Questions Involved With Translations(反斗翻译)

SmilingAngel

I have learn a new word this morning, how could I share in here, the word is "Deja vu"[ Déjà vu ] Apparently, it must be originally a French word, meaning according to the dictionary: feeling that one remembers an event or scene that one has not experienced or seen before.

Here goes the passages
“People are no different,” stated the American. “There are two things everyone must experience in life, who can tell?” he asked. “Death, right! Another, taxes.” Jolly and Leo nodded their heads.

“But not everybody here is aware of their identity both as a citizen and as a taxpayer,” I put in a word, and then examined the words the American jotted down on a piece of paper: déjà vu, precognition. Oh, I thought of such words as empathy, sympathy, telepathy; apathy, indifference, callousness. Foresee, foretell, predict.

“A few days ago in the countryside we met a predictor,” said Louis.

“That is fortune-teller,” corrected the American.

“Okay, a fortune-teller who predicts that he is bound to hurt himself if he gets married.”

“Yes, and I felt so upset that I got drunk at the party” the American forced a smile and held his partly bald head in hands.

“Spiritually or physically? When, where, how and why? Why didn’t you ask the fortune-teller these in detail?” I teased Louis, and a hearty laughter broke out.

Déjà vu, déjà vu! This seemed to have happened before, in some teahouse. I looked around and silently reached for my cup of tea.

SmilingAngel

danielrayslee: Thanks for sharing the story, I have learned sth new.

I am glad to hear that. Thanks.