让人捧腹的英语文化陷阱~Speaking of the devil
几个同学聚到一起聊天，大家都到齐了，唯独不见Wayne。其中一个说“今天好像没见到Wayne”，另一个接着说“他的女儿放暑假，东西要从宿舍里搬出来，他大概帮忙去了”。正说着，只见Wayne从外面走过来。Joe于是说“speaking of the devil”。几个人乐了起来。我心想Wayne 这个人平常挺老实的，为什么说他是devil呢?于是我悄悄地去问Joe。
原来“speaking of the devil”是一条成语，相当于中文的“说曹操，曹操到”。也就是刚说Wayne 不在，结果他就来了。我不禁惊诧于语言的共通性，因为曹操不是也有“奸雄”的称号吗?中英文在这一成语上有着这样惊人的异曲同工之处。 (摘自《世界日报》)
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