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■「沉默咖啡店」規定顧客不准說話,向店員查詢和落單要用筆寫。不少日本人來到這裡,享受片刻的悠閒時光。 資料圖片
下文節錄自香港《文匯報》報道:「日本東京近期有多間『沉默咖啡店』開張,這些咖啡店環境與一般咖啡店無異,但規定顧客不准說話,即使向店員查詢和落單也要用筆寫。
23歲的東國原任職護士,她趁放假特地從神奈川縣小田原的家,坐90分鐘車到東京一間沉默咖啡店喝茶和繪畫,享受寧靜時光。她表示從雜誌和微博twitter得知這間咖啡店,認為在東京不容易找到安靜地方,故此非常喜歡這個主意,特意前來光顧。
45歲店主渡邊曾在其他咖啡店工作,覺得環境太吵,希望營造一個寧靜環境,遂萌起經營沉默咖啡店的念頭。現時每周約有200位客人光顧,他規定顧客不准說話,不少顧客都是一個人到來,通常會在店內閱讀或繪畫等,藉此忘卻日常生活的煩擾。 」各位會如何把這段文字翻譯成英文?
「日本東京近期有多間『沉默咖啡店』開張,這些咖啡店環境與一般咖啡店無異,但規定顧客不准說話,即使向店員查詢和落單也要用筆寫」:「東京」是Tokyo;「沉默」可用silent表達;「咖啡店」是caf�m或coffee shop;「環境」可用environment;「顧客」可以visitor、customer、client、shopper或者patron表示;「查詢」可以make an enquiry表達;「落單」可用make an order。
「23歲的東國原任職護士,她趁放假特地從神奈川縣小田原的家,坐90分鐘車到東京一間沉默咖啡店喝茶和繪畫,享受寧靜時光。她表示從雜誌和微博twitter得知這間咖啡店,認為在東京不容易找到安靜地方,故此非常喜歡這個主意,特意前來光顧」:「神奈川縣」是Kanagawa prefecture;「小田原」是Odawara;「寧靜」可以silent、quiet或tranquil表示;「時光」可用time或moment;「雜誌」是magazine;「光顧」可用visit或patronize。
「45歲店主渡邊曾在其他咖啡店工作,覺得環境太吵,希望營造一個寧靜環境,遂萌起經營沉默咖啡店的念頭。現時每周約有200位客人光顧,他規定顧客不准說話,不少顧客都是一個人到來,通常會在店內閱讀或繪畫等,藉此忘卻日常生活的煩擾」:「經營」可用run;「念頭」可以idea 、thought或intention表達;「煩擾」可用pressure、stress、disturbance或annoyance。
Quiet moments in Japanese silent caf�ms
因此全段可英譯如下:Recently a growing number of "silent caf�ms" are opening across Tokyo in Japan. The environment of these caf�ms has no difference from general coffee shops, but visitors are not allowed to speak and can only make enquiries and orders by writing in notepads.
Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes on her day off from her home in Odawara of Kanagawa prefecture to a silent caf�m in Toyko to enjoy some silent moments, sipping tea and doing some drawings. She had learnt from magazines and twitter about the caf�mand loved the idea so much, then came to visit it and felt that it was not easy to find tranquil places in Toyko.
The 45-year-old owner Taiki Watanabe had worked in another caf�mbefore which was very noisy. He had wanted a quiet space and came up with the idea of running a silent caf�m. Now there are roughly 200 visitors coming to the caf�mevery week and they are prohibited from talking. Most come on their own to enjoy reading or drawing and release themselves from the pressure of daily lives.■龐嘉儀
Q&A
1. 沉默咖啡店為顧客提供「單獨」的悠閒空間,它的英文是s_______?
2. 「寧靜」也可以用p_______表達?
3. 「經營」除了可用open或run;也可用o______?
Answers
1. solitary/ solo
2. peaceful
3. operate
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