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"How old do you think I am?" he said.
他问：“你觉得我有多大”
I said, well, I didn't know.
我说，我并不清楚
He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago."
他说:“我大约11个月前就65岁了。”
I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down
我坐在迈阿密，斟酌着混合威士忌
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge.
当这位年事已高灰黑相间的绅士正在打扫客厅时。
There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me.
这里并无他人，除了这位老人和我
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV.
酒馆管家在电视上看着《轮椅神探》
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
他不请自来，坐下来畅所欲言
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
谈论着老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。
"Ever had a drink of watermelon wine?" he asked. “
你喝过西瓜酒吗?”他问。
He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back.
他把一切都告诉了我，尽管我没有回答。
"Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime,“
在这个世界上，只有三样东西值一分钱，
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine."
那便是老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。”
He said, "Women think about theyselves, when men-folk ain't around.
他说:“当男人不在的时候，女人只会想到她们自己。
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down."
当朋友们发现你情绪低落时，你便很难找到他们了。”
He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime,
他说:“当我在年轻的黄金时期尝试了所有这些后，
Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine."
现在便仅剩下了老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。”
"Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes.“
即使你犯错误，老狗也会关心你。
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate."
趁孩子们还小，还不会仇恨时，上帝还保佑着他们。”
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
当他离开时，我找到我的钢笔并抄下了那一行
'Bout old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
那关于老狗、孩子和西瓜酒的事。
I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day.
第二天我不得不赶飞机去亚特兰大。
As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change.
当我离开房间时，我看见他拿起了我的零钱。
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime,
那天晚上，我在睡梦中梦见了阴凉的夏天，
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
那老狗、孩子和西瓜酒。
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