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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins) - Julie Andrews

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 既不是乱码也不是忘记打空格,它是英语中最长的单词,无论是谁看到这个词应该都会表示“我勒个去”吧。

含义:奇妙的; 难以置信的

本词由 super(非常,超越),cali(美丽),fragilistic(易碎的),expiali(补偿)和 docious(可教育的)五个字根组成,大意可以解释为“用易碎的美丽补偿可教育性的缺失(Atoning for educability through delicate beauty)”。其实按照英语词法,应当将其视为 supercalifragilistic 和 expialidocious 两个分开的单词,原因有二:其一,-istic 是后缀,标志着词的结束;ex- 是前缀,标志着词的开始。其二,supercalifragilistic 的 c 处于 expialidocious 的 e 之前,按照发音法则,不应当发 /k/ 的音。


这个词源自电影 Mary Poppins(《欢乐满人间》)的同名插曲。影片曾被评为十大卖座影片,讲述的是一个反映人性的故事,父亲乔治在银行工作,时常认为子女不务正业,遂带他们上银行学习做事。但是儿子迈克和女儿珍生性调皮,使得保姆亦辞职。迈克与珍祈求理想的保姆,于是仙女玛莉应征而来,她喜爱孩子并教授孩子们如何在受挫后寻找快乐之道,并且让终日汲汲於银行业务与女权运动的Banks两夫妇体认到亲子温情的可贵。正在这时,乔治因误会而被总裁辞退,仙女也离去,乔治才感悟如何向子女表达爱心,并开始了解除了钱外,还有很多值得珍惜的东西。


Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Because I was afraid to speak
When I was just a lad
My father gave me nose a tweak
And told me I was bad
But then one day I learned a word
That saved me aching nose
The biggest word you ever heard
And this is how it goes:

Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
He traveled all around the world
and everywhere he went
He'd use his word and all would say
"There goes a clever gent"
When Dukes and maharajas pass the time of day with me
I say me special word and then
they ask me out to tea

Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
So when the cat has got your tongue
There's no need for dismay
Just summon up this word
And then you've got a lot to say
But better use it carefully
Or it may change your life
One night I said it to me girl
And now me girl's my wife!

She's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!



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