英文乡村歌曲：Rodney Atkins - Family

Family reunion, 4th of July
It's been three years since I've seen it
Now I remember why
Aunt Charlotte's at the door
Big smile on her face
The first thing she says to me:
"Looks like you've gained some weight"
You only get that kind of honesty
From family
Uncle Joe's getting plastered¹
Aunt Marthe's getting mad
Same old cousin Doug
Same old jokes, same old bad
Mama has to keep reminding me
Son, they're family
A few new babies, the same old crazies
I've known 'em my whole life
And they still amaze² me
I didn't choose 'em
But I'd hate to lose 'em
Cause you gotta love 'em
They're family
Cousin Linda showed up
With her new sweetheart
I had to laugh when daddy whispered
Fifth time might be the charm³
And there's a brother Lester
In the city, just flew in
All the way from way out (?)
We're still not sure about him
But different as we are it's good to be
In family
A few new babies, the same old crazies
I've known 'em my whole life
And they still amaze me
I didn't choose 'em
Wouldn't wanna lose 'em
Cause you gotta love 'em
Man, they're family
When mama said the blessings
She was fightin' back the tears
Cause the last time we were all together
Grandpa was here
She knew how proud he'd be
And how much he'd love to see
A few new babies, the same old crazies
I've known 'em my whole life
And they still amaze me
Don't get to choose 'em
But you hate to lose 'em
You gotta love 'em
Cause they're family
Family reunion, 4th of July
It's been three years since I've seen it
Now I remember why

1 plastered   

v.使平；涂以灰泥；粘贴；掩饰(plaster的过去分词形式)adj.涂得厚厚的；醉醺醺的；〈美俚〉“plaster”的派生

参考例句：

• The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head. 暴雨使她的头发紧贴头顶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These rough places on the wall could be plastered over. 可以在墙上这些毛糙的地方涂上灰泥。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 amaze   

vt.使惊奇，使惊愕

参考例句：

• He stood in amaze at the sight.他看到那种景象，惊愕得呆呆地站在那里。
• You will soon amaze the world with your brilliant feat.你会一鸣惊人的。

3 charm   

vt.使着迷，使陶醉；n.招人喜欢之处，魅力

参考例句：

• With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠，这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
• He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。