Long Time no See 这句话出自何方
<p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> "<span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>" <span word="after">after</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span>? <span word="My">My</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grammatically">grammatically</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>?</p><p>普通人碰见老熟人的时候说到过多少次“<span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>”呢？我猜一定有过很多次吧！可是从语法上看起来很别扭的神句“<span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>”怎么就能摇身一变成为人们普遍接受的美语呢？</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>.</p><p>这说起来至少有两种比较大的可能。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> "<span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>" <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1900 <span word="Western">Western</span> "<span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="One">One</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span>, <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Voice">Voice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Authentic">Authentic</span> <span word="Record">Record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hunting">Hunting</span>, <span word="Trapping">Trapping</span>, <span word="Scouting">Scouting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Fighting">Fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Drannan">Drannan</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="Drannan">Drannan</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>.</p><p>“<span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span>”首次见于出版物是在1900年由韦斯顿出版社出版、威廉·<span word="F">F</span>·卓南所著的《翻山越岭三十一年》中，此书又名《在遥远的西部狩猎、捕获、侦查和与印第安人作战的一生的真实记录》。这本小说冗长的标题并非多余，因为它提示我们卓南想讲述的是个什么样的故事。</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>, <span word="Drannan">Drannan</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="met">met</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>: '<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span>,' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="breech">breech</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span>."</p>
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