从A到Z畅谈美国流行文化：Eight-six86
<p>一个看上普通的数字， 自从学会用英文数数的那天起，我就一直因为那是数字，直到后来去了纽约， 才发现它还有其他意义，难怪，这些用法起源与纽约，首先，可以当做动词，1 ，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="out">out</span> ，<span word="discard">discard</span>，<span word="lose">lose</span>，<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span>(丢出去，扔掉，撤销)2 ，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="costomer">costomer</span>)拒绝招待顾客。</p><p>相对来说，前者更常用一 些，举个例子，在动笔写这篇文章的时候，美国有限电视台2006年推出的热门 资讯《嗜血判官》刚播完第一季第十集在这一集里，剧中人物<span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="Batista">Batista</span> 因为离婚心情不佳，它的小伙伴陪他喝酒，希望他能结识新的异性朋友，谁知 她总是搭讪的女性讲它的离婚故事，而且不肯摘掉手中的结婚戒指。</p><p>于是<span word="Vince">Vince</span> 劝告他：<span word="Look">Look</span>，<span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>.<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>!(如果她们没问，你就不要主动讲离婚的事。还有，赶快把戒指摘下来!) “拒绝招待顾客”的意思其实跟“丢出去，扔掉”的意思是相辅相成的。</p><p>如果店员要把某位顾客扔到门外去，自然就表示拒绝招待他/她。这里的“店”通常指的是酒吧或餐厅，但也可以是其他类型的为顾客服务的场所。比如： <span word="David">David</span>:1 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="garap">garap</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Budeweiser">Budeweiser</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sumpermarket">sumpermarket</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="sixed">sixed</span> <span word="me">me</span>.(我想在超市买点百威啤酒，但是他们拒绝卖给我!) <span word="Susan">Susan</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="come">come</span>?(怎么回事呢?) <span word="David">David</span>:<span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bady">bady</span> <span word="face">face</span> ?<span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> :<span word="Must">Must</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buring">buring</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="I">I</span>.<span word="D">D</span>.<span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>..(可能是因为我长着一张娃娃脸?以后记 住了：一定要随时带着身份证。) 其次，<span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="six">six</span>可以当形容词，表示<span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span>(卖完了)的意思;这种用法也最常出现在餐厅或酒吧里。</p>
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