为看球赛 你会“开小差”吗?
<p>为看球赛 你会“开小差”吗?</p><p>谈一谈<span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="swinger">swinger</span>(逃避工作、装病开小差的懒汉)。 先说说<span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="swinger">swinger</span>的渊源,它最初的含义实在与“装病”相差千里。看到图片上这位手提“测深锤”的船员了吧?<span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="swinger">swinger</span>指的就是他们。<span word="Lead">Lead</span>在这里指“测海深的铅锤”,船在浅水区搁浅时,测探员要用测深锤测量出海深。铅锤一般重有8公斤,铅锤底部涂有特制的羊脂,以此取样海底物质进行探测。 测探员的工作非常辛苦,测探时往往全身浸水,而且8公斤重的铅锤整日甩来甩去并非易事。由此,有种说法认为,超负荷的工作可能会导致测探员时常发生偷懒、装病的行为,但语言学家否认了这种观点,虽然他们至今也难以搞清为何<span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="swinger">swinger</span>会在词义上有如此巨大的转变。 另外,“偷工者”还有一种更常见的说法“<span word="slacker">slacker</span>”,源于动词<span word="slack">slack</span>(松懈、偷懒),举个例子吧,说不定调侃同事时用得着: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>-<span word="swinger">swinger</span> (<span word="slacker">slacker</span>)! <span word="How">How</span> <span word="dare">dare</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>! 你这个懒鬼,竟敢偷偷溜走,把所有烦心活儿都留下给我做!</p>
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