新手六日誌

發人深省的一首歌，被翻唱過相當多次。兩段副歌， 老爸與兒子的角色恰恰是相反的。唉！通常感覺男孩比較不貼心， 或許就是這樣代代相傳來的吧！

Cat's in the cradle

搖籃裡的貓

哈利卻賓

A child arrived just the other day

有個孩子在某一天到來

He came to the world in the usual way

以尋常的方式來到這個世界

But there were planes to catch and bills to pay

但我得忙著趕飛機和付帳單

He learned to walk while I was away

他在我離家時學會走路

And he was talking 'fore I knew it

在我知道以前就學會了說話

And as he grew, he said:

當他漸漸長大，他說：

I'm gonna be like you, dad

"爸，我將來要像你一樣

You know I'm gonna be like you

我將來要像你一樣"

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And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon

小貓和銀色湯匙待在搖籃裡

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

小男孩憂傷時，他卻全然不知道

When you coming home? dad

"爸，你什麼時候回來？"

I don't know when

"我不知道，

But we'll get together then

不過到時我們將會一起共度

You know we'll have a good time then

我們會共度一段美好時光"

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My son turned ten just the other day, he said:

有一天我兒子滿十歲了，他說：

Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play

"謝謝你送我棒球，爸，我們來玩！

Can you teach me to throw?

你能教我投球嗎？"

I said not today, I got a lot to do

我說："今天不行，我有事要忙。"

He said that's okay

他說："沒關係！"

And he walked away but his smile never dimmed

然後走開，依然笑嘻嘻的

It said I'm gonna be like him, yeah

好像說：我將來要像他一樣

You know I'm gonna be like him

我將來要像他一樣

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Well, he came from college just the other day

有一天他從大學回來

So much like a man I just had to say

我只能說他看起來就像個男人一樣

Son I'm proud of you, can we sit for a while?

"孩子，我為你感到驕傲，坐下來談談好嗎？"

He shook his head, and said with a smile

他搖搖頭，笑著說：

What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys

"爸，我想跟你借汽車鑰匙，

See you later, can I have them please?

待會兒再說，可以借我嗎？"

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And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon

小貓和銀色湯匙待在搖籃裡

Little boy blue and the man in the moon

小男孩憂傷時，他卻全然不知道

When you coming home? son

"兒子，你什麼時候回來？"

I don't know when

"我不知道，

But we'll get together then, dad

不過到時我們將會一起共度，爸

You know we'll have a good time then

我們會共度一段美好時光"

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I've long since retired, my son's moved away

我已退休多年，兒子也搬出去了

I called him up just the other day

有一天我打電話給他

I said, I'd like to see you, if you don't mind

我說：如果不打擾的話，我想看看你

He said: I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time

他說：我也想啊！爹，但實在抽不出空來

You see my new job's a hassle and the kids got the flu

我的新工作一團糟，孩子又得了流行性感冒

But it's sure nice talking to you, dad

但很高興能和你講電話，爸

It's been sure nice talking to you

很高興能和你聊聊

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me

掛上電話，我心裡有個念頭：

He'd grown up just like me

他長大後果然像我

My boy was just like me

我兒子就和我一樣

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