听歌学英语:顺流而下 Down By The Water
The Decemberists（十二月党）是来自于俄勒冈州的波特兰独立摇滚5人乐队。目前他们已经发行了三张专辑和一张EP，歌曲风格是自己非常钟情的Indie Pop和Indie Rock。
See this ancient riverbed
See where all our follies are led
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
I was just some towhead teen
Feeling around for fingers to get in between
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Sweet descend this rabble round
Pretty little patter of a seaport town
Rolling down the water and rolling down the old main drag
All dolled up in gabardine
The last flashing lee to appear nineteen
Queen of the water and queen of the old main drag
The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
The season rubs me wrong
The summer swells anon
So knock me down, tear me up
But I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
Down by the water and down by the old main drag
看见远古的河床，看见我们的愚昧被带往何方，顺流而下，在古老的大道上。
riverbed 河床
folly 愚蠢；荒唐事；讽刺剧
It is a great folly to try to persuade him.
试图说服他未免太愚蠢了。
I was just some towhead teen, feeling around for fingers to get in between.
我只是个黄毛小子，摸索着让手指找到方向。
towhead n.淡黄色头发的人；沙洲
It is not towhead that you could float by in ten minutes.
这里可不是什么沙洲，十分钟便能漂过的。
The season rubs me wrong; the summer swells anon.
季节使我烦乱，夏天又顷刻膨胀。
swell v. & n. 膨胀，肿胀
There was a swell in the city's population.
该市出现过人口膨胀。
My feet often swell with the heat in the afternoon.
下午天一热我的脚常肿胀起来。
anon adv. 不久；立刻；另一次
We shall be friends again anon.
我们很快还会重新成为朋友的。
Sweet descend this rabble round. Pretty little patter of a seaport town.
暴徒也屈服于芳香，海港小镇上美丽的小调传唱。
Rabble n.乌合之众；暴民；下层民众；长柄耙；拔火棒 v.聚众闹事；用拔火棒搅动
They formed an army out of rabble.
他们用乌合之众组成一支军队。
A rabble of angry citizens gathered around the town hall.
一群愤怒的暴民聚集在市政厅周围。
patter n.急速拍打声；轻快脚步声
很多带有er的单词都和声音有关，比如clatter 哗啦声，嘈杂的谈笑声；chatter动物的啁啾声，唠叨，潺潺流水声
The boys stopped their clatter when the teacher came into the classroom.
老师走进教室时，男孩子们停止喧哗。
The chatter of sparrows annoyed her.
麻雀啁啾声使她厌烦。
Raindrops are starting to patter.
雨点噼噼啪啪的落了下来。 |