从A到Z畅谈美国流行文化：been there
<p>总有很多人认为“<span word="Been">Been</span> <span word="there">there</span>，<span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span>.”这句十分流行的口头禅起源于美国，其实不然。它最早于20世纪80年代初出现在澳大利亚，只不过很快就被美国人“借用”了过去。</p><p>1 982年2月，<span word="Syracuse">Syracuse</span> <span word="Herald">Herald</span>-<span word="American">American</span>(纽约州锡拉丘兹市的报纸)上一篇关于女演员<span word="Lauren">Lauren</span> <span word="Tewes">Tewes</span>的文章就证实了这一点：</p><p><span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Tewes">Tewes</span>. <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span>.<span word="say">say</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>.<span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>.<span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> ,<span word="Been">Been</span> <span word="there">there</span> ,<span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span>. (刚刚离婚的<span word="Tewes">Tewes</span>小姐表示目前没有再结婚的打算。套用一句澳大利亚的话，她说，“已经经历过了”。)<span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>，<span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span>按字面理解是“去过那里，做过那件事”。在这个基础上，它很自然地引申出“已经经历过某事”的意思。就像上面那个例子一样，这句话用来表示自己不愿再经历某事的带有明显的不耐烦、不屑的口吻，立场。</p><p>英国歌手<span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="Bunton">Bunton</span>(即红极一时的<span word="Spice">Spice</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span>的成员 <span word="Baby">Baby</span> <span word="Spice">Spice</span>)首张个人专辑里的一曲<span word="Been">Been</span> <span word="There">There</span>. <span word="Done">Done</span> <span word="That">That</span>就是个非常贴切的例子。</p><p>歌曲表达了一个受过感情创伤的女子不愿意再轻易坠人爱河的态度： <span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="ain">ain</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>.(明明白白告诉我，因为我不会) <span word="For">For</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>(等你来伤我的心) 1 <span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>，<span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span>(我要听你说出口，你是认真的) <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>(在我们深陷之前) <span word="Cause">Cause</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>，<span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span>(因为我已经经历过心碎) <span word="Idon">Idon</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="Wanna">Wanna</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="again">again</span>(不想再次受伤) <span word="Matter">Matter</span>(事实上) <span word="I">I</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span> <span word="promises">promises</span>(我拒绝再接受当初那些没有诚意的承诺) <span word="Simple">Simple</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span>(就这么简单)</p>
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