词海拾贝：Carry the can代人受过
<p><span word="Carry">Carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span>，“提着罐子”？回答错误。据说，<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span> 是个非常著名的英式表达，解释为“代人受过”，看来“提个罐子”虽然累不着，但今后还是尽量避免为好。</p><p>那么，“提着罐子”是如何导致“代人受过”的呢？其实，<span word="Carry">Carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span> 出自于军营，起源于19世纪20年代晚期的英国皇家海军。<span word="Carry">Carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span> 最初指的是这样一种情形：军营有啤酒供应，一位士兵不仅要负责为大伙提罐取酒，还要承担退空瓶子的任务。啤酒洒了，啤酒罐磕了碰了，都是他一个人的责任，你说郁闷不郁闷？由此，<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span>便成了“代人受过，替别人承担责任”的代名词。以后，当你不幸遭遇此类情形时，你也可以理直气壮的说：</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p>我绝对不会替他负责任的。</p><p>俚语五花八门，这话一点不假，刚说完“提着罐子”，又来了个“提个小桶”，<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keg">keg</span>。<span word="Keg">Keg</span> 和<span word="cag">cag</span>是同一方言单词的两个变体，意思是“冒犯；得罪”，和<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="can">can</span> 不同的是，<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keg">keg</span>指的是“容易生气或不能被人开玩笑的”。</p>
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