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[听歌学英文] 古老的船歌《Wellerman》

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《Wellerman》是电影《加勒比海盗》的插曲。
苏格兰邮差兼音乐爱好者内森·埃文斯2020年年底在TikTok上传了自己演唱19世纪新西兰船歌"Wellerman"(意为“Weller公司的雇工”)的视频,歌曲描绘了水手们等待澳大利亚捕鲸公司Weller Brothers供给茶叶、蔗糖和朗姆酒的情形。
这首歌在TikTok平台上迅速走红,观看次数超400万,相关视频一时猛增,总流量超7000万。船歌的火爆似乎有迹可循。
当今时代,尤其是疫情时期,船歌极具力量感的节奏和词曲间流露出的乐观无畏精神,恰好能激励沮丧的隔离群体,同时也为孤独失落的当代年轻人注入集体感与归属感。
个人的世界如今越来越像孤岛,而充满活力的船歌似乎在调动人内心联结彼此、奋力抗争的本能,将一座座岛屿用音乐和网络社交传播的航道连接起来。与其说TikTok用户帮助古老的船歌焕发新生,不如说是歌曲多少帮助了沉郁的人们脱离迷茫。

词汇注释

dip[dɪp]  v.蘸; 浸; (使)下降,下沉; 把(汽车前灯的)远光调为近光; 给洗药浴;  n.游一游; 泡一泡; (通常指暂时的)减少,下降,衰退; 凹陷处; 低洼处; 调味酱; 药浴液,清洗液; 浏览; (降而复升的)一动;


bully[ˈbʊli]  vt.恐吓; 伤害; 胁迫;  n.仗势欺人者; 横行霸道者;  int.好; 妙;  adj.顶好的; 快活的; 盛气凌人的;


toungin is a prosses of cutting a whales tongue and it represents that the hunt is over.


bore [bɔːr]  v. 令人厌烦; (尤指因啰唆)使厌烦; 钻,凿,挖(长而深的洞); 盯着看;

n.(常因话多)令人厌烦的人; 烦人的状况(或事情); (管道、枪炮等的)孔,内径,口径; 膛径; 涌潮,激潮; 探孔,钻孔;  bear的过去式;


swore[swɔːr]  v.咒骂; 诅咒; 说脏话; 郑重承诺; 发誓要; 表示决心要; 赌咒发誓地说; 肯定地说; swear的过去式;


tow[təʊ]  vt.拖; (用绳索)拉; 牵引;  n.(车、船等的)牵引; 拽引;


harpoon  [hɑːrˈpuːn]  n.渔猎标枪; 鱼叉;  vt.用鱼叉叉;


greed  [ɡriːd] n.贪婪; 贪心; 贪欲; 贪食; 贪吃;


creed [kriːd]  n.信条; 纲领; 信念; 原则


slack  [slæk]  adj.不紧的; 松弛的; 萧条的; 冷清的; 清淡的; 懈怠的; 不用心的; 敷衍了事的; 吊儿郎当的;  n.(绳索的)松弛部分; (组织中人员、资金或地方的)富余部分,闲置部分; 煤屑; 煤末;  vi.懈怠; 怠惰; 偷懒;  adv.松弛地; 缓慢地; 无力地; 不充分地;  v.懈怠; 怠惰; 偷懒;



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There once was a ship that put to sea 

曾经有一艘出海的船

And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea 

那艘船的名字叫Billy o' Tea 

The winds blew hard her bow dipped down 

狂风呼啸船头下沉 

Blow me bully boys blow 

吹吧吹吧尽管吹吧

Huh Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

She had not been two weeks from shore 

船离岸不到两个星期 

When down on her a right whale bore 

一头露脊鲸冲了过来 

The captain called all hands and swore 

船长召集所有水手 发誓说 

He'd take that whale in tow

他一定要把这头鲸拖回岸边 

Hah Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 


Before the boat had hit the water 

在小船下水之前 

The whale's tail came up and caught her 

鲸鱼尾巴甩起来打中了船身 

All hands to the side harpooned and fought her 

所有水手都到船舷来用鱼叉与鲸鱼搏斗 

When she dived down below 

只是它又潜入了水中 

Huh Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

No line was cut no whale was freed 

钓索没有断鲸鱼也没逃脱 

The Captain's mind was not on greed 

船长并没有贪得无厌 

But he belonged to the whaleman's creed 

而是坚守捕鲸者的信条 

She took that ship in tow 

鲸鱼拖着船行进 

Huh Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

For forty days or even more 

四十多天时间

The line went slack then tight once more 

钓索松弛了下来后来又绷紧了

All boats were lost there were only four 

所有小船都失踪了只剩四艘 

But still that whale did go 

但那一头鲸鱼依然在游弋 

Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 


As far as I've heard the fight's still on 

据我所知这场博弈还在进行着 

The line's not cut and the whale's not gone 

钓索没有断鲸鱼也没逃脱 

The Wellerman makes his a regular call 

Wellerman常常给他们打电话 

To encourage the Captain crew and all 

鼓舞船长和船员他们 

Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 



There once was a ship that put to sea 

曾经有一艘出海的船

And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea 

那艘船的名字叫Billy o' Tea 

The winds blew hard her bow dipped down 

狂风呼啸船头下沉 

Blow me bully boys blow 

吹吧吹吧尽管吹吧

Huh Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

She had not been two weeks from shore 

船离岸不到两个星期 

When down on her a right whale bore 

一头露脊鲸冲了过来 

The captain called all hands and swore 

船长召集所有水手 发誓说 

He'd take that whale in tow

他一定要把这头鲸拖回岸边 

Hah Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 


Before the boat had hit the water 

在小船下水之前 

The whale's tail came up and caught her 

鲸鱼尾巴甩起来打中了船身 

All hands to the side harpooned and fought her 

所有水手都到船舷来用鱼叉与鲸鱼搏斗 

When she dived down below 

只是它又潜入了水中 

Huh Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

No line was cut no whale was freed 

钓索没有断鲸鱼也没逃脱 

The Captain's mind was not on greed 

船长并没有贪得无厌 

But he belonged to the whaleman's creed 

而是坚守捕鲸者的信条 

She took that ship in tow 

鲸鱼拖着船行进 

Huh Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

For forty days or even more 

四十多天时间

The line went slack then tight once more 

钓索松弛了下来后来又绷紧了

All boats were lost there were only four 

所有小船都失踪了只剩四艘 

But still that whale did go 

但那一头鲸鱼依然在游弋 

Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 


As far as I've heard the fight's still on 

据我所知这场博弈还在进行着 

The line's not cut and the whale's not gone 

钓索没有断鲸鱼也没逃脱 

The Wellerman makes his a regular call 

Wellerman常常给他们打电话 

To encourage the Captain crew and all 

鼓舞船长和船员他们 

Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒 

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 

Soon may the Wellerman come 

Wellerman很快就要来了 

To bring us sugar and tea and rum 

给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒

One day when the tonguin' is done 

等到一切结束的那一天 

We'll take our leave and go 

我们就能离开了 






用适当的连接词填空

1. that  2. what  3. what,   whether 4. that  5. Who  6. why  7.  that  8. which 9. where 10. whatever 

完成句子
1.   that we can manage to get rid of the deadly 




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