又中又英——"You haven't seen anything yet"

  Take care on December 21 of this year. That is the day a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will happen. Such a conjunction brings bad luck if you believe in feng shui. The bad luck will happen not only on December 21 but throughout the Year of the Rat as the two planets get closer. Every Chinese New Year I invite feng shui expert Michael Chiang Hong-man to my TVB English show to predict if it will be a good or bad year. Last year, he predicted the Year of the Pig would be bad because Jupiter and Saturn were getting closer to a conjunction.
  Chiang Hong-man accurately predicted wildfires, volcano eruptions, sickness, and a very bad year for Hong Kong and mainland China. Protests in Hong Kong caused by the now-withdrawn extradition bill are in their eighth month. This year, he said on my show bad luck would continue in the Year of the Rat. I said last year was bad enough but he replied: "You ain't seen nothing yet". This American slang expression is unknown to most Hong Kong people. I was surprised Chiang Hong-man knew it. The expression, which has a double negative, is grammatically incorrect but is widely used by Americans. Grammatically, it should be: "You haven't seen anything yet".
  It means you have only seen the beginning of something and there is more to come. When Chiang Hong-man said "you ain't seen nothing yet", he meant you have only seen the start of bad luck and there is worse to come.
  The word "conjunction" means two planets appearing to be in the same, or nearly the same place in the sky. Chiang Hong-man said in addition to the bad luck caused by the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, Pluto will be above Earth, which means more bad luck. Every year, he brings a chart to my show on how to avoid bad luck in your home. You can see this chart in my column in Headline Daily's Popnews or watch my show on TVB's website. Kung Hei Fat Choy!       
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  要留心今年的十二月二十一日,那天是木星与土星相会(conjunction)的日子。若你相信风水命理的话,这样的合相(conjunction)会带来厄运。这个厄运不单单是在十二月二十一日当天才会发生,而是两星愈来愈靠近的一整个鼠年。每年农历新年,我都会邀请风水大师蒋匡文上来我在无线的英语节目,去预测来年是好年抑或坏年。上年,他预测到猪年将会是坏年,因为木星和土星走得愈来愈近,将要相会(conjunction)。
  蒋匡文之前亦准确地预测到山火、火山爆发、疾病,以及对香港和内地来说的极凶之年。香港现已撤回的引渡条例所引致的示威抗议,已经来到第八个月了。这一年,他在我的节目上明言,这种厄运在鼠年会延续。
  我说上年已经够差了,他回道:"You ain't seen nothing yet." 这句美式俚语许多香港人也不知道,我很意外蒋匡文懂得这句话。这句习语是双重否定句,语法上并不正确,但普遍美国人都会这样说。要符合文法的话,这句话应该是:"You haven't seen anything yet".
  它的意思是「好戏还在后头呢」,你只是瞧到了事情的开端,后面还有更厉害的要来。当蒋匡文说 "you ain't seen nothing yet." 他的意思是你只是看到了厄运的起头,后面还有更糟的。Conjunction一字解作两大行星在天上运行到同一个又或几近相同的位置。
  蒋匡文续说,在木星和土星相会(conjunction)所带来的厄运以外,还有冥王星会升上天顶,意味着会带来更多的厄运。每一年,他都会带一个图表来我的节目,告诉大家如何在家中趋吉避凶。你在《头条日报》Popnews我的专栏上,又或透过无线网站观看我的节目,便可看到这个图表。恭喜发财!
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