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Dear John letter
1. 解詞釋義
Dear John letter是指“絕交信”，是美式習語。John Bull是美國人稱呼英國人的一種方式。在美國人的眼中，英國人古板，愚蠢，無法打交道，并且兩國在歷史上還曾經(jīng)是敵對國。于是，該習語便成了“絕交信”的代名詞。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. Reading between the lines, he knew it was a Dear John letter.
他從字里行間看出這是一封絕交信。
e.g. Her Dear John letter finally caught up with me while I was awaiting discharge.
她的絕情書終于在我等候復員時送到我手中。
e.g. I received a dear John letter from my girl friend which broke my heart.
我收到女友來的絕交信，令我傷心欲絕。
e.g. Tom was very upset today, for he got a Dear John letter from his girlfriend.
湯姆今天特別沮喪，因為他收到了女朋友的吹燈信。
