从A到Z畅谈美国流行文化：Go figure
<p>美式英语和英式英语一个非常明显的区别体现在<span word="go">go</span>和<span word="come">come</span>这对动词上，国内的教科书一般都遵循英式英语的标准，在这表达“去/来做某事”的时候，比较习惯用<span word="go">go</span>/<span word="cometo">cometo</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>，比如<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span>(去看电影)，<span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> (来和我们一起共进晚餐)</p><p>在美式英语中，<span word="go">go</span>和<span word="come">come</span>后面是直接跟动词的，没有<span word="to">to</span>，所以要表达同样的意思，他们会说<span word="go">go</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span>和<span word="come">come</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="us">us</span>知道了这点之后，在理解<span word="go">go</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> 就比较容易了，<span word="go">go</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> 是很多美国人的口头禅，一个典型的<span word="go">go</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> 的表达方式，<span word="figure">figure</span> 在这里是<span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> 的省略形式，换句话说，他们说<span word="go">go</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>的潜台词是“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>/<span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span>.”(我实在解释/理解不了。)</p><p>比如： <span word="Tim">Tim</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposelly">supposelly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="educaied">educaied</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="electeed">electeed</span> <span word="Ceorge">Ceorge</span> <span word="W">W</span>.<span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="asour">asour</span> <span word="president">president</span>! <span word="Twicc">Twicc</span>…(我们号称是世界上受教育程度最高的国家，但我们竟然选小布什当总统!而且是两届!!!) <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span>:<span word="go">go</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>!(谁知道啊!)</p><p>注释：此对话乃生活中的真实经历。美国至今有很多人对小布什 当上总统非常不满，更对他能够连任两届表示无法理解。 <span word="Scott">Scott</span>: <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ferrari">Ferrari</span>.<span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="KFC">KFC</span>.(:(<span word="Fred">Fred</span>刚买了辆法拉利，而他的工作是在肯德基里当服务员!) <span word="Hilary">Hilary</span>:<span word="go">go</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>!(我也搞不懂哦!)</p>
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