1、粗口的诅咒
英文中有很多用于表达惊奇、意外或者愤怒的情绪的诅咒,比方大家很熟悉的“sh*t”啦“f*ck”啦,虽说没有实意,但粗口毕竟是粗口,不登大雅之堂,尤其是当着女士或孩子的面说更加不好。这时就需要用某种方式掩饰一下字面上的表达,用发音相近的词替换原来的粗俗之词。
例:Shoot --> shit
Heck --> Hell
Sam Hill --> Hell
What in Sam Hill? --> What in damn Hell?
Dang --> Damn
Darn --> Damn
Dad gum --> God damn
Doggone --> God damn
Gosh darned --> God damned
Dagnabbit --> God damn it
Dagnammit --> God damn it
Dangnabbit --> God damn it
Gat Dangit --> God damn it
Dangnation --> Damnation
Darnation --> Damnation
Tarnation --> Damnation
Figs --> Fuck
Fink --> Fuck
Flaming heck --> Fucking Hell
Flipping heck --> Fucking Hell
Freaking --> fucking
Shoot --> shit
Shucks --> shit
Sugar --> shit
Holy spit --> Holy shit
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