"born in a barn" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 你是在馬廄裡出生的嗎？

Definition

這個表達用來半開玩笑地問別人是否沒有禮貌。通常在有人把門打開不關或做了不禮貌的事情時使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式且帶幽默感的說法，嚴肅時可能顯得失禮。常對小孩或朋友說，特別是有人把門開著不關時。正式場合不建議使用。通常是反問句，不需回答。

Examples

Were you born in a barn? Close the door behind you!

你**是在馬廄裡出生的嗎**？把門關上！

Don't act like you were born in a barn. Use your manners.

別表現得像**在馬廄裡出生**一樣。要有禮貌。

Please wipe your feet; you weren’t born in a barn.

請擦擦你的腳；你不是**在馬廄裡出生**的。

My dad always says, 'Were you born in a barn?' every time I forget the door.

我爸爸每次我忘記關門都會說：「你**是在馬廄裡出生的嗎**？」

If you keep leaving your shoes everywhere, people will think you were born in a barn.

你老是把鞋到處亂放，別人會以為你**是在馬廄裡出生的**。

She laughed and said, 'No, I wasn’t born in a barn—I just forgot.'

她笑著說：「不是啦，我不是**在馬廄裡出生的**——只是忘記了。」