似乎從來沒有書本談過廣州話粗口的英譯,相信很多人會對本章的內容特別感到興趣。
11.1 粗口英譯的難與易
11.2 英語粗口的主要概念
11.3 英語粗口的語言特性
11.4 粗口單詞英譯
11.5 粗口句子英譯
11.6 粗口委婉句的英譯
粗口英譯既難亦易。難,是因為沒有多少工具書可供參考;易,則是因為英語粗口的核心概念其實十分簡單,而且語法相當靈活。
在英美社會,有談及粗口的參考書同樣缺乏。儘管當地不少人說粗口,但語言學者對粗口的研究大都態度冷淡。即使是以收詞齊備、釋義詳盡見稱的權威英語字典Oxford English Dictionary,也要到一九七二年才破禁收入粗口英詞,但亦只是聊備一格,所列義項及例句既簡且陋,與其他詞條旁徵博引、解釋詳盡的編輯風格迥然有別。語法書方面,Michael Swan在一九八零年牛津出版社出版的Practical English Usage一書中以整章共五頁的篇幅討論禁忌語及粗口(taboo words and swearwords),當時是相當大膽的做法,令不少學術界人士側目。該書深深切合外國人學習英語的需要,面世後一紙風行,成為同類語法書的典範。可惜,到了第二版,基於未明的原因,粗口一章已全部刪去。
幸而,學習英語粗口不乏「活」的途徑,其中最有趣的莫過於看電影。不少娛樂性電影都有粗口,從電影劇情的脈絡,人物對答的上文下理,通常不難意會粗口的意思,而且更可掌握地道的爆粗語境、語氣和音調等。此外,一些棟篤笑能手(standup comedian)如George Carlin,演出時亦經常使用粗口,甚至以此作為搞笑題材。當然,從這些途徑學習粗口,需要具備一定的英語聆聽能力和語感。
如果只想懂得基本的英語粗口,那倒不太困難。英語粗口主要涉及三個概念,即性禁忌及道德禁忌、污穢事物及褻瀆語言,最常用的核心詞彙列於下表:
概念 | 常用的核心粗口詞彙 |
性禁忌及道德禁忌 | (性交類詞語) fuck
(手淫類詞語) wanker (口交類詞語) cocksucker (女性性器類詞語) cunt (男性性器類詞語) dick; cock (身體器官類詞語) tits (亂倫類詞語) motherfucker (註:沒有「motherfuck」的逆構用法) (私生子類詞語) bastard; son of a bitch (同性戀、雞姦類詞語) bugger; faggot; sod |
污穢事物 | shit
piss asshole |
褻瀆語言 | damn; God damn
Hell bloody Jesus; Christ; Jesus Christ; God |
絕大部份粗口都是利用這些概念的詞彙構成的。舉例來說,「shit」系詞彙有crap、turd、bullshit、horseshit、shitty、shithead、shitface、shitload、fuckshit等。
英語粗口的語法和語義極具彈性。舉例來說,常用粗口詞「fuck」便具有多種詞性:
不及物動詞 (intransitive verb) | They fucked all night. |
及物動詞 (transitive verb) | He fucked her. |
名詞 (noun) | He's a real fuck.
She's a nice fuck. |
感歎語 (expletive) | Fuck! |
強調成分 (intensifier) | What are you fucking doing here? (加強動詞)
She's fucking beautiful. (加強形容詞) Days went by so fucking slowly! (加強副詞) What a fucking idiot! (加強名詞) |
中綴 (infix) | abso-fucking-lutely
un-fucking-believable in-fucking-credible god-fucking-dammit fan-fucking-tastic ex-fucking-cuse me guaran-fucking-tee far-fucking-out okie-fucking-dokie Jesus Fucking Christ Cinder-fucking-rella |
連接詞 (conjunction) | She is easy, fuck she's also stupid. |
此外,「fuck」與很多粗口詞一樣,具有多義的特點:
性交 | He wants to fuck the girl. (佢想![]() |
辱罵對方 | Fuck you! (![]() |
拒絕 | You want me to help that bitch. Fucked if I will! (你想我幫條臭![]() ![]() |
欺騙 | He got fucked by the unscrupulous merchant. (佢畀個奸商呃![]() |
利用 | Don't trust him. He's just trying to fuck you over. (咪![]() |
一丁點兒 | I don't give a fuck. (我一瓥ㄜ![]() |
令人討厭的人 | He's a real fuck. (佢真係個好![]() |
性伴侶 | She's a nice fuck. (佢真係個好![]() |
加強語氣 | Where the fuck have you gone? (你去![]() What the fuck do you want from me? (你想我點 ![]() What are you fucking doing here? (你鰜蚾腆A ![]() What the fuck are you doing here? (你鰜蚾腆A ![]() She's fucking gorgeous. (佢好 ![]() Yesterday school went by so fucking slowly! (琴日返學時間過得好 ![]() |
胡混、閒蕩 | I am fucking around with the website at the moment, so things are looking quite messy. (個網站家陣重係搞緊試緊,所以炡ㄣX![]() |
呼來喝去 | The boss kept fucking him about. (老細成![]() |
甚麼也沒有 | We did fuck all this weekend. (今個周末我]乜![]() |
走開、滾蛋 | Fuck off! (走![]() |
算了吧! | Oh, fuck it! (![]() ![]() |
表示吃驚、討厭 | Fuck it! (嘩,![]() |
手淫 | The suspect was caught fucking off on a bus. (疑犯鬗琱h上面打飛機畀人捉到。) |
搞糟、破壞、混亂、一塌胡塗 | He has fucked up the whole project. (佢將成個計劃搞![]() The project is a total fuck-up. (個計劃搞 ![]() |
管閑事、干涉、惹怒 | Don't fuck with me, asshole. (仆街,你咪![]() |
擅自摸弄 | Don't fuck with my books. (咪![]() |
精疲力竭 | I can't walk any further. I am fucked out. (我已經![]() |
陷於窘境 | The buyer has backed out of the deal. We are fucked. (買家退出鬙璈騿A我]死![]() |
討厭的 | I hate this fucking work. (我好![]() |
困難的 | I did not know how to answer those fucking questions. (躞D目好![]() ![]() |
低劣的 | He spent two hundread bucks and got this fucking shit. (佢使魖膜艨R鑨![]() |
老做蠢事的人、辦事靠不住的人、笨蛋 | That guy is a real fuck-off. He screws up everything. (條友仔正一![]() ![]() ![]() |
喝醉 | He got so fucked up last night that he could not find his way home. (琴晚佢醉![]() |
困惑 | What the fuck!? (搞乜![]() |
英語粗口的另一特點是同一意思容許多種表達方式。舉例來說,以下句子都是叫別人離開:
Fuck off!
Piss off!
Get the fuck out of here!
Move your ass out of here!
Get stuffed!
Go to hell!
此外,英語粗口詞很多時都不解作字面的意思。舉例說,英語粗口可以說cold as hell,也可以說hot as hell,甚至說funny as hell等。很明顯as hell不是形容地獄的情況,而只是褻瀆語言類別的粗口用詞。
從上可見,英語粗口語法靈活,詞語多義,而且容許不同的表達方式,因此粗口英譯其實相當自由。下文先介紹粗口單詞的翻譯,然後再以例句討論粗口句子的翻譯。
【粗口(語言)】
swearing; bad language; foul language
【說粗口】
swear; speak foul language
另外美國黑人的互相罵娘遊戲稱為 play the dozens 或do the dozens。
【粗口詞語】
swearwords; bad words; dirty words; four-letter words; f-words
【爛口】、【愛說粗話】
foulmouthed
【爛口鬼】、【滿口粗話的人】
potty-mouth
【仆街】
用作動詞時可譯作drop dead或go to hell。指討厭的人時可譯為asshole; bastard; cocksucker; fuck; fucker; fuck-off; motherfucker; real fuck; son of a bitch; wanker等。
【咸家鏟】
字面可譯作death to your family。指討厭的人時可譯為asshole; bastard; cocksucker; fuck; fucker; fuck-off; motherfucker; real fuck; son of a bitch; wanker等。
【】(動詞)
一般可譯為fuck。
譯入正式語可使用:coitus; copulate; have carnal knowledge; have sex; have sexual intercourse; have sexual relations等。
其他同義詞有:ball; bang; bonk; crawl; cream; crumpet; diddle; dip one's wick; do; do it; do the bone dance; do the nasty; frig; get into; get it off; get it on; get laid; get some; get some action; get some ass; get some crack; get some hair; get some hole; get some pussy; get some stuff; get some tail; get some tweeze; get with; go all the way; go to bed with; have it off with; hide the salami; hop on; hose; hump; jazz; jelly; jig-jig; jounce; jug; juke; knock off; know; lay; lay off with; make it; make love; mount; nail; nooky; poke; pork; pound; quimsticking; ram; roger; roll in the hay; root; score; screw; shack up; shaft; shag; shove; slam; sleep with; slip a length; thread; throw a hump; throw a shot; tom around; trim; trim the buff; tumble; tumple; twiddle; wham-bam thank you ma'am; yard等。
【、
、
】(名詞)
一般可譯為dick。用於性的描述時,則多用cock。此外,常用英詞尚有prick。
譯入正式語時可使用:penis或phallus。
其他同義詞有:banana; bayonet; bone; boner; club; creamstick; ding-a-ling; ding-dong; dingle-dangle; dong; dork; fucking stick; horn; john; johnson; joystick; meat; member; old man; one-eyed snake; one-eyed trouser trout; one-eyed wonder worm; pecker; peter; pintle; pisser; pole; private parts; privates; rod; root; salami; sausage; schlong; shaft; stalk; swipe; tool; trouser snake; tube; wang; whang; willie; winkle (小兒陰)等。
【】
一般可譯為cunt。用於性的描述時,則多用pussy。常用英詞尚有twat及quim。
譯入正式語時可使用:vagina; vulva; pudenda。
其他同義詞有:bearded clam; beaver; box; cunny; fanny; fuck flaps; fuck hole; furbox; furburger; hole; muff; nook; nooky; piss flaps; pisser; poke hole; poontang; private parts; privates; quiff; screw-hole; slit; slot; snapper; snapping pussy; snatch; snatch-box; tail等。
【】、【仆街】、【咸家鏟】(歎詞)
表示不悅、憤怒、驚奇、失望、惋惜時可使用:
Fuck!
Fuck it!
Oh, fuck!
Fuck me!
Damn!
Damn it!
Damnit!
Dammit!
God damn it!
Motherfucker!
Shit!
Oh, shit!
Jesus!
Jesus Christ!
Oh my God!
Holy shit!
Oh, hell!
【樣】
asshole; cocksucker; dickhead; dickwad; dirt bag; douche bag; dumbfuck; fuckbag; fucker; fuckface; fuckhead; fucknut; jackass; motherfucker; real fuck; scumbag; shitface; wanker
【頭】、【
頭】(指龜頭時)
glans; glans penis
【頭】、【
碌】、【
頭】、【笨
】、【戇
】(指愚蠢、呆笨的人時)
assface; cock-brained; cocksucker; dickhead; dickwad; dumbass; dumbfuck; fuckass; fuckbrain; fuckchop; fuckface; fuckhead; fucking idiot; fucknut; fuckwad; fuckwit; lamefuck; shithead; stupid fuck; stupid fucker; stupid shit
【含】
常用的對應詞有:blow somebody; facefuck; get head (受); give face (施); give head (施); go down on somebody; suck cock; suck dick; suck somebody; suck somebody off (口爆)等。此外,使用「job」的口語詞也不少:blow job; face job; french job; head job; hum job; pipe job; tongue job等。
譯入正式語時可使用:penilingus。
其他同義詞有:bone-lipper; chew it; copa doodle; copa stem; drop on it; lay some lip; mouth fuck; munch; open wide for chunky; serve head; smoke a dick; sucky-fucky; swing on it; suck on a pole等。
【舐】
常用的對應詞有:give head (施); give face (施); get head (受); go down on somebody; eat somebody out; eat pussy; facefuck等。此外,使用「job」的口語詞有:blow job; face job; french job; head job等。
譯入正式語時可使用:cunnilingus。
其他同義詞尚有:dive a muff; go south; go under the house; plate; sit on one's face; smoke the fur; tongue-fuck等。
【肥】
fat bitch; fat pussy; fat fuck; fat ass
【臭】
指生殖器時可譯為stinking cunt; smelly cunt或sweaty twat。指不好的女人時可譯為cunt; bitch; dirty whore等。
【姣】
bangster; bit of crumpet; bit of tail; bitch; cooze; cunt; easy lay; easy make; easy meat; easy tumble; floozie; fuck ass; hot lay; letching piece; loose woman; piece of ass; piece of crumpet; piece of stray; piece of tail; playgirl; pleaser; scrubber; scupper; sexpot; shagstress; slot-job; slut; strollop; tickle-tail; tramp; wag-tail; walk-up fuck; wanton; warm bit; willing-tit
【懵】、【蠢
】、【戇
】
dumb pussy
【水】
vaginal secretion; love juice; lather; letch-water
【毛】
pubic hair; fuck fur; bush; moss; pussy hair; maidenhair
【毛】
pubic hair; bush
【屎窟】
常用口語有:assfuck; buttfuck; roger; do it up the ass; fuck in the ass; fuck in the brown; fuck up the ass等。
譯入正式語時可用:anal sex; sodomy; buggery等。
其他同義詞有:back door; bum fuck; butt bang; do a brown; fish for brown trout; fluff the duff; fuck at the altar; go down the dirt road; paint the bucket; ram job; ream; ride the deck; saddle up; shit fuck; sod; split some buns; thread someone; tom-fuck等。
翻譯粗口句子沒有甚麼理論,只要譯出整體意思和語氣便可,一般無須過份拘泥字面意思。舉例來說,「你老母臭
」,字面可譯為Fuck your mom's stinking cunt,但西人實際上不會這樣說,譯為Fuck you已經可以。
談粗口句子的翻譯,最宜以實例示範。以下逾百例句涵蓋不同的爆粗情況,只要能夠舉一反三、觸類旁通,定可掌握粗口英譯的基本原則。例句來自不同的現實語料,部份頗為粗鄙,但為有意義地討論粗口英譯,不予淡化處理。本節從語文角度探討中英翻譯,不作不利學術討論的忌諱。
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Fuck you! |
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Fuck you!
Fuck your mom! |
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Fuck the fucking fucker! |
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Fuck you, you fucking fuck! |
你去仆街啦! | Go fuck yourself!
Fuck off and die! |
你真係死蠢呀仆街! | You stupid fuck! |
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Motherfucker! This dickhead has fucked up everything. |
呢條![]() ![]() |
This stupid prick is a fucking piece of shit. |
佢過去幾年鵀瘧曭穛{真係![]() |
His shitty performance over the past years is un-fucking-believable. |
一![]() |
What a fucking mess! But he does not feel the least bit ashamed. |
條豬![]() ![]() |
This fucking idiot is a worthless asshole who might as well fucking kill himself. |
佢讕E圖大計全部都係![]() |
All his grand plans are just fucking bullshit. |
佢滷味以為自己係一哥,其實咪係隻含![]() ![]() |
He fucking thinks he's the boss when he is nothing but a cunt licking cock sucking ass-kisser. |
條仆街用屎窟鍋洁C | This dumbfuck has shit for brains. |
老實講,佢乜![]() |
Frankly, he doesn't know shit. |
每次見到條廢柴窒口窒舌咁講廢話就扯火,宜得兜巴摑![]() |
Everytime I saw that fuckchop jibbering rubbish, I got so pissed off that I wanted to smack the shit out of him. |
呢個又蠢又固執鵀洠s竟知唔![]() |
Does this fuck-headed old man know what the bloody hell he is doing? |
太![]() |
It's too fucking much! |
點解呢條仆街廢柴重可以繼續做落去?我真係唔![]() |
Why is such a lamefuck still allowed to stay in his job? I just don't fucking get it. |
我真係好![]() |
I really hate that son of a bitch. |
呢條仆街咸家鏟打![]() |
He's the fucking cocksucker who needs the shit kicked out of him. |
正一仆街契弟! | What a fucking dick lick faggot! |
收皮啦,廢![]() |
Fucking go home, you useless cunt! |
快![]() |
Drop dead, you pigfucker! |
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Fucking-fuckity-fuck-fuck-fuuuuuck! |
睇懮\地,成班都係食屎屙飯![]() ![]() |
Look at them, what a bunch of cretinous shithead fuckwads! |
我]麉e途掌握鰫O班死蠢仆街手裡面,都咪![]() |
It is fucking sad that our future is in the hands of these god damn fuckwits. |
你班死白癡擦鞋仔,食屎啦! | Eat shit, you fucking lame brain bootlickers! |
同你傾兩句得唔得?
傾你老母! |
Can I have a word with you?
Fuck off! |
我今日心情好![]() |
I feel like ass today. |
快![]() ![]() |
Fucking shut up or I'll beat the shit out of you! |
我實![]() ![]() |
I'm gonna shove my big fat dick up your ass. |
搵日我實![]() ![]() |
One of these days I'm gonna fuck the shit out of him. |
含![]() |
Why don't you go and fuck yourself?
Fuck off! Fuck you! |
死![]() |
Fuck off!
Get the fuck out of here! Piss off! |
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Shit! She is having a visit from Aunt Flo. |
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Fuck! What's the fucking use of doing that fucking shit? |
仆街苤I鎖匙留![]() |
Fuck! I have left my keys at home. |
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Damn! I have screwed it up again. |
仆街!唔![]() |
Oh, fuck! I've forgotten the password. |
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God damn it, I fucking scratched my car. |
你慳![]() |
Go fuck a duck! |
嘩!條女好![]() |
Wow! That girl is fucking beautiful. |
我開開儱|,放鱄茼n![]() ![]() |
In the middle of the meeting, I cut loose with a silent but deadly. It was so fucking embarrassing. |
搵笨![]() ![]() |
It's just a fucking con trick to fool the newbies. |
你鰜蚾腆A![]() |
What the fuck are you doing here?
What are you fucking doing here? |
條友好![]() ![]() |
That guy is a damn fool. |
呢度熱![]() |
It is too damn hot here. |
佢唱歌好![]() |
He's a damn good singer. |
條友係邊![]() |
Who the hell is that guy? |
呢鹺A![]() |
What the hell is this shit? |
你以為你係邊![]() |
Who the hell do you think you are? |
你去邊![]() |
Where the hell are you going? |
你點解呃![]() |
Why the hell did you cheat him? |
咁好鴷諻O,我點![]() |
How the hell can I fire such a good employee? |
佢手車好![]() |
He's a hell of a driver. |
佢講棟篤笑講得好![]() |
He's a fucking brilliant standup comedian. |
呢曮Y乜![]() |
What the fuck is this? |
咁真係好![]() |
This is fucking ridiculous. |
你有冇搞![]() |
What's fucking wrong with you! |
我好![]() |
I am in a fucking hurry. |
呢條友真係好![]() ![]() |
This guy is really shitty. |
呢本書真係![]() |
This book is a real piece of shit. |
我成世人都未![]() ![]() |
It's the most worthless piece of shit I've ever seen in my fucking life. |
你想點![]() ![]() |
Do what the fuck you want to do. |
咁你想我點![]() |
Well, what the fuck do you want from me? |
咁就正![]() |
That'd be fucking great. |
個插蘇鶱![]() |
Where the fuck is the socket? |
佢同條仔第一次約會就上床,但係兩日後條仔就飛![]() |
She had sex with the guy on their first date. But he fucking dumped her two days later. |
你講得好![]() |
You're fucking-A right.
You're fucking-A-number-one right. |
我發誓冇![]() |
I didn't fucking do it, I swear! |
我]快![]() |
Let's get the fuck out of here! |
搞乜![]() |
What the fuck is going on here? |
咁點![]() |
So fucking what? |
我理![]() ![]() |
I don't give a fuck.
I don't give a damn. I don't give a shit. |
浀n唔好食?好條![]() |
How's the food?
It sucks. / It tastes like shit. |
你唔出聲,邊![]() |
If you keep quiet, who's gonna fucking find out? |
喂,唔![]() |
Come on, don't be a pussy about it. |
喂,使乜咁![]() |
C'mon, don't be such a chickenshit - it's really no big deal. |
蟦o話咪![]() |
Now cut the crap.
Don't talk bullshit. |
可唔可以借蠵畀我?借你條![]() |
Can you lend me some money?
Damned / Fucked if I will! |
畀你嚇![]() |
You scared me shitless. |
佢好![]() ![]() ![]() |
He stared at me angrily and gave me a fucking finger. |
死臭![]() ![]() |
You cunt bitch whore. How dare you fucking ever talk to me like that. |
佢出![]() |
He's a notorious fuck-and-run guy. |
死仔,你整![]() |
You've screwed my computer, asshole! |
打唔打多四圈魽H
唔打B, ![]() |
How about another four rounds of mahjong?
No, I'm fucked. |
條![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The jackass didn't even notice he had a long suit. |
行快![]() |
Move your fucking ass!
Get your ass in gear! |
佢蟑薄H
點 ![]() |
Is he coming?
Fuck knows / Fuck if I know. |
你呃![]() |
You're shitting me! |
唔![]() |
Fuck the rules! |
佢落足咀頭想U條肥![]() |
He tried to talk the fat ass into bed. |
佢心情唔多靚,你精鼢N唔![]() |
You don't want to fuck with him. He's in bad moods. |
如果你再搞![]() |
If you fuck this up again, we'll be in deep shit. |
個計劃衰![]() |
The project was a complete fuck-up. |
喂,咪![]() |
Hey, don't fuck with my new camera. |
個房入面乜![]() |
There's fuck all in the room. |
我成日乜![]() |
I've had fuck all to eat all day. |
我畀個仆街經紀呃![]() |
I got fucked by the fucking broker. |
大佬,條女唔係醜,係好![]() |
Man, the bitch is not just ugly, she's fugly! |
佢正一係爛口鬼,講少句粗口都唔![]() |
He's a god damn potty-mouth who cannot go one second without saying one fucking swearword. |
粗口委婉句可用對等的委婉方式譯出:
妖! | Shoot! |
關你叉事。 | It's none of your freaking business. |
你條咸家富貴。 | You son of a gun. |
你做乜諗洇r? | What the heck are you doing? |
佢好很快就較鷒}啦。 | He left doggone fast. |
真係好Q正。 | It was darn so good. |
嘩,刁那星,你睇佢對波! | Geez! Look at her tits. |
昭記滷味!佢地搞搞震冇幫襯! | Martha Focker! They just fucked around without buying anything. |
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