Does anyone know what "Brokeback Mountain" means? Are there any historical allusions?

Some time ago, people have been arguing about the translation of Brokeback Mountain. One translation is "Brokeback Mountain", which is also widely used now, and the other translation is "Brokeback Mountain", which is obviously irrelevant.

But people seldom pay attention to what this "brokeback" really means. With questions, after careful study, I finally figured out what this "broken arm" means.

Brokeback jokes have a long history. The earliest records are found in ancient Egyptian murals around 4000 BC, depicting the dialogue between two men. A man compliments another man's hair, and the man who is complimented replies: What does this mean? Brokeback desert? This brokeback later referred to gay men. This is a joke, and it is doubtful whether it is true or not.

/kloc-After 0/2 century, jokes about brokeback entered the so-called "golden age". Before this period, people often talked about riding in leather pants or without saddle, which meant riding without saddle. Generally speaking, since the12nd century, gay men have been called "brokeback".

By 1908, the then American President Roosevelt was often teased for his broken arm, for example, a cartoon photo of him and the then vice president in a tent.

A joke program in 1920 said: I'm broke, but I'm not brokeback.

During World War II, there was a joke that Hitler met Mussolini of Italy. Mussolini asked: Is there anything worse than two gay cowboys? Hitler replied: Two gay cowboys.

From 65438 to 0946, bob hope, a famous American comedian, made a film called The Broken Arm Road.

A cartoon depicts two cowboys. A cowboy said, I am not gay, but my same-sex partner is.

Later, similar cartoons and jokes appeared, including the one aimed at the president. On February 27th, 2006, the cover of new york magazine was the cartoon of Brokeback Mountain of two presidents.

It is foreseeable that after the Oscar, Brokeback Mountain will prevail again.

Note: Brokeback was a dirty word at first. Broken back means broken, not "broken", nor does back mean "back". It means that if you go further down, you don't have to say anything. After hundreds of years of scouring, the original meaning of the word is no longer important. Exploring the original meaning of the word will affect the feeling of the film, but learning the history and significance of the so-called vulgar culture in the United States is still helpful for long-term "learning." As the word has not been included in the English-Chinese Dictionary at present, it is suggested that it should be included in the New English-Chinese Dictionary in the future. Brokeback: American slang, especially gay men, usually refers to gay men among cowboys.

From this point of view, translating brokeback into Brokeback is just like translating Chinese entrance into English entrance, which is extremely lies. Correct translation can consider words related to love such as "cowboy love" or "cowboy love for life and death".

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