The Christmas Shoes

• By: NewSong

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

It was almost Christmas time

快到圣诞节了

There I stood in another line

我站在另一条队伍里

Tryin' to buy that last gift or two

想买最后一件或两件礼物

Not really in the Christmas mood

实在没什么圣诞节的心情

Standing right in front of me

就站在我前面

Was a little boy waiting anxiously

是个焦急等待的小男孩

Pacing 'round like little boys do

像小男孩一样踱来踱去

And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

手里拿着一双鞋

And his clothes were worn and old

他的衣服又旧又破

He was dirty from head to toe

从头到脚都脏兮兮的

And when it came his time to pay

轮到他付款时

I couldn't believe what I heard him say

我简直不敢相信他说了什么

Sir, I wanna buy these shoes for my mama, please

先生，我想给我妈妈买这双鞋，求您了

It's Christmas Eve, and these shoes are just her size

今天是圣诞夜，这双鞋正好是她的尺寸

Could you hurry, sir, daddy says there's not much time

您能快点吗，先生，爸爸说时间不多了

You see, she's been sick for quite a while

您看，她病了很久了

And I know these shoes would make her smile

我知道这双鞋会让她微笑

And I want her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus tonight

我想让她看起来很漂亮，如果妈妈今晚要见耶稣

They counted pennies for what seemed like years

他们数着硬币，仿佛过了好几年

Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"

然后收银员说，“孩子，这里不够。”

He searched his pockets frantically

他疯狂地翻找着口袋

Then he turned and he looked at me

然后他转过身看着我

He said, "Mama made Christmas good at our house

他说，“妈妈让我们家的圣诞节很美好

Though most years she just did without"

虽然大多数年份她都只能将就着过”

Tell me sir, what am I gonna to do?

告诉我先生，我该怎么办？

Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

我必须想办法给她买这双圣诞鞋

So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out

所以我放下了钱，我必须帮助他

And I'll never forget the look on his face when he said

我永远不会忘记他说这句话时的表情

"Mama's gonna look so great"

“妈妈穿上一定很好看”

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my mama, please

先生，我想给我妈妈买这双鞋，求您了

It's Christmas Eve, and these shoes are just her size

今天是圣诞夜，这双鞋正好是她的尺寸

Could you hurry, sir, daddy says there's not much time

您能快点吗，先生，爸爸说时间不多了

You see, she's been sick for quite a while

您看，她病了很久了

And I know these shoes would make her smile

我知道这双鞋会让她微笑

And I want her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus tonight

我想让她看起来很漂亮，如果妈妈今晚要见耶稣

I knew I'd caught a glimpse of Heaven's love

我知道我瞥见了天堂的爱

As he thanked me and ran out

他感谢我后跑了出去

I knew that God had sent that little boy

我知道上帝派来了那个小男孩

To remind me what Christmas is all about

提醒我圣诞节的真谛

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my mama, please

先生，我想给我妈妈买这双鞋，求您了

It's Christmas Eve, and these shoes are just her size

今天是圣诞夜，这双鞋正好是她的尺寸

Could you hurry, sir, daddy says there's not much time

您能快点吗，先生，爸爸说时间不多了

You see, she's been sick for quite a while

您看，她病了很久了

And I know these shoes would make her smile

我知道这双鞋会让她微笑

And I want her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus tonight

我想让她看起来很漂亮，如果妈妈今晚要见耶稣

I want her to look beautiful

我想让她看起来很漂亮

If mama meets Jesus tonight

如果妈妈今晚要见耶稣

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - 圣诞节
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 时间
buy /baɪ/ A1	verb - 买
gift /ɡɪft/ A1	noun - 礼物
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - 男孩
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - 鞋
mama /ˈmɑː.mə/ A1	noun - 妈妈
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - 生病
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - 微笑 noun - 笑容
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - 钱
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - 脸
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱
beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ A2	adjective - 美丽的
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - 今晚
heaven /ˈhev.ən/ B1	noun - 天堂

Grammar:

• Tryin' to buy that last gift or two

  ➔ 动名词作为缩短短语的一部分

  ➔ "Tryin'"是"trying"的缩写形式。它展示了非正式口语英语，并省略了助动词"to be" (I was trying)。使用动名词形式强调了动作本身。

• Standing right in front of me Was a little boy waiting anxiously

  ➔ 倒装以示强调

  ➔ 典型的句子结构是："A little boy waiting anxiously was standing right in front of me."（一个焦虑地等待的小男孩站在我的正前方。）通过倒装句子并以 "Standing right in front of me,"（站在我的正前方）开头，位置得到了强调，从而吸引听众进入场景。

• Could you hurry, sir, daddy says there's not much time

  ➔ 用情态动词表达的礼貌请求

  ➔ 使用"Could"使请求比仅仅说"Hurry, sir."（先生，快点）更礼貌。它表达的是一种温和的请求或可能性，而不是直接的命令。"Daddy says"（爸爸说）表明了男孩对父亲话语的依赖。

• You see, she's been sick for quite a while

  ➔ 现在完成进行时

  ➔ 现在完成进行时("she's been sick" - 她一直在生病)强调疾病已经持续了很长一段时间，并且可能仍在继续。 "For quite a while"（有一段时间了）明确说明了疾病的持续时间。

• And I want her to look beautiful, if mama meets Jesus tonight

  ➔ 带情态动词的条件句（第一类）

  ➔ 这个句子使用第一类条件句："if" + 一般现在时, "will/情态动词" + 动词原形。这里，"meets"（遇见）是一般现在时，而 "want"（想要）是隐含的 "will" (I want)。 它表达了未来的一种现实可能性。"Meets Jesus"（与耶稣相遇）是死亡的委婉说法。

• They counted pennies for what seemed like years

  ➔ 带有 'what' 的关系从句

  ➔ "What seemed like years"（看起来像几年的时间）是一个关系从句，充当介词 "for"（为了）的宾语。"What" 结合了关系代词和先行词（所指事物）的功能。 它的意思是 “看起来像几年的时间量”。

• Though most years she just did without

  ➔ 带有 'though' 和 'do without' 的让步从句

  ➔ "Though"（虽然）引入了一个让步从句，这意味着即使尽管从句中陈述了事实，但其他事情仍然是真实的。 "Did without"（没有做）意味着在没有需要或想要的东西的情况下设法做到。 它强调了母亲的无私。

• Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

  ➔ 'Have got to' 表示义务和强调

  ➔ "Have got to"（或其缩写形式 "'ve got to"）表达了一种强烈的义务感或必要性，类似于 "must"（必须）或 "have to"（不得不）。 副词 "somehow"（不知何故）进一步强调了说话者克服障碍的决心。