、 fǎnpàn lián zài yīqǐ le ne?
Yeah. Tattoos are actually a really beautiful form of body art. How can they just be associated with gangs and rebels?
A: 大概是因為紋身是一種永久的烙印，可以表明一個人的忠心。不過，哪有人能保證自己一輩子不變心？你說如果對自己紋的東西厭倦了，那怎麼辦？
dàgài shì yīnwèi wénshēn shì yīzhǒng yǒngjiǔ de làoyìn, kěyǐ biǎomíng yī ge rén de zhōngxīn. bùguò, nǎ yǒu rén néng bǎozhèng zìjǐ yībèizi bù biànxīn? nǐ shuō rúguǒ duì zìjǐ wén de dōngxi yànjuàn le, nà zěnme bàn?
It's probably because tattoos are an eternal brand. They can show a person's commitment. But who can guarantee that they won't change their mind during their entire life? Tell me, what should you do if you start to get sick of the thing you got tattooed?
B: 可以洗啊。不過會很疼，所以紋身就像談戀愛，一定要事先擦亮眼睛，選擇最適合自己的。
kěyǐ xǐ a. bùguò huì hěn téng, suǒyǐ wénshēn jiù xiàng tánliàn'ài, yīdìng yào shìxiān cāliàng yǎnjing, xuǎnzé zuì shìhé zìjǐ de.
You can take them off. But it's really painful. So tattoos are like being in love. You definitely need to go into it clear-eyed, and pick the one that suits you best.
A: 就是。而且還要看清你要紋的文字和圖案。否則吃了那麼多苦，還紋了個錯別字，那就虧大了！
jiùshì. érqiě háiyào kànqīng nǐ yào wén de wénzì hé tú'àn. fǒuzé chī le nàme duō kǔ, hái wén le ge cuòbiézì, nà jiù kuīdà le!
Yeah. And you have to look carefully at your lettering and pictures. After suffering so much, getting a wrong letter in there would be such a huge loss!
Key Vocabulary
逼真 bīzhēn lifelike
圖 tú to persue
一目瞭然 yīmùliǎorán to be clear at a glance
癮 yǐn addiction
反叛 fǎnpàn to rebel
烙印 làoyìn brand
厭倦 yànjuàn to be weary of
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