追忆那些逝去的“沙拉时光”
<p> 近两年似乎很流行追忆青春，影视圈推出了一系列青春题材的作品，而各个年龄段的观众也都热衷于回忆自己的过往时光。在英文中，懵懂的青春时光叫<span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="days">days</span>（沙拉时光）。是不是听着就挺青涩的？</p><p> </p><p> "<span word="Salad">Salad</span> <span word="days">days</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youthful">youthful</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inexperience">inexperience</span>, <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span>, <span word="idealism">idealism</span>, <span word="innocence">innocence</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indiscretion">indiscretion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="associates">associates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heyday">heyday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>—<span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.</p><p> <span word="Salad">Salad</span> <span word="days">days</span>（沙拉时光）是一个习语表达，指一个人的年轻时代，这个时期一般都伴随着青涩、热情、理想主义、天真以及鲁莽。这个表达在美国更现代一些的意思是指一个人能力处于巅峰的时期，而这个时期不一定是他年轻的时候。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Antony">Antony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cleopatra">Cleopatra</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1606. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Cleopatra">Cleopatra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regretting">regretting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="youthful">youthful</span> <span word="dalliances">dalliances</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>: “...<span word="My">My</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="days">days</span>, / <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>...”</p><p> 这个短语由莎士比亚首创，出现在他1606年的作品《安东尼和克利奥帕格拉》中。在第一幕结尾的独白中，克利奥帕格拉在追悔她年轻时与尤利乌斯•恺撒嬉戏调情的时光，她说：“…我的年轻时光，那时候判断能力不佳又冷酷无情…”</p>
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