A Pub With No Beer

• Por: Slim Dusty

Letra:

[English]

[中文]

It's lonesome away from your kindred and all

在远离亲人的孤独中

By the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes call

夜晚篝火旁，我们听见野狼哀鸣

But there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear

没有比这更孤单，更阴郁，更忧郁的了

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

就站在没有啤酒的酒吧里

Now the publican's anxious for the quota to come

现今酒吧老板正焦急等待配额到来

And there's a far away look on the face of the bum

流浪汉脸上带着远远的神情

The maid's gone all cranky and the cook's acting queer

女招待变得脾气暴躁，厨师也怪怪的

Oh, what a terrible place is a pub with no beer

哎，这真是没有啤酒的酒吧多糟糕

Then the stockman rides up with his dry dusty throat

然后牧场工骑马而来，喉咙干渴又沙哑

He breasts up to the bar and pulls a wad from his coat

他走到吧台前，从衣袋里掏出一捆钞票

But the smile on his face quickly turns to a sneer

但他脸上的笑容迅速变成了讥笑

As the barman says, "Sadly, the pub's got no beer"

调酒师说：“很遗憾，没啤酒了”

Then the swaggie comes in smothered in dust and flies

然后走来个流浪汉，满身尘土和苍蝇

He throws down his roll and rubs the sweat from his eyes

他扔下行李包，擦掉额头的汗

But when he is told, he says, "What's this I hear?"

当被问起时，他说：“这什么情况？”

I've trudged 50 flamin' miles to a pub with no beer

我赶了五十英里的路，来到这个没有啤酒的酒吧

There's a dog on the veranda, for his master, he waits

门廊上有只狗，等着它的主人

But the boss is inside drinking wine with his mates

但老板正在屋里和朋友喝酒

He hurries for cover and he cringes in fear

它赶紧寻个藏身之处，害怕得直颤抖

It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer

这地方不适合狗待，没有啤酒的酒吧

Old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life

老比利，那个铁匠，这是他人生第一次

He's gone home cold sober to his darling wife

他清醒着回到家，见到心爱的妻子

He walks in the kitchen, she says, "You're early, my dear"

他走进厨房，她说：“你来得早呀，亲爱的”

But then he breaks down, and he tells her, "The pub's got no beer"

但他忍不住崩溃，告诉她：“酒吧没有啤酒”

So it's lonesome away from your kindred and all

所以远离亲人的孤独中

By the campfire at night, we'll hear the wild dingoes call

夜晚篝火旁，我们听见野狼哀鸣

But there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear

没有比这更孤单，更阴郁，更忧郁的了

Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

就站在没有啤酒的酒吧里

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Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
lonesome /ˈləʊnsəm/ B2	adjective - 孤独的
away /əˈweɪ/ A2	adverb - 远离
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - 叫，呼叫
call /kɔːl/ A2	noun - 叫声
pub /pʌb/ A1	noun - 酒吧
beer /bɪər/ A1	noun - 啤酒
publican /pʌbˈlɪkən/ B2	noun - 酒吧老板
quota /ˈkwoʊtə/ B2	noun - 配额
bum /bʌm/ C1	noun - 无家可归者
cranky /ˈkræŋki/ B2	adjective - 脾气坏的
terrible /ˈtɛrɪb(ə)l/ B2	adjective - 可怕的
dusty /ˈdʌsti/ B2	adjective - 尘土飞扬的
roll /roʊl/ B2	noun - 小圆面包
sneer /snɪr/ B2	verb - 嘲笑 noun - 轻蔑的嘲笑
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - 微笑 verb - 微笑
sweat /swɛt/ B1	verb - 出汗 noun - 汗水

Gramática:

• It's lonesome away from your kindred and all

  ➔ 它 + 形容词 + 远离 + 名词

  ➔ 'It's' 是 'it is' 的缩写，用于描述状态或感觉。

• There is a far away look on the face of the bum

  ➔ 有 + 名词 + 在 + 名词上

  ➔ 'There is' 用于表示某事物的存在。

• And there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear

  ➔ 而且 + 没有 + 什么 + 如此 + 形容词

  ➔ 'There is' 与 'nothing' 搭配，强调某事物的缺失。

• Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

  ➔ 比起 + 动词

  ➔ 用在比较中，表明一种更糟或更不理想的情况。

• Old Billy the blacksmith, the first time in his life

  ➔ + 名词 + ， + 最...的短语

  ➔ 定冠词 'the' 指明一个特定的人或物，后接最高级短语以强调其重要性。

• He walks in the kitchen, she says, "You're early, my dear"

  ➔ 他 + 动词， 她 + 动词 + 直接引语

  ➔ 使用一般现在时的 'walks' 和 'says' 描述习惯性动作或讲话。

• It's no place for a dog 'round a pub with no beer

  ➔ 这不是 + 地方 + 适合 + 动词短语

  ➔ 'It's no place for' 是一个固定短语，表示某事不适合。