Ladies of the Canyon

• By: Joni Mitchell
• Album: Ladies of the Canyon

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Trinna wears her wampum beads

Trinna 戴着她的海贝珠项链

She fills her drawing book with lines

她的画本上画满了线条

Sewing lace on widows weeds

在寡妇的丧服上缝着蕾丝

And filigree on leaf and vine

叶子和藤蔓上点缀着金银丝

Vine and leave are filigree

藤蔓和叶子都是金银丝的装饰

And her coat's a second hand one

她的外套是件二手货

Trimmed with antique luxury

却装饰着古董级的奢华

She is a Lady of the Canyon

她是峡谷淑女

Annie sits you down to eat

安妮招呼你坐下吃饭

She always makes you welcome in

她总是热情地欢迎你

Cats and babies round her feet

猫咪和婴儿围绕在她脚边

And all are fat and none are thin

个个都胖乎乎，没有一个是瘦的

None are thin and all are fat

没有一个是瘦的，个个都胖乎乎

She may bake some brownies today

她今天也许会烤些布朗尼

Saying, "You are welcome back"

说着，“欢迎你再来”

She is another Canyon Lady

她也是一位峡谷淑女

Estrella, circus girl

Estrella，马戏团的姑娘

Comes wrapped in songs and gypsy shawls

身披歌曲和吉普赛披肩

Songs like tiny hammers hurled

歌曲像投掷出的小锤子

At beveled mirrors in empty halls

敲击着空旷大厅里倾斜的镜子

Empty halls and beveled mirrors

空旷的大厅和倾斜的镜子

Sailing seas and climbing banyans

航行过海洋，攀登过榕树

Come out for a visit here

来这里拜访吧

To be a Lady of the Canyon

成为一位峡谷淑女

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Trinna takes her paints and her threads

Trinna 拿起她的颜料和丝线

And she weaves a pattern all her own

她编织出属于自己的图案

Annie bakes her cakes and her breads

安妮烤着她的蛋糕和面包

And she gathers flowers for her home

她为她的家采集鲜花

For her home she gathers flowers

她为她的家采集鲜花

And Estrella, dear companion

而 Estrella，亲爱的伙伴

Colors up the sunshine hours

为阳光的时光增添色彩

Pouring music down the Canyon

把音乐倾泻在峡谷里

Coloring the sunshine hours

为阳光的时光增添色彩

They are the Ladies of the Canyon

她们是峡谷淑女

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wears /werz/ A1	verb - 穿
drawing /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ A2	noun - 绘画
sewing /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ A1	verb - 缝
lace /leɪs/ B1	noun - 花边
weeds /wiːdz/ B1	noun - 杂草
filigree /ˈfɪlɪɡriː/ B2	noun - 金银丝细工
vine /vaɪn/ A2	noun - 藤蔓
coat /koʊt/ A1	noun - 外套
trimmed /trɪmd/ B1	verb - 修剪
antique /ænˈtiːk/ B1	adjective - 古董的
luxury /ˈlʌkʃəri/ B2	noun - 奢侈
cats /kæts/ A1	noun - 猫
babies /ˈbeɪbiz/ A1	noun - 婴儿
fat /fæt/ A1	adjective - 胖的
bake /beɪk/ A1	verb - 烤
circus /ˈsɜːrkəs/ A2	noun - 马戏团
gypsy /ˈdʒɪpsi/ B1	adjective - 吉普赛的
mirrors /ˈmɪrərz/ A2	noun - 镜子
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - 空的
sailing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ A2	verb - 航行
climbing /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ A1	verb - 攀登
companion /kəmˈpænjən/ B2	noun - 同伴
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - 阳光