听歌学英语:顺流而下 Down By The Water

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 follies¹ 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 swells³ 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 descend⁴ this rabble⁵ round
Pretty little patter of a seaport⁶ 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
folly⁷ 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。
swell² 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clatter⁸ 哗啦声，嘈杂的谈笑声；chatter⁹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。

1 follies   

罪恶，时事讽刺剧； 愚蠢，蠢笨，愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He has given up youthful follies. 他不再做年轻人的荒唐事了。
• The writings of Swift mocked the follies of his age. 斯威夫特的作品嘲弄了他那个时代的愚人。

2 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

3 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

4 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

5 rabble   

n.乌合之众，暴民；下等人

参考例句：

• They formed an army out of rabble.他们用乌合之众组成一支军队。
• Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble.贫困自身并不能使人成为贱民。

6 seaport   

n.海港，港口，港市

参考例句：

• Ostend is the most important seaport in Belgium.奥斯坦德是比利时最重要的海港。
• A seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal.轮船能够补充煤炭的海港。

7 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

8 clatter   

v./n.(使)发出连续而清脆的撞击声

参考例句：

• The dishes and bowls slid together with a clatter.碟子碗碰得丁丁当当的。
• Don't clatter your knives and forks.别把刀叉碰得咔哒响。

9 chatter   

vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战

参考例句：

• Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
• I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。