賴世雄精講英文歌曲(11): 湯姆-杜利

本曲大意

這首歌在描述一個男女之間的三角關系。Tom Dooley大概沒有 Mr. Grayson那么地有魅力吧?!以致于女朋友被搶走。在『寧為玉碎，不為瓦全』的崇高原則之下，Tom Dooley索性就將他女朋友給宰了。諸位讀者，萬一你(你)也有類似這樣的三角關系發(fā)生時，如果你(你)的對手的個性跟Tom Dooley很像的話，趕快跑，免得你(你)的對手索性一不作二不休，把你(你)也干掉。

英文歌詞

(Spoken) Throughout history, there have been many songs written about the eternal triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, and a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, youre bound to die.

I met her on the mountain─there I took her life. Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife.

This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Hadnt it been for Grayson, Id have been in Tennessee.

This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Down in some lonesome valley, hangin from a white oak tree.

Poor boy, youre bound to die...

歌詞翻譯

(口白)環(huán)顧歷史，有許多歌曲描寫著男女三角關系的故事。下面的故事便是敘述著一位格瑞森先生與一位漂亮的女士，以及一位被判罪的男人湯姆?杜利三個人的故事。當明天的太陽升起時，湯姆?杜利就得被吊死了。

低下你的頭吧，湯姆?杜利。低下你的頭并且哭泣吧!低下你的頭吧，湯姆?杜利。你必須得死啦，可憐的小子。

我在山上和她見面──我就是在那兒奪走她的性命的。當我在山中和她見面時，我用我的刀子刺了她。

我在想，明天的這個時候我會在哪里。要不是格瑞森的話，我現(xiàn)在可能已經(jīng)在田納西州了。

我在想，明天的這個時我會在哪里。也許在偏僻的山谷里，我就在那里被吊死在一棵白色的橡樹上。

可憐的小子，你必須得死啦……。

字詞句型分析

1.eternal triangle　　男女的三角關系

a.eternal a. 永恒的, 永遠的 (everlasting)

例:I dont believe your love for me is eternal.

(我不相信你對我的愛是永恒的。)

b.triangle n. 三角形

*square (正方形), rectangle (長方形), circle (圓形), diamond (菱形),

pentagon (五邊形)

2.condemn vt. 譴責; 判罪

condemned a. 被判罪的; 受譴責的

例:Everyone condemned him for his ill-treatment to his girlfriend.

(人人都因他虐待他女朋友而指責他。)

The rapist should be condemned to castration as a punishment.

(那名強暴犯應被判處以宮刑做為懲誡。)

3.hang vi. & vt. 懸掛 (其三態(tài)為hang, hung, hung); 吊死 (其三態(tài)為hang, hanged, hanged)

例:Robert hung his head in shame.

(羅伯特羞愧地低著頭。)

We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.

(我們必須團結(jié)在一起，否則我們將分別被處絞刑。)

4...., Tom Dooley must hang.

=..., Tom Dooley must be hanged.

……，湯姆?杜利必須被吊死。

5.Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry.

→Bow your head deeply, Tom Dooley. Bow your head and cry.

湯姆?杜利，低下你的頭吧!低下你的頭并哭泣吧!

→Tom Dooley, you have done something wrong, and its too late to be regretful. All you can do now is simply bow your head and cry.

湯姆?杜利，你已經(jīng)做錯事了，并且后悔已來不及了。你現(xiàn)在所能做的只有低下頭哭泣罷了。

a.bow vt. & vi. 彎 (身), 低 (頭)

例:He bowed his head in prayer.

(他低頭禱告。)

b.regretful a. 后悔的, 感到遺憾的 (用以修飾人)

regrettable a. 令人遺憾的 (用以修飾事物)

例:He is regretful for what he has done.

(他為所做的事感到后悔。)

His carelessness caused him to make a regrettable error.

(粗心使他犯了一個令人遺憾的錯誤。)

6.be bound to V　　必定……, 一定……

=be certain to V

=be sure to V

例:We are bound to win the game.

=We are certain to win the game.

=We are sure to win the game.

(我們必定會贏得這場比賽。)

7.I met her on the mountain€?here I took her life.

→I saw my girl on the mountain, where I killed her.

我在山上和她見面──我就是在那兒奪走她的性命的。

*本句及下一句都是 Tom Dooley 描述自己殺人經(jīng)過。

8.Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife.

→When I met her on the mountain, I killed her with my knife.

當我在山上和她見面時，我用我的刀子刺了她。

stab vt. 刺, 戳

stab + sb + in the...　　刺某人的某部位

例:Because Andy broke Emilys heart, she stabbed him in the hip with a sword.

(因為安迪傷了艾蜜莉的心，所以艾蜜莉拿了一把劍戳安迪的屁股。)

類似用法如: 有關打的動詞, 其后的介系詞要用on, 加the再加部位; 有關抓的動詞, 其后的介系詞要用by, 加the再加部位。

例:He hit the rascal on the head with a stick.

(他用棒子打這流氓的頭。)

He grasped me by the hand.

(他緊緊地抓住我的手。)

9.This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be.

→I am thinking where I will be this time tomorrow.

我在想，明天的這個時候我在哪里。

reckon vt. 想, 判斷

例:I reckon that he is too old for the job.

(我想他太老，不適合這份工作。)

10.Hadnt it been for Grayson, Id have been in Tennessee.

=If it had not been for Grayson, I would have been in Tennessee.

如果不是因為格瑞森的話，我現(xiàn)在可能已經(jīng)在田納西州了。

a.hadnt it been for...　　若非……; 如果不是……

=if it had not been for...

=but for...

例:Hadnt it been for the seat-belt, I wouldnt be alive today.

=But for the seat-belt, I wouldnt be alive today.

(如果不是安全帶救了我，我今天就不會活著。)

b.Tennessee n. 田納西州 (美國東南部的一州)

11.This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Down in some lonesome valley, hangin from a white oak tree.

→Im not quite sure where Ill be this time tomorrow. Probably Ill be down in a lonesome valley, where Ill be hanged from a white oak tree.

我在想，明天的這個時候我會在哪里。也許是在偏僻的山谷里，我就在那里被吊死在一棵白色的橡樹上。

a.lonesome a. 寂寞的; 偏僻的

be lonesome for...　　思念……

例:Since Judy has left me, I have been lonesome for her every day.

(自從朱蒂離開我之后，我每天思念著她。)

b.oak n. 橡樹