美国流行文化从A到Z——Snowcltwos two
<p>除了“<span word="x">x</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Y">Y</span>_”，还有不少<span word="snowclones">snowclones</span>也都非常流行，值得一记。在此集中列出一些我印象最深的例子，希望对大家有所帮助。为了方便查看，特采用统一的格式：先列出模式化的句式，再介绍它的出处，最后示范“克隆”的新版本。<span word="to">to</span> <span word="x">x</span>,<span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="X">X</span>?<span word="rhat">rhat</span> <span word="isthe">isthe</span> <span word="question">question</span>. 原句来自<span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>的代表作品<span word="Hamlet">Hamlet</span>(《哈姆雷特)))：<span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>.(生存还是毁灭?这是个值得考虑的问题。)</p><p>如今，我们可以用这个句式来描述任何需要仔细考虑、尚未拿定主意的情形。比如朋友怂恿你高歌一曲，但你自知水平有限，不想“丑”，你就可以说“<span word="To">To</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>. <span word="oi">oi</span>.<span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> ? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>.”(到底要不要唱?这是个问题。) <span word="thereforel">thereforel</span> <span word="arnRene">arnRene</span> <span word="DescartesDiscour">DescartesDiscour</span> <span word="X">X</span>.<span word="thereforeI">thereforeI</span> <span word="am">am</span>.原句来自法国著名哲学家<span word="Ren">Ren</span>6 <span word="Descartes">Descartes</span>的论文<span word="Discourse">Discourse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Method">Method</span>: <span word="Cogito">Cogito</span> <span word="ergo">ergo</span> <span word="sum">sum</span>(《方法论：我思故我在》)</p><p>(这句话是拉丁语，翻译成英文是“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>，<span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>.”，中文为“我思故我在”。)如今，我们可以用这个句式来描述任何生命中不可或缺的根本行为。比如你是个舞蹈演员，你可以说：“1 <span word="dance">dance</span>，<span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>.”(我跳故我在。)又或者你是个美食家，你可以说：“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>，<span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>.”(我吃故我在。)×<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Y">Y</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Z">Z</span>，<span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="my">my</span> 原句来自美国作家<span word="L">L</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Baum">Baum</span>的经典儿童小说<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wonderful">Wonderful</span> <span word="Wizard">Wizard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oz">Oz</span>(((绿野仙踪》，通常缩略为<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wizard">Wizard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oz">Oz</span>)：<span word="Lions">Lions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bears">bears</span>，<span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="my">my</span>!(狮子，老虎，还有熊，我的天哪!)如今，我们可以用这个句式来列举一串特别吸引眼球的东西。比如我叫朋友捧我新书的场，我就常开玩笑：“<span word="Sex">Sex</span>，<span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="language">language</span>，<span word="oh">oh</span> <span word="my">my</span>!”(书里有性、毒品和脏话，天哪!)这一招非常灵验，每个人听了之后都想一睹为快。<span word="X">X</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>¨<span word="ng">ng</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Y">Y</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.</p>
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