Its Katie bar the door:当心！
<p> <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>:当心！</p><p> 听惯了用<span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span>表达“当心”，假期和老外出去游玩，若从他嘴里冒出一句“<span word="Listen">Listen</span>, <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>!”，估摸您会丈二和尚摸不着头脑。“<span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>”也表示“当心”，与“<span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span>”相比，含有那么一丝诙谐意。 “<span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>”源于一首风趣搞笑的苏格兰民歌“<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>”（《起床来把门闩上》）。歌中唱道：就寝前，夫妻二人比着不上门闩，最后夫妻俩决定，谁先开口说话谁就起身去拴门。两个人就这么紧绷嘴唇较上了劲儿，谁知半夜盗贼乘虚而入，不但劫财劫物，还对这对“哑巴”夫妻实施许多恶行。后来，丈夫忍无可忍终于厉声质问盗贼，<span word="Katie">Katie</span>（妻子）就在这时开了腔：“你输了，去上门闩”。 由于在歌曲的高潮部分，丈夫反复唱着“<span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>”，该短语遂被公众采用。随着时间的推移，“<span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>！”逐渐演变为警告语：“当心、小心”。看下面一个例句： <span word="Listen">Listen</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Katie">Katie</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>! <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>! （听着，当心点，麻烦要来了！）</p>
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