全球最流行词语：OK已经176岁啦
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="OK">OK</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="its">its</span> 176<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 23 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>“<span word="OK">OK</span>”是全球使用频率最高的、最通用的词语，今年3月23日，它已经176岁了。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="abbreviation">abbreviation</span> <span word="craze">craze</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="renown">renown</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span>, <span word="even">even</span>.</p><p>“<span word="OK">OK</span>”诞生于19世纪的缩写潮中，后来跟它的手势一起红遍了全球。</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="torch">torch</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Nass">Nass</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 64-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="tutor">tutor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Upper">Upper</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Side">Side</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="championing">championing</span> “<span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>.</p><p>去年，一个纽约人举着这个语言学上的耀眼火炬奔走宣传，在周年纪念日来临之前，美国纽约市上西区64岁的退休英语教师亨利·纳斯已经连续几周在街头派发倡导 “国际<span word="OK">OK</span>日”的卡片。</p><p>“<span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> ‘<span word="OK">OK</span>,’ <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nass">Nass</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="OK">OK</span>.”</p><p>纳斯说：“世界各地的人都会说<span word="OK">OK</span>，但他们并不知道这个词语的来源，原因可能是这个词真的太普及了。”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="average">average</span>. <span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="etymologist">etymologist</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1839, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Morning">Morning</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>” <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winking">winking</span> “<span word="OK">OK</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="oll">oll</span> <span word="korrect">korrect</span>.”</p>
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