有一天,我溜达到车工车间,见赵师傅正在跟黑小伙艾哈默德连吆喝带比划交流得热火朝天。我刚凑到他们跟前,艾哈默德就把油乎乎的手放到我肩膀头上,摇头晃脑地对我说,“Mr. Cui! Mr. Zhao no good!" 我赶忙问:”Why? What happened?“ 这位流里流气好吃懒做的车工学徒竖起大拇指对我说,”Look! I have done a very good job! But Mr. Zhao only said 麻辣个B!”
我一头雾水,赶紧追问他道:“What do you expect him to say to you then?”(那么你期望他对你说什么呢?)
艾哈默德脖子往后一仰,酒糟鼻子往上一挑说道:“麻辣个臭B!The other Chinese expert always said this to me before!"
我大吃一惊,弱弱地问我这位刚认识不久的非洲兄弟道:”Do you know the meaning of 麻辣个臭B?“
艾哈默德很自信地回答我说:”Of course I know!麻辣个B means good! 麻辣个臭B means very good!"
我彻底无语了!瞬间明白了我们前任砖家们是怎样把高深莫测的汉语在非洲这片黑土地上发扬光大的了!