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Lara de Salis was born in Lausanne and grew up in the canton of Vaud. Currently studying languages in the UK at Cambridge University, she explains why she s sick of hearing foreigners spouting these old clichés about the Swiss.
Lara de Salis出生在洛桑，在沃州长大，目前在英国剑桥大学学习语言。碰到外国人对瑞士的一些陈词滥调，她可就不爱听了，为什么呢？听听她怎么说的吧。
The Swiss - don't make them wait in the cold. Photo: Lara de Salis
别让瑞士人在寒冷中等待
1 “You re basically French, right?” “你基本上算法国人吧？”
To most foreigners I encounter, French-speaking Swiss are basically French, Italian-speaking Swiss are basically Italians, and German-speaking Swiss are basically German. No, no, no. I wouldn t assume that people who speak English all share England s culture, so don t do that to the Swiss! While we re on the subject, there is no Swiss German, but many unwritten Swiss German dialects. And no, the official language of Switzerland is definitely not Swedish.
我碰到的大多数外国人，总觉得说法语的瑞士人就算法国人，说意大利语的瑞士人就算意大利人，说德语的呢？那就基本算德国人了。才不是呢！我可不会把说英文的人都当作英国人，所以相应的，也不该这样看待瑞士人啊！说到这里，要提一下根本没有瑞士德语，而只是口语中的瑞士德语方言而已。还有，瑞士官方语言当然不是瑞典语。（小编：瑞士有4种官方语言：德、法、意及拉丁罗曼语。）
2 “The Swiss are always punctual and efficient (just look at the trains!)”
“瑞士人总是很准时的（你看瑞士火车都这么准！）”
Punctuality is a "heavy moral burden". Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
准时是一个“沉重的道德负担”
Yes, ok. But this can be a heavy moral burden, forcing Swiss people to maintain standards of punctuality abroad that often mean they re left waiting for tardy foreigners. Sometimes in the cold. However often this may occur, we are physically unable to arrive later next time. As for the trains, they re not always punctual. Just 99 percent of the time...
对对，是的。但是总是要求瑞士人准时可是给了我们沉重的精神负担，在国外的瑞士人被要求准时常常意味着他们要等待拖沓迟到的外国人，有时还是在寒风中等。我们瑞士人也有因为不可抗因素来不了的情况的好吗？至于火车，它们也不是百分百准时啊，顶多百分之九十九。
3 “You re used to the cold!”
“你们都不怕冷的吧！”
When foreign friends triumphantly arrive several minutes later, their excuse usually is “but you re used to the cold!” Rumour has it that Swiss people enjoy the cold and don t mind a spot of chilly weather. Yes, we re used to cold winters, but summer is actually a very warm season here. When a bunch of English friends came over to Switzerland this summer they were stunned by how hot and sunny it was. Turns out lobsters do occasionally show up in Swiss lakes after all...
如果外国朋友迟到了几分钟，他们的借口总是“可你们又不怕冷！”有这样的传言，瑞士人喜欢寒冷，不怕凉飕飕的天气。是的，我们是习惯了寒冷的冬天，但是这里的夏天也同样炎热啊。我有一群英国朋友夏天来到瑞士，被这里的阳光明媚的大热天吓坏了，发现原来瑞士湖里确实偶尔也有龙虾出现…
4 “The Swiss are all rich.” “瑞士人都很富裕。” Whilst Switzerland is a prosperous and stable country, we re not all multi-millionaires. That s why we never say we re Swiss before paying for something abroad (we say we re French/German/Italian instead).
虽然瑞士是一个繁荣富裕且和平稳定的国家，瑞士人并不都是百万富翁。这样的误解就是我们在国外购物从来不说自己是瑞士人的原因（我们会说自己是法国人/德国人/意大利人）。 5 “Have you got a Swiss army knife handy?” “你身上带了瑞士军刀吗？”
The Swiss: knifeless when travelling. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
瑞士人旅行不带刀啦
Yes, the Swiss like to be over-equipped for anything including natural disasters wherever we travel to. However, sadly, these days we re not allowed to take our favorite knife abroad if only travelling with hand luggage, which means we re condemned to let smug foreigners open our beer while suffering in silence, thinking about the bottle opener on the beloved red multitasking knife that we were forced to leave behind.
是的，瑞士人出门旅行喜欢万事俱备，充分准备——包括应对自然灾害。然而，最近如果只带手提包出国就没法带我们最喜欢的瑞士军刀，这意味着，我们只能眼睁睁让洋洋得意的外国人帮我们开啤酒，默默思念着被迫留在家里，我们最爱的红色多功能军刀上的开瓶器。
6 “Switzerland has a dodgy banking system and is a tax haven”
“瑞士的银行系统很糟糕，是个避税的好地方。”
This is particularly irritating. Firstly, banking secrecy has now been abolished in Switzerland. Secondly, the recent case involving Apple reminds us that other West European countries such as Ireland could just as easily be called tax havens for big businesses.
这一句话最惹人生气。第一，在瑞士已经废除银行保密制度；第二，最近的苹果逃税案提醒了我们，西欧国家例如爱尔兰同样可以说是大企业的避税天堂。
7 “You must be an amazing skier”
“你绝对是滑雪高手”
Yes, Switzerland is known for its mountains and lakes. To many foreigners, that means every Swiss kid basically masters skiing before they can even walk. While Switzerland is a very sporting nation, this stereotype is only partly true. Some of my Swiss friends have skied way less often than English friends. After all, Verbier is practically an English colony...
是的，瑞士因为好山好湖出名。对很多外国人来说，好山好湖意味着瑞士孩子还没学会走路就已经掌握基本滑雪技能了。虽然瑞士是一个热爱运动的国家，但这样的刻板印象只对了一点点。我的一些瑞士朋友滑雪次数还没英国朋友多呢。毕竟，韦尔比耶基本算是英国殖民地了…
8 “The Swiss love cleaning”
“瑞士人喜欢打扫卫生”
It s true we like cleaning so much we do it as a sport (it's called curling). Switzerland is a clean country with efficient sanitation. However, I don t like to admit it, because it gives foreign flatmates the perfect excuse to take advantage of their Swiss companions when arguing about house chores.
没错我们如此喜欢清理我们甚至还把它变成了一项运动（叫做冰壶）。瑞士是有着高效卫生系统的干净的国家。然而，我不想承认这一点。因为外国室友和瑞士人同住时，就找到不做家务的借口了。
9 “The Swiss only eat cheese and chocolate”
“瑞士人只吃奶酪和巧克力”
Chocolate fondue: " a crime". Photo: Denis Dervisevic
巧克力火锅“罪恶啊”
As a matter of fact, we do have chocolate very often… and cheese. But certainly not together, and not all the time. What s more, some purists think you shouldn t eat melted chocolate from a pan like a cheese fondue. One of my Swiss teachers actually referred to chocolate fondue as a crime. So don t do it.
其实，我们确实经常吃巧克力…和奶酪。但是绝对不是一起吃，也不是一直吃。另外，你不应该像吃奶酪火锅一样从盘子里吃融化的巧克力。我的一位瑞士老师就把巧克力火锅说成是犯罪。所以别这样做。
10 “Zurich is the Swiss capital”
“苏黎世是瑞士首都。”
No, wait, is it Geneva? Come on guys! Our capital is, of course, Bern. That s where parliament is. And where tourists come to see a couple of bears.
哎等会儿，难道不是日内瓦吗？伙伴们给点力好不好？我们的首都当然是伯恩了啊！我们的议会在那里啊。而且伯恩也是游客们来看熊的地方啊。
11 I m not called Heidi. 我的名字不叫海蒂。
小编注：海蒂是瑞士女作家施皮里同名小说的主人公。你如果问谁是最著名的瑞士女性？当然是海蒂。她之于瑞士就像《格林童话》之于德国，《安徒生童话》之于丹麦，“匹诺曹”之于意大利，“小王子”之于法国，她是瑞士最著名的代言人。这个瑞士大山里的小姑娘是瑞士家喻户晓的人物，但她“纯属虚构”。 在瑞士生活的你们，是否也被外国人对中国人的偏见所困扰呢？亦或者承受着国人对瑞士华人的偏见呢？写留言告诉我们吧！
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