放鴿子典故

「放鴿子」典故:

放鴿子;在台灣經常使用的慣用語之一「放鴿子」跟台灣民俗文化有著密切關係。鴿子有歸巢的本能，台灣養鴿人士常利用鴿子的這種本能，將鴿子用汽車載往遠處，再放飛，讓其自行飛回巢。同樣地，汽車司機中途請乘客下車自己卻開著車子跑了，讓乘客自行解決回去的問題，這種情況和放鴿子類似，所以稱為「放鴿子」。與人約會而對方失約，而讓你空等，常用「我被放鴿子」自嘲，進而「放鴿子」一詞就成為日常所用的慣用語。

 

You stood me up!

Eve: We are through.

 

Adam: Why?

 

Eve: You dare stood me up on Valentine's Day.

 

Adam: I'm really sorry for that, and I was caught in a traffic jam.

 

Eve: Humph, That was a lame excuse; I don't buy your story.

 

Adam: I understand you can't hear me right now, please calm down, and let me explain it later.

 

Eve: No, I don't want to listen to you, and

don’t ever call me again.