时间:2019-01-10 作者:英语课 分类:英乐时空


英语课

England Swings由乡村音乐的历史人物Roger Miller 1演唱,发行于2003年。Roger Miller以其幽默而富有戏剧性的歌词而出名。



 歌词



England swings like a pendulum 2 do,

英格兰的节奏就像是钟摆在晃动。



Bobbies on bicycles, two by two,

警察三三两两在街上骑着自行车。



Westminster Abbey the tower of Big Ben,

威斯敏斯特教堂 国会大厦顶端的大钟,



The rosy 3 red cheeks of the little children.

孩子们都长着蔷薇色的脸颊。



Now, if you huff and puff 4 and you fina'lly save enough

现在如果你吹嘘自己攒够了足够多的钱,



Money up to take your family on a trip across the sea,

足以让你的家庭做一次越洋旅行,



Take a tip before you take your trip; let me tell you where to go,

在你没走之前让我告诉你去哪,



Go to Engeland, Oh.

去英格兰。



England swings like a pendulum do,

英格兰的节奏就像是钟摆在晃动,



Bobbies on bicycles, two by two,

警察三三两两在街上骑着自行车。



Westminster Abbey the tower of Big Ben,

威斯敏斯特教堂 国会大厦顶端的大钟。



The rosy red cheeks of the little children.

孩子们都长着蔷薇色的脸颊。



Mama's old pajamas 5 and your papa's mustache,

妈妈的旧睡衣和老爹的大胡子



Falling out the window sill, frolic in the grass,

窗外传来的争吵声,在草地上嬉戏,



Tryin' to mock the way they talk fun but all in vain,

试着模仿当地人有趣的讲话方式,但这一切都是徒劳的,



Gaping 6 at the dapper men with derby hats and canes 7.

戴着圆顶礼帽拄着手杖的绅士们正懒懒地打呵欠。



n.磨坊主
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
n.摆,钟摆
  • The pendulum swung slowly to and fro.钟摆在慢慢地来回摆动。
  • He accidentally found that the desk clock did not swing its pendulum.他无意中发现座钟不摇摆了。
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
  • She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作,生活看上去很美好。
  • She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。
n.一口(气);一阵(风);v.喷气,喘气
  • He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
  • They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。
n.睡衣裤
  • At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时,我脱去衣服,换上睡衣。
  • He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。
adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大
  • Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(某些植物,如竹或甘蔗的)茎( cane的名词复数 );(用于制作家具等的)竹竿;竹杖
  • Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗,因为是野生的,未经人工栽培,所以不太好吃。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学