《大西洋帝国》精讲 第一季第1集（37）

Jonesy used to roam¹

琼斯喜欢旅行

Never stayed at home

从不在家多待

He'd go out with the boys and leave his wifey all alone

他和孩子们一起出去玩，把妻子留在家里

Then the town went dry, Jones began to cry

禁酒令一来，琼斯悲伤而泣

with no cafes or cabarets I know I'll surely die

没有酒吧餐馆，生活变的无趣

for weeks it had him worried

担忧萦绕心头数周

but now he's feeling gay²

让他越来越基

I heard him tell a friend of his

我听到他告诉朋友

out on the street today, say!

今天他已无家可归，他说

I never knew I had a wonderful wife

没有禁酒令

until the town went dry

我怎知妻子的美丽

The way I spent my money on women was a crime

在外花天酒地简直是种犯罪

I found that with my wife

有吾妻的陪伴

I could have had a better time

我的生活才能绚丽

I'd send her to the country

将她送到乡下

And I'd always shout hooray

我总是高喊万岁

But I saw her picture in a bathing suit the other day

一日我见她出浴美图，不禁心神荡漾

I never knew I had a wonderful wife

没有禁酒令

until the town went dry.

我怎知妻子的美丽

1 roam   

vi.漫游，闲逛，徜徉

参考例句：

• He used to roam the streets for hours on end.他过去常逛大街，一逛就是几个小时。
• I like to roam about over the countryside.我喜欢在乡间走一走。

2 gay   

adj.同性恋的；色彩鲜艳的；n.(男)同性恋者

参考例句：

• I don't know he was a gay person.我不知道他是同性恋者。
• Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.春回大地，万象更新。