袋鼠非鼠

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英文 “rat” 不是一個好詞，經常被用來形容［小人］，［告密者］，做動詞時便是［打小報告］。我對英文把鼠年稱為 “The Year of Rat” 頗有異議。因平常用小鼠作實驗，前些天在係裏作報告時，趁機光大了一下我中華文化。

It is said there’s a “Year of Rat” in Chinese calendar, it’s actually a “Year of Mouse”. Because, we don’t have “rats” in China.

A rat is a big mouse.（大老鼠)
A squirrel is a mouse in a pine tree.（鬆鼠）
A chipmunk is a mouse with stripes.（花栗鼠）
A mole is a mouse that lives in dark.（鼴鼠）
A guinea pig is a mouse that looks like a pig.（豚鼠，又稱荷蘭豬)
A hamster is a mouse with large cheeks for storing food.（大頰鼠，又稱倉鼠)
A kangaroo is a mouse with a pouch.（袋鼠）
(Well, so it's not really a mouse, but that’s what we call it.)

However, a mouse, is just a mouse.

注：以上各鼠均為齧齒類（Rodent）動物，隻有袋鼠是有袋類（Marsupial）動物。


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• Great one, this is first time i know that a chipmunk is not a sq -sleet- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 10:55:35

• Enjoying your writing, what about sharing your <on polygamy> her -billnet- ♂ (27 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 11:10:47

• 回複：Enjoying your writing, what about sharing your <on polygamy> -billnet- ♂ (90 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 11:15:26

• why cann't have another one: 論多夫製之優劣? -ruiray- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 11:29:48

• polyandry? r u dreaming? -topsy.turvy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 11:35:26

• I hope you don't want me to write it in English also. -廢話多多- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 12:43:09

• Gee, you want me to write that in English? -廢話多多- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 12:42:20

• An english version will help culture sharing w/t westerners. -billnet- ♂ (38 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 14:53:19

• 回複：袋鼠非鼠 -waveline- ♀ (35 bytes) () 08/20/2010 postreply 20:57:57