名句改编“雪克隆” Snowclone
<p> 有人说:“黑夜给了我一双黑色的眼睛,我却用它寻找加班时间”,也有人说:“轻轻的我放完了线,正如大坝轻轻的发了电。”这些让人忍俊不禁的名言改编就叫做<span word="Snowclone">Snowclone</span>(雪克隆)。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> "<span word="snowclone">snowclone</span>" <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transforming">transforming</span> <span word="cliches">cliches</span>, <span word="axioms">axioms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="catchphrases">catchphrases</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="analogies">analogies</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="formula">formula</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catchphrase">catchphrase</span> "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>" <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>."</p><p> “雪克隆”指的是把一些陈词滥调、公理、流行文化名言改编成现代版本的行为。通过替换原文的几个关键词就可以旧瓶装新酒。例如,名言“生,还是死,这就是问题的所在”可以变成“吃,还是不吃,这就是问题的所在”。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="snowclone">snowclone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timeworn">timeworn</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="cliche">cliche</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="syntax">syntax</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="catchphrase">catchphrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Alien">Alien</span> "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="scream">scream</span>," <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="snowclone">snowclone</span>: "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="snowclone">snowclone</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="catchphrases">catchphrases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="theme">theme</span>; <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span>.</p><p> 雪克隆可借用一些过时但却脍炙人口的陈词滥调,在其基本句式中加入具体话题。举例来说,电影《异形》的名句“在太空中,没有人能听到你的尖叫”可以改编成跟商业有关的雪克隆:“在太空中,没有人能听到你的谈判”。雪克隆在这个情境下有意义,因为两句话表达相同的主题:在真空中,什么都无法奏效。</p>
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