Sixteen Tons – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Johnny Cash
• 专辑: Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town

歌词与翻译

[中文]

("16 Tons" by Johnny Cash)

有人说人是用泥土做的

穷人则是用肌肉和鲜血做的

肌肉、鲜血、皮和骨

头脑迟钝，腰板却很硬

你挖了十六吨煤，你得到了什么

又老了一天，债台高筑

圣彼得你别叫我，我去不了

我的灵魂都卖给了公司商店

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

(drumsticks clicking)

我出生在一个阴沉沉的早上

我拿起铲子走向矿井

我装载了十六吨九号煤

工头说：“哎呀，我的天哪！”

你挖了十六吨煤，你得到了什么

又老了一天，债台高筑

圣彼得你别叫我，我去不了

我的灵魂都卖给了公司商店

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

(drumsticks clicking)

我出生在一个下着毛毛雨的早上

争斗和麻烦是我的第二天性

我被一头老母狮在甘蔗林里养大

没有哪个娇贵的女人能让我循规蹈矩

你挖了十六吨煤，你得到了什么

又老了一天，债台高筑

圣彼得你别叫我，我去不了

我的灵魂都卖给了公司商店

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

(drumsticks clicking)

如果你看到我过来，最好让开

很多人没让开，很多人因此丧命

一只铁拳，另一只钢拳

如果右拳没打中你

左拳也会打到你

你挖了十六吨煤，你得到了什么

又老了一天，债台高筑

圣彼得你别叫我，我去不了

我的灵魂

都卖给了公司商店

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

[英语]

("16 Tons" by Johnny Cash)

♪ Some people say a man is made outta mud ♪

♪ A poor man's made outta muscle and blood ♪

♪ Muscle and blood and skin and bone ♪

♪ A mind that's weak and a back that's strong ♪

♪ You load 16 tons and what do you get ♪

♪ Another day older and deeper in debt ♪

♪ Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go ♪

♪ I owe my soul to the company store ♪

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

(drumsticks clicking)

♪ I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine ♪

♪ I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine ♪

♪ I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal ♪

♪ And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul" ♪

♪ You load 16 tons and what do you get ♪

♪ Another day older and deeper in debt ♪

♪ Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go ♪

♪ I owe my soul to the company store ♪

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

(drumsticks clicking)

♪ I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain ♪

♪ Fightin' and trouble are my middle name ♪

♪ Raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion ♪

♪ Ain't no high-toned woman make me walk the line ♪

♪ You load 16 tons and what do you get ♪

♪ Another day older and deeper in debt ♪

♪ Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go ♪

♪ I owe my soul to the company store ♪

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

(drumsticks clicking)

♪ If you see me comin', better step aside ♪

♪ A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died ♪

♪ With one fist of iron and the other of steel ♪

♪ If the right one don't get you ♪

♪ Then the left one will ♪

♪ You load 16 tons and what do you get ♪

♪ Another day older and deeper in debt ♪

♪ Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go ♪

♪ I owe my soul ♪

♪ To the company store ♪

(snappy guitar music) (snappy piano music)

重点词汇

词汇	含义
load /loʊd/ A1	verb - 将货物装上车辆、动物或人
debt /dɛt/ A2	noun - 债务，通常是钱
soul /soʊl/ A2	noun - 人的灵魂
mine /maɪn/ A1	noun - 开采矿物的地点
coal /koʊl/ A1	noun - 作为燃料的可燃黑色岩石
boss /bɒs/ A1	noun - 管理工人的人
bless /blɛs/ A2	verb - 祈求神圣的祝福
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - 参与身体冲突
trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/ A1	noun - 问题或困难
raise /reɪz/ A1	verb - 从童年抚养长大
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - 成年女性
walk /wɔk/ A1	verb - 以比跑步慢的速度步行
iron /ˈaɪərn/ A1	noun - 坚硬的金属元素
steel /stiːl/ A1	noun - 坚硬的铁合金
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - 死亡

重点语法结构

• Some people say a man is made outta mud

  ➔ 使用口语化的“outta”代替“out of”。表明了非正式的语言和方言。

  ➔ 这个短语使用了口语化的缩写 **'outta'**，这在口语英语和民谣音乐中很常见。这是说 **'out of'** 的一种更非正式的方式。

• A poor man's made outta muscle and blood

  ➔ 所有格的撇号（'s）表示所有权或关联性。再次使用“made outta”。

  ➔ **'poor man's'** 中的 **'s'** 表示后面的品质属于或与 **穷人** 相关。

• You load 16 tons and what do you get

  ➔ 疑问句结构，其中“what do you get”充当反问。

  ➔ 这句话是一个问题，但它不是在寻求信息。这是一个旨在强调工作的徒劳的 **反问**，答案已经暗示（又老了一天，负债更深）。

• Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go

  ➔ 双重否定（“don't”和“can't”）——在一些方言中很常见，尤其是在非裔美国人方言（AAVE）中。

  ➔ 使用 **'don't'** 和 **'can't'** 会产生双重否定。虽然在标准英语中语法不正确，但这是某些方言的特征，强调了说话者无法上天堂。

• I owe my soul to the company store

  ➔ 比喻性语言——隐喻。“owe my soul”不是字面意思；它代表了完全的经济依赖。

  ➔ **'owe my soul'** 这个短语是一个 **隐喻**。它不是指歌手字面意义上出卖了他的灵魂，而是指他欠公司的债务太深，以至于对自己的生活没有自由或控制权。