那些激励我前行的英语演讲24:随风而飘-鲍勃•迪伦
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24 Blowing in the Wind
随风而飘
Bob Dylan
鲍勃·迪伦
How many roads must a man walk down
一个人究竟要经历多长的旅途
Before they call him a man
才能成为真正的男人
How many seas must a white dove sail
鸽子要飞跃几重大海
Before she sleeps in the sand
才能在沙滩上安眠
How many times must the cannon balls fly
要多少炮火
Before they’re forever banned
才能换来和平
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
那答案,我的朋友,飘零在风中
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案随风飘逝
How many years must a mountain exist
山峰要屹立多久
Before it is washed to the sea
才是沧海桑田
How many years can some people exist
人们要等待多久
Before they’re allowed to be free
才能得到自由
How many times can a man turn his head
一个人要几度回首
And pretend that he just doesn’t see
才能视而不见
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
那答案,我的朋友,在风中飘零
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案随风而逝
How many times must a man look up
一个人要仰望多少次
Before he can see the sky
才能见苍穹
How many ears must one man have
一个人要多么善听
Before he can hear people cry
才能听见他人的呐喊
How many deaths will it take
多少生命要陨落
‘Till he knows that too many people have died
才知道那已故的众生
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案,我的朋友,在风中飘零
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案随风而逝
【人物简介】
鲍勃·迪伦(Bob Dylan,1941年5月24日-),原名罗伯特·艾伦·齐默曼(Robert Allen Zimmerman),有重要影响力的美国唱作人,民谣歌手,音乐家,诗人,获2008年诺贝尔文学奖提名。迪伦的影响力主要体现在60年代,他对音乐的最主要的贡献是歌词的深刻寓意与音乐成为同等重要的一部分,他对工业国家整个一代人的敏感性的形成起了很大的作用,他的音乐对理解和分析60年代是至关重要的。纵观其音乐生涯,Bob Dylan 堪称赋予了摇滚乐以灵魂。