Gingerbread man聖誕薑餅人在西方家喻戶曉的童話形象。 出自The Gingerbread man這個傳統故事，講一隻剛烤好的薑餅小人為了避免被吃的命運，從烤箱裡逃出來，一路狂奔，躲過了老爺爺老奶奶，豬，牛，馬，最後在過河時，被狡猾的狐狸欺騙還是被吃掉了。整個故事裡薑餅小人一直在唱一句話“Run, run, as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man.” 所以“薑餅人”被用來形容那種單純又勇往直前的人。基本上，有天歌詞裡說的"bigger than Gingerbread man"s vitality"等同於我們說的“比打不死的小強還具有生命力”的意思。在英國還流傳著一個傳說，未婚女子吃下薑餅，即能遇見理想的伴侶。每到盛大的節日，大人們就會將各種形狀如心形、人形的薑餅送給孩子們，或偷偷地放入孩子們期待的襪子內。 漸漸的，薑餅屋變成了在世界各地風靡的新年禮物。讓期待的心承載著節日裡的別樣牽掛。
The Gingerbread man 薑餅人
Once upon a time a little old woman and a little old man lived in a cottage. One day the little old woman made a gingerbread man. She gave him currants for eyes and cherries for buttons. She put him in the oven to bake.
The little old woman and little old man were very hungry and wanted to eat the gingerbread man. As soon as he was cooked, the little old woman opened the oven door. The gingerbread man jumped out of the tin and ran out of the open window shouting, "Don"t eat me!"
The little old woman and little old man ran after the gingerbread man.
"Stop! Stop!" they yelled.The gingerbread man did not look back. He ran on saying,
"Run, run as fast as you can! You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man!"
Down the lane he sped when he came to a pig. "Stop! Stop! I would like to eat you," shouted the pig. The gingerbread man was too fast. He ran on saying "Run, run as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man.”
A little further on he met a cow. "Stop! Stop! little man," called the hungry cow, "I want to eat you." Again the gingerbread man was too fast. He sped on down the road saying, "Run, run as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man."
The cow began to chase the gingerbread man along with the pig, and the little old woman. But the gingerbread man was too fast for them.
It was not long before the gingerbread man came to a horse. "Stop! Stop!" shouted the horse. "I want to eat you, little man." But the gingerbread man did not stop. He said,"Run, run as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man."
The horse joined in the chase. The gingerbread man laughed and laughed, until he came to a river. "Oh no!" he cried, "They will catch me. How can I cross the river?"
A sly fox came out from behind a tree. "I can help you cross the river," said the fox. "Jump on to my tail and I will swim across."
"You won"t eat me, will you?" said the gingerbread man.
"Of course not," said the fox. "I just want to help."
The gingerbread man climbed on the fox"s tail. Soon the gingerbread man began to get wet. "Climb onto my back," said the fox. So the gingerbread man did. As he swam the fox said, "You are too heavy. I am tired. Jump onto my nose." So the gingerbread man did as he was told.
No sooner had they reached the other side, than the fox tossed the gingerbread man up in the air. He opened his mouth and "Snap!" that was the end of the gingerbread man.
Gingerbread man聖誕薑餅人在西方家喻戶曉的童話形象。 出自The Gingerbread man這個傳統故事，講一隻剛烤好的薑餅小人為了避免被吃的命運，從烤箱裡逃出來，一路狂奔，躲過了老爺爺老奶奶，豬，牛，馬，最後在過河時，被狡猾的狐狸欺騙還是被吃掉了。整個故事裡薑餅小人一直在唱一句話“Run, run, as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man.” 所以“薑餅人”被用來形容那種單純又勇往直前的人。基本上，有天歌詞裡說的"bigger than Gingerbread man"s vitality"等同於我們說的“比打不死的小強還具有生命力”的意思。在英國還流傳著一個傳說，未婚女子吃下薑餅，即能遇見理想的伴侶。每到盛大的節日，大人們就會將各種形狀如心形、人形的薑餅送給孩子們，或偷偷地放入孩子們期待的襪子內。 漸漸的，薑餅屋變成了在世界各地風靡的新年禮物。讓期待的心承載著節日裡的別樣牽掛。
The Gingerbread man 薑餅人
Once upon a time a little old woman and a little old man lived in a cottage. One day the little old woman made a gingerbread man. She gave him currants for eyes and cherries for buttons. She put him in the oven to bake.
The little old woman and little old man were very hungry and wanted to eat the gingerbread man. As soon as he was cooked, the little old woman opened the oven door. The gingerbread man jumped out of the tin and ran out of the open window shouting, "Don"t eat me!"
The little old woman and little old man ran after the gingerbread man.
"Stop! Stop!" they yelled.The gingerbread man did not look back. He ran on saying,
"Run, run as fast as you can! You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man!"
Down the lane he sped when he came to a pig. "Stop! Stop! I would like to eat you," shouted the pig. The gingerbread man was too fast. He ran on saying "Run, run as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man.”
A little further on he met a cow. "Stop! Stop! little man," called the hungry cow, "I want to eat you." Again the gingerbread man was too fast. He sped on down the road saying, "Run, run as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man."
The cow began to chase the gingerbread man along with the pig, and the little old woman. But the gingerbread man was too fast for them.
It was not long before the gingerbread man came to a horse. "Stop! Stop!" shouted the horse. "I want to eat you, little man." But the gingerbread man did not stop. He said,"Run, run as fast as you can. You can"t catch me, I"m the gingerbread man."
The horse joined in the chase. The gingerbread man laughed and laughed, until he came to a river. "Oh no!" he cried, "They will catch me. How can I cross the river?"
A sly fox came out from behind a tree. "I can help you cross the river," said the fox. "Jump on to my tail and I will swim across."
"You won"t eat me, will you?" said the gingerbread man.
"Of course not," said the fox. "I just want to help."
The gingerbread man climbed on the fox"s tail. Soon the gingerbread man began to get wet. "Climb onto my back," said the fox. So the gingerbread man did. As he swam the fox said, "You are too heavy. I am tired. Jump onto my nose." So the gingerbread man did as he was told.
No sooner had they reached the other side, than the fox tossed the gingerbread man up in the air. He opened his mouth and "Snap!" that was the end of the gingerbread man.
The End