If God give me three wishes對不對

Question

某縣全縣國小英語演講比賽的題目是：【If God give me three wishes】.我的願望還須要勞駕上帝來賜給我嗎？我高興怎麼 wish,就怎麼wish啊！我一分鐘就可以編織十個願望啊！這句話從語法上或情理上來分析，顯然大有問題。若把give改成grant (應許)較合乎文法。而直接以【My three wishes】當題目不是更好嗎？~請各位先進惠賜高見，謝謝。

Answer 1

I totally agree with you on this "to give or to grant" thing, for I think it's just a matter of "word for word" translation from Chineses to English, a problem many people here have expressing their ideas in English. As to the topic "My Three Wishes," I think it may be a little bit deviated from the original one. With the latter I would come up with some wild, unchecked, and even bizarre ideas, since God is going to "grant me." On the other hand, with "My Three Wishes" I might be focusing on those that are more realistic, attainable, and important, hoping that they'll finally come true.  A good question you got here I'd say.

Answer 2

謝謝您的高見。不過您所言，太過牽強，give就是「給予」，並無「答應實現」之意。假設一個信徒去教堂或廟，他會說：「God,請幫我實現(granted)三個願望。」(絕對不會說：請給我三個願望)./

2006-11-08 19:42:13 補充：
Kevin:Your opinion is outstanding and highly appreciated.Thanks.By the way,are you a pianist and the brother of Kevin Kern?{HaHa,just a kidding!)