看原版童書學(xué)英語:噢,你將去的地方
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2012-04-18 14:16
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Oh, the Places You Will Go
噢,你將去的地方
Congratulations!
恭喜恭喜!
Today is your day.
今天是你的大日子。
You're off to Great Places!
往好地方出發(fā)!
You're off and away!
你啟程走天涯!
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You have brains in your head.
你有頭腦。
You have feet in your shoes.
也有腳力。
想往哪兒走就往哪兒走。
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
孤身上路,你自持自知。
路在何方,你自有主意。
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You’ll look up and down streets. Look ’em over with care.
你會上下打量,小心擇路。
About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.”
有些你一看便知:“那不是我要走的路?!?/div>
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
你才智滿腦,足下是勁,
you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
聰敏如你,怎會走上那些岔路窮途。
And you may not find any you’ll want to go down.
也許你會找不到想走的路。
In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town.?
如果是這樣,自然,你會立馬離城再覓去處。
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It’s opener there in the wide open air.
曠野大漠,更盡開闊。
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在那邊,人若如你,勤快聰慧,往往大有作為。
And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew.
當(dāng)大任降身,別擔(dān)心,別焦躁。
Just go right along.
順著走下去,
You’ll start happening too.?
你也會開始踏上光明大道。
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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!?
噢!你將要去的地方!
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You’ll be on your way up!
你會平步青云!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
你會飽覽美景!
你會躋身精英,高飛攀迎!
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你不會落后,因為你分秒必爭。
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
你會超越眾人,領(lǐng)先他等。
Wherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best.
飛往何處,你都是卓越之最。
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
去往何方,你都能蓋世奪魁。
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Except when you don’t.
做不到的時候除外,
Because, sometimes, you won’t.
因為,有時,你會做不到如此精彩。
I’m sorry to say so
很遺憾得這么說,
But, sadly, it’s true
可嘆,這是事實。
That Bang-ups
吃閉門羹
And Hang-ups
遇阻受礙
Can happen to you.
你可能也會如此。
You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch.
你也許會被困卡在荊棘高處。
And you gang will fly on.
同伴都繼續(xù)飛翔,
You’ll be left in a Lurch.
你卻給丟下晃蕩愁苦。
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You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasantbump.
你也許會從那搖搖欲墜的枝頭狼狽跌撞而下,
And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a Slump.
結(jié)果,很可能, 你會跌入深淵懸崖。
And when you’re in a Slump, You’re not in for much fun.
當(dāng)你跌入深淵, 便無甚樂趣可言。
Un-slumping yourself in not easily done.
想走出消沉, 卻難一步登天。
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You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
你會來到掩隱的小路,
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
一些窗戶泛著燈光,但大多數(shù)昏黑灰暗。
一個會讓你扭傷手肘撞破下巴的地方!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
你敢留在外面?你敢走進里面?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?
有多少可失去?有多少能贏取?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right…
假若真走進去,該轉(zhuǎn)左還是轉(zhuǎn)右……
Or right-and-three-quarters Or, maybe, not quite?
還是右轉(zhuǎn)四分三?或者,也許,不夠?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
還是轉(zhuǎn)回去,從后潛入?
Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find,
恐怕即使?jié)M心決意,
For a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
你也覺得,要下決心也不容易。
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You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
你也許會一時迷亂, 拔腿沿曲折的長路亡命狂奔,
熬折奔跑千里, 經(jīng)過遍野光怪陸離,
I fear, toward a most useless place.
我擔(dān)心,你跑向的是那最無用之地。
The Waiting Place…
那“等候之地”……
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… for people just waiting.
那兒的人只知等候。
Waiting for a train to go
等火車走,
Or a bus to come, or a plane to go
等巴士到,等飛機飛,
Or the mail to come, or the rain to go
等這郵件到,等那雨停,
Or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
等這電話響,等那雪紛飛
Or waiting around for a Yes or No
等別人置“可”、“否”,
Or waiting for their hair to grow.
等頭發(fā)長長,
Everyone is just waiting.
人人只懂等候。
Waiting for the fish to bite
等魚兒上鉤不折騰,
Or waiting for wind to fly a kite
等風(fēng)到來放飛風(fēng)箏,
Or waiting around for Friday night
等周五夜
Or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
也許是等看他們那“杰克叔叔”,
Or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
等鍋里水開,等更佳機遇,
等一串珠鏈,等一條新褲,
等一個卷毛假發(fā),等另一次機遇。
Everyone is just waiting.
人人只懂等候。
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NO!
不!
That’s not for you!
那不是你會做的!
Somehow you’ll escape
反正你會逃離
All that waiting and staying.
那般等待歇停。
You’ll find the bright places
你會找到光明境地,
那里鼓樂隊喧鬧奏鳴。
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With bannerflip-flapping,
彩旗迎風(fēng)飄揚,
Once more you’ll ride high!
你將再次乘風(fēng)破浪!
Ready for anything under the sky.
無懼天下各種挑戰(zhàn)。
Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!
準(zhǔn)備就緒,你就是這樣!
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Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done!
噢,你將要去的地方!有樂要盡情!
There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
有分要拿下,有比賽要贏。
And the magical things you can do with that ball
那小球會帶你走進奇妙歷程,
Will make you the winning-est winner of all.
讓你百戰(zhàn)百勝。
名聲!你會要多大名氣有多大名氣,
With the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
透過電視,全世界將看著你創(chuàng)下勝績。
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Except when they don’t.
他們看不到的時候除外,
Because, sometimes, they won’t.
因為,有時,他們無法看到。
I’m afraid that some times
我很遺憾有時候的確如此
You’ll play lonely games too.
你獨自一人比賽
Games you can’t win
而那個比賽你永遠無法勝利
‘cause you’ll play against you.
因為那是你和你自己的比賽
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All Alone!
孤身一人
Whether you like it or not,
無論你接受與否
Alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.
孤單與你形影不離。
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance
而當(dāng)你孤單的時候
You’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
你就會遇到一些讓你會滿心焦慮。
沒有一個讓你覺得安心的港灣
That can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
你是如此害怕,你想要逃離這一切。
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But on you will go
但是你還是會勇往直前
Though the weather be foul.On you will go
盡管你要去的地方狂風(fēng)暴雨
盡管你要去的地方已埋伏了敵方的士兵。
Though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
盡管野獸在咆哮。
Onward up many?A frighteningcreek,
到處都是陰森的小溪,
Though your arms my get sore
而你已經(jīng)精疲力竭
你的鞋也已經(jīng)破舊不堪
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On and on you will hike.
但你還是會一步步的往前
And I know you’ll hike far
你會走得很遠
And face up to your problems
直面一切艱難險阻
Whatever they are.
無論他們有多么難以克服
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You’ll get mixed up, of course,
當(dāng)然你也會混亂
As you already know.
你一直都知道
You’ll get mixed up
你也會混亂
With many strange birds as you go.
和一群奇怪的鳥
So be sure when you step.
所以在走每一步之前
Step with care and great tact
都要深思熟慮
And remember that Life’s
記住這就是生活
一場平衡的表演
永遠保持機警的大腦
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
不要搞錯你的步伐。
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And will you succeed?
你會成功嗎?
Yes! You will, indeed!
當(dāng)然會!
(98 and ? percent guaranteed.)
(98.75%保證)
Kid, you’ll move mountains!
孩子你會改變世界!
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So....
所以....
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
無論你是叫巴克斯鮑姆還是比克斯比亦或者是博雷或者邁克爾·艾利·凡·艾倫·奧謝
you're off to Great Places!
你都會啟程去那個好地方!
Today is your day!
今天就是你出發(fā)的良成吉日!
Your mountain is waiting.
你的世界正等著你。
So...get on your way!
所以,出發(fā)吧!
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