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"Cats in the Cradle" - Harry Chapin
A child arrived
just the other day
,
1
He came to the world in the usual way.
2
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
3
He learned to walk while I was away.
4
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
5
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
6
You know I'm gonna be like you."
7
And the cat's in the
cradle
and the silver spoon,
8
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
9
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
10
But we'll get together then.
11
You know we'll have a good time then."
12
My son
turned
ten
just the other day
.
13
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
14
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
15
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok."
16
And he walked away, but his smile never
dimmed
,
17
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
18
You know I'm gonna be like him."
19
And the cat's in the
cradle
and the silver spoon,
20
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
21
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
22
But we'll get together then.
23
You know we'll have a good time then."
24
Well, he came from college
just the other day
,
25
So much like a man I just had to say,
26
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
27
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
28
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
29
See you later. Can I have them please?"
30
And the cat's in the
cradle
and the silver spoon,
31
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
32
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
33
But we'll get together then, dad.
34
You know we'll have a good time then."
35
I've
longed
since retired and my son's moved away.
36
I called him up
just the other day
.
37
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
38
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
39
You see, my new job's a
hassle
, and the kid's got the
flu
,
40
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
41
It's been sure nice talking to you."
42
And as I hung up the phone,
it occurred to me
,
43
He'd
grown up
just like me.
44
My boy was just like me.
45
And the cat's in the
cradle
and the silver spoon,
46
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
47
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
48
But we'll get together then, dad.
49
You know we'll have a good time then."
50
文句注釋
1.
just the other day
前些日子的某一天，注意不是改天喔
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2.
hassle
麻煩，不好應付之事,當動詞時還有「爭論」的意思(=argue)
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3.
flu
感冒。從influenza擷取過來的，最近流行的禽流感就是bird flu(avian influenza)，而所使用的藥劑"抗流感:則是tamiflu
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4.
cradle
搖籃。另外教大家一個常用的英文: from the cradle to the grave=all through life (終其一生)
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5.
dimmed
dim 變模糊、變暗淡
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it occurred to me
occur to (某事)浮現於腦海，被想起，必須注意不可用被動式喔。EX. This possibility that she might be wrong never occured to her.
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7.
grown up
grew up成長。成人我們除了可以說adult之外，也可說grown-up
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8.
longed
long當動詞時是渴望的意思，long是它的名詞，用法是long to v 例: I'm longing to see her. 另外的用法是long for+n. 例:I'm longing for his coming.
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9.
turned
turn除了是轉向的意思，當後面接某年齡、時間、數量時，有「到、超過」的意思。例: It's just turned 3 o'clock.(剛過了三點鐘) He must be turned 40.(他應該40歲出頭)，注意通常不用進行式，而是用被動式
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段落講解
第1段.
以父親的口吻來說而子的降生
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第3段.
必須要趕飛機 付帳單
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第4段.
表示父親生活很忙碌
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第9段.
blue是憂鬱的感覺，the man in the moon可能是指父親都在晚上回家
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第29段.
等到小孩長大之後，唯一對話只是想借車子開出去
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第44段.
父親感嘆小孩長大就像他從前一樣忙著工作無法去陪小孩
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