The Ad-Dressing of Cats - ”Cats” 1981 Original London Cast

The Ad-Dressing Of Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber (安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯)

You've heard of several kinds of cat
你已经听说过几种猫
And my opinion now is that
现在我的观点是
You should need no interpreter
你应该不需要翻译
To understand our character
了解我们的性格
You've learned enough to take the view
你学到足够知识去思考了
That cats are very much like you
猫非常喜欢你
You've seen us both at work and games
你已经看到了我们在工作和游戏
And learnt about our proper names
了解我们的专有名词
Our habits and our habitat
我们的习惯和我们的栖息地
But how would you ad-dress a cat
但你如何给猫打扮
So first your memory I'll jog
那么首先，我会唤醒你的记忆
And say: A cat is not a dog
说一只猫不是一只狗
Now dogs pretend they like to fight
现在狗假装他们喜欢战斗
They often bark more seldom bite
他们经常吠叫,不咬人
But yet a dog is on the whole
但狗大体就是这样
What you would call a simple soul
你所说的一个简单的灵魂
The usual dog about the town
镇里普通的狗
Is much inclined to play the clown
更倾向于玩小丑
And far from showing too much pride
表现得很低调
Is frequently undignified
经常不庄重
He's such an easygoing lout
他是这样一个随和的人
He'll answer any hail or shout
他从不吼叫或喊叫
The usual dog about the town
镇里普通的狗
Is inclined to play the clown
更倾向于玩小丑
Again I must remind you that
我必须再次提醒你
A dog's a dog a cat's a cat
狗是狗，猫是猫
With cats some say one rule is true
有猫的人说有一个规则是真的
Don't speak 'til you are spoken to
不要说话，直到你能证明
Myself I do not hold with that
我不赞同
I say you should ad-dress a cat
我说你应该打扮一只猫
But always bear in mind that he
但总记在心里
Resents familiarity
他厌恶熟悉感
You bow and taking off your hat
你的弓,脱掉帽子
Ad-dress him in this form: "O' cat "
以这种形式装扮他，猫
Before a cat will condescend
在猫会屈尊前
To treat you as a trusted friend
将你视为可信赖的朋友
Some little token of esteem
一些小的尊重是需要的
Is needed like a dish of cream
就像一盘奶油
And you might now and then supply
你有时会供应
Some caviar or Strassburg pie
一些鱼子酱,或者斯特拉斯堡派
Some potted grouse or salmon paste
一些灌装松鸡或鲑鱼酱
He's sure to have his personal taste
他确定有独特的味道
And so in time you reach your aim
所以你及时达到你的目标
And call him by his name
叫他的名字
So this is this and that is that
所以这是这个,那是那个
And there's how you ad-dress a cat
你如何给猫打扮
A cat's entitled to expect
一只猫有权期望
These evidences of respect
这些尊重的证据
So this is this and that is that
所以这是这个,那是那个
And there's how you ad-dress a cat
你如何给猫打扮