yeut Posted July 9, 2012 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 04:31 PM This is part of a joke. There is the entire joke: 老婆：如果我跟你媽一起掉到水裡，你先救哪個？ 老公面有難色：我不會游泳呀！ 老婆：假設你會的話。 老公：妳自己不是會游泳嗎？我當然救我媽。 老婆：我說的是假設我不會游泳。 老公：妳不會游泳，帶一個老太太到水邊幹嘛？ 老婆：你真是死腦筋，我不是假設嘛！ 老公：妳假設什麼不好，幹嘛假設我媽掉水裡，怎麼不假設妳媽？ 老婆氣：那我媽和你媽一起掉水裡，行吧？ 老公也氣：妳沒事把兩個老太太假設掉到水裡幹嘛？妳不喜歡我媽也就罷了，妳媽把你養大容易嗎？ 最後是老婆氣死了！ I understand most of it just did not understand the underlined: 妳沒事把兩個老太太假設掉到水裡幹嘛？妳不喜歡我媽也就罷了，妳媽把你養大容易嗎？ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted July 9, 2012 at 05:07 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 05:07 PM I would translate it as something like Why would you ever image two old ladies falling into the water (i.e. drowning)? I can understand if you don't like my mother (lit. if you don't like my mother so be it), but your mother didn't have an easy time raising you (i.e. you should be more grateful than to imagine her drowning)! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeut Posted July 9, 2012 at 09:08 PM Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 09:08 PM jbrad: . . .but your mother didn't have an easy time raising you (i.e. you should be more grateful than to imagine her drowning)! You translate the above for 妳媽把你養大容易嗎？ However, I don't see "didn't" in the sentence. Doesn't say "your mom had an easy time raising you?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkhsu Posted July 9, 2012 at 10:17 PM Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 at 10:17 PM "妳媽把你養大容易嗎？" = "Was it easy for your mom to raise you?" = a rhetorical question implying that it was difficult for her mom to raise her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted July 10, 2012 at 12:54 AM Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 at 12:54 AM On a side note, I enjoyed the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted July 10, 2012 at 01:39 AM Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 at 01:39 AM On a side note, I IM'ed it to my wife, who (predictably) replied "and who would you save, me, my mother, or your mother?". Thinking I was smart, I immediately answered "you, of course". "WRONG! My mother. The other two of us know how to swim!" Oh well, I can never win.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted July 10, 2012 at 02:02 AM Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 at 02:02 AM Yeah... I don't think I'd ever share this with a significant other. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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