《The Ad Dressing of the Cats》歌词

[00:00:00] The Ad Dressing of the Cats - The West End Performers

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[00:00:01] Written by：Lloyd Webber/Eliot

[00:00:03] Written by：Lloyd Webber/Eliot

[00:00:03] You've heard of several kinds of cat

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[00:00:08] And my opinion now is that

[00:00:13] 我现在的观点是

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

[00:00:18] 你应该不需要翻译

[00:00:18] To understand our character

[00:00:22] 了解我们的性格

[00:00:22] You've learned enough to take the view

[00:00:27] 你已经懂得如何看待

[00:00:27] That cats are very much like you

[00:00:32] 猫很像你

[00:00:32] You've seen us both at work and games

[00:00:37] 你见过我们在工作和游戏中的模样

[00:00:37] And learnt about our proper names

[00:00:42] 学习我们的专属名字

[00:00:42] Our habits and our habitat

[00:00:46] 我们的习性和栖息地

[00:00:46] But how would you ad-dress a cat

[00:00:55] 但你会怎样打扮一只猫

[00:00:55] So first your memory I'll jog

[00:01:02] 首先我要唤起你的回忆

[00:01:02] And say a cat is not a dog

[00:01:16] 猫不是狗

[00:01:16] Now dogs pretend they like to fight

[00:01:21] 现在狗狗装作喜欢打架

[00:01:21] They often bark more seldom bite

[00:01:26] 它们经常狂吠很少咬人

[00:01:26] But yet a dog is on the whole

[00:01:31] 但一只狗总的来说

[00:01:31] What you would call a simple soul

[00:01:36] 你所谓的简单的灵魂

[00:01:36] The usual dog about the town

[00:01:40] 城里到处跑的都是老样子

[00:01:40] Is much inclined to play the clown

[00:01:45] 很喜欢扮演小丑

[00:01:45] And far from showing too much pride

[00:01:50] 一点都不骄傲

[00:01:50] Is frequently undignified

[00:01:55] 常常有失体面

[00:01:55] He's such an easygoing lout

[00:02:00] 他是个随和的

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

[00:02:09] 他会回应任何欢呼和呐喊

[00:02:09] The usual dog about the town

[00:02:14] 城里到处跑的都是老样子

[00:02:14] Is inclined to play the clown

[00:02:18] 喜欢扮演小丑

[00:02:18] Again I must remind you that

[00:02:25] 我必须再次提醒你

[00:02:25] A dog's a dog a cat's a cat

[00:02:35] 狗终究是狗猫终究是猫

[00:02:35] With cats some say one rule is true

[00:02:42] 和猫在一起有人说有一条规则是正确的

[00:02:42] Don't speak 'til you are spoken to

[00:02:49] 没人跟你说话你就别说话

[00:02:49] Myself I do not hold with that

[00:02:54] 我自己我不赞成

[00:02:54] I say you should ad-dress a cat

[00:02:59] 我说你应该给猫穿上衣服

[00:02:59] But always bear in mind that he

[00:03:04] 但是要永远记住他

[00:03:04] Resents familiarity

[00:03:10] 怨恨熟悉的感觉

[00:03:10] You bow and taking off your hat

[00:03:18] 你鞠躬摘下帽子

[00:03:18] Ad-dress him in this form o cat

[00:03:28] 把他打扮成这样

[00:03:28] Before a cat will condescend

[00:03:33] 在猫屈尊降贵之前

[00:03:33] To treat you as a trusted friend

[00:03:37] 把你当做值得信赖的朋友

[00:03:37] Some little token of esteem

[00:03:42] 一点敬意

[00:03:42] Is needed like a dish of cream

[00:03:47] 就像一盘奶油

[00:03:47] And you might now and then supply

[00:03:52] 你可能会时不时地

[00:03:52] Some caviar or strassburg pie

[00:03:57] 鱼子酱或者斯特拉堡派

[00:03:57] Some potted grouse or salmon paste

[00:04:01] 罐装松鸡或者鲑鱼酱

[00:04:01] He's sure to have his personal taste

[00:04:06] 他肯定会有自己的喜好

[00:04:06] And so in time you reach your aim

[00:04:11] 所以总有一天你会达到目的

[00:04:11] And call him by his name

[00:04:21] 呼唤他的名字

[00:04:21] So this is this and that is that

[00:04:27] 所以这个就是这个那个就是那个

[00:04:27] And there's how you ad-dress a cat

[00:04:34] 还有你如何打扮一只猫

[00:04:34] A cat's entitled to expect

[00:04:39] 猫有权期待

[00:04:39] These evidences of respect

[00:04:44] 这是尊重的证据

[00:04:44] So this is this and that is that

[00:04:50] 所以这个就是这个那个就是那个

[00:04:50] And there's how you ad-dress a cat

[00:04:55] 还有你如何打扮一只猫