这些英语中的常用语，都是因为一本童话流行起来的
<p>《爱丽丝梦游仙境》不仅编织了一个奇妙荒诞，充满想象力的地下世界，还制造了很多英语流行语，<span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>（进入未知的天地），<span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hatter">hatter</span>（疯疯癫癫）以及<span word="jabberwocky">jabberwocky</span>（胡说八道）等常用语的流行都和这个童话有关。</p><p>1. <span word="DOWN">DOWN</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="RABBIT">RABBIT</span> <span word="HOLE">HOLE</span></p><p>进入未知的天地</p><p><span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="started">started</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="published">published</span>” <span word="in">in</span> 1865, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Carolyn">Carolyn</span> <span word="Vega">Vega</span>, <span word="curator">curator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Library">Library</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> "<span word="Alice">Alice</span>: 150 <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wonderland">Wonderland</span>".</p><p><span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>（掉进兔子洞）指一场未知的冒险。摩根图书馆《爱丽丝：150年的仙境》展览的策展人卡洛琳•韦加表示，在1865年《爱丽丝梦游仙境》出版之后，<span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>这种说法几乎立刻出现了。</p><p><span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rabbit">Rabbit</span> <span word="Hole">Hole</span>实际上是书中第一章节的标题。主人公爱丽丝因为追赶一只揣着怀表、会说话的白兔，掉进了一个兔子洞，由此坠入了神奇的地下世界。</p><p>2. <span word="MAD">MAD</span> <span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="HATTER">HATTER</span></p><p>疯疯癫癫</p><p><span word="Mad">Mad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hatter">hatter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="insanity">insanity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1835 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>.</p><p><span word="Mad">Mad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hatter">hatter</span>指一个人出现精神错乱。从1835年起，这个短语就用来形容一种帽子制作者身上患有的病症。</p>
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