英语词汇wrong side of the tracks的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

wrong side of the tracks. This American expression arose in the 19th century when railroad tracks, which sometimes split a town in two, provided a clear social demarcation—well-to-do people living on the right side of the tracks and the poor living on the wrong side, in the slums or seedy area of town. Today the expression to be born on the wrong side of the tracks, “to be born poor and disadvantaged,” hangs on despite the fact that the physical distance between rich and poor has increased and that they now tend to live in different towns or counties altogether.

词汇	wrong side of the tracks
词源	wrong side of the tracks. This American expression arose in the 19th century when railroad tracks, which sometimes split a town in two, provided a clear social demarcation—well-to-do people living on the right side of the tracks and the poor living on the wrong side, in the slums or seedy area of town. Today the expression to be born on the wrong side of the tracks, “to be born poor and disadvantaged,” hangs on despite the fact that the physical distance between rich and poor has increased and that they now tend to live in different towns or counties altogether.
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