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　　歌词讲解

　　歌词解析:

　　You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles你会听到百里之外飘来的汽笛声。

　　whistle n.口哨, 汽笛, 警笛 v.吹口哨, 鸣汽笛, 呼啸, 吹口哨召唤

　　whistle for:徒劳地希望

　　I owe my butcher $10, but he can whistle for it.我欠肉店老板十美元, 可是他别指望我会还。

　　blow the whistle on:使……停下来

　　If your father finds out about this, he'll soon blow the whistle on what you're doing.

　　要是你父亲知道了这事, 他一定会马上阻止你的。

　　whistle up:勉强拼凑出

　　He had to whistle up some new ideas for lessons.他不得不勉强给上课的教材添些新内容。

　　blow：n.打击, 殴打, 吹v.吹, 风吹, 擤(鼻子),<口>浪费(机会);搞砸

　　His death was a terrible blow to her.他的去世对她是个沉重的打击。

　　We had our chance and blew it.我们曾有一次机会但却搞砸了。

　　The wind blew all night.风刮了一整夜。

　　女声部分讲述了青年只身在外奋斗的艰辛，生活窘迫，不愿以落魄的状态回到故乡的心情。看歌词：

　　Not a penny to my name我身无分文

　　penny ：n一分; 一分硬币;一小笔钱; (用于否定句)一文钱

　　in for a penny, in for a pound: 一不做, 二不休

　　You shouldn't stop halfway. In for a penny, in for a pound.你不能半途而废。一不做,二不休

　　pinch pennies:精打细算

　　We'll have to spend money when necessary. Don't try to pinch pennies all the time.该花钱时我们还是得花,别总是精打细算

　　to my name:在我名下的;属于我自己的

　　to my name 是to one's name 的变形，意思为‘在自己名下，属于自己所有’

　　We had almost nothing to our name when we fell in love with each other.当我们彼此相爱时，我们几乎一无所有。

　　Working hard has gained himself many things to his name.通过努力的工作,他赢得了许多东西。

　　Not a shirt on my back我衣不遮体

　　back: n.后面 vt.支持, 后退 adv.向后地 adj.后面的, 偏远的,过时的, 积欠的

　　He likes sitting in the back of the class.他喜欢坐在教室的后排。

　　He proved that he was right and his critics had to back down.他证明了他是正确的，而那些非难他的人不得不收起他们那一套。(back down放弃;让步)

　　behind sb.'s back:背着某人

　　They sold the house behind their brother's back.他们背着弟弟把房子卖了。

　　Carla made fun of him behind his back.卡拉在他背后取笑他。

　　on one's back:卧病在床

　　He was on his back for 3 weeks.他有三个星期卧病在床。

　　back up:支持;证实;支援;帮助

　　Can you back up your story with facts?你能用事实来证实你的报道吗?

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