carry the torch举着火把“单恋”
<p>张宇的《单恋一枝花》有不少人听过，而短语<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>就是单恋的意思。说到<span word="torch">torch</span>，不由让人想到了英国神秘主义诗人威廉姆。布莱克(<span word="William">William</span> <span word="Blake">Blake</span>)的诗歌片断：<span word="Thou">Thou</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Evening">Evening</span>， <span word="Now">Now</span>， <span word="whilst">whilst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="rests">rests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>， <span word="light">light</span> <span word="thy">thy</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>; <span word="thy">thy</span> <span word="radiant">radiant</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>! <span word="Bright">Bright</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>的问题在于有些人很不幸，在火炬烧尽之后还无法割舍自己的感情。早至1927年，短语<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span>/<span word="the">the</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>就出现了，表示当爱人离去很久之后，另一方依然坚守着那份感情，渴望着爱人的归来。到1934年时，那些描述错过的爱情与心伤的浪漫的情歌就被称为<span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>(感伤恋歌)，而在夜总会唱这类歌曲的女歌手则被称为<span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="singers">singers</span>(专唱感伤恋歌的女歌手)。</p><p>那么火把是如何作为罗曼蒂克的迷恋的象征呢?众说纷纭。传说希腊哲学家第欧根尼(412-322 <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.) 经常大白天的瞎转悠，提着盏灯或是火把寻找一个诚实的人。另一种理论认为爱神维纳斯经常被描写成手执火炬的形象，而且纽约港的自由女神像以手持充满希望的火炬而闻名。其实<span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>很可能仅是一个形象的说法，指用火把照明，帮助人们寻找失去的爱。</p>
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