《The Ad-Dressing Of Cats(Original London Cast Recording / 1981)》歌词

[00:00:00] The Ad-Dressing of Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber

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[00:00:04] You've heard of several kinds of cat

[00:00:09] 你已经听说过几种猫

[00:00:09] And my opinion now is that

[00:00:13] 现在我的观点是

[00:00:13] You should need no interpreter

[00:00:19] 你应该不需要翻译

[00:00:19] To understand our character

[00:00:23] 了解我们的性格

[00:00:23] You've learned enough to take the view

[00:00:28] 你学到足够知识去思考了

[00:00:28] That cats are very much like you

[00:00:33] 猫非常喜欢你

[00:00:33] You've seen us both at work and games

[00:00:38] 你已经看到了我们在工作和游戏

[00:00:38] And learnt about our proper names

[00:00:43] 了解我们的专有名词

[00:00:43] Our habits and our habitat

[00:00:47] 我们的习惯和我们的栖息地

[00:00:47] But how would you ad-dress a cat

[00:00:57] 但你如何给猫打扮

[00:00:57] So first your memory I'll jog

[00:01:04] 那么首先，我会唤醒你的记忆

[00:01:04] And say: A cat is not a dog

[00:01:19] 说一只猫不是一只狗

[00:01:19] Now dogs pretend they like to fight

[00:01:23] 现在狗假装他们喜欢战斗

[00:01:23] They often bark more seldom bite

[00:01:28] 他们经常吠叫,不咬人

[00:01:28] But yet a dog is on the whole

[00:01:33] 但狗大体就是这样

[00:01:33] What you would call a simple soul

[00:01:37] 你所说的一个简单的灵魂

[00:01:37] The usual dog about the town

[00:01:42] 镇里普通的狗

[00:01:42] Is much inclined to play the clown

[00:01:47] 更倾向于玩小丑

[00:01:47] And far from showing too much pride

[00:01:52] 表现得很低调

[00:01:52] Is frequently undignified

[00:01:57] 经常不庄重

[00:01:57] He's such an easygoing lout

[00:02:02] 他是这样一个随和的人

[00:02:02] He'll answer any hail or shout

[00:02:12] 他从不吼叫或喊叫

[00:02:12] The usual dog about the town

[00:02:17] 镇里普通的狗

[00:02:17] Is inclined to play the clown

[00:02:21] 更倾向于玩小丑

[00:02:21] Again I must remind you that

[00:02:28] 我必须再次提醒你

[00:02:28] A dog's a dog a cat's a cat

[00:02:38] 狗是狗，猫是猫

[00:02:38] With cats some say one rule is true

[00:02:45] 有猫的人说有一个规则是真的

[00:02:45] Don't speak 'til you are spoken to

[00:02:53] 不要说话，直到你能证明

[00:02:53] Myself I do not hold with that

[00:02:58] 我不赞同

[00:02:58] I say you should ad-dress a cat

[00:03:03] 我说你应该打扮一只猫

[00:03:03] But always bear in mind that he

[00:03:07] 但总记在心里

[00:03:07] Resents familiarity

[00:03:14] 他厌恶熟悉感

[00:03:14] You bow and taking off your hat

[00:03:21] 你的弓,脱掉帽子

[00:03:21] Ad-dress him in this form: "O' cat "

[00:03:32] 以这种形式装扮他，猫

[00:03:32] Before a cat will condescend

[00:03:37] 在猫会屈尊前

[00:03:37] To treat you as a trusted friend

[00:03:42] 将你视为可信赖的朋友

[00:03:42] Some little token of esteem

[00:03:46] 一些小的尊重是需要的

[00:03:46] Is needed like a dish of cream

[00:03:51] 就像一盘奶油

[00:03:51] And you might now and then supply

[00:03:55] 你有时会供应

[00:03:55] Some caviar or Strassburg pie

[00:03:59] 一些鱼子酱,或者斯特拉斯堡派

[00:03:59] Some potted grouse or salmon paste

[00:04:04] 一些灌装松鸡或鲑鱼酱

[00:04:04] He's sure to have his personal taste

[00:04:09] 他确定有独特的味道

[00:04:09] And so in time you reach your aim

[00:04:14] 所以你及时达到你的目标

[00:04:14] And call him by his name

[00:04:24] 叫他的名字

[00:04:24] So this is this and that is that

[00:04:32] 所以这是这个,那是那个

[00:04:32] And there's how you ad-dress a cat

[00:04:39] 你如何给猫打扮

[00:04:39] A cat's entitled to expect

[00:04:44] 一只猫有权期望

[00:04:44] These evidences of respect

[00:04:49] 这些尊重的证据

[00:04:49] So this is this and that is that

[00:04:56] 所以这是这个,那是那个

[00:04:56] And there's how you ad-dress a cat

[00:05:01] 你如何给猫打扮