温馨夜读 PART4 06 Blue’s Song 布鲁的歌

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[00:01.08]Blue’s Song 布鲁的歌

[00:06.66]Blue’s mother was dead when he was young.

[00:09.94]And now his father was to leave home to find work in the town.

[00:15.30]“Son, remember what I told you. Take care of yourself. 

[00:21.02]I’ll be home as fast as I can.”

[00:23.94]After his father left, Blue kept himself busy, 

[00:28.18]as he had to gather wood in the forest.

[00:31.16]He remembered his father’s advice, 

[00:33.40]“Sing your blues¹ away and make believe that everything will be alright.”

[00:39.58]So Blue sang and gathered his wood happily.

[00:44.29]As birds flew by, 

[00:46.58]they too would chirp² along merrily when they heard Blue singing.

[00:50.75]One day, he did not notice that a stranger was watching him.

[00:55.45]It was only when the man called out that Blue lifted up his head.

[00:59.94]“Boy, why are you singing? Are you not cold?”

[01:05.63]“I was but I’ve been so busy I am warm,” replied Blue.

[01:11.09]“Your clothes are rags³, you’re thin and hungry.

[01:15.58]Surely you can’t be happy. Why do you sing? It’s silly.”

[01:20.40]“Not at all, I had sung my blues away.

[01:24.12]I also convinced⁴ myself that I am the happiest boy in the country. 

[01:28.35]I am really happy!”

[01:29.91]“Oh, can you help me? I have a little boy who cries all day.

[01:36.15]I give him everything he asks for. Yet he is unhappy.

[01:41.29]Please come and sing him your song and teach him your secret.

[01:45.67]You’re a brave little boy!” the stranger pleaded⁵.

[01:49.17]Blue nodded.

[01:50.92]The stranger took Blue to a big cottage in the forest.

[01:55.30]In a beautiful room lay a sick boy on a silken couch⁶.

[01:59.56]His eyes were red as he had been crying.

[02:02.96]He looked angrily at his father and stared at Blue.

[02:07.00]The father took his son’s hands 

[02:09.76]and told him how he saw Blue in the woods

[02:12.47]singing and looking happy in spite⁷ of being hungry and cold.

[02:16.52]Blue came towards the boy and asked.

[02:19.58]“Would you like me to sing you a song?

[02:22.65]If you like it then I will continue.”

[02:25.39]As Blue sang, the boy smiled as he could feel that Blue sang with his heart.

[02:31.29]“What a beautiful song!” cried the boy,

[02:34.90]“Can you stay with me and teach me to sing so that I will not be sad?”

[02:40.39]“Of course, I will.” So Blue sang and taught the boy how to be happy.

[02:46.06]Singing your blues away also means⁸ singing your troubles away.

[02:51.20]In simple terms “never let trouble trouble you.” 

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 chirp   

v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫

参考例句：

• The birds chirp merrily at the top of tree.鸟儿在枝头欢快地啾啾鸣唱。
• The sparrows chirp outside the window every morning.麻雀每天清晨在窗外嘁嘁喳喳地叫。

3 rags   

n.破旧衣服；破布( rag的名词复数 )；碎布；破旧衣服；（质量差的）报纸

参考例句：

• skeletal figures dressed in rags 衣衫褴褛、骨瘦如柴的人
• He went from rags to riches in only three years. 他仅用了三年就从赤贫变成了巨富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 convinced   

adj.确信的；深信的；有坚定信仰的v.使确信(convince的过去分词)；说服

参考例句：

• I am convinced of her innocence. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。
• I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car. 我看这辆汽车是灾星。

5 pleaded   

恳求，请求( plead的过去式和过去分词 )； 提出…为借口[理由]； （向法庭）陈述案情； （在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护

参考例句：

• She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。
• She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished. 她哭着恳求他，一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。

6 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。

7 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。