笑果奇佳---這本小漫畫集
記得小時候住在香港,每個禮拜天的英文報裏都有一整頁的漫畫, 我和妹妹總是搶着來看,看不懂就纏着父親或母親要他們解釋給我們聽。好温馨的童年回憶。
自從加入美國防癌協會北加州華人分會, 參與編輯「談癌季刋」之後，總想在提供資訊、並且給病人及家屬有傾吐心聲的園地之外, 還能有輕鬆看待病中歲月的一面。漫畫是個很好的工具，於是我就一幅接著一幅的畫了起來。現在集了五十九幅, 裝訂成這個小冊子。希望大家把它當成一份「笑果奇佳」的禮物。
採用中英對照, 是為了讓一些看不懂中文的朋友也能够分享。但在翻譯上故意隨性而不顧精準, 以免失去這兩種語言獨有的趣味。
About this small cartoon book
I remember living in Hong Kong when I was young, every Sunday the English newspaper would put out an entire page of cartoons. Time and again, my sister and I would fight over it. When neither of us could understand the jokes, we would beg our parents to explain them to us. The memory of that delightful time remains with me.
Since I became involved in editing the quarterly Newsletter for the American Cancer Society-Northern California Chinese Unit, I have always wanted the publication to include humor in a warm-hearted way in addition to providing information and offering a channel for patients and their families to share their experiences. Cartoons are an ideal tool, and so there I was, drawing one cartoon after another. I now have 59 of them collected in this small booklet. I offer it in the belief that people will always have the courage to “Laugh Along the Way”.
For the benefit of those who do not understand Chinese, I have also provided English captions. However, some jokes defy direct translation, so author’s privilege is claimed for a looser approach.