歌词
On a warm summer's evening
在炎热的夏夜
On a train bound for nowhere
搭上不知开往何处的列车
I met up with the gambler
我遇上一位赌徒
We were both too tired to sleep
我们都因烦躁无法入眠
So we took turns a staring
所以我们依次注视
out the window at the darkness
车窗外的黑夜
Till boredom overtook us
直到无聊席卷我们全身
and he began to speak
这时赌徒开始说话
He said,"Son, I've made a life
他说;"小伙，我这一辈子
Out of reading people's faces
学会了察言观色"
And knowing what their cards were
知晓他们手中的牌数
by the way they held their eyes
通过他们眼神
So if you don't mind my saying
所以如果你不介意我说的话
I can see you're out of aces
我可以看穿你的底牌
For a taste of your whiskey
为了喝到你的威士忌
I'll give you some advice"
我会给你一些金科玉律
So I handed him my bottle
我将酒递给他
and he drank down my last swallow
他喝完了我的最后一口
Then he bummed a cigarette
他借了一支烟
and asked me for a light
并问我借了火
And the night got deathly quiet
夏夜一片死寂
and his face lost all expression
他面无表情
Said, "If you're gonna play the game,boy
说:"如果你打算玩这个游戏
you gotta learn to play it right"
你必须掌握诀窍‘’
You got to know when to hold them,
你需知何时留牌
know when to fold them
何时出牌
know when to walk away
何时离开
and know when to run
何时逃走
You never count your money
你不需点钱
when you're sitting at the table
当你在赌注时
There'll be time enough for counting
有大把时间点钱
when the dealing is done
当交易结束
Every gambler knows
每位赌徒都知道
that the secret to surviving
求生的秘诀
is knowing what to throw away
知晓何物应当舍弃
and knowing what to keep
何物保留
Cause every hand's a winner
因为有赢
and every hand's a loser
必有输
And the best that you can hope for
你所最好期望的不过是
is to die in your sleep
在睡梦中安然逝去
And when he finished speaking
当他结束讲话
he turned back towards the window
他面向窗户
Crushed out his cigarette
掐灭香烟
and faded off to sleep
逐渐睡去
And somewhere in the darkness
在不知何处的黑夜中
the gambler he broke even
赌徒得了个平局
But in his final words I found
但在他最后一句话中我发现
an ace that I could keep
一张我可以保留的底牌
You got to know when to hold them,
你需知何时留牌
know when to fold them
何时出牌
know when to walk away
何时离开
and know when to run
何时奔走
You never count your money
不要点钱
when you're sitting at the table
当你坐在赌桌
There'll be time enough for counting
有的是时间点钱
when the dealing is done
当交易结束
You got to know when to hold them,
你需知何时保留
know when to fold them
何时扔弃
know when to walk away
何时游走
and know when to run
何时逃跑
You never count your money
不要点钱
when you're sitting at the table
当你坐在赌桌
There'll be time enough for counting
有的是时间来点钱
when the dealing is done
当交易结束
You got to know when to hold them,
你需知何时保留它们
know when to fold them
何时舍弃
know when to walk away
何时走开
and know when to run
何时奔跑
You never count your money
你不需点钱
when you're sitting at the table
当你坐在赌桌
There'll be time enough for counting
将会有大把时间来点钱
when the dealing is done
当交易结束
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