VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 滾石不生苔

滾石不生苔

Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)詞匯掌故節(jié)目。

Today we explain a very old saying that has had a big influence on rock and roll music. That saying is: "a rolling stone gathers no moss." It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful. Another is that someone who is always moving, with no roots in one place, avoids responsibilities.

今天我們解釋一個(gè)對(duì)搖滾音樂(lè)有著很大影響的古老諺語(yǔ)。那就是：“滾石不生苔。”這句諺語(yǔ)有好幾種含義。其中有一種含義就是，從沒(méi)有在一個(gè)地方安定下來(lái)的人是不會(huì)成功的。另一種含義就是說(shuō)某些人總是移來(lái)移去，居無(wú)定所，逃避其責(zé)任。

This proverb was said to be first used in the 1500s. But in the 1960s, the expression "rolling stone" became famous in the world of rock-and-roll music. It became the name of a rock group, a song and a magazine.

據(jù)說(shuō)，該諺語(yǔ)第一次被使用是在16世紀(jì)，但是在20世紀(jì)60年代，“滾石”這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)開始揚(yáng)名搖滾音樂(lè)界，它成為一支搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)、一首歌和一本雜志的名字。

Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. He was one of the country’s top blues musicians until his death in 1983. His music influenced singers like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. In 1950, Muddy Waters recorded a song called “Rollin’ Stone.”

專家稱這一切都始于一首由美國(guó)歌手兼吉他手馬迪·沃特斯所創(chuàng)的歌曲，直到其1983年去世前，他都一直是美國(guó)最大的藍(lán)調(diào)音樂(lè)家之一。他的音樂(lè)對(duì)像貓王和鮑勃·迪倫等這樣的歌手都有一定的影響。在1950年，他錄制了一首名為“Rollin’ Stone”的歌曲。

A British rock group is said to have taken its name from Muddy Waters’ song. The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in 1962. The group’s members called themselves “the world’s greatest rock and roll band.”

據(jù)說(shuō)有一個(gè)英國(guó)搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)的名字就取自沃特斯的這首歌，該滾石樂(lè)隊(duì)的第一次演唱是在1962年，該樂(lè)隊(duì)的人稱他們自己是“世界上最棒的搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)”。

In 1965, Bob Dylan released his song “Like a Rolling Stone.” It is one of his best-known and most influential works.

1965年，鮑勃·迪倫發(fā)布了他的歌曲“像塊滾石”，這是他最著名也是最有影響力的歌曲之一。

It is an angry song about a woman who was once rich and successful. But now she is on her own, “with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone.”

這是一首關(guān)于一個(gè)曾經(jīng)既富有又成功女人的憤怒之歌。但是她現(xiàn)在獨(dú)自一個(gè)人，“沒(méi)有回家的方向，完全沒(méi)有人知道你，像一塊滾石。”

In 1967, a young man named Jann Wenner started a magazine he named” Rolling Stone.” The magazine reported on rock music and the popular culture that the music created. By 1971, "Rolling Stone” had become the leading rock music and counterculture publication. It is still popular today.

1967年，一位叫簡(jiǎn)·溫納的年輕人創(chuàng)辦了一本名為“Rolling Stone”的雜志，該雜志報(bào)道了搖滾音樂(lè)和音樂(lè)創(chuàng)作中的流行文化。到1971年，該雜志已經(jīng)成為搖滾音樂(lè)和反主流文化的領(lǐng)頭刊物。直到今天仍然流行。

This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Faith Lapidus.

這就是本期的美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)，由謝莉·高盧斯編寫。我是費(fèi)斯·拉皮德斯。