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00:0000:00 Warning 警告 朗讀者:Helena Bonham Carter When I am an old woman I shall wear purple 當(dāng)我變成一個(gè)老奶奶,我就一身紫衣裝扮 With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. 配一頂紅帽子;管它風(fēng)格不搭,顏色艷不艷 And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves 養(yǎng)老金呢,都花了買白蘭地和夏季手套 And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. 以及緞子涼鞋;然后說,現(xiàn)在連買黃油的錢都沒了。 I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired 累了,我就在馬路牙子上坐一會(huì) And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells 商店里有什么免費(fèi)我統(tǒng)統(tǒng)都給收了;沒事就按按警報(bào)解個(gè)悶 And run my stick along the public railings 我要把拐杖在圍欄上劃得叮當(dāng)亂響 And make up for the sobriety of my youth. 報(bào)復(fù)一下青春年少時(shí)不敢做不敢當(dāng) I shall go out in my slippers in the rain 下雨了,我就趿拉著拖鞋出去散步 And pick flowers in other people’s gardens 偷偷摘鄰居幾朵花,誰讓他們?cè)鹤永锘▓F(tuán)錦簇 and learn to spit. 有痰呢,我就吐 You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat 什么難看我穿什么,長幾斤肉又算什么 And eat three pounds of sausages at a go 餓了我就一口氣吞三斤香腸 Or only bread and pickle for a week 要么呢,我就一整個(gè)禮拜,天天面包就泡菜 And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes. 我愛好收藏;看到誰的鋼筆、鉛筆、啤酒墊子什么的好看都往我的小盒子里裝 But now we must have clothes that keep us dry 可是,現(xiàn)在我們還得是正襟危坐端著 And pay our rent and not swear in the street 不拖房租,不罵人家爹娘 And set a good example for the children. 給孩子們豎立一個(gè)好榜樣 We must have friends to dinner and read the papers. 我們時(shí)不時(shí)請(qǐng)朋友聚個(gè)餐;沒事就拿著報(bào)紙翻一翻 But maybe I ought to practice a little now? 又突然想到,我是不是現(xiàn)在就應(yīng)該上手練一練? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised 免得我一下子老了,突然搖身一變,從此紫衣紫褲, When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple. 會(huì)不會(huì)嚇得他們渾身冒冷汗。 簡介: 在西方世俗文化中,紫衣配紅帽的穿衣風(fēng)格類似于我國的“紅配綠,賽狗屁”。這首詩歌沒有使用晦澀的文學(xué)手法,十分白話,但其中洋溢的叛逆精神和生命力卻十分令人喜愛。
作者Jenny Joseph (1935- ) 出生于英國伯明翰,曾在牛津大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)文學(xué)。這首她最為人所知的詩歌寫作于1961年。 受這首著名詩歌的啟發(fā),“紅帽會(huì)(The Red Hat Society)”這個(gè)國際女性社團(tuán)組織在1998年于美國成立(網(wǎng)址www.redhatsociety.com),至今已在超過30個(gè)國家成立了20 000個(gè)分會(huì)。在集會(huì)活動(dòng)時(shí),社團(tuán)的女性成員會(huì)像詩中描述的那樣著紫衣、戴紅帽。 中文譯者:萌叔(Sean) 萌叔(Sean)是電臺(tái)節(jié)目《英語怎么說》的主創(chuàng)&男主播;作為島主,找到了一片文藝與逗逼之間的荒地,正在開墾中,命名為:“麥格蘭島”。小麥的麥,格陵蘭島的格蘭島,麥格蘭島,歡迎上島。 微信公眾號(hào):麥格蘭島 Explore all the fun about English!
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