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差不多先生(上)

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ID: 4522 Advanced
差不多先生传是胡适最有名的作品之一,这篇文章是一个讽刺性的寓言,你能猜得出来作者想表达的是什么吗?
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
xiǎo to know
闻名 wénmíng well-known; famous; renowned
差不多 chàbuduō almost; nearly; more or less
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
你知道中国最有名的人是谁提起此人人人皆晓处处闻名
nǐ 你zhīdào 知道Zhōngguó 中国zuì 最yǒumíng 有名de 的rén 人shì 是shéi 谁tíqǐ 提起cǐ 此rén 人rénrén 人人jiē 皆xiǎo 晓chùchù 处处wénmíng 闻名
Do you know who the most famous person in China is? His name is so well-known that everyone have heard about him.
他姓差名不多是各省各县各村人氏你一定见过他一定听过别人谈起他
tā 他xìng 姓chā 差míng 名bùduō 不多shì 是gè 各shěng 省gè 各xiàn 县gè 各cūn 村rénshì 人氏nǐ 你yīdìng 一定jiàn 见guò 过tā 他yīdìng 一定tīng 听guò 过biéren 别人tán 谈qǐ 起tā 他
His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.
差不多先生的名字天天挂在大家的口头因为他是中国全国人的代表
chàbuduō 差不多xiānsheng 先生de 的míngzi 名字tiāntiān 天天guà 挂zài 在dàjiā 大家de 的kǒutóu 口头yīnwèi 因为tā 他shì 是Zhōngguó 中国quánguó 全国rén 人de 的dàibiǎo 代表
Every day, Mr. Chabuduo's name is uttered by countless people to the extent that he has come to represent the entire population of China.
差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多他有一双眼睛但看的不很清楚有两只耳朵但听的不很分明有鼻子和嘴但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究
chàbuduō 差不多xiānsheng 先生de 的xiàngmào 相貌hé 和nǐ 你hé 和wǒ 我dōu 都chàbuduō 差不多tā 他yǒu 有yī 一shuāng 双yǎnjing 眼睛dàn 但kàn 看de 的bù 不hěn 很qīngchu 清楚yǒu 有liǎng 两zhǐ 只ěrduo 耳朵dàn 但tīng 听de 的bù 不hěn 很fēnmíng 分明yǒu 有bízi 鼻子hé 和zuǐ 嘴dàn 但tā 他duìyú 对于qìwèi 气味hé 和kǒuwèi 口味dōu 都bù 不hěn 很jiǎngjiu 讲究
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
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