Papa Was A Rolling Stone

• 歌手: The Temptations

歌詞:

[English]

[中文]

It was the third of September

九月的第三天

That day I'll always remember, yes I will

那天我永远都不会忘记，没错

'Cause that was the day, that my daddy died

因为那天，我爸爸去世了

I never got a chance to see him

我从没机会见过他

Never heard nothin' but bad things about him

只听说他坏得很

Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth

妈，我靠你了，告诉我真相

Momma just hung her head and said, son

妈只低头说，儿子

Papa was a rolling stone,

爸爸是个滚石头，

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单

Papa was a rolling stone, (my son, yeah)

爸爸是个滚石头，（我儿子，是的）

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单

Hey Momma!

嘿，妈！

Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day, in his life

他们说爸爸一辈子没打过一天工，这是真的么

And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town sayin' that

妈，也有人在说坏话

Papa had three outside children

说爸爸有三个私生子

And another wife, and that ain't right

还有另一个妻子，这不对

Heard some talk Papa doing some store front preachin'

听说爸爸还在店里布道

Talking about saving souls and all the time leechin'

讲着拯救灵魂，自己却在吸血

Dealing in dirt, and stealing in the name of the Lord

在偷窃，利用神的名义作恶

Momma just hung her head and said

妈只低头说，

Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)

爸爸是个滚石头，（我的儿子）

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单

Hey Papa was a rolling stone, (dad gumma it)

嘿，爸爸是个滚石头，（见鬼去吧）

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单

Hey Momma,

嘿，妈，

I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades

我听说爸爸自称是个能干的人

Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave

告诉我，是不是这让爸爸早早离开了人世

Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal

有人说爸爸会乞讨、借钱、偷东西

To pay his bills

为了还债

Hey Momma,

嘿，妈，

Folks say Papa never was much on thinking

有人说爸爸不爱思考

Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking

大部分时间都在追女人、喝酒

Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth

妈，我靠你了，告诉我真相

Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son

妈一脸泪水抬头说，儿子

Papa was a rolling stone, (well, well, well, well)

爸爸是个滚石头，（好吧，好吧，好吧，好吧）

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone (lone, lone, lone, alone)

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单（孤单，孤单，孤单，孤单）

Papa was a rolling stone,

爸爸是个滚石头，

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单

Where ever he laid his hat was his home

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家

And when he died, all he left us was alone

他一死，留给我们只剩孤单

(My daddy was, yes he was, yeah he was)

(我爸爸，没错，他就是那样，嗯，他就是)

(Papa was a rolling stone,

(爸爸是个滚石头，

Where ever he laid his hat was his home)

他带着帽子走到哪，哪就是他的家)

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この曲の語彙:

語彙	意味
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A2	verb - 记得
daddy /ˈdædi/ A1	noun - 爸爸
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - 机会
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - 真相
rolling /ˈroʊ.lɪŋ/ B1	adjective - 滚动的
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - 石头
hat /hæt/ A1	noun - 帽子
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - 家
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - 独自的
worked /wɜːrkt/ A1	verb - 工作
wife /waɪf/ A1	noun - 妻子
preachin' /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - 布道
souls /soʊlz/ B1	noun - 灵魂
dirt /dɜːrt/ A2	noun - 尘土
Lord /lɔːrd/ A2	noun - 上帝
grave /ɡreɪv/ B2	noun - 坟墓
bills /bɪlz/ A2	noun - 账单
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A2	noun - 思考
tear /tɪr/ A2	noun - 眼泪

文法:

• That day I'll always remember, yes I will

  ➔ 强调的将来时

  ➔ 使用 "will" 来进行强调。说话者不仅仅是陈述一个未来的事件，而是强调他*将会*记住这一天。

• I never got a chance to see him

  ➔ 一般过去时 + '有机会'

  ➔ "got a chance to" 意味着 “有机会”。这意味着曾经存在一个机会，但是说话者错过了。

• Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth

  ➔ 现在进行时 + '依赖' (未来动作)

  ➔ 虽然 'depending' 是现在进行时，但这句话暗示了一个未来的请求。说话者依赖母亲在*不久的将来*提供真实的答案。

• Wherever he laid his hat was his home

  ➔ 由 'Wherever' 引导的名词性从句

  ➔ 'Wherever he laid his hat' 作为句子的主语。这是一个地方，尽管是临时的，但它充当了他的家。“Wherever”表示他选择居住的任何和所有地方。

• Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day, in his life

  ➔ 分裂句 (It + be + that)

  ➔ 使用 "It is true what they say that..." 的句子结构强调了人们对父亲所说事情的*真实性*。它突出了 'that' 从句之后的信息。

• Heard some talk Papa doing some store front preachin'

  ➔ 省略 (省略 'I')

  ➔ 这句话以 'Heard' 开头，意味着 'I heard'。这在非正式演讲和歌曲歌词中很常见。它增加了一种随意和对话的语气。

• Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal

  ➔ 'Would' 用于重复的过去行为

  ➔ 'Would' 在这里用来描述过去的一种习惯性行为。它表明父亲经常从事乞讨、借钱和偷窃。

• Folks say Papa never was much on thinking

  ➔ 非正式否定结构 'never was much on'

  ➔ "never was much on" 意味着这个人对某事不太感兴趣或不经常做。这是一种非正式的说法，说父亲不重视思考。