當我在工餘修讀翻譯學士時，曾被要求觀看行為經濟學家 Keith Chen 的演講。 Keith 因為對Whorfian hypothesis（沃爾夫假說）的研究而聞名。本次演講的標題是他訂的。這是視頻的鏈接（https://www.ted.com/talks/keith_chen_could_your_language_affect_your_ability_to_save_money）。
When I was studying my Bachelor of Translation in the evening class, I had been asked to watch a short video a speech by Keith Chen, a behavioral economist. Keith has been known for his research on the Whorfian hypothesis. The title of this talk "Could your language affect your ability to save money?" was given by him. Here is the link to the video (https://www.ted.com/talks/keith_chen_could_your_language_affect_your_ability_to_save_money).
在這次演講中，Keith 介紹了他的研究結果，表明語言對語法上時間敏感的人比使用非時間敏感語言的人能積蓄的錢更少。他認為，說後一種語言的人更面向未來，因此具有更大的財務責任感。總而言之，他的演講對語言和經濟學的交叉點提供了引人入勝的見解，並鼓勵我們考慮我們自己的語言使用如何影響我們的金融行為。
In this speech, Keith presents the results of his research showing that people whose language is grammatically time-sensitive tend to save less money than people who speak non-time-sensitive languages. He believes that people who speak the latter language are more future-oriented and therefore have a greater sense of financial responsibility. Overall, his speech provides fascinating insights into the intersection of language and economics, and it encourages us to consider how our own language use affects our financial behaviour.
我認為，經濟學的學者應該參考這個演講，因為內容與經濟學有關。另一方面，與英中兩語相關的譯者或學者也應該參考這篇演講，因為Keith指出了兩種語言在時態之外的另一個獨特之處：一個簡單的中文稱謂可能包含複雜的親屬關係信息，如父系或母系，直系或旁系……這些內容無法用簡單的英文稱謂來表達。
In my opinion, scholars of economics should refer to this talk, as the content is related to economics. On the other hand, translators or scholars relating to English and Chinese should also refer to this talk, as Keith brought out another uniqueness in each of both linguages beside the tense: a simple Chinese appellation may contain complex kinship information such as patrilineal or matrilineal, immediate or collateral relatives... these contants can not be expressed with a simple English appellation.
順帶一提，TED（Technology, Entertainment and Design 的簡稱）是一個致力於傳播新思想或新技術的非營利組織，通常會邀請專家學者就一個新概念進行簡短而有力的演講。 這些演講通常被命名為"TED talks"。 英語水平好的觀眾可以通過TED網站（https://www.ted.com）的關鍵詞找到他們感興趣的不同領域的演講。
By the way, TED (short form of Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a non-profit organization devoted to spreading new ideas or technologies, and usually invites experts and scholars to give short but powerful talks on a new concept. The talks often be nameed as "TED talks". Audiences with good English skills may find speeches on different ralms they are interested in through keywords on the TED website (https://www.ted.com).
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