英乐时空Traveling Soldier

Traveling Soldier Dixie Chicks

1)Travelin' Soldier 远行的战士
Two days past eighteen 18岁刚过两天,
He was waiting for the bus 他穿着军装在等汽车.
in his 2)army green
3)Sat down in a 3)booth in a cafe there 坐在露天的咖啡座
Gave his order to a girl with 3)a bow in her hair, 女招待戴着蝴蝶结, 男孩点了东西.
He's a little shy so 4)she gave him a smile 她冲着害羞的男孩微笑，
And he said would you 4)mind sittin' down for a while 他说你是否可以坐下陪我聊天，
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little 4)low 因为我有些情绪低落
She said 5)I'm off in an hour 她说我还有一个小时就下班了，
and I know where we can go. 我知道我们可以去哪里坐坐。

So they went down and they sat on the pier¹ 他们一起坐在码头,
He said 6)I bet² you got a boyfriend but I don't care 他说我猜你有男友但是我不会在乎
7)I got no one to send a letter to 他说我甚至无人可以写信,
Would you 8)mind if I sent one back here to you 你是否介意我与你书信交往？

I cried 我哭了,
Never 9)gonna hold the hand of another guy 我再不会拉另个男孩的手
Too young for him they told her 他们说他上战场还太年轻,
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier 而她还在等待那个远行战士的爱
Our love will never end 这爱情将永不消逝,
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again 等待远行战士的归来.
Never more to be alone when the letter said 当信上说战士即将归来,
A soldier's coming home. 将不会再与寂寞相伴

So the letters came from an army camp 军中不断发来信件, 从加州到越南
In California then Vietnam
And he 11)told her of his heart 他向她倾诉衷肠,
It might be love and all of the things he was 从爱意到心中恐慌
so scared of
He said when it's getting 12)kinda rough over here 他说每当遭遇困苦危险,
I 12)think of that day sittin' down at the pier 我都会想起那日码头共坐
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile 我闭上双眼回忆你的甜美微笑,
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while 不要担心,我可能有一阵子不能写信了.

One Friday night at a football game 在一个星期五的橄榄球赛上
13)The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem³ sang 突然响起了圣歌和祈祷, 然后播放了国歌.
A man said folks would you bow your heads 一个人说请大家为在越南战场上
For a list of 14)local Vietnam dead 死去的同乡默哀
Crying all alone under the stands 看台下面
Was a piccolo player in the marching band 行进乐队的短笛手在默默伤心哭泣
15)And one name read and nobody really cared 没有人真正在意那死者姓名
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair 除了那头戴蝴蝶结的姑娘。

1 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

3 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。