听歌学英语:Who Let the Dogs Out

Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪


When the party was nice, the party was bumpin' {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
派对若是很酷的话，派对就会很人山人海热闹非凡
And everybody havin' a ball {Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo}
每个人都玩儿得很high
I tell the fellas "start the name callin':" {Yippie Yi Yo}
我告诉伙计们，该点名了
And the girls report to the call
妞们报到
The poor dog show down
可怜的狗们开始一决雌雄

Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪

I see ya' little speed boat head up our coast
看见你的快艇朝我们的海岸驶过来
She really want to skip town
她想逃走却
Get back scruffy¹, back scruffy,
回来的时候脏兮兮的
Get back you flea² infested⁴ mongrel
你这个浑身爬满跳蚤的杂种，给我滚回来

I'm gonna tell {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
我跟你说，
To any girls calling them canine⁵ {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
对那些把它们叫做‘狗狗’的妞们，
Tell the dummy⁶ "Hey Man, It's part of the Party!" {Yippie Yi, Yo}
告诉那蠢材，‘嘿，伙计，这可是派对的一部分’
You fetch a woman in front and her man's behind {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
把你面前的女人叼过来，管她男人是否就在背后
Her bone runs out now
因为她快没骨头了

Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪

Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone
假如，一只狗没有肉骨头，它会撞头
All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
狗仔们抓紧你们的骨头，抓紧咯
Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone
假如，一只狗没有肉骨头，它会撞头
All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
狗仔们抓紧你们的骨头，抓紧咯

Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪

I see ya' little speed boat head up our coast
看见你的快艇朝我们的海岸驶过来
She really want to skip town
她想逃走却
Get back scruffy, back scruffy,
给我回来你这个脏东西
Get back you flea infested mongrel
你这个浑身爬满跳蚤的杂种，给我滚回来

Wait for y'all my dogs, the party is on
等着你们哦，所有的狗，派对还在继续
I gotta get my girl I got my mind on
我得想法泡到看中的女孩
Do you see the rays comin' from my eye
你看到我眼中的光线没？
What could you be friend
做什么朋友
that Benji man that's breakin' them down?
把他们都撂倒
Me and My white short shorts
我和我的白色短裤
And I can't seek a lot, any canine will do
我不能占太多，狗们都会这样做
I'm figurin' that's why they call me faithful
我想这可能是他们认为我忠诚的原因
'Cause I'm the man of the land
因为我就是这片土地的王
When they see me they do:ah-ooooo(howl)
他们看见我会这样：嗷嗷呜...（狼叫）拜王
(chorus)
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
谁把狗放出来了，汪汪汪汪



The DOG in the song is referring to men, meaning men are as dirty dogs and they are let out on the prowl.歌词中的‘狗’，喻指男人老狗被放出来需求性伴侣。

have a ball:means to paint the town red; or to enjoy oneself狂欢；玩得开心
eg:We intend to have a ball at the amusement park today. 我们打算今天痛快地到游乐场玩一玩

showdown:It refers to the culmination⁷ （高潮） of a fight or battle. A football final for example. Shows who is best. Or, it means to lay one's cards on the table 决一雌雄；决胜负的时刻；摊牌；
When it comes to a showdown, women stick to their husbands.当到了要分胜负的紧要关头时，女士们都为自己的丈夫打气加油。
It is time for a showdown with your girlfriend.是该跟你女朋友摊牌的时候了。

speed boat:a fast motorboat快艇

head up: be headed for;also, in English, "up" also means "north" and "down" means "south"朝…方向；在英语中up指北方，down指南方。

skip town: to disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)逃跑；跑路
Labor⁸ disputes have multiplied as bankrupt factory bosses skip town before payday.由于工厂老板赶在发薪日之前跑路，导致劳工争议倍增。
I thought that Shelly was just trying to ignore me, but she just decided⁹ to skip town on me.我还以为Shelly那时是在故意冷落我，结果她索性玩儿消失。

scruffy: untidy,dirty;破旧的；肮脏的；不整齐的
He looked very scruffy; his hair was messy, he hadn't shaved his beard and he had worn the same clothes for ages.他看起来脏兮兮的：头发乱糟糟的，很久没刮胡子的样子，身上的衣服已经很久没换过了。

infest³: to occupy in large numbers or to live on a host寄生于；大批出没；大批滋生
That place has been infested by snakes.那个地方有蛇大批出没。
Fleas¹⁰ infest dogs.寄生于狗身上的跳蚤。

canine: dog; or a tooth, your fang¹¹; one of the four pointed¹² teeth in front of the human mouth.幼犬；犬牙fz

mongrel： an inferior dog or one of mixed breed；杂种狗
eg: He paused at this bench, the mongrel dog also paused, ten metres away.他在长凳边上听了下来，那条杂种狗也在10米外的地方停了下来。

run out: to use up耗尽；用完
You need to know what to abandon if you run out of time.在你没有时间的时候你需要知道你应该放弃什么。

1 scruffy   

adj.肮脏的，不洁的

参考例句：

• Despite her scruffy clothes,there was an air of sophistication about her.尽管她衣衫褴褛，但神态老练世故。
• His scruffy appearance does not reflect his character.他邋遢的外表并不反映他的性格。

2 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

3 infest   

v.大批出没于；侵扰；寄生于

参考例句：

• Several animals in sea water can infest wood.海水中有好多动物能侵害木材。
• A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.宫殿有鼠患，瘸猫比快马强。

4 infested   

adj.为患的，大批滋生的（常与with搭配）v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 )；遍布于

参考例句：

• The kitchen was infested with ants. 厨房里到处是蚂蚁。
• The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。

5 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

6 dummy   

n.假的东西；(哄婴儿的)橡皮奶头

参考例句：

• The police suspect that the device is not a real bomb but a dummy.警方怀疑那个装置不是真炸弹，只是一个假货。
• The boys played soldier with dummy swords made of wood.男孩们用木头做的假木剑玩打仗游戏。

7 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 fleas   

n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

参考例句：

• The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
• Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

12 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。