VOA慢速英語: 滾石不生苔

滾石不生苔

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

這里是美國之音慢速英語詞匯掌故節(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.

今天我們解釋一個對搖滾音樂有著很大影響的古老諺語。那就是：“滾石不生苔。”這句諺語有好幾種含義。其中有一種含義就是，從沒有在一個地方安定下來的人是不會成功的。另一種含義就是說某些人總是移來移去，居無定所，逃避其責任。

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，該諺語第一次被使用是在16世紀，但是在20世紀60年代，“滾石”這個詞語開始揚名搖滾音樂界，它成為一支搖滾樂隊、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，他都一直是美國最大的藍調(diào)音樂家之一。他的音樂對像貓王和鮑勃·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)說有一個英國搖滾樂隊的名字就取自沃特斯的這首歌，該滾石樂隊的第一次演唱是在1962年，該樂隊的人稱他們自己是“世界上最棒的搖滾樂隊”。

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)于一個曾經(jīng)既富有又成功女人的憤怒之歌。但是她現(xiàn)在獨自一個人，“沒有回家的方向，完全沒有人知道你，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·溫納的年輕人創(chuàng)辦了一本名為“Rolling Stone”的雜志，該雜志報道了搖滾音樂和音樂創(chuàng)作中的流行文化。到1971年，該雜志已經(jīng)成為搖滾音樂和反主流文化的領(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.

這就是本期的美國之音慢速英語，由謝莉·高盧斯編寫。我是費斯·拉皮德斯。