對話 Dialogue
清清：這禮拜就要到農曆七月鬼門開了！
Qīngqing: Zhè lǐbài jiù yào dào nónglì qīyuè guǐmén kāi le!
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華華：記得不要去海邊，也不要太晚回家。
Huáhua: Jìdé búyào qù hǎibiān, yě búyào tài wǎn huíjiā.
清清：我們家會準備水果、餅乾和飲料，拜拜求平安。
Qīngqing: Wǒmen jiā huì zhǔnbèi shuǐguǒ, bǐnggān hé yǐnliào, bàibai qiú píng’ān.
華華：拜拜不能用香蕉、梨子和鳳梨，因為臺語聽起來很像「招你來」，可能會把好兄弟招來。
Huáhua: Bàibai bùnéng yòng xiāngjiāo, lízi hé fènglí, yīnwèi Táiyǔ tīng qǐlái hěn xiàng “zhāo nǐ lái”, kěnéng huì bǎ hǎoxiōngdì zhāolái.
清清：我媽還說鬼月不要亂講話，不要在晚上拍別人的背或是肩膀，更不能買房、買車，也是怕好兄弟會跟著來。
Qīngqing: Wǒ mā hái shuō Guǐyuè búyào luàn jiǎnghuà, búyào zài wǎnshàng pāi biérén de bèi huòshì jiānbǎng, gèng bùnéng mǎi fáng, mǎi chē, yě shì pà hǎoxiōngdì huì gēnzhe lái.
華華：你相信這些嗎？
Huáhua: Nǐ xiāngxìn zhèxiē ma?
清清：信也好，不信也好，最重要的還是平安就好。
Qīngqing: Xìn yěhǎo, búxìn yěhǎo, zuì zhòngyào de háishi píng’ān jiù hǎo.
華華：嗯！我同意。
Huáhua: En! Wǒ tóngyì.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: The Ghost Gate is about to open this week — it’s the seventh lunar month.
Huahua: Remember not to go to the beach or return home too late.
Qingqing: My family gets fruit, cookies and drinks ready to make offerings and pray for peace.
Huahua: You can’t use bananas, pears or pineapples as offerings, because in Taiwanese they sound like an invitation, which might attract wandering spirits.
Qingqing: My mom also says not to speak carelessly during Ghost Month, not to pat others on the back or shoulders at night, and definitely not to buy a house or a car — all to avoid attracting spirits.
Huahua: Do you believe in all that?
Qingqing: Whether you believe it or not, staying safe is what matters most.
Huahua: Yeah, I guess you’re right.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 農曆 (nónglì) lunar calendar
2. 鬼門開 (guǐmén kāi) the start of Ghost Month
3. 拜拜 (bàibai) make offerings, worship
4. 求平安 (qiú píng’ān) pray for peace
5. 招 (zhāo) attract, invite
6. 好兄弟 (hǎoxiōngdì) [literally] good brothers [slang] wandering spirits, ghosts, etc.
7. 拍 (pāi) pat, tap
8. 肩膀 (jiānbǎng) shoulder
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