你知道为什么英国人特别喜欢说“sorry”吗?
<p>一项研究发现，英国人一生说“对不起”的平均次数有每人190多万次之多。</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, '<span word="sorry">sorry</span>' <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multitude">multitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="apologetically">apologetically</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indignantly">indignantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sarcastically">sarcastically</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="glaring">glaring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="nuances">nuances</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="there">there</span>, '<span word="sorry">sorry</span>' <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>.</p><p>当然，“对不起”这个词在英国能发挥多重功能。或许你不小心踩着了某人的脚所以想表示歉意，或者你被别人踩到自己的脚，所以要表示愤慨，抑或当你踩到了别人的脚，对方对你吹胡子瞪眼时表示讽刺。美国人可没这么多讲究。在美国，“对不起”一般仅指对不起。</p><p><span word="Evidently">Evidently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> '<span word="whinge">whinge</span>' <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1500<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="whingeing">whingeing</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p>众所周知，“抱怨(<span word="whinge">whinge</span>)”这个词自16世纪以来就成为英国人的常用语汇，这或许是因为自这个词诞生以来，我们就从未停止过抱怨。</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span>. '[<span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span>] <span word="habitually">habitually</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span>,' '<span word="A">A</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>?" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="Can">Can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>".'</p><p>然而真正抱怨的时候我们又乏于技巧。“(英国人)习惯性的在遇到问题的时候拒绝正面处理问题。”“当被问及‘你好吗’(<span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>)时，英国人的惯常回答是‘还算好。’(<span word="Can">Can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>)”。</p>
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