美国流行文化从A到Z——On the up and up
<p>语言的一大乐趣，在于它可以制造出很多不可思议的巧合，比如我在“时尚英语”系列第一册里提过的那个关于<span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="JohnLetter">JohnLetter</span>的笑话。完全相同的内容，只是在不同的地方点标点，情书就能变成分手信。仔细想想，这个例子已经算是“可思议”的了毕竟一句话用不同的方式断句，本来就应该表达不同的意思。短语<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>就不同了。它不是一句话，不存在点标点、断句的问题，但它竟然能让不同的人有完全不同的理解，实在蹊跷。</p><p>先说我自己好了。我一向认为它是<span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>(公开、坦诚)的意思。比如： <span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iook">Iook</span> <span word="like">like</span>.(抱歉，我不看好这段网络恋情。她从来就没对你坦诚过。你甚至都不知道她长什么样。)</p><p>美国著名歌手<span word="MaryJ">MaryJ</span>.<span word="Blige">Blige</span>红极一时的冠军单曲<span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="WithoutYou">WithoutYou</span>拿下了2007年格莱美最佳节奏蓝调歌曲奖。这首歌也充分印证了<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>的用法：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qucsii">qucsii</span>011 <span word="lor">lor</span> <span word="va">va</span>(我有个问题要问你)<span word="See">See</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="alreadv">alreadv</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="theanswer">theanswer</span> (瞧，我已经知道了答案)13<span word="ut">ut</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="Wanna">Wanna</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="vou">vou</span>(但我还是想问你)<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>? (<span word="no">no</span>)(你会骗我吗?)(不会)<span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>? (<span word="no">no</span>)(令我哭泣吗?)(不会)<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="something">something</span>' <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coverit">coverit</span> <span word="up">up</span>? (在我背后做坏事，然后企图掩盖?)<span word="Well">Well</span>. <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>(宝贝，我也不会这样做)<span word="Mylove">Mylove</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> (我的爱绝对坦诚)(是的)<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="faithfal">faithfal</span> (我会对你忠诚的)<span word="l">l</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="real">real</span> (我是真心的)<span word="And">And</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> ,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>(我们之间明磊落的)</p>
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