對話 Dialogue
小實：馬克，你看！這個影片說美國要收「呼吸稅」了。
Xiǎoshí: Mǎkè, nǐ kàn! Zhège yǐngpiàn shuō Měiguó yào shōu “hūxīshuì” le.
馬克：天哪！小實，這個影片這麼誇張，你也相信嗎？
Mǎkè: Tiān na! Xiǎoshí, zhège yǐngpiàn zhème kuāzhāng, nǐ yěxiāngxìn ma?
小實：我也覺得很誇張，可是很多人傳給我，我就相信了。
Xiǎoshí: Wǒ yě juéde hěn kuāzhāng, kěshì hěnduō rén chuán gěi wǒ, wǒ jiù xiāngxìn le.
馬克：這就是你們中文說的「三人成虎」。
Mǎkè: Zhè jiùshì nǐmen Zhōngwén shuō de “sānrénchénghǔ”.
小實：這個訊息是「假新聞」嗎？
Xiǎoshí: Zhège xùnxí shì “jiǎ xīnwén” ma?
馬克：是啊！我已經查證過了，這個是網友惡搞的。
Mǎkè: Shì a! Wǒ yǐjīng cházhèng guò le, zhège shì wǎngyǒu ègǎo de.
小實：哇！我被騙了！我要趕快告訴傳影片給我的人。
Xiǎoshí: Wa! Wǒ bèi piàn le! Wǒ yào gǎnkuài gàosù chuán yǐngpiàn gěi wǒ de rén.
馬克：還要叫他們以後多注意那些沒有來源的訊息哦。
Mǎkè: Háiyào jiào tāmen yǐhòu duō zhùyì nàxiē méiyǒu láiyuán de xùnxí ó.
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoshi: Mark, look! This video says that the United States is going to have a “breathing tax.”
Mark: Oh my God! Xiaoshi, this video is so over the top, you don’t believe it, do you?
Xiaoshi: I also thought it was over the top, but many people sent it to me, so I believed it.
Mark: This is what the Chinese idiom “When three people call something a tiger, it is a tiger” means.
Xiaoshi: Is it “fake news,” then?
Mark: Yes! I have verified that this is a prank by netizens.
Xiaoshi: Wow! I was fooled! I need to immediately tell everyone who sent me the video.
Mark: And also tell them to pay more attention to unsourced messages in future.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 影片 (yǐngpiàn) video
2. 誇張 (kuāzhāng) exaggerate
3. 傳 (chuán) to send, to spread
4. 三人成虎 (sānrénchénghǔ)
[Chinese Idiom] lit. When three people call something a tiger, it is a tiger; Woozle effect.
5. 訊息 (xùnxí) message, information
6. 假 (jiǎ) fake
7. 查證 (cházhèng) to verify
8. 惡搞 (ègǎo) parody, to spoof
9. 騙 (piàn) to cheat; to fool
10. 來源 (láiyuán) source
教材音檔 Audio Files
教材影片 Video Files:
https://www.instagram.com/celc.nou_tw/guide/_/17999106352646292/
實踐大學華語中心提供
By Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/
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