歌词
And the weatherman said to my friend
这个气象员对我的盆友说
"What's your name?"
你叫什么名字呀
My friend said
我的朋友说
"Write yours down, mine is almost the same."
把你的名字写下来，我的和你差不多
Erase the "S" and "M" in their place put a "G" and "R"
擦掉“S”和“M”然后在那儿放一个“G”和“R”
And an "ND" look at me what's that say
还有“N和D”看我说了吧
Then the weatherman stood with his head hung in shame
然后气象员羞愧地站了起来
He took off his big belt, put it down, turned away
他脱下他的大腰带，放下，转过身去
But my friend said
不过我的朋友说
"Don't leave, I just harvested beets, let's go eat at my place."
别走，我刚收了甜菜，我们去我家吃吧
With his mouth full ，the weatherman stared at his plate
他的嘴满满的，气象员盯着他的盘子看
And he knew it was his heart that made my friend great
他知道这是他的心意，我的朋友让人感觉很伟大
Not his muscles, his money, his job or his name or his fame
不是他的肌肉，他的钱，他的工作和他的名字名声
See my friend isn't famous
看我的朋友虽然不出名
He is just a good person who grows what he eats
他就是一个种自己吃的东西的好人
And if you have a mouth then he will try to feed you
如果你有一张嘴的话他会给你吃东西
And if you are cold he'll put wood in the stove
如果你感到冷的话他会把木头放进火炉里
Grab a quilt and some warm flannel sheets
还拿被子和一些暖暖的法兰绒床单给你
So the Grand Champion called up Sam
所以这个总冠军叫上Sam
Champion said, "Let's plant a garden in the heart of this wasteland."
冠军说，“让我们在这颗荒芜的❤上种出一片花园吧”
And Sam said, "Hey man, this'll be breaking news,"
然后Sam说，“嘿，这会是一个爆炸新闻”
But Grand said,
不过他说
"I won't wait for your camera crews.
我可不会等你的摄像人员哦
See, I don't do what I do for the glory.
看，我不会为了荣誉去做事情
I do what I do because it's a good story.
我之所以这么做因为这会是个好故事
I do what I do because there is a need and a hunger created by corporate greed.
我之所以这么做，是因为公司的贪婪造成了需求和饥饿
See there's a surplus of food in this country,
看起来这个国家食物过剩
And nobody should ever go to sleep hungry,
没有人会饿着肚子睡觉
But that food is kept under lock and key
可这些食物是锁起来的
Considered a privilege for people with money."
这是有钱人的特权了
Then the weatherman dropped to his hands his knees
然后气象员把手放到自己的膝盖上
With a tear in his eye and unable to speak
他的眼里有眼泪，说不出话来
He was driven to action by only compassion
他只是因为他的恻隐之心而行动
He dug in the dirt and he planted some beans
他挖了土然后种了一些豆子
Planted some beans
种一些豆子
Planted some beans
种一些豆子
Planted some beans
种一些豆子
Planted some beans
种一些豆子
Grandma said to me
奶奶告诉我说
If you only have one bean
如果你只有一个豆子
And you meet someone with no bean
而你遇见了没有豆子的人
You should give them half your bean
你的豆子应该给他们一半
Cause you will be less hungry
这样的话你会不那么饿了
If you eat just half a bean
如果你只吃一半豆子
Than if you eat a whole bean in front of somebody with no bean.
那也要比你在没有豆子的人面前吃掉一整个豆子要好得多
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