美国政客教你如何用英语优雅的骂人
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lamented">lamented</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Pew">Pew</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="ideological">ideological</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="antipathy">antipathy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span>—<span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.” <span word="As">As</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="attest">attest</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="polarization">polarization</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="venomous">venomous</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="slinging">slinging</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span> <span word="divide">divide</span>.</p><p>在今天的中期选举拉开序幕前，美国政治观察家纷纷哀叹于国家政治格局的空前分裂。皮尤研究中心今年发布的一项调查认为“共和党和民主党在意识形态方面的分歧越发明显，党派间的相互反感愈演愈烈，为二十年来之最。”无论是谁，只要看了政治博客上的评论，都会知道这种两极分化必会引发一场骂战，会使共和党和民主党在党派分歧上互相诋毁。</p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="affiliation">affiliation</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="deriding">deriding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="wingnut">wingnut</span>, <span word="combining">combining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="irrational">irrational</span> <span word="nuttiness">nuttiness</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Rethuglican">Rethuglican</span> (<span word="Rethug">Rethug</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="short">short</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blend">blend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thug">thug</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lexicon">lexicon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="moonbat">moonbat</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Safire">Safire</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="libertarian">libertarian</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Havilland">Havilland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuller">fuller</span> <span word="form">form</span> “<span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="moonbat">moonbat</span>”, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="ideology">ideology</span>-<span word="crazed">crazed</span> <span word="partisans">partisans</span> <span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="moonbat">moonbat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="corpus">corpus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schoolyard">schoolyard</span>-<span word="esque">esque</span> <span word="slur">slur</span> <span word="libtard">libtard</span> (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="and">and</span> –<span word="tard">tard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retard">retard</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>). <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="neologists">neologists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> -<span word="tard">tard</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Teatard">Teatard</span> (<span word="with">with</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>), <span word="conservatard">conservatard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republitard">Republitard</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>.</p>
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