经典歌曲-拳手the boxer - simon&garfunkel

经典歌曲-拳手the boxer¹ - simon&garfunkel

I am just a poor boy

though my story's seldom told

i have squandered² my resistance

for a pocketful of mumbles³

sush are promises

all lies and jest

still,a man hears what he wants to hear

and disregards the rest

when i left my home and my family

i was no more than a boy

in the company of strangers

in the quiest of the railway station

running scared,laying low

seeking out the poorer quarter where

the ragged⁴ people

go looking for the places only they

would know

asking only workman's wages

i come looking for a job

but i get no offers

just a come-on from the hores on

seventh avenue

i do declare

there were times when i was so lonesome

i took some comfort there

then i 'm laying out my winter clothes

and wishing i was gone

going home

where the new york city winters

aren't bleeding me

leading me,going home

in the clearing stands a boxer

and a fighter by his trade

and he carries the reminders⁵

of every glove that laid him down or cut

him

till he cried out in his angervand his

shame

"i am leaving,i am leaving."

but the fighter still remains

1 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

2 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）

3 mumbles   

含糊的话或声音，咕哝( mumble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He always mumbles when he's embarrassed. 他感到难为情时说话就含糊不清了。
• When the old lady speaks she often mumbles her words. 这位老妇人说起话来常常含糊不清。

4 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

5 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。