本期撰稿人 朱宇清

南京師范大學06級英語系翻譯班學生。

我聽之我見：這是一首具有濃厚的拉丁美洲鄉(xiāng)間音樂的歌曲，在六十年代非常出名。作者對比了麻雀與蝸牛、鐵錘與鐵釘、森林與街道，相比之下，前者享有更大的自由。歌中還有另一對比較物，即天鵝與人。天鵝高飛于空，自由自在；而人被束縛在土地上，唱出最悲哀的歌聲。這首歌抒發(fā)了對自由的渴望和對理想的追求。但最后一段很有現(xiàn)實感，作者希望能腳踏實地，獲得實實在在、不脫離實際的自由，這樣，理想與現(xiàn)實就可以達到完美的統(tǒng)一。

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If I Could (El Condor Pasa)                  By Andy Williams

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound
It's saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, If I could, I surely would
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

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