简介：2003年爱尔兰出品的爱尔兰语电影小品，全长13分钟，叙述一位中国人因为日子闲得发慌，决定学习爱尔兰语然后到爱尔兰旅行，到了之后却发现当地爱尔兰人却听不懂这种爱尔兰的官方语言，反映出爱尔兰盖尔语发展的窘境。 BoredwithhislifeinChina,shopworkerYuMingdecidestovisitarandomcountryandpicksIrelandbyspinningaglobe.HegoestothelibrarywhereanatlasinformshimthattheofficiallanguageofIrelandis"Gaelic".ConsequentlyhelearnsandbecomesperfectlyfluentinIrishbeforehistrip. ThefilmfollowshisadventuresintryingtobeunderstoodinDublin,wheremostofthepopulationhaslittleornograspofthelanguage.Forexample,whenhearrivesataDublinhostel,YuMingsays,"Bamhaithliomleabaanseo"("Iwouldlikeabedhere").TheAustralianreceptionistassumesthatYuMingisspeakingChinese,andexplainsthathedoesn'tunderstand. YuMingthenheadstoabarinordertoseekworkandagainhisIrishletshimdown.Heasksthebarman,"Táimaglorgoibre"("Iamlookingforwork")andthebarmanstaresblanklyathim,notunderstandingaword.AnelderlyIrish-speakerattheendofthebarlistensinaweastheChinesemancanspeakthemothertongueIrishfluently,andheinviteshimforadrinkandexplainsthemisunderstanding. YuMingislatershownworkingasabartenderintheIrish-speakingConnemara. Aphrasethatrecursthroughoutthefilmis"Anbhfuiltusaaglabhairtliomsa?"("Areyoutalkingtome?").…