那些關(guān)于印度的謬傳

那些關(guān)于印度的謬傳

You've probably heard a lot of myths and stereotypes about India. Some stereotypes might be true, but many are not. Mariaebinesan3, a blogger from India, tries to dispel some stereotypes most people assume about India.

或許，你聽過(guò)很多對(duì)于印度的偏見和謬傳。有一些可能是對(duì)的，有些則是錯(cuò)的。來(lái)自印度的博主Mariaebinesan3試圖通過(guò)此文，消除大多數(shù)人對(duì)于印度的錯(cuò)誤理解。

1. All educated Indians are IT professionals.

1、所有受過(guò)教育的印度人都是IT專業(yè)人員。

Fact: 1 out of every 200 workers is a software engineer in theUS.Indiahas about 2.75 million software developers while theUShas 4.5 million. So do the math.

事實(shí)上：在美國(guó)，每200個(gè)人中，有1個(gè)人是軟件工程師。在印度有將近275萬(wàn)軟件開發(fā)人員，而在美國(guó)，這一數(shù)字為450萬(wàn)。你們自己算一算吧。

2. Dowry is prevalent in every part of India.

2、嫁妝在整個(gè)印度都盛行。

There's no dowry system in most of the North Eastern states ofIndia. In fact, in Meghalaya, marriages are matriarchal with a matrilineal system where property, names and wealth passes from mother to daughter rather than father to son. You'll find women take center-stage in every aspect of life.

在印度，東北部邦大部分地區(qū)都沒(méi)有送嫁妝的習(xí)俗。事實(shí)上，在梅加拉亞邦，婚姻為母系婚姻，采用母系傳承制，在這一制度之下，姓名、資產(chǎn)和財(cái)富都通過(guò)母親傳給女兒而不是通過(guò)父親傳給兒子。因而在生活各個(gè)層面，女性都居于核心地位。

3. All Indians live in extended joint families.

3、所有印度人都是數(shù)代同堂，一起生活。

Blame it on the numerous nonsensical Saas-Bahu Serials, the general conception of a huge Indian joint family living under a single roof is a bit exaggerated and misplaced.

這種謬傳要?dú)w咎于眾多荒謬的“婆婆與媳婦”(印度電視劇名，譯者注)系列電視劇，普遍認(rèn)為的印度人數(shù)代同堂生活在同一個(gè)屋檐之下其實(shí)是有些夸大和誤傳。

4. Arranged marriages happen overnight with the couple not knowing each other.

4、印度包辦婚姻現(xiàn)象嚴(yán)重，夫妻間甚至還未認(rèn)識(shí)就結(jié)婚。

Almost every arranged marriage inIndiais preceded by an extended period of informal 'dates' (meetings) between the couple to evaluate each other and their prospective relationship.

在印度，幾乎所有的包辦婚姻之前，男女雙方都會(huì)有數(shù)次非正式“約會(huì)”(見面)，對(duì)彼此以及彼此未來(lái)的關(guān)系進(jìn)行評(píng)估。

5. Indians eat rich, spicy, masala curry everyday.

5、印度人每天必吃又稠又辣的馬莎拉咖喱。

That's untrue. The staple diet of most Indians consist of dal/sambar, rice, chapatis/rotis with cooked vegetables (mildly spiced/stir fried) or fish/meat. Rich, thick gravies are either found in restaurants or prepared (rarely) during special occasions.

假的。印度人的主食包括南印度酸豆湯、米飯、印度烙餅、(適當(dāng)調(diào)味或煸炒的)蔬菜以及魚和肉。在餐館或在一些特殊場(chǎng)合才會(huì)有濃稠的肉汁。

6. Indian cinema is equal to Bollywood.

6、印度電影業(yè)等同于寶萊塢。

Be it Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi or even Bhojpuri, the contribution of regional films to Indian cinema is immense. While Bollywood mints money, regional cinema brings accolades.

各地區(qū)電影對(duì)于印度電影業(yè)的影響舉足輕重，語(yǔ)言多種多樣，包括泰米爾語(yǔ)、泰盧固語(yǔ)、馬拉地語(yǔ)、馬拉雅拉姆語(yǔ)、孟加拉語(yǔ)、旁遮普語(yǔ)，甚至還包括比哈爾方言。寶萊塢商業(yè)味道濃厚，而區(qū)域性電影業(yè)更受人們的青睞和贊揚(yáng)。

7. Indians are uncomfortable while interacting with the opposite sex.

7、與異性交往時(shí)，印度人會(huì)不自在。

This one's a classic: Popular western TV series like The Big Bang Theory stereotypes Indians as people who can't handle a conversation with the opposite gender. That's Raj for you.

這一說(shuō)法來(lái)源：《生活大爆炸》這類著名的西方電視劇將印度人的形象描述為無(wú)法與異性正常交談的形象。你才是Raj(生活大爆炸中的人物，來(lái)自印度，譯者注)呢。

The irony is that Raj, in real life, is married to a beautiful former Miss India.

諷刺的是，現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的Raj(扮演者)最后娶了漂亮的前印度小姐。

8. Everyone from Southern India is dark skinned & has curly hair.

8、來(lái)自南部的印度人都是膚色黝黑，自然卷發(fā)。

The majority of South Indians have a wheatish tone. Not everyone has a mustache and they don't wear lungi all the time. So stop the 'Madrassi' ignorance.

大部分的南印度人膚色為小麥色，并非每個(gè)人都留胡子，而且他們也不會(huì)時(shí)刻戴著頭巾。所以，別再愚昧地用Madrassi(西方人對(duì)南印度人的歧視用語(yǔ)，譯者注)這樣的稱呼了。

Vocabulary

stereotype：陳腔濫調(diào)

dowry：嫁妝

accolade：贊美