时间:2019-02-08 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

 Break 1 a leg 2: 祝好运!


到音像店淘碟,无意中瞄到一张2005年讽刺悬疑片“Break a leg” ——一名演员为了闯荡好莱坞,不惜用尽一切手段击败竞争对手。只是,他的演艺生涯未必就此一路坦途…… 影片的讽刺意义,单从片名“Break a leg”就可一目了然。
在此,“Break a leg”当然不是指“断了一条腿”,其中文译名为《一路走好》。 某种程度而言,“break a leg”可被列为演艺圈、尤其是戏剧界的“行话”,朋友若要上台演出,你大可对他/她说:“Play well, Jack--break a leg!”(杰克,好运!祝你演出成功!) 究其渊源,这个颇为怪异的祝福语,有很多种说法。目前,较为大众接受的理论有两种。一种观点认为,“break a leg”源于莎士比亚时期的舞台传统。演出接受后,演员一般要到前台谢幕,如若表演出色,一般会赢得台下观众的“小费”。当然,接受了小费,演员是要弯腿行“屈膝礼”的。由此,“Break a leg”成了希望演员演出成功的形象说法。 还有一种观点带有浓厚的迷信色彩。传说人们非常相信精灵的存在,而这些精灵最喜欢制造争端。如果你许了个愿望,他们就会故意让相反的事情发生。于是人们要“祝愿某人好运”时,就会故意说“祝你跌断一条腿”,希望借此骗过那些精灵,让好运来临。 值得一提的是,随着时间的推移,“break a leg”的语义范围逐渐扩大,除了演出,也可用于祝福某人试镜/考试/面试成功。如:Break a leg in your test 3 today.(祝你今天考试顺利。)

n.休息,中断,破裂;v.打破,弄破,弄坏
  • Don't break the egg.不要把蛋打破了。
  • I must have a break.我必须有休息一段时间。
n.腿;旅程的一段
  • I hurt my leg badly in the football match.在那场足球赛中,我的腿受了重伤。
  • I broke my leg five years ago.五年前我摔断了腿。
n.测试,试验;v.测试,试验,接受测验
  • I have to study the book for a test tomorrow.明天要考试,我得看书。
  • The teacher will test the class on spelling today.今天,老师要对这个班进行一次拼写测验。
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