口语：“该请的、不该请的，全请来了”
<p>一大早，同事就来抱怨：“我本想办一个小型的私人聚会，没想到老婆把该请的、不该请的全请来了！” 呵呵，“这该请的，不该请的”该如何用英语来表达呢？看好了！“<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>”。</p><p>当然，这里的“<span word="Tom">Tom</span>，<span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>”泛指的是普通人，有点象汉语里的“张三、李四、王二”。不过，在用法上，这一表达更含有蔑视意，特指“非常非常一般、毫无半点建树的普通人”，如：<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>.（这活儿谁都能干！）</p><p>究其渊源，“<span word="every">every</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>”最早可追溯到莎翁的戏剧，不过，他老人家当时仅用“<span word="Francis">Francis</span>（弗朗西斯）”一个人名来代指“无足轻重的小人物”。到了19世纪，由于“<span word="Harry">Harry</span>”成了极其普遍的“大众名”，人们于是开始用“<span word="Harry">Harry</span>”、外加“<span word="Tom">Tom</span>”和“<span word="Dick">Dick</span>”，来指代“受人轻视的普通人”。</p><p>话题讲到此也该画上句号了。不过，同事那句抱怨话可得记着如何表达哦，说不定下次你也用的上：“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="private">private</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>.”</p>
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