俚语：多得很，不稀罕！
<p>俚语：多得很，不稀罕！</p><p>上个礼拜在一家音像店里花大价钱买了张“<span word="Beatles">Beatles</span>”的专辑。本以为自己得到了件人人羡慕的“稀世珍品”，今天却被告知那只是翻录的“便宜”货，到处都有卖。那叫一个不痛快啊…… 不过，愚如吾者，偶有一得！英语中像这样到处都买得到、“滥”得不值钱的“便宜”货叫做“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>”。 1786年美国国会将十美分硬币定为“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>”。想一想，再穷的人手里也得有“1毛钱”吧？很快，“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>”（10美分/一角硬币）普及众生，市面上流通的10美分硬币数以百万计……随着岁月的流逝，“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>”自然而然成了便宜货的代名词。 您可能要问，为什么“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>”后非要加上“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>”才表示“滥得不值钱的便宜货”呢？原因很简单：“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>”其实并无实意，因为美国人习惯使用头韵（即把起头字母相同的词放在一起），为了“养”耳，俗语“<span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>”才逐渐普及开来。 看下面的例句：<span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="collections">collections</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span>.（安东尼原以为他收集的邮票是稀世珍宝，实际上那些邮票到处都有，一点都不希罕。）</p>
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