Working Man

• Por: Rita MacNeil

Letra:

[English]

[中文]

It's a working man l am

我是个劳工

And I've been down under ground

曾在地底深处

And I swear to God if l ever see the sun

我向上帝发誓，如果我能再见到阳光

Or for any length of time

哪怕只是一小会儿

I can hold it in my mind

我都将铭记在心

I never again will go down under ground

我再也不会下到地底

At the age of sixteen years

十六岁那年

Oh, he quarrels with his peers

他与同龄人争吵

Who vowed they'd never see another one

他们发誓再也不想看到

In the dark recess of the mines

在矿井的黑暗深处

Where you age before your time

你未老先衰

And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs

煤尘沉重地压在你的肺上

It's a working man l am

我是个劳工

And I've been down under ground

曾在地底深处

And I swear to God if l ever see the sun

我向上帝发誓，如果我能再见到阳光

Or for any length of time

哪怕只是一小会儿

I can hold it in my mind

我都将铭记在心

I never again will go down under ground

我再也不会下到地底

At the age of sixty four

六十四岁时

Oh, he'll greet you at the door

他会在门口迎接你

And he'll gently lead you by the arm

他会轻轻地挽着你的手臂

Through the dark recess of the mines

穿过矿井的黑暗深处

Oh, he'll take you back in time

他会带你回到过去

And he'll tell you of the hardships that were had

他会告诉你那些曾经的艰辛

It's a working man l am

我是个劳工

And I've been down under ground

曾在地底深处

And I swear to God if l ever see the sun

我向上帝发誓，如果我能再见到阳光

Or for any length of time

哪怕只是一小会儿

I can hold it in my mind

我都将铭记在心

I never again will go down under ground

我再也不会下到地底

It's a working man l am

我是个劳工

And I've been down under ground

曾在地底深处

And I swear to God if l ever see the sun

我向上帝发誓，如果我能再见到阳光

Or for any length of time

哪怕只是一小会儿

I can hold it in my mind

我都将铭记在心

I never again will go down under ground

我再也不会下到地底

It's a working man l am

我是个劳工

And I've been down under ground

曾在地底深处

And I swear to God if l ever see the sun

我向上帝发誓，如果我能再见到阳光

Or for any length of time

哪怕只是一小会儿

I can hold it in my mind

我都将铭记在心

I never again will go down under ground

我再也不会下到地底

God, I never again will go down under ground

上帝啊，我再也不会下到地底

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Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
working /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ B1	adjective - 工作的
man /mæn/ A1	noun - 成年男性
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - 地球的固体表面
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - 为地球提供光和热的星星
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - 使人能够意识到世界和他们的经历的元素
age /eɪdʒ/ A2	noun - 一个人生活或一个事物存在的时间长度
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - 几乎没有光或完全没有光
coal /koʊl/ B1	noun - 用作燃料的黑色或深棕色可燃矿物
hardship /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/ B2	noun - 严重的痛苦或缺乏
lead /liːd/ B1	verb - 引导或指导
greet /ɡriːt/ A2	verb - 向某人问好
quarrel /ˈkwɔːrəl/ B2	verb - 进行愤怒的争论
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - 存在和事件的无限持续进展

Gramática:

• If I ever see the sun

  ➔ 条件句（第一条件句）

  ➔ 该短语使用“if”引导一个依赖于“看到太阳”的行动的条件句。

• And I swear to God

  ➔ 用于强调和发誓的短语

  ➔ 该短语表达了强烈的个人承诺或真诚，通常在庄重或严肃的场合使用。

• I've been down underground

  ➔ 现在完成时表示到目前为止的经验或状态

  ➔ 该短语使用现在完成时“have been”来描述在地下工作的经历，这可能影响到现在。

• I never again will go down underground

  ➔ 用“will”的否定形式表达未来的决心以示强调

  ➔ 该短语用“will”和“never”强烈否定未来再次下地下的行为。

• And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs

  ➔ 一般现在时用来描述习惯性状态或情况

  ➔ 该句子用一般现在时“lies”描述持续存在、影响矿工肺部的状况。

• God, I never again will go down under ground

  ➔ 用“never again”和“will”强调坚决的决定

  ➔ 该短语结合“never again”和“will”以强烈表达说话人决定永不再地下工作。