A die-hard Teresa Teng fan?
<p><span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="die">die</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="hard">hard</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bundled">bundled</span> <span word="together">together</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="die">die</span>-<span word="hard">hard</span>” (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="die">die</span>-<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>”) <span word="means">means</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> </p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="die">die</span>-<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>”, “<span word="die">die</span>-<span word="hard">hard</span>” <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="songstress">songstress</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1995 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="are">are</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="older">older</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="die">die</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>”.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ceasing">ceasing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="die">die</span>-<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 “<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 238 <span word="hangings">hangings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> 337 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="during">during</span> 2009” (<span word="CapitalPunishmentUK">CapitalPunishmentUK</span>.<span word="org">org</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knot">knot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span> <span word="beams">beams</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="onto">onto</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span>, <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="Capote">Capote</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="Blood">Blood</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1959 <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murderers">murderers</span>, <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Hickock">Hickock</span> “<span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="said">said</span>, ‘<span word="I">I</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>’.”</p>
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