2013年美国好声音 Chicken Fried - Shawn Smith

You know I like my chicken fried¹

你知道 我喜欢我的油炸鸡

Cold beer on a Friday night

冰阵啤酒 周五的晚上

A pair of jeans that fit just right

合身的牛仔裤

And the radio up

听着广播

Well I was raised up beneath the shade of a Georgia pine

我在乔治亚松下被举起

And that's home you know

那就是你说知的家

Sweet tea pecan pie and homemade wine

甜茶胡桃饼和自制果酒

Where the peaches grow

桃树生长的地方

And my house it's not much to talk about

我的房子没什么好说的

But it's filled with love that's grown in southern ground

但是它充满了南方特有的爱

And a little bit of chicken fried

一点点油炸鸡

Cold beer on a Friday night

冰阵啤酒 周五的晚上

A pair of jeans that fit just right

合身的牛仔裤

And the radio up

听着广播

Well I've seen the sunrise

我看见太阳升起

See the love in my woman's eyes

看见妻子眼中的爱

Feel the touch of a precious² child

感受到了孩子的触碰

And know a mother's love

理解了母亲的爱

Well its funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most

这很有趣 生命中简单的事情却如此重要

Not where you live or the car you drive or the price tag³ on your clothes

不管你住在哪儿 不管你开向哪里 也不管衣服的价钱

There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind this I've come to know

我逐渐知道 我的眼中没有金钱

So if you agree have a drink with me

如果你同意和我喝一杯

Raise you glasses for a toast

和你干一杯

To a little bit of chicken fried

吃一点油炸鸡

Cold beer on a Friday night

冰阵啤酒 周五的晚上

A pair of jeans that fit just right

合身的牛仔裤

And the radio up

听着广播

Well I've seen the sunrise

我看见太阳升起

See the love in my woman's eyes

看见妻子眼中的爱

Feel the touch of a precious child

感受到了孩子的触碰

And know a mother's love

理解了母亲的爱

I thank god for my life

我向上帝感谢 为我的生活

And for the stars and stripes⁴

也为星条旗

May freedom forever fly, let it ring.

祝愿自由永远飞翔

Salute the ones who died

让它敲响

The ones that give their lives

赞美逝去的英雄

so we don't have to sacrifice

那些为了我们不必牺牲而献出生命的人

All the things we love

所有我爱的

Like our chicken fried

都像这油炸鸡

Cold beer on a Friday night

冰阵啤酒 周五的晚上

A pair of jeans that fit just right

合身的牛仔裤

And the radio up

听着广播

Well I've seen the sunrise

我看见太阳升起

See the love in my woman's eyes

看见妻子眼中的爱

Feel the touch of a precious child

感受到了孩子的触碰

And know a mother's love

理解了母亲的爱

To a little bit of chicken fried

像这油炸鸡

Cold beer on a Friday night

冰阵啤酒 周五的晚上

A pair of jeans that fit just right

合身的牛仔裤

And the radio up

听着广播

Well I've seen the sunrise

我看见太阳升起

See the love in my woman's eyes

看见妻子眼中的爱

Feel the touch of a precious child

感受到了孩子的触碰

And know a mother's love

理解了母亲的爱

1 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

2 precious   

adj.宝贵的，珍贵的，过于精致的，珍爱的

参考例句：

• Each life is precious.生命都是宝贵的。
• Spring rain is as precious as oil.春雨贵如油。

3 tag   

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

参考例句：

• Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
• The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

4 stripes   

n.（与底色不同的）条纹( stripe的名词复数 )；（军装或警服上表示等级的）臂章；纹理

参考例句：

• The plant's stem is marked with thin green longitudinal stripes. 这种植物的茎上长有绿色细长条纹。
• a zebra's black and white stripes 斑马的黑白条纹