西洋流行樂裏,「口是心非」的典範代表,就屬這首 10CC 的芭樂曲!
I’m not in love, so don’t forget it
It’s just a silly phase I’m going through
And just because I call you up,
Don’t get me wrong, don’t think you’ve got it made
我沒愛上妳,所以別忘了
這只是我一段可笑的時期罷了
我是打了電話給妳
可別就以為我要定了妳
又如:
I keep your picture upon the wall
It hides a nasty stain that’s lying there
So don’t you ask me to give it back
I know you know it doesn’t mean that much to me
我掛了妳的照片在牆上
只是為了遮掩上面那難看的汙點
所以別把照片要回去
我想妳知道它對我沒那麼重要
要了解文學裏的 "反語" (irony),可從此開始。