舟動之穿林吟嘯行

She　　Elvis Costello

She

May be the face I can't forget

A trace of pleasure or regret

May be my treasure or the price I have to pay

She

may be the song that summer sings

May be the chill that autumn brings

May be a hundred different things

Within the measure of a day

She

May be the beauty or the beast

May be the famine or the feast

May turn each day into a heaven or a hell

She

may be the mirror of my dreams

A smile reflected in a stream

She may not be what she may seem

Inside her shell

She who always seems so happy in a crowd

Whose eyes can be so private and so proud

No one's allowed to see them when they cry

She may be the love that cannot hope to last

May come to me from shadows of the past

That I'll remember till the day I die

She

May be the reason I survive

The why and wherefore I'm alive

The one I'll care for through the rough and ready years

Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears

And make them all my souvenirs

For where she goes I've got to be

The meaning of my life is she, she, she.

她

也許是我忘不了的容顏

是我歡愉或悔恨的痕跡

也許是我的寶藏，也可能是我必須付出的代價

她

也許是夏日唱出的歌

也許是秋天帶來的蕭瑟

也許是在一天之中的千百種化身

她

也許是美女、是野獸

也許是飢荒、是盛宴

也許使每一天成為天堂或地獄

她

也許是我夢的鏡子（反映出我的夢想）

或倒映在溪水中的笑容

她在她的軀殼中也許不像外表看來那樣

她，似乎在人群中永遠快樂無比

她的雙眼如此神秘又如此自豪

無人能見得它們落淚時的模樣

她也許是無望繼續的愛情

也許會由過往的陰影走向我

直到我歸西那天，我都會記得

她

也許是我活下去的理由

是我依然活著的原因

不論艱難或平安的歲月，我都願照顧的人

我，將會把她的笑容與淚水

做成我的紀念品

不論她到哪裡去，我將跟隨

我人生的意義就是，她─────

1.

measure 指「度量而出的量、數量」（amount）

within the measure of a day 表示「以一天為單位來計算」

2.

beauty & beast、famine & feast 押「頭韻」（alliteration）

3.

turn each day into a heaven or a hell

turn/change/convert A into B 把A變成B

4.

a private person (n.) a person who likes to be alone and does not talk much about his or her feelings or thoughts

5.

beV allowed to+VR 允許、准許去做...

No one is allowed to trespass. 所有人都不准通過。

6.

She may be the love that cannot hope to last

(She) may come to me from shadows of the past

這兩句為文學上的抽象描述：

上句意指：「她也許是無望繼續的愛情」，亦即「可能有如無從期待的愛」

下句意指：「她也許會從我過往的陰影中走向我」，亦即「可能不會成為我經歷過的那些過往失敗的愛情」

7.

the why(s) and (the) wherefore(s): the reasons or explanations for sth 對於某件事物的理由或說明

8. rough and ready (adj.) not perfect, but good enough

The tests are only a rough and ready guide to a pupil's future development. 這些測驗是對於學童未來發展的一個大致可用的指南。

rough (adj.) tough; difficult

ready (adj.) available to be used easily and immediately

through the rough and ready years 引申為「經歷顛頗與順遂的年歲」（不算非常好，但也還過得去）

9.

souvenir (n.) 紀念品

請特別注意這個字的發音，重音放在nir。

10.

Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears

And make them all my souvenirs

them指 her laughter and tears

make + A + B 使A成為B

The movie made him a megastar. 這部電影讓他成為了巨星。