| 电影《断背山》插曲《魔鬼的右手》。——妈妈从小就告诉这个失去父亲的孩子，枪是魔鬼的右手，是邪恶的。孩子不听，从13岁起就梦想着拥有自己的一支手枪，妈妈吓得打碎了手中的鸡蛋。孩子长大了，真的有了一支枪，也用它杀了人。被抓的时候还在用妈妈的话给自己辩解：不是我扣动的扳机，是魔鬼……
Devil's Right Hand
Steve Earle
About the time that daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up, and she didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
Me very first pistol was a cap and ball colt
Shoots as fast as lightning but it loads a mite slow
It loads a mite slow, and soon I found out
It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out
So about a year later I bought a colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
I never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
Got into a card game in a company town
I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
He never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
重点词汇
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blow up v. 使充气，爆炸
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pistol n. 手枪
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colt n. 小马，无经验的年轻人
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mite n. （口语）小孩
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holster n. 手枪用的皮套
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plead v. 辩护，借口
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