一个词.让你像个地道的英国人
<p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="impression">impression</span>. <span word="Cheers">Cheers</span>真有那么神奇的魔力，能让外乡人觉得自己像个地道的英国人?</p><p> <span word="Cheers">Cheers</span>最为大家熟知的含义是干杯，它表达了人们喝酒碰杯时对彼此的祝福。而今天，我们要讲的是<span word="cheers">cheers</span>在英式英语里面的一个独特含义，这个用法在英国相当普及，<span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="students">students</span>...这时候，<span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="given">given</span>。</p><p> 原来<span word="cheers">cheers</span>还有谢谢的意思。<span word="So">So</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="English">English</span>. 我们可以在大多数情况下把<span word="cheers">cheers</span>这个词当作<span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>来使用，不过<span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="colloquial">colloquial</span>，用<span word="cheers">cheers</span>会不会显得不正式呢?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>--<span word="so">so</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> 在英国，即使是在一个正式的场合，大家也都比较随便，所以不论你是在和老板或是一个陌生人说话的时候，都可以使用<span word="cheers">cheers</span>这个词。</p><p> 那么，<span word="cheers">cheers</span>的这个含义是怎么产生的呢?<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 很多年前在英国，人们见面打招呼的时候会说<span word="good">good</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>或者<span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span>。随着时间的推移，起先的问候语英经过多年的演变直到今天人们用<span word="cheers">cheers</span>来表示谢谢<span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>。</p>
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