本曲大意

這首歌在描述一個(gè)男女之間的三角關(guān)系。Tom Dooley大概沒(méi)有 Mr. Grayson那么地有魅力吧？！以致于女朋友被搶走。在『寧為玉碎，不為瓦全』的崇高原則之下，Tom Dooley索性就將他女朋友給宰了。諸位讀者，萬(wàn)一你（你）也有類似這樣的三角關(guān)系發(fā)生時(shí)，如果你（你）的對(duì)手的個(gè)性跟Tom Dooley很像的話，趕快跑，免得你（你）的對(duì)手索性一不作二不休，把你（你）也干掉。

英文歌詞

(Spoken) Throughout history, there have been many songs written about the eternal triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, and a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, youre bound to die.
I met her on the mountain─there I took her life. Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife.
This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Hadnt it been for Grayson, Id have been in Tennessee.
This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Down in some lonesome valley, hangin from a white oak tree.
Poor boy, youre bound to die...

歌詞翻譯

（口白）環(huán)顧歷史，有許多歌曲描寫(xiě)著男女三角關(guān)系的故事。下面的故事便是敘述著一位格瑞森先生與一位漂亮的女士，以及一位被判罪的男人湯姆‧杜利三個(gè)人的故事。當(dāng)明天的太陽(yáng)升起時(shí)，湯姆‧杜利就得被吊死了。
低下你的頭吧，湯姆‧杜利。低下你的頭并且哭泣吧！低下你的頭吧，湯姆‧杜利。你必須得死啦，可憐的小子。
我在山上和她見(jiàn)面──我就是在那兒奪走她的性命的。當(dāng)我在山中和她見(jiàn)面時(shí)，我用我的刀子刺了她。
我在想，明天的這個(gè)時(shí)候我會(huì)在哪里。要不是格瑞森的話，我現(xiàn)在可能已經(jīng)在田納西州了。
我在想，明天的這個(gè)時(shí)我會(huì)在哪里。也許在偏僻的山谷里，我就在那里被吊死在一棵白色的橡樹(shù)上。
可憐的小子，你必須得死啦……。

重點(diǎn)分析

1.eternal triangle　　男女的三角關(guān)系
a.eternal a. 永恒的, 永遠(yuǎn)的 (everlasting)
例:I dont believe your love for me is eternal.
（我不相信你對(duì)我的愛(ài)是永恒的。）
b.triangle n. 三角形
*square (正方形), rectangle (長(zhǎng)方形), circle (圓形), diamond (菱形),
pentagon (五邊形)
2.condemn vt. 譴責(zé); 判罪
condemned a. 被判罪的; 受譴責(zé)的

例:Everyone condemned him for his ill-treatment to his girlfriend.
（人人都因他虐待他女朋友而指責(zé)他。）
The rapist should be condemned to castration as a punishment.
（那名強(qiáng)暴犯應(yīng)被判處以宮刑做為懲誡。）
3.hang vi. & vt. 懸掛 (其三態(tài)為hang, hung, hung); 吊死 (其三態(tài)為hang, hanged, hanged)
例:Robert hung his head in shame.
（羅伯特羞愧地低著頭。）
We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.
（我們必須團(tuán)結(jié)在一起，否則我們將分別被處絞刑。）
4...., Tom Dooley must hang.
=..., Tom Dooley must be hanged.
……，湯姆‧杜利必須被吊死。
5.Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry.
→Bow your head deeply, Tom Dooley. Bow your head and cry.
湯姆‧杜利，低下你的頭吧！低下你的頭并哭泣吧！
→Tom Dooley, you have done something wrong, and its too late to be regretful. All you can do now is simply bow your head and cry.
湯姆‧杜利，你已經(jīng)做錯(cuò)事了，并且后悔已來(lái)不及了。你現(xiàn)在所能做的只有低下頭哭泣罷了。
a.bow vt. & vi. 彎 (身), 低 (頭)
例:He bowed his head in prayer.
（他低頭禱告。）
b.regretful a. 后悔的, 感到遺憾的 (用以修飾人)
regrettable a. 令人遺憾的 (用以修飾事物)
例:He is regretful for what he has done.
（他為所做的事感到后悔。）
His carelessness caused him to make a regrettable error.
（粗心使他犯了一個(gè)令人遺憾的錯(cuò)誤。）
6.be bound to V　　必定……, 一定……
=be certain to V
=be sure to V
例:We are bound to win the game.
=We are certain to win the game.
=We are sure to win the game.
（我們必定會(huì)贏得這場(chǎng)比賽。）
7.I met her on the mountain