英語(yǔ)短文-美國(guó)你為何變得如此粗俗

1、英語(yǔ)短文美國(guó)你為何變得如此粗俗What'scelebritysex,Dad?'Itwasmy7-year-oldson,whohadbeenlookingovermyshoulderatmycomputerscreen.Hemispronouncedcelebrity'butspokethewordsex'asifhehadbeenusingitallhislife.Celebritysix,'Isaid,abruptlyclosingmyAOLscreen.It'sagamefamouspeopleplayinteamsofthree,'

2、;Isaid,asIusheredhimoutofmyofficeanddownstairsintowhatIassumedwasthesafetyofthelivingroom.“爸爸，什么是名人性愛(ài)（celebritysex）?”問(wèn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題的是我七歲的兒子，他正從我的肩頭看向電腦屏幕。他把“celebrity”（名人）發(fā)錯(cuò)了音，但說(shuō)“sex”（性愛(ài)）這個(gè)詞時(shí)就像是已經(jīng)用了一輩子一樣。我迅速關(guān)掉A0啲屏幕，說(shuō)道：“六個(gè)名人（Celebritysix）（譯者注：英語(yǔ)中“六”與“性”發(fā)音相近，因此作者故意將二者混淆，以向兒子解釋?zhuān)敲藗円匀藞F(tuán)隊(duì)形式玩的一種游戲?！蔽野阉麕С鑫业霓k公室去樓下

3、客廳，我認(rèn)為那里是安全的。Nosuchluck.His3-year-oldsisterhadgottenherprecociouslittlehandsonmywife'siPhoneasitwaschargingonatablenexttothesofa.Byrandomlytappingiconsonthescreen,shehadconjuredupanimageofBeyoncebarelycladinblackleather,caughtinasuggestiveposethatIhopedwouldsuggestnothingatalltoherorherbrother.結(jié)

4、果證明我想錯(cuò)了。他三歲的妹妹已把她那過(guò)早發(fā)育的小手放到了我妻子的iPhone上，當(dāng)時(shí)手機(jī)正放在沙發(fā)旁的桌子上充電。她亂點(diǎn)著屏幕上的圖標(biāo)，“變出”了一張碧昂絲(Beyonce)穿著暴露黑色皮衣的圖片，我希望碧昂絲那頗具暗示意味的造型對(duì)女兒或她哥哥都不會(huì)產(chǎn)生任何暗示意味。Andsoitwentonthistypicalweekend.Theeff-wordpoppedoutofTVprogramswethoughtwerefriendlyenoughtohaveonwhilethechildrenplayedinthenextroom.Adsdepictingallbutnakedcouplesb

5、eckonedtothemfromthemainstreammagazinesscatteredaroundthehouse.ThekidspeeredovermyshoulderasIperusedmyemailinbox,theircuriositypiquedbytheendlessstreamofsolicitationshavingtodowithoneaspectoranotherofsex,sex,sex!這個(gè)普通的周末就這樣度過(guò)了。孩子們?cè)诹硪粋€(gè)房間玩耍，電視節(jié)目上出現(xiàn)了F開(kāi)頭的那個(gè)詞，而我們?cè)疽詾檫@些節(jié)目已足夠溫和。房子里散落著的主流雜志上，印有幾乎全裸男女的廣告在向他們打

6、招呼。孩子們從我的肩頭盯著我查郵件，與性有這樣或那樣關(guān)系的無(wú)止境的誘惑激起了他們的好奇心。Whendidtheculturebecomesocoarse?It'saquestionthatquicklygetsyoubrandedaseitheranunsophisticatedrubeorsomeangryculturewarrior.ButIswearonmyharddrivethatI'mneither.MyfavoritemovieisLastTangoinParis.'Iagree(onatheoreticallevel)withthenotoriousrak

7、eJamesGoldsmith,whosaidthatwhenamanmarrieshismistress,hecreatesajobvacancy.Ioncethoughtofwritingabook-lengthhomagetotheeff-wordinAmericanculture,theapotheosisofwhichwasprobablySirBenKingsleypronouncingitwithseveralsyllablesinanepisodeofTheSopranos.'美國(guó)文化什么時(shí)候變得這么粗俗了?問(wèn)出這個(gè)問(wèn)題，你會(huì)迅速被貼上不懂世故的土包子或是憤怒的文化斗士

8、的標(biāo)簽。但我用我的硬盤(pán)發(fā)誓，我兩者都不是。我最喜歡的電影是巴黎最后的探戈(LastTangoinParis)。我贊同(在理論上)臭名昭著的浪子詹姆斯?戈德史密斯(JamesGoldsmith)，他說(shuō)過(guò)，當(dāng)一個(gè)男人跟他的情婦結(jié)婚時(shí)，他就創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。我曾經(jīng)想過(guò)寫(xiě)一本書(shū)向美國(guó)文化中以F開(kāi)頭的那個(gè)詞致敬，最能體現(xiàn)這個(gè)詞“崇高”地位的可能是本?金斯利爵士(SirBenKingsley)在黑道家族(TheSopranos)某一集中用好幾個(gè)音節(jié)把它講出來(lái)的那一幕。I'mcool,andI'mdownwitheverything,youbet,butImissatimewhenther

9、ewerepowerfulimprecationsinsteadofmereobscenity-oratleastwhensexualinnuendo,becauseitwasinnuendo,servedasadeliciousreleaseoftensionbetweenourprivateandpubliclives.Longbeforetherewastwerking,therewereElvis'sgyrations,whichshockedpeoplebecausegyratinghipsaremoreassociatedwithwomen(thrustinghishipsforwardwouldhavehadamasculineconnotation).ButElvis'sphysicalmotionsonstagewereall