英文广告歌曲：《理发师陶德》可爱原声：Pirelli's Miracle Elixir

《理发师陶德》可爱原声：Pirelli's Miracle Elixir¹

 

Pirelli's Miracle Elixir，出自音乐剧电影《理发师陶德》中Pirelli和Todd公开比拼刮胡子技术的那一场之前，可爱的小男孩Tobias这个广告做得还真是卖力啊。整首歌听下来，如果不看歌词的话，倒是练习英音听力的绝好方式~

　　

Artist：理发师陶德 OST

Song：Pirelli's Miracle Elixir

 

TOBIAS：

Ladies and gentlemen,

May I have your attention, please?

Do you wake every morning in shame and despair,

Discover your pillow is covered with hair?

What ought not to be there?

 

Well, ladies and gentlemen,

From now on you can waken at ease

You may never again have a worry or care,

I will show you a miracle, marvelous rare,

Gentlemen you are about to see something what rose from the dead,

On the top of my head!

 

'Twas Pirelli's Miracle Elixir,

That's what did the trick sir,

True, sir, true,

Was it quick, sir?

Did it in a tick, sir?

Just like an elixir ought to do.

 

How about a bottle mister?

Only costs a penny, guaranteed.

Does Pirelli's stimulate² the growth, sir?

You can have my oath sir,

'Tis unique.

Rub a minute,

Stimulatin' i'n' it?

Soon you'll have to thin it once a week.

 

TODD:

Pardon me ma'am what's that awful stench?

 

LOVETT:

Are we standing³ near an open trench⁴?

 

TODD:

Must be standing near an open trench.

 

TOBIAS:

Try Pirelli's Miracle Elixir,

Anything what's slick, sir,

Soon sprouts⁵ curls,

Try Pirelli's,

When they see how thick, sir,

You can have your pick, sir, of the girls!

Want to buy a bottle missus?

 

TODD:

What is this?

 

LOVETT:

What is this?

 

TODD:

Smells like piss.

 

LOVETT:

Smells like - phew!

 

TODD:

Looks like piss.

 

LOVETT:

Wouldn't touch it if I was you, dear!

 

TODD:

This is piss. Piss with ink.

 

TOBIAS:

Let Pirelli's activate⁶ your roots, sir.

 

TODD:

Keep it off your boots, sir, eats right through.

 

TOBIAS:

Yes, get Pirelli's!

Use a bottle of it!

Ladies seem to love it —

 

LOVETT:

Flies do too.

1 elixir   

n.长生不老药，万能药

参考例句：

• There is no elixir of life in the world.世界上没有长生不老药。
• Keep your mind awake and active;that's the only youth elixir.保持头脑清醒和灵活便是保持年轻的唯一灵丹妙药。

2 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

5 sprouts   

n.新芽，嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨，麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 activate   

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

• We must activate the youth to study.我们要激励青年去学习。
• These push buttons can activate the elevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。