音乐咖啡厅:Devil's Right Hand:小孩离枪远点《断背山》插曲

电影《断背山》插曲《魔鬼的右手》。——妈妈从小就告诉这个失去父亲的孩子，枪是魔鬼的右手，是邪恶的。孩子不听，从13岁起就梦想着拥有自己的一支手枪，妈妈吓得打碎了手中的鸡蛋。孩子长大了，真的有了一支枪，也用它杀了人。被抓的时候还在用妈妈的话给自己辩解：不是我扣动的扳机，是魔鬼……

Devil's Right Hand     
Steve Earle

About the time that daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol¹ in the general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen

So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up, and she didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

Me very first pistol was a cap and ball colt
Shoots as fast as lightning but it loads a mite² slow
It loads a mite slow, and soon I found out
It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out

So about a year later I bought a colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
I never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

Got into a card game in a company town
I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
He never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw

The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded³, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger⁴ but the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

重点词汇

blow up  v. 使充气，爆炸	pistol  n. 手枪
colt  n. 小马，无经验的年轻人	mite  n. （口语）小孩
holster  n. 手枪用的皮套	plead  v. 辩护，借口

1 pistol   

n.手枪

参考例句：

• He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.他拔出枪对准敌兵。
• The escaped criminal fell at the sound of a pistol.手枪一响，逃犯应声倒下。

2 mite   

n.极小的东西；小铜币

参考例句：

• The poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。
• He is a mite taller than I.他比我高一点点。

3 pleaded   

恳求，请求( plead的过去式和过去分词 )； 提出…为借口[理由]； （向法庭）陈述案情； （在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护

参考例句：

• She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。
• She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished. 她哭着恳求他，一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。

4 trigger   

n.触发器，板机，制滑机；v.触发（事件）

参考例句：

• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
• He pulled the trigger but the gun didn't go off.他打了一枪，没有发火。