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Word &
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Annotation
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| 1-2. |
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第一、二行若加上幾個標點符號就較易看明白:
Next to, of course, god, america
i love you, land of the pilgrims', and so forth, oh. 當然，除了上帝而外，我就愛你啦，美國"land
of the pilgrlms" 幾字是從 America歌中引出來的。pilgrims'後缺"pride"這個字。原歌詞為:
My country 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing, Land where my father died, Land
of the pilgrim's pride! From ev'ry mountain side, Let freedom ring!
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| 3. |
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整行除了最後一個 my字而外，皆取自
"The Star-Spangled
Banner"第一行：O
say can you see, by the dawn's early light
妙的是，把原句頭尾兩字 (0, light)取消，令人有無頭無尾的感覺。[back] |
| 3-4. |
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my /
country 'tis of取自"America"第一句
My County'tis of thee，把最後的"thee"字取消，以"centuries"代之，弄得面目全非。[back]
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| 5. |
.
. . what of it we
should worry: |
管他那麼多，我們何必去費神。[back] |
| 6. |
in every language
even deafanddumb:
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用任何一種語言，連盲啞之人的語言也算在內。這裡分明是在挖苦人;
盲啞之人那有語言。[back]
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| 7-8. |
by gorry:
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gorry血腥，加強語氣的說法。 |
| by jingo: |
誓必; 一定為一非正式驚嘆語，用來強調事物之重要性。 |
| by gee: |
gee為
Jesus之轉語，為一加強語氣的感嘆詞。 |
| by gosh: |
gosh為
God 之轉語，為一驚嘆詞。 |
| by gum: |
gum亦為
God 之轉語。這些都是不太入耳的粗俗話。[back] |
| 10-12. |
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何必談美呢!那有比那些英勇之士，赴湯蹈火，視死如歸者更美呢?[back] |
| 13. |
the
voice of liberty: |
又在引用"America"中之詞句:
Sweet land of liberty. Author of liberty. [back] |
| 14. |
he
spoke. And drank . . . water |
說完。想必口乾舌燥，於是喝了一杯水。一副令人發噱的樣子。[back] |
