乔治.奥威尔的小说《一九八四》中一共提到四首童谣,其中一首的片段被多次引用,其余三首一带而过。本文认为,这些童谣的存在不仅勾连了情节,而且形成了一种关于时间、记忆和语言之关系的隐喻。童谣在叙述中时有时无,在记忆中渐渐隐去,这既是对语言和记忆的丢失发出的一声喟叹,也反映了极权主义对人类生存之本的威胁。 In George Orwell’s 1984 novel, a total of four nursery rhymes were mentioned, one of which was quoted on several occasions and the other three passed by. This paper argues that the existence of these nursery rhymes involves not only plot but also a metaphor about the relationship between time, memory and language. Nursery rhymes are sometimes used in narration, and gradually disappear in memory. This not only gives a sigh to the loss of language and memory, but also reflects the totalitarian threat to human existence.