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這位翻譯真厲害 ！

Canadian Citizenship Application

An immigrant from China is applying for citizenship in Canada .

He is to be interviewed by a Canadian immigration officer.

He does not speak English well and knows nothing about Canada .

Therefore, he invited a special translator to help him in his interview.

一個來自中國的移民， 要申請加拿大公民，他不會說英語，

更不了解加拿大，為了移民官的面試， 他請了專業翻譯來幫忙 。

Officer:  Do you know who was the first Prime Minister of  Canada ？ 

官員提問：『請問加拿大的首任總理是誰？』

Translator: ( in Cantonese) The officer asked you,

Where do you usually go if you want to eat hamburger?

翻譯用廣東話說 ：

「移民官問你： 『如果你想吃漢堡，通常你會去哪裡： 』 

Man: (answered to the officer) Oh..... McDonald

(the first Prime Minister of Canada is Sir John MacDonald.) 

申請人對著移民官回答說：『噢！  麥當勞 ！  』

 ( 加拿大的首任總理叫做  Sir John MacDonald.)

The officer nodded his head and then asked the second question.

移民官點頭 ，然後問下一個問題。

Officer: Could you tell me which province you're living in now?

移民官問：「你可以告訴我， 你現在住哪一省嗎？ 」

Translator: (in Cantonese) The officer just asked you, 

What is the dirtiest thing in your nose? 

翻譯用廣東話說：「移民官問你：『甚麼，是你鼻子裡最髒的東西？ 』」

Man: (replied to the officer in Cantonese) Ah..... Bay See

(which means nose dirt in Chinese) (The man lives in the province of

British Columbia, commonly known as B.C.)

申請人用廣東話回答移民官說：『   啊鼻屎！  』

 ( 即中文鼻子裡的髒東西 ) ( 他住在 the province of British Columbia，

簡稱為 B.C. 廣東話鼻屎同音 )

The officer nodded his head again and asked the final question.

移民官又點頭， 而後問最後問題。

Officer: Do you know what your privilege is when you become Canadian?

移民官問：「你成為加拿大公民後，享有甚麼權利 ？」

Translator: (in Cantonese)

The officer asked you, How does a dog sounds like when it barks?

翻譯用廣東話說：「移民官問你：『狗吠的時候，叫聲是怎樣？』」

Man: (demonstrated the sound to the officer)... Woe, Woe.

(Vote, Vote. One of the privileges of a Canadian is the right to vote.)

申請人當著移民官的面 ，做出狗吠的聲音 ： 『 Woe, Woe!! 』

 (Vote, Vote.)  成為加拿大公民的特權之一， 就是投票 (Vote.)

The officer told the man that all the questions were answered correctly,

shook hands with him and congratulated him

that he had passed the interview to be a Canadian citizen.

 移民官告訴申請人說： 所有的問題都答對， 跟他握手 ，  

並且向他恭喜， 已經通過成為加拿大公民的面試了！   

這位翻譯真厲害 ！不但英文好  反應特快   絕頂聰明   ，

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