EMBRACING YOUR INNER FINN
Imagine that you book a ticket on the Orient Express. Excited, you show up to your bunk, only to find that you’re sharing a small room on board the train with a total stranger. If you’re from Finland, this is a situation that would be considered a Finnish nightmare. That’s also the title of a book by author Karoliina Korhonen, who has struck a chord with fans in China. Finnish Nightmares follows a cartoon stick figure called Matti. His creator says Matti is a typical Finn. He prefers to keep to himself, and finds most social interactions awkward.
想像你訂了一張東方快車火車票。當你興奮地走到臥舖時,沒想到卻發現你和一個完全不認識的陌生人在火車上要共處在一個狹小的房間。如果你來自芬蘭,這正是被稱作「芬蘭人的惡夢」的典型處境。這也是芬蘭漫畫家卡蘿莉娜•柯爾霍寧的書名,該作家引起中國粉絲的共鳴。《芬蘭人的惡夢》描繪一個叫馬蒂的火柴人漫畫人物(編按:畫風為把人的頭畫成圓形而其他部位畫直線)。他的創作者說馬蒂就是一個典型的芬蘭人。他比較喜歡獨處,而且覺得大部分的社交互動很令人尷尬。
生活必備字詞
◎bunk n. (火車或船上的)臥鋪;(雙層床的)床舖 ◎nightmare n. 惡夢 Mandy had a nightmare and woke up screaming. ◎typical a. 典型的 This sort of hot and spicy food is typical of Thai food.
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