听歌学英语：慵懒旋律 A Penny for the Band

Another Shirley Temple

新一代秀兰邓波儿

Another Caine and Able

新一代该隐和亚伯

There's nothing out the window,

窗外空空荡荡

And nothing on the table.

桌子上也是如此

This life is like a set list

这种生活就像设置好的列表

Scrawled 2 across the nation

任由天马行空地胡乱涂写

If I miss you at the soundcheck,

如果我在试音的时候思念你

I'll see you at the station.

我就会去车站看看你的身影

There's a beast inside of me,

我的心里住着一只野兽

And he's not bad company

他并不是个差劲的伙伴

But he speaks in tongues I can never understand,

但我总不能理解从他口中说出的话

He says it's one more show and a penny for the band.

他说这不仅是花一分钱买来的一场乐队表演

Keep everybody dancing,

让每个人舞动身体

Keep everybody spending,

让每个人欢度时光

I know I am not a good man,

我知道我还不够优秀

But I can keep pretending.

但是我会保持谦逊

I leaned in the doorway 3

我倚靠在门口

Your dress is like a dark vale,

你的裙装就像一条晦暗不明的溪谷

But I'm not going your way,

但我不会跟随你的脚步

I'm going back to Parkdale.

我将回到柏岱尔

With a bottle of Burgundy,

带着一瓶勃艮第葡萄酒

Where she waits on the balcony,

她还在那儿的阳台上等待着

With a northern wish and a daisy in her hand,

手中捧着一束雏菊，带着来自北方的祝福

To send me all her love and a penny for the band.

给我带来所有的爱和对乐队的心意

There's a beast inside of me,

我心里住着一只野兽

And I miss my family,

我思念我的家人

All these pages and these stages made of sand,

思念过去记录下的点滴和并不豪华的舞台

Still, it's one more show and a penny for the band,

这不仅是花一分钱买来的一场乐队表演

One more show and a penny for the band.

不仅是花一分钱买来的一场乐队表演





This life is like a set list

这种生活就像设置好的列表

Scrawled across the nation

任由天马行空地胡乱涂写

If I miss you at the soundcheck,

如果我在试音的时候思念你

I'll see you at the station.

我就会去车站看看你的身影



Set作动词表示“设定、确定”。

联想记忆：preset [?pri?'set] ?v. 预先装置；事先调整

Scrawl 1 [skr??l] 　 　v. 乱涂；潦草地写 n. 瞎画；潦草的笔迹

.She scrawled a few words on the postcard.

她在明信片上草草地写了几个字。

soundcheck?n. （对录音或音响设备的）校音

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There's a beast inside of me,

我的心里住着一只野兽

And he's not bad company

他并不是个差劲的伙伴

But he speaks in tongues I can never understand,

但我总不能理解从他口中说出的话

He says it's one more show and a penny for the band.

他说这不仅是花一分钱买来的一场乐队表演



company ['k?mp?ni] 　 　

n. 公司；商号；陪伴；同伴；客人；[军]连；一群

v. 陪伴

I work in a small company.我在一家小公司工作。

I've really enjoyed your company.有你的陪伴,我也很开心。

I'm glad of your company.有你陪伴我很高兴。

He wanted company.他想找人做伴。

We had company and I couldn't get away.我们有客人,我不能走开。

Tip：Company作“客人”解时是不可数名词,可兼指一人或多人,但无论来客有多少,都不能用复数,前面也不能加冠词a或the。

bad company 损友，坏朋友

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

[谚]宁可孤独，不交恶友。



There's a beast inside of me,

我的心里住着一只野兽

And he's not bad company

他并不是个差劲的伙伴

But he speaks in tongues I can never understand,

但我总不能理解从他口中说出的话

He says it's one more show and a penny for the band.

他说这不仅是花一分钱买来的一场乐队表演

Tongue [t??] 　 　

n. 舌头；语言；口才；舌状物

v. 舔；用舌吹奏管乐器；发音

bite one's tongue 忍住不说

I really wanted to tell her what I thought of him but I had to bite my tongue.

我很想跟她说我对他的看法，但是我还是忍住没说。

on the tip of your tongue ……就在嘴边

Her name is right on the tip of my tongue - Helen something or other, what is her last name!

她的名字就在我嘴边，海伦什么的，她姓什么来着?

penny ['peni] 　 　n. 便士；【美】分

a penny for one's thoughts

意思是你对他的想法很感兴趣而且愿意听他说。

A penny for your thoughts, You haven’t said anything all evening!

你在寻思什么呢，你整晚都没吭声！

A penny for your thoughts Jack 4, you look troubled.

杰克你在想什么?你看起来很困惑。



I leaned in the doorway

我倚靠在门口

Your dress is like a dark vale,

你的裙装就像一条晦暗不明的溪谷



Lean在歌词中表示“依靠，倚”，它还可以表示“倾向”。　 　

He leaned his back against the wall.

他背靠在墙上。

lean towards (v.+prep.) 倾向于…

Young people today lean towards casual 5 clothes.

现在的年轻人倾向于穿休闲装。