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 wed 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
A writer in the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, NY, summed it up in August 1945:
作家民主黨和紀事羅切斯特，紐約，總結1945年8月：
"Dear John," the letter began.
"I have found someone else whom I think the world of.
I think the only way out is for us to get a divorce," it said.
They usually began like that,
those letters that told of infidelity on the part of the wives of servicemen... The men called them "Dear Johns".
“親愛的約翰， ”這封信開始。
“我發現別人的人，我認為世界上的。
我認為唯一的出路是讓我們離婚， ”它說。
他們通常開始這樣，這些信件是對的不忠是對軍人的妻子...該男子稱他們為“親愛的約翰” 。
There are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any other.
John was a common name in America at the time the term was coined.
John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an anonymous man or men,
such as "John Doe" or "John Smith".
有一些理論的名稱約翰為什麼使用，而不是任何其他。
約翰是一個共同的名字在美國的時候這術語被創造出來。
約翰的名稱也用在許多其他條款中提到的匿名男子或男性，如“ John Doe ”的或“約翰史密斯” 。
A signature is often referred to as a John Hancock.
"When Johnny comes marching home" was a popular song during the war.
Further, there existed prior to World War II a radio program starring Irene Rich which was presented as a letter written by a gossipy female character to her never-identified romantic interest.
It was both titled and opened with the words "Dear John", and may have contributed to the genesis of the term.
Women as well have come to be subjected to such impersonal break-up letters; these are referred to as "Dear Jane" letters.
婦女以及已經受到這種沒人情味分手字母，這些被稱為“親愛的簡”信。
********************************************************************************************************** coin 創造,杜撰(新詞等) It was Anderson who coined the word.是安德生造了這個字。
affectionate 充滿深情的,溫柔親切的[(+to/towards/with)] She was very affectionate with children. 她很愛孩子。
term 專門名詞,術語;(一般的)詞,名稱 I am not familiar with chemical terms.我不熟悉化學術語。
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