美国流行文化从A到Z——Hit and run
<p><span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>原指司机在发生车祸后，不表明身份就逃离现场的行为。无论事故的严重性如何(轻至追尾，重至死人)，只要肇事司机没留下名字就离开现场，统统属于<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>的范畴，是违法行为。</p><p>绝大多数美国公民都有非常良好的法律意识。即使只是撞到了一辆停着的车，剐掉了它的一小块油漆，他们也会留下名片或纸条，表示自己愿意承担责任。很少有人会真的<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>，所以这种本义在日常对话中的使用机会并不多。</p><p>相比之下，<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>的几种引申义就非常实用了。跟“出了车祸就逃”类似，它们描述的也是不负责任的行为。首先，它可以表示男人哄骗女人上床成功后立即抽身，不留下姓名和真实电话、不再联络的行为。它的性质其实就是带有欺骗感情成分的<span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>(一夜情)。普通的<span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>虽然不好，但起码双方心里都清楚这不是认真的感情，没有哪一方会受到精神上的伤害。</p><p>著名美国歌星、“<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Idol">Idol</span>”(《美国偶像》)评委<span word="Paula">Paula</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span>曾经在20世纪80年代末、90年代初红极一时。她当时的代表作<span word="Straight">Straight</span> <span word="Up">Up</span>可谓是<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>这种用法的一个典型。歌的高潮部分反复吟唱：<span word="Straight">Straight</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span>(快老老实实告诉我)<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="really">really</span>、<span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>()11()11()<span word="h">h</span>(你是想永远爱我)<span word="or">or</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>?(还是准备把我骗到手后就立刻 抽身)<span word="Straight">Straight</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span>(快老老实实告诉我) <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="oh">oh</span> .我们能否在一起) <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="haveing">haveing</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>(抑或你只是玩玩而已?)</p>
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