Undoubtedly, the intellectual interpretation in these words is of great interest to Westerners who lack understanding of Eastern culture.
Although Liu Qingshan did not directly express that the Chinese people have a deeper history, the meaning was obvious.
He is not worried that someone will argue against these things afterwards. In fact, the facts are here. If you have the ability, you can simplify the meaning of the English letters to a few letters!
Next, he asked Brenda: "Can we talk more about this? Do you think I am only 22 years old? Am I not qualified to talk about these historical issues?"
Brenda had no intention of letting him go just like that, and the use of Chinese sentences in English proposed by Liu Qingshan was indeed a novel and unique topic.
And she has rich hosting experience and knows what kind of content the audience will like.
So she immediately deepened the conversation: "Okay, we won't talk about the depth of history anymore, but you have to explain it clearly to the audience about the origin of the word praise. I think they will be interested! What do you think? Don’t want to hear it?”
Her last sentence was facing the audience, and the response she received was actually very enthusiastic. It seems that such interesting content really made the otherwise boring interview program lively.
Especially in this ancestral place of English, any British person is very interested to hear that complicated sentence patterns can be expressed in another simplified way.
It’s just that this topic was not planned in advance. The key is that Brenda herself is very curious, and this kind of simplification of sentence structure that she has never been exposed to is beyond her thirty years of knowledge.
Brenda opened her hands to him, "There is no way to do it, and I received instructions from the director team. This issue is also the one that the audience has the strongest response to. Moreover, combined with the audience's suggestions and feedback, our program team agreed in advance." !”
She pointed to the headset hanging by her ear. In order to attract more people to sit in front of the TV, it was indeed a new trick used by the program team to combine the hot topics of discussion returned by the audience's responses.
Liu Qingshan couldn't be bothered by this sudden small change. He smiled and asked: "In the English environment, there is a foreign word called Chinglish, which means "Chinese English." I wonder if you have heard of it?"
Brenda looked surprised: "Chinglish? This is the first time I have heard this word. Is there anything else? You might as well tell me about it first."
“There are too many, such as kungfu (Kung Fu), tofu (Tofu), mahjong (Mahjong), TaiChi (Tai Chi), etc. There are many words from Chinese in English, but most of them are proper nouns. As a linguistic element, its usefulness is always limited.”
Brenda's eyes lit up in surprise: "Not to mention, I have heard of kungfu and tofu. It turns out that this is the sentence structure of Chinglish."
Liu Qingshan nodded: "There is another word ketchup (ketchup) that is more widely used. As long as you have eaten Chinese food, you must have heard of it, and it also belongs to the category of Chinglish!"
As soon as this word was spoken, not only did Brenda's eyes light up, but there were also sounds of surprise from the audience, as if she was suddenly enlightened.
"I actually know about ketchup, and I heard the sighs from the audience. Do you hear it often?" Brenda pointed the microphone in her hand at the audience.
A little girl sitting in the front row said in a high-pitched voice: "I have heard of these words. If Alien hadn't reminded me today, I wouldn't have realized that they were actually invented by the Chinese!"
Liu Qingshan gave the girl a thumbs up: "These words are actually very practical. It's very refreshing when you call me Alien. Originally, it should appear in academic papers or movies. I don't know who invented it, but I have to Admit it, people think of me when I talk about it, this is the principle of forming words into words!”
His words attracted many people to nod in agreement. Brenda didn't want her position as host to be taken away by others, so she immediately asked: "Combine words into words? Mr. Liu, please help me popularize it."
Liu Qingshan smiled and said: "Before answering this question, I have to declare that I have no intention of changing your thoughts on the British language environment. Moreover, the English environment has existed for too many years and it is not something that a foreigner can change!"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene. What he said was reasonable, and he expressed his respect for the English language in advance. With these words as a foreshadowing, it is very easy to attract goodwill.
"However, our Chinese language has the advantage of combining characters into words. Some Chinese phrases and compound words have counterattacked and become real English general words. For example, some of the special vocabulary mentioned above are still very easy to understand because the literal meaning is very simple. It is clear and does not affect the understanding of the British and Americans.”
Brenda nodded frequently. She knew that Liu Qingshan was right. kungfu, tofu, mahjong, and TaiChi have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many Europeans and Americans are indeed using them regularly now.
"Today I ask everyone to guess a riddle. Does anyone in the audience know the word brainwashing?"
When no one answered, he smiled and explained: "Brainwashing is actually a kind of Chinglish vocabulary. It is a transitive verb. It is mainly used as a noun and a verb. When used as a noun, it is translated as 'brainwashing', and when used as a verb, it is translated as 'brainwashing'. ...brainwashing', forcefully instilling thoughts into someone, the ing form of brainwash!"
The term brainwashing did not become widely used until a few years later, but this is the first time it has appeared in today's English environment.
Because so far, the Cambridge dictionary has never had a special word to specifically refer to such deceptive words as "telling someone something over and over again to make others believe it."
Brenda immediately expressed her doubts and asked Liu Qingshan to use a completed sentence to show its specific usage.
"The group is accused of brainwashing its young members."
"Huh? I have never spoken like this before. It is indeed a new word to me, but I actually think that Brainwashing is very reasonable to use in this sentence!"
Liu Qingshan laughed. It was obvious that his plan to promote Chinglish had succeeded again.
"Due to the 5,000 years of historical precipitation and essence, our Chinese language has the ability to freely convert that no other language in the world has. This is the only irrefutable fact recognized by the whole world. For example, the most beautiful person in the palace in the past What is the situation when using the English expression of the often-used saying 'When things happen, we go back to the court when nothing happens'?"
Brenda tilted her head and thought for a while, then gave a complicated and lengthy sentence: "Hello everybody! If you have something to say, then say! If you have nothing to say, go home!"
As soon as her voice fell, the whole hall burst into laughter. Liu Qingshan said happily: "But our Chinese language only needs eight syllables to simplify such a complex sentence: When something happens, we will retreat!"
There is no need for him to say the rest, and those who hear it will naturally understand it deeply.
Eight words must be expressed in such a complicated and cumbersome long sentence, which shows how concise and practical "Chinese English" is.
Of course, if these exported Chinglishes are not imported into authoritative English dictionaries and are easily used in English-speaking countries, they will still have adverse effects.
But as a person with foresight of future generations, Liu Qingshan is very sensitive to the huge potential of using this brainwashing vocabulary.
After understanding its complete meaning, Brenda quickly gave a very positive affirmation: "As a local, I can deeply feel the huge possibility of frequent use of the word brainwashing. Mr. Liu, you Do you mind if I promote it as my main vocabulary in the future?"
Liu Qingshan laughed and replied: "This is not a word exclusive to me, but a commonly used word in the English environment in China. As long as it is more convenient for language communication, you can just use it. No one will have a patent on it! Of course Well, I can give you one more word, which is out!"
In fact, he also understood that a new word coming from Brenda Smith's mouth would also have many benefits for her.
At least if the term "brainwashing" in English becomes popular, her influence will naturally gain fame and spread from it.
"Out", an Internet word evolved from an English word, will also become a hot word in a few years when Internet culture truly develops, so Liu Qingshan explained it to her in detail.
In fact, this is also a type of Chinglish vocabulary. It is not unreasonable for the simplicity and practicality of Chinese English to be gradually accepted by the Western English environment.
That's why Brenda Smith could pay attention to the word "brainwashing" that came out of Liu Qingshan's mouth.
The show lasted for more than ten minutes, and the two never mentioned a single word about the assassination incident. However, the novel and highly interesting conversation content made everyone enjoy listening to it. This is also an effect that other game variety shows cannot achieve. .
However, since this temporarily arranged interview program is in the name of an exclusive interview, it is bound to involve more topics in Liu Qingshan.
Therefore, in the subsequent conversation, his scandal was naturally mentioned, and Jin Xishan was brought out.
Jin Xishan, who was extraordinarily beautiful today, won thunderous applause from the audience as soon as she appeared on the stage.
Westerners were not familiar with this slender oriental beauty before. The reason why they knew her was naturally because of Liu Qingshan.
Moreover, all kinds of rumors about her have always been closely surrounded by the scandal between her and Liu Qingshan, so when they saw her, everyone smiled meaningfully, and many people even had inexplicable expectations in their hearts, because it was the two of them. It was the first time for him to face the scandal head-on in an interview.
