讓人捧腹的英語文化陷阱~Speaking of the devil
幾個同學聚到一起聊天，大家都到齊了，唯獨不見Wayne。其中一個說“今天好像沒見到Wayne”，另一個接著說“他的女兒放暑假，東西要從宿舍里搬出來，他大概幫忙去了”。正說著，只見Wayne從外面走過來。Joe于是說“speaking of the devil”。幾個人樂了起來。我心想Wayne 這個人平常挺老實的，為什么說他是devil呢?于是我悄悄地去問Joe。
原來“speaking of the devil”是一條成語，相當于中文的“說曹操，曹操到”。也就是剛說Wayne 不在，結果他就來了。我不禁驚詫于語言的共通性，因為曹操不是也有“奸雄”的稱號嗎?中英文在這一成語上有著這樣驚人的異曲同工之處。 (摘自《世界日報》)
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