【第466期】听歌学美文—Dogs
Damien Rice
【歌手简介】
Damien Rice(中文名:戴米恩·莱斯)来自爱尔兰,出生于七十年代早期,绘画与写歌是他青年时期的兴趣,也因此让他有了组团的念头。在1997 年他组了一个名为Juniper的团,前后发行了三张EP,其中《The World Is Dead》和《Weathermen》这两首单曲也成为电台热门歌曲,但因为合约问题无法录制完整的专辑,于是在1999年Damien Rice离开乐团前往Tuscany,并从此在欧洲流浪了一年,之后又回到了都柏林,想办法筹钱录了一张Demo,寄给了制作人兼电影配乐家的David Arnold。后来,Damien Rice发表了首张专辑《O》,该专辑不仅成功的奠定了Damien Rice新民谣创作人的身份,而且一举为他在口碑和销量上获得了双丰收。
【听歌学词块】边听歌边翻译歌词中的红色词块。
She lives with an orange tree
The girl that does yoga
She picks the dead ones from the ground
When we come over
And she gives
I get without giving anything to me
Like a morning sun
Like a morning
Like a morning sun
Good good morning sun
The girl that does yoga
When we come over
Girl that does yoga
He lives in a little house
On the side of a little hill
Picks the litter from the ground
Litter little brother spills
He gives
I get without giving anything to me
And the dogs they run
And the dogs they
And the dogs they run
In the good good morning sun
Side of a little hill
Litter little brother spills
Side of a little hill
Oh and she's always dressed in white
She's like an angel' man
She burns my eyes
Oh and she turns
She pulls a smile
We drive her round
And she drives us wild
Oh and she moves like a little girl
I become a child' man
She moves my world
And she gets splashed in rain
And turns away
And leaves me standing
She lives with an orange tree
The girl that does yoga
Got a wolf to keep her warm
When he comes over
She gives
He gets without giving anything to see
And the day it ends
And the day it
And the day it ends
And there's no need for me
The girls that does yoga
When we come over
The girls that does yoga
【听歌学美文】
Puppies for sale
A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read" Puppies For Sale". Signs like that have a way of attracting small children, and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner's sign. "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked.
The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $15."
The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. "I have $2.2," he said." Can I please look at them?"
The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five puppies. One puppy was falling behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, "What's the matter with that little dog?"
The store owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy and had discovered that it didn't have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became excited, "That's the little puppy that I want to buy."
The store owner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll just give him to you."
The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll pay full price. In fact I'll give you $2.2 now, and 15 cents a month until I have him paid for."
The store owner answered, “You really don't want to buy this little dog. He is never going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies."
To his surprise, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!"