VOA慢速英语2019 “Auld Lang Syne”是什么意思？

What Does 'Auld¹ Lang Syne²' Mean?

Should auld (old) acquaintance³ be forgot

怎能忘记旧日朋友 

And never brought te (to) mind

心中能不怀想 

Should auld (old) acquaintance be forgot

旧日朋友岂能相忘 

And days of auld lang syne

友谊地久天长 

That is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve.It is called "Auld Lang Syne."It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration.

新年前夜，上百万美国人将会听这首歌。它叫做“Auld Lang Syne”（《友谊地久天长》）。这是庆祝新年的传统音乐。

Scottish singer-songwriter Douglas MacLean opened our show, with his version⁴ of the song.

苏格兰歌手兼作词人道格拉斯·麦克莱恩用他的歌唱版本开始了我们本期的节目。 

"We twa hae ran about the braes,

"我们也曾终日逍遥 

And pou’d the gowans fine..."

荡桨在绿波上......" 

Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem.It tells about the need to remember old friends.The words "auld lang syne" mean "old long since."

“Auld Lang Syne”是首古老的苏格兰诗歌。它告诉人们要记得老朋友。“auld lang syne”的意思是“逝去已久的日子”。

No one knows who wrote the poem first.However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published in 1796.The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

没有人知道是谁创作了这首诗。但是，1796年，苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯发表了该诗的一个版本。三年后，在一本歌集中，首次出现了我们现在所知道的版本的歌词和乐曲。

This song is sung in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve.

在美国，这首歌主要在新年前夜演唱。 

Here is another version is by the Scottish group The Cast.

让我们来听苏格兰乐队The Cast版本的演唱。 

As we end this Words and Their Stories with their version of "Auld Lang Syne," I would like to wish all of our listening friends a very Happy New Year!

让我们用这个版本的“Auld Lang Syne”结束本期的《词汇掌故》，祝愿所有听众朋友新年快乐！ 

For auld lang syne, my jo (dear)For auld lang syne

友谊永存 朋友 友谊永存 

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet

举杯痛饮 

For auld lang syne...

同声歌唱友谊地久天长 

1 auld   

adj.老的，旧的

参考例句：

• Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind?怎能忘记旧日朋友，心中能不怀念？
• The party ended up with the singing of Auld Lang Sync.宴会以《友谊地久天长》的歌声而告终。

2 syne   

adv.自彼时至此时，曾经

参考例句：

• The meeting ended up with the singing of Auld Lang Syne.大会以唱《友谊地久天长》结束。
• We will take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.让我们为了过去的好时光干一杯友谊的酒。

3 acquaintance   

n.认识，相识，了解；相识的人，熟人

参考例句：

• When did you make the acquaintance of his brother?你是什么时候认识他兄弟的？
• I have only a nodding acquaintance with him.我和他只有点头之交。

4 version   

n.版本；型号；叙述，说法

参考例句：

• His version of the events is pure supposition.他对这件事的说法纯属猜测。
• What is your version of this matter?你对这件事情的看法 怎么样？