从A到Z畅谈美国流行文化：Cold turkey
<p>感恩节吃火鸡是美国人的传统，就像我们到了中秋要吃月饼、到了正月十五要吃汤圆一样。很自然的，美国人一听到<span word="turkey">turkey</span>，第一反应就是<span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>。奇怪的是，<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span>(冷火鸡)这个短语竟然和感恩节没有任何关系。 <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span>的本义是指瘾君子突然完全戒毒的行为。如果毒瘾很深，在没有任何过渡的情况下一下子跳到彻底不碰毒品的阶段，必定会非常痛苦，所以<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span>对吸毒者来说等于“极刑”。</p><p>早在20世纪20年代，监狱里就有“<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>”这种叫法。 1933年，<span word="Newsweek">Newsweek</span>(《资讯周刊》)曾经有过相关报道：<span word="Mention">Mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span>“<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>”<span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ch">ch</span>川<span word="of">of</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addict">addict</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="compjetely">compjetely</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> (一提“冷火鸡待遇”，吸毒者就会感到一阵寒意。这意味着他要被扔进监狱，跟所有的毒品来源彻底隔绝。)</p><p>1969年，<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Lennon">Lennon</span>创作的一曲<span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>大大提高了这个短语的知名度。<span word="Lennon">Lennon</span>当时还考虑过将这首歌作为<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beatles">Beatles</span> 的单曲推出，因为遭到<span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="McCartney">McCartney</span>的拒绝而改为<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="Ono">Ono</span> <span word="Band">Band</span>的单曲。这首歌正是来自<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Lennon">Lennon</span>和<span word="Yoko">Yoko</span> <span word="Ono">Ono</span>夫妻俩吸食海洛因上瘾后突然完全戒毒的真实经历： <span word="Temperature">Temperature</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>(体温不断上升) <span word="Feveris">Feveris</span> <span word="high">high</span>(烧得很厉害) <span word="C">C</span>,<span word="an">an</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="future">future</span>(看不到将来) <span word="CaIl">CaIl</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sec">sec</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="skv">skv</span>(看不到天空) <span word="My">My</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>(我的双脚如此沉重) <span word="Sois">Sois</span> <span word="mv">mv</span> <span word="head">head</span>(我的头也一样) <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wishl">wishl</span> <span word="wasa">wasa</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>(我多希望我是个婴儿) <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wishl">wishl</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>(我多希望我已经死去) <span word="ThirW">ThirW</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>(整整36个小时) <span word="Rolling">Rolling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>(在痛苦中打滚) <span word="Praying">Praying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>(向某人祷告) <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span>(让我重获自由) <span word="Ohl">Ohl</span>，<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>(我会乖乖的) <span word="Pleasc">Pleasc</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="well">well</span>(请让我健康起来) <span word="I">I</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.(我什么都答应你)<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>.(快带我离开这个地狱)歌曲的流行让大家熟悉了<span word="cod">cod</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>这个概念，但一定程度上也也导致了不必要的误解。</p>
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