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Long,not dragon “龙”翻译成“dragon”是百年错误。dragon应译成“德拉根”,是长得像恐龙时代翼龙的传说怪物,有翅膀无鳞片,喷火,干坏事多,总体为邪恶象征。中国的“龙”应译为“long”或为“loong”,没翅膀有鳞片,高贵且喷水多,主风调雨顺等,总体是吉祥象征。《时代》周刊新一期封面又把中国说成了德拉根…(转自@芮成钢)

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好的,下次我说给老外听

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