真的很頭疼,而且很出戲,影響對作品的欣賞。比如我個人當年讀Gone with the Wind英文版的時候,對那些原封不動的黑人奴隸方言就很頭疼。你可以適當這裏那裏添一點點。我目前寫的星男是廣東背景,就是偶爾加一個詞兩個詞的粵語,那樣。
When using dialect, use it lightly. A dialect word here and there is enough. All you want to do is suggest. Never let it call attention to itself. ~ Flannery O’Connor