美国人是怎么分辨红脖子的?

美国人是怎么分辨红脖子的?

最高赞的回答所引述的 Urban Dictionary 其实源自一个古早脱口秀:

甚至还有畅销书!New York Times Bester Seller有没有!

不知何故他没有引全,我把他没有翻译的剩下部分也补充一下

You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.

你再去纹个身,就能在店里免费兑换一个新纹身了!

You need an estimate from your barber before you get a haircut.

你剪头发之前要请理发师进行专业评估

The biggest fashion risk you take is which plaid you'll wear to the 4-H Fair.

你对时尚做出的最重大抉择,是在你去乡村农艺品博览会的时候穿哪件红格子衬衫好

You have flowers planted in a bathroom appliance in your front yard.

你在你前院放了个浴缸并且种了花(我见过)

Taking a dip has nothing to do with water.‘’

你划水不用水(全靠浪?哈哈哈并不)

(这是个slang: dip就是口嚼烟(动词也可以做 dip),乡巴佬经典 meme)

(YouTube: How To Dip! For Beginners! 零基础入门嚼烟。仔细观察:好多南方要素... 福特汽车鸭舌帽,邦联旗,口嚼烟,甚至包括左下角那个 Justin Boots)

You've ever filled your deer tag on the golf course.

你在高尔夫球场上打死过鹿。(deer tag是一张小票,打死鹿的时候填的。所以在高尔夫球场填鹿票哈哈哈哈多少有点大病只能说)

You think mud rasslin' should be an Olympic sport.

你觉得泥地摔跤是奥林匹克官方项目

The receptionist checks the rat traps at your place of business.

你店里的前台会在巡店的时候检查捕鼠器。

You think the stock market has a fence around it.

你觉得股票市场是个真实的市场,旁边围着一圈栅栏。

(谢 @Computerwelt 补充:livestock market 即家畜市场之意。此处应做此解。LivestockMarket.com | Livestock For Sale)

You think the O.J. trial was the big Sunkist and Minutemaid taste test.

你觉得辛普森案指的是某种对芬达和果粒橙的口味测试. 双关,O.J. 可指Orange juice

You've ever lost a loved one to kudzu.

你有好多东西掉在藤蔓堆里找不到了。(kudzu是一种非常具有末世感的藤蔓。不清理能把你家淹没。南方常见,加拿大都有。)

Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.

你的船一直停在你家车道上,十五年了(2333)

Your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs.

你家围廊塌了,压死了三只狗!

Your coffee table used to be a telephone cable spool.

你的咖啡桌是卷电缆的那玩意做的

Not too bad.

You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.

你家厨房放着罐雷达杀虫剂(我中枪)

You've ever used a toilet seat as a picture frame.

你把你的马桶圈拿下来做画框使

Your home has more miles on it than yo car.你的家跑过的路比你的车都多。这是黑红脖子住在拖车里。

Your Christmas tree is still up in February.

你家圣诞树二月份都没撤

You've ever been arrested for loitering.

你因为在街上东游西逛被条子抓了!(这全美都有,甚至有人在自家院子无所事事东游西逛都被抓了)

You think that potted meat on a saltine is an hors d'ouvre.

在你看来,苏打饼干+午餐肉是道绝妙的法式开胃小菜!

There is a stuffed possum anywhere in your house.

你家里堆满了负鼠标本!——负鼠是常见动物,经常在横穿马路的时候被撞死,然后做成标本……

一个热知识:负鼠本身也是一道穷人菜,所以stuffed possum你也可以理解为... 肚子里塞满填料的叫花鼠?看看,很像北京烤鸭是吗。感恩节就吃它了。

还有负鼠菜谱呢!

How To Cook A Possum - Old Time Possum Recipe

You hammer bottle caps into the frame of your front door to make it look nice.

你把瓶盖子钉门框上!看起来好棒。

You've ever shot anyone for looking at you.

你射了一个人一枪,因为他看了你一眼

You own a homemade fur coat.

你有件自制皮草大衣!

没想到这个"You Might Be a Redneck If..."都有周边了...... 这是多爱自黑。

Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.

你老婆爬树比你家的猫还快!

Your momma has "ammo" on her Christmas list.

你老妈双十一想屯一堆子弹在家里。注意这里momma和ammo的对称以及俚语用法。

You've totaled every car you've ever owned.

你把你每辆车都开到报废了! (Totaled, 车撞的损失超过价值了,全赔了。)