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The Naming of Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber (安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯)
The naming of cats is a difficult matter
给猫星人取名字真是件苦差事
It isn't just one of your holiday games
这绝不像假日游戏那么简单
You may think that I'm as mad as a hatter
而当我跟你说猫必须要有三个不同的名字时
When I tell you a cat must have three different names
你肯定会觉得我疯了吧
First of all there's the name that the family use daily
首先 第一个名字要是家里人常叫的
Such as Peter Augustus Alonzo or James
比如彼得 奥古斯都 阿朗佐 或者詹姆斯
Such as Victor or Jonathan George or Bill Baily -
再如维克托或乔纳森 乔治或者比尔 贝利也不错
All of them sensible everyday names
这些都说得过去 都是些常用的名字
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter
也有些你听起来比较体贴的名字
Some for the gentlemen some for the dames
这当中有的是绅士的名字 有的则是美女常用的
Such as Plato Admetus Electra Demeter -
比如有Plato Admetus Electra 和Demeter
But all of them sensible everyday names
这些也都是可以的 算是比较常用的名字
But I tell you a cat needs a name that's particular
但我跟你说哦 猫第二个名字就要用特别点的了
A name that's peculiar and more dignified
不仅罕见 还要逼格满满
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular
不然的话它会一辈子竖不起尾巴
Or spread out his whiskers or cherish his pride
也不敢挺着胡须 会失去骄傲的
Of names of this kind I can give you a quorum
对于这一类名字 我倒可以给你提供些
Such as Munkustrap Quaxo or Coricopat
比如Munkustrap Quaxo 或者 Coricopat
Such as Bombalurina or else Jellylorum -
再如Bombalurina 或者 Jellylorum
Names that never belong to more than one cat
这些都是猫星人独一无二的名字
But above and beyond there's still one name left over
解决了第二个 还有第三个名字呢
And that is the name that you never will guess;
这第三个名字要让人无法猜透
The name that no human research can discover
就算做调查也研究不来
But the cat himself knows and will never confess
这名字猫宝宝知道 但猫宝宝不说
When you notice a cat in profound meditation
当猫爷意味深长地冥想时
The reason I tell you is always the same
告诉你吧 原因永远都只有一个
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
那就是 它的思维 思绪 思想
Of the thought of the thought of the thought of his name
都在全神贯注地冥想着它这第三个名字
His ineffable effable effanineffable
这名字难以形容
Deep and inscrutable singular name
深奥费解 高深莫测
Name name name name name name
而又独一无二