The Baron – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Johnny Cash

歌词与翻译

[中文]

真希望我早认识你

那时你还年纪更轻

在我身边，你也许能学到一点东西

如果我认识你更久

你可能会更坚强一点

也许你的击球会更直

也许你的击球会更直

他走进台球厅时，明显格格不入

穿着手工靴子、定制西装，握着珍珠柄的球杆

今晚将有一场对决，届时众人皆知

谁的球技更狠——男爵还是比利·乔

比利·乔神色紧张，快要失去冷静

但男爵手稳如磐石，两人展开对决

他就像石板战场上的将军

每次他打进八号球时，都会对比利·乔说

他说……

真希望我早认识你

那时你还年纪更轻

在我身边，你也许能学到一点东西

如果我认识你更久

你可能会更坚强一点

也许你的击球会更直

也许你的击球会更直

现在比利·乔已经输掉了，但他仍未感到疼痛

他从桌子远端掷出母亲的结婚戒指

他说：“你赢了我的钱，但这不够

我把这枚戒指再押一局，与你的名贵球杆对决”

戒指在台面上滚动时，男爵的眼眶泛起雾意

他几乎弯下身子，像被击中要害一样

二十年前，这枚戒指是他妻子佩戴的

他离开时并不知道，儿子即将出生

男爵开球时，声音如雷鸣般震耳

但当他瞄准八号球时，现场寂静得厚重

此时一只温热的手抚上他的肩膀，却让他寒彻骨髓

他转身，看见那位长久深爱他的女子

比赛从未结束，八号球也未落袋

男爵淡定地捡起球，将它放回架上

随后他把戒指交回曾经握住他的那双手中

他把那把名贵球杆抛给儿子比利·乔

他说……

好吧，我真希望我早认识你

那时你还年纪更轻

在我身边，你也许能学到一点东西

如果我认识你更久

你可能会更坚强一点

也许你的击球会更直

也许你的击球会更直

[英语]

Wish I had a-known ya

When you were a little younger

'Round me you might have learned a thing or two

If I had known you longer

You might be a little stronger

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

As he walked into the poolroom, you could tell he didn't fit

In his handmade boots, custom suit, and pearl handled shooting stick

Tonight there'd be a showdown, then everyone would know

Who shoots the meanest game around - The Baron or Billy Joe

Billy Joe looked edgy, about to lose his cool

But the Baron's hands were steady, as the two began to duel

Yeah, he was like a general on a battlefield of slate

And he would say to Billy Joe each time he sunk the eight

He'd say...

Wish I had a-known ya

When you were a little younger

'Round me you might have learned a thing or two

If I had known you longer

You might be a little stronger

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

Now Billy Joe was busted, but he hadn't felt the sting

And from the far end of the table, he threw his mother's wedding ring

And he said "you won my money, but it ain't gonna do the trick

I'll bet this ring on one more game against your fancy stick"

The Baron's eyes got foggy as the ring rolled on the felt

And he almost doubled over like he had been hit below the belt

Twenty years ago, it was the ring his wife had worn

And he didn't know before he left that a son would soon be born

It sounded just like thunder when the Baron shot the break

But it grew thickly quiet as he lined up the eight

Then a warm hand touched his shoulder and it chilled him to the bone

When he turned and saw the woman who had loved him for so long

The game was never finished; the eight ball never fell

The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on the shelf

Then he placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago

And he tossed that fancy shooting stick to his son Billy Joe

And he said...

Well, I wish I had a-known ya

When you were a little younger

'Round me you might have learned a thing or two

If I had known you longer

You might be a little stronger

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do

重点语法结构

• Wish I had known ya

  ➔ 在 wish 从句中使用过去完成时（虚拟过去）

  ➔ 动词 ""had known"" 为过去完成时，表示过去未实现的情形。

• If I had known you longer

  ➔ 第三条件句（if 从句使用过去完成时）

  ➔ 短语 ""had known"" 为过去完成时，出现在 if 之后，用来谈论一个不真实的过去条件。

• You might be a little stronger

  ➔ 情态动词 "might" + 动词原形，用于对现在/将来进行推测

  ➔ “might” 表示不确定，后接动词原形 “be”。

• He walked into the poolroom, you could tell he didn't fit

  ➔ 情态动词 "could" + 动词原形表示过去的能力/可能性；过去式否定 "didn't fit"

  ➔ “could tell” 表示过去的能力/可能性，“didn't fit” 是过去式动词 “fit” 的否定形式。

• He would say... each time he sunk the eight

  ➔ 用于过去习惯性动作的 "would"；副词从句 "each time" 加过去式

  ➔ “would” 表示过去的重复动作，“sunk” 是 “sink” 在 “each time” 之后的过去式。

• It sounded just like thunder when the Baron shot the break

  ➔ 简单过去式；由 "when" 引导的时间从句

  ➔ 动词 “shot” 为过去式，"when the Baron shot the break" 从句说明主要动作发生的时间。

• He almost doubled over like he had been hit below the belt

  ➔ 过去完成时被动式 "had been hit" 用于描述先前已完成的动作

  ➔ 短语 “had been hit” 将过去完成时助动词 “had” 与被动形式 “been hit” 结合，用来表示在主要过去动作之前已经发生的事件。

• The game was never finished; the eight ball never fell

  ➔ 过去式被动语态 "was ... finished"；过去式否定 "never fell"

  ➔ 动词短语 “was ... finished” 为被动语态，表示动作作用于游戏；“never fell” 是动词 “fall” 的过去式否定形式。

• He placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago

  ➔ 定语从句 "that held him" 修饰 "hands"

  ➔ 词 “that” 引导定语从句，动词 “held” 为过去式，描述 “hands” 所做的动作。