门面 Gate Face Poem by Haiqing Hua

门面
Gate face

门面是一个中国概念
Gate face is a Chinese concept
我们只能这么翻译
We can only translate it like so
就像关系
Just as Guanxi
一个简单的词汇
A simple word
从字面上看
When observe from surface
它就是关系
It means relationship
但是关系的深层含义
But the deep meaning of Guanxi
被英语人士注意到了
Noted by English people
所以他们创造了这个词
So they created this word

门面也是如此
Menmian is also
门面是表明现象
Gate face is the surface
它有深层含义
It has deep meanings
英语人士可能还没有留意到
English people may not notice
所以我说
So I say
很多的工作没有完成
Many works not completed
很多甚至没有开始
Many even has not started

中国和世界
China and world
到底有多少误会
How much misunderstanding by the end of the day
我了解的不完全
What I understand is limited
我想没人可以了解完全
I think there will be nobody can understand completely
我只能在个人能力范围内
I only can work within personal capacity
给大家展示一些侧面
To expose some side faces
文化这个东西
Culture is a thing
其实没有那么简单
Actually not that simple

但是门面很重要
But Menmian or gate face is very important
如果不懂门面这个词汇
If misunderstood this word
你可能错读中国
You may misread China
而且迄今为止
And up to now
我没有看到门面的正规英文
I have not seen Menmian standard English version
我很怀疑
I really doubt
我们是不是都被误会了
If we are all misunderstood

门面很重要
Gate face is very important
它可以是你的衣服
It can be your clothes
它也可以是你的语言
It can be your language
真的很重要
Really important




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