Saturday, April 04, 2009

Tax haven = 避稅天堂?

Good point from 香港傳媒茶餐廳

From Yahoo dictionary...

haven
n.
1. 避風港;避難所
vt.
1. 為...提供避難處



heaven
n.
1. 【宗】(常大寫)天國;上帝[U]
May her soul rest in Heaven.
但願她的靈魂在天國安息。
2. 天空[P1]
Millions of stars were shining in the heavens.
天空中繁星閃爍。
3. 極樂;極樂之地[U]
I was in heaven when I heard the news.
我聽到這消息時高興極了。
4. 眾天神;天國居民[P]

3 comments:

  1. Haven從來都沒有天堂的意思,不知道誰第一個翻錯

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  2. Like how sweet chicken wings became 瑞士雞翼?

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  3. But when you think about it, there aren't much difference between how most people see haven and heaven.

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