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Sally and John - The Magic Whispers
莎莉和约翰
Sally was a gringos' daughter 莎莉是个外国佬的女儿
she marrried John, a vegetarian sloucher 她嫁给了笨拙的约翰,他是个素食主义者
Everyone said how can they be happy每个人都说他们怎么会幸福
But believe me they can, they can但是相信我,他们是幸福的,他们是幸福的
Sally and John were happy and wild
莎莉和约翰很幸福很开心
They had a daughter他们有一个女儿
a real nature's child一个大自然的孩子
Everyone said how will this one grow up每个人都说这个孩子怎么会长大
But believe me she did she did但是相信我,她长大了,她长大了
She was very beautiful她非常漂亮
shining nice behaving并且助人为乐
She was a real practical child她是个真实能干的孩子
Every penny she was saving她积攒每一分钱
And in the end到最后
and in the end到最后
What no one ever thought没有人能想到的是
They became rich and happy他们变得富裕和幸福
And so we thank the Lord所以,我们感谢上帝
Cause this is a happy story因为这是一个幸福的故事
And so was story should be 也应该是一个幸福的故事
This is a happy story这是一个幸福的故事
and so was story should be也应该是一个幸福的故事
词汇扩展:
gringo[ˈɡrɪŋɡəʊ] n. 外国佬(拉美人对英美等外国人的蔑称)
slouch[slaʊtʃ] v.没精打采地站(或坐)
Sit up straight. Don't slouch. 坐直!别弯腰驼背。
Don't slouch! It's bad manners and bad for your back. 别弯腰驼背！这样没礼貌而且对你的背不好。
Try not to slouch when you are sitting down.你坐下时尽量不要弯腰驼背。
n.没精打采地站(或坐)的姿态
He straightened himself from a slouch. 他一改刚才的无精打采，挺直了腰杆。
no slouch擅长于;干得麻利
She's no slouch on the guitar. 她是弹吉他的好手。
The Welsh are no slouches at cooking. 威尔士人在烹饪方面可是好手。
displeasure[dɪsˈpleʒər] n. 烦恼;生气;不悦
She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.她没有掩饰自己对将要发生的事很不高兴。
He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the results 他直言不讳地表达了他对结果的不满。(vocal [ˈvəʊkl] adj,直言不讳的;有声的)
in the making 在成长中;在形成中
Her drama teacher is confident Julie is a star in the making 朱莉的戏剧老师相信她会成为一颗冉冉升起的明星。
A face-off between Congress and the White House appears to be in the making. 一场国会和白宫之间的争吵看来正在酝酿中。(face-off 争吵;冲突)
beholden [bɪˈhəʊldən] adj. 负有义务的;蒙恩的;对…表示感谢的
We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.我们真的很感激他们所做的一切。
She didn't like to be beholden to anyone. 她不愿欠任何人的情。
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