用英文講「架勢堂」

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04/12/2012

用英文講「架勢堂」 毛孟靜

架勢堂的「堂」,大概可指任何招牌。架勢,通常與「巴閉」相通,用來讚人,最方便的英文字,係grand。我們的日常口語亦常講「乜乜好grand」,亦即「好大單」;有splendid(華麗堂皇)、magnificent(壯觀宏偉)、dazzling(眩目稱奇)之意。

一句過: 「嘩,架勢堂!」

Gee, that’s splendid!

Wow, soo grand!

把so 講成soo 是要強調「非常」,等於口語的「真係好鬼……」。

如果針對的是某人的架子氣勢,要讚其人有王者之風,可說:

He displays regal bearing.

That is a lady of regal bearing.

Regal,即royal、王室的。視乎當事人的性別年齡,亦可用kingly、queenly、princely代替,但一般就少講princessly。

如果語氣查實是「單打」對方,充滿貶意, 「佢好架勢堂㗎」,是嘲諷這人「懶巴閉、扮晒嘢」;像說「他架勢堂也似地走進來」:

He walks in, playing boss. 他走進來,姿態「扮老細」。

He walks in as if he owns the place. 他走進來,彷彿他擁有這地方似的。不也就是扮「我主場」!

批評人扮架勢、懶巴閉,尋常英文用語亦有arrogant(傲慢)、conceited(自大)、pompous(自大再加一點浮誇)等形容詞。

That is an insufferably arrogant, conceited,pompous person. 那是個令人受不了的架勢堂、自大狂。Insufferable, 令人受不了,「頂唔順」。

而架勢堂的文字或說話, 可另用lofty、lofty-sounding:

That’s a lofty production. 那是個「重頭、大堆頭」製作。

That’s a lofty-sounding plan. 那是個聽起來重頭、亦即「懶重頭、懶大堆頭」計劃。

順帶一提比較口語的uppity,解putting onairs of superiority(扮作高人一等)。名詞uppitiness。

She is the uppity type. 她是「懶有嘢」一族。

His uppitiness bothers me. 他那款扮高級,我吃不消。

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