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词语来历
关于
Dear
John等于分手信的来历其实说法不一，但是人们普遍认为这个说法是从美国流传而来的。在第二次世界大战期间，无数的美国士兵远赴重洋去打仗，一去就是好
几个月甚至几年。随着时间的流逝，很多士兵的妻子或者女朋友都决定不再等待他们的回归，而选择开始一段新的爱情。
（While the
exact origins of the phrase are unknown, it is commonly believed to have
been coined by Americans during World War II. Large numbers of American
troops were stationed overseas for many months or years, and as time
passed many of their wives or girlfriends decided to begin a
relationship with a new man rather than wait for their old one to
return.）
分手信
确切的起源还真不可考证，但人们普遍认为这个词由美国人缔造
于二战时期。当时大量的美军部队被派往海外，短则数月，长则多年。光阴流转，军嫂们或者在家的女朋友不愿再独守空闺，盼着良人归来，决定开始一段全新的感
情。As letters to servicemen from wives or girlfriends back home would
typically contain affectionate language (such as "Dear Johnny", "My
dearest John", or simply "Darling"), a serviceman receiving a note
beginning with a curt "Dear John" would instantly be aware of the
letter's purpose.
而这些服役军人们的妻子女友通常都是以充满爱意的称谓，比方“亲爱的强尼”、“我最亲爱的约翰”或者“达令”，开始她们残酷的分手信，军人们收到这样子生硬开头的信件，往往都有所警觉：是不是要分手了？
A
writer in the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, NY, summed it up in
August 1945:1945年八月，一位作家总结道："Dear John," the letter began. "I have found
someone else whom I think the world of. I think the only way out is for
us to get a divorce," it said. They usually began like that, those
letters that told of infidelity on the part of the wives of
servicemen... The men called them "Dear
Johns".“亲爱的约翰，”信是这么开头的，“我找到了另一个人，我愿意与他共度一生。唯一的解决方案就是，咱俩离婚吧。”这类信通常都是这么写的，
这些军嫂们婉转坦白自己背叛的信件。而那些被一脚踢开的男人们，称自己为“亲爱的约翰们。”
绝交信
There
are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any
other. John was a common name in America at the time the term was
coined. John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an
anonymous man or men, such as "John Doe" or "John
Smith".为什么偏偏是约翰而不是迈克或者理查德呢？因为约翰在美国实在是一个超级大众的名字，尤其在这个词组诞生的时候格外普遍。另外呢，约翰这个
名字也往往被用来指示无名人士，比方很常见的John Doe或者John Smith。追答
词语来历
关于
Dear
John等于分手信的来历其实说法不一，但是人们普遍认为这个说法是从美国流传而来的。在第二次世界大战期间，无数的美国士兵远赴重洋去打仗，一去就是好
几个月甚至几年。随着时间的流逝，很多士兵的妻子或者女朋友都决定不再等待他们的回归，而选择开始一段新的爱情。
（While the
exact origins of the phrase are unknown, it is commonly believed to have
been coined by Americans during World War II. Large numbers of American
troops were stationed overseas for many months or years, and as time
passed many of their wives or girlfriends decided to begin a
relationship with a new man rather than wait for their old one to
return.）
分手信
确切的起源还真不可考证，但人们普遍认为这个词由美国人缔造
于二战时期。当时大量的美军部队被派往海外，短则数月，长则多年。光阴流转，军嫂们或者在家的女朋友不愿再独守空闺，盼着良人归来，决定开始一段全新的感
情。As letters to servicemen from wives or girlfriends back home would
typically contain affectionate language (such as "Dear Johnny", "My
dearest John", or simply "Darling"), a serviceman receiving a note
beginning with a curt "Dear John" would instantly be aware of the
letter's purpose.
而这些服役军人们的妻子女友通常都是以充满爱意的称谓，比方“亲爱的强尼”、“我最亲爱的约翰”或者“达令”，开始她们残酷的分手信，军人们收到这样子生硬开头的信件，往往都有所警觉：是不是要分手了？
A
writer in the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, NY, summed it up in
August 1945:1945年八月，一位作家总结道："Dear John," the letter began. "I have found
someone else whom I think the world of. I think the only way out is for
us to get a divorce," it said. They usually began like that, those
letters that told of infidelity on the part of the wives of
servicemen... The men called them "Dear
Johns".“亲爱的约翰，”信是这么开头的，“我找到了另一个人，我愿意与他共度一生。唯一的解决方案就是，咱俩离婚吧。”这类信通常都是这么写的，
这些军嫂们婉转坦白自己背叛的信件。而那些被一脚踢开的男人们，称自己为“亲爱的约翰们。”
绝交信
There
are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any
other. John was a common name in America at the time the term was
coined. John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an
anonymous man or men, such as "John Doe" or "John
Smith".为什么偏偏是约翰而不是迈克或者理查德呢？因为约翰在美国实在是一个超级大众的名字，尤其在这个词组诞生的时候格外普遍。另外呢，约翰这个
名字也往往被用来指示无名人士，比方很常见的John Doe或者John Smith。追答
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