dear John letter
*Dear John Oh! how I hate to write Dear John I must let you know tonight That my love for you has gone There's no reason to go on And tonight I wed1 another Dear John*
<spoken> I was overseas in battle When the postman came to me He handed me a letter And I was as happy as I could be Cause the fighting was all over And the battles they'd all be won But then I opened up that letter And it stated Dear John(*)
I was overseas in battle When the postman came to me He handed me a letter Won't you please send back my picture My husband wants it now
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给约翰的一封信
亲爱的约翰 噢!我真不愿意写这封信 亲爱的约翰 今晚,我得让你明白 我对你的爱已消逝 没有理由再继续下去 今晚,我已嫁给了别人 亲爱的约翰
<口白> 我在海外作战 当邮差向我走来 他交给我一封信 我高兴极了 因为战争已经结束 所有战役都获得了胜利 但是当我打开这封信 它的开头是:亲爱的约翰───
我在海外作战 当邮差向我走来 他交给我一封信 "你何不把我的相片寄回来, 我的丈夫现在就要"
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这首歌据说是源自一段真实的故事。女孩因为男友在海军服役,被分派至海外驻守,在时空阻隔之下,女孩爱上另一位男孩,而原先的男友一直被蒙在鼓里,等到他看到这封信,女友早已琵琶别抱,生米煮成熟饭。
这个故事,使得A dear John letter成为「绝交信」的代名词,比较齐全的英汉字典中可以查到相关的说明。如果有女孩说:I'm gonna write a dear John letter.意思是说她准备要写封信和男友分手。