A Well Respected Man - The Kinks

A Well Respected Man

Cause he gets up in the morning
因为他在早晨醒来
And he goes to work at nine
他在九点的时候去上班
And he comes back home at five-thirty
他在下午五点半的时候回到家
Gets the same train every time
他每次都坐同一趟火车
Cause his world is built round punctuality
因为他的世界总是事事准时
It never fails
从来不会改变
And hes oh so good
他是如此棒
And hes oh so fine
他是如此好
And hes oh so healthy
他是如此好
In his body and his mind
无论他的身体 还是心灵
Hes a well respected man about town
他是这个城里倍受尊敬的人
Doing the best things so conservatively
他总是谨慎做好每一件事情
And his mother goes to meetings
他的妈妈去开会了
While his father pulls the maid
而他的爸爸去找女仆
And she stirs the tea with councilors
她在与外国人洽谈的时候
While discussing foreign trade
她与顾问喝着茶
And she passes looks as well as bills
她瞟了一眼账单
At every suave young man
他就像一个温文尔雅的公子
Cause hes oh so good
因为他是如此棒
And hes oh so fine
他是如此好
And hes oh so healthy
他是如此好
In his body and his mind
无论他的身体 还是心灵
Hes a well respected man about town
他是这个城里倍受尊敬的人
Doing the best things so conservatively
他总是谨慎做好每一件事情
And he likes his own backyard
他喜欢他的后庭
And he likes his fags the best
他喜欢劳累工作
Cause hes better than the rest
因为他比其他人都要优秀
And his own sweat smells the best
他的汗水是最好闻的味道
And he hopes to grab his fathers loot
他希望霸占他列祖列宗的战利品
When pater passes on
当他的父亲去世以后
Cause hes oh so good
因为他是如此棒
And hes oh so fine
他是如此好
And hes oh so healthy
他是如此好
In his body and his mind
无论他的身体 还是心灵
Hes a well respected man about town
他是这个城里倍受尊敬的人
Doing the best things so conservatively
他总是谨慎做好每一件事情
And he plays at stocks and shares
他喜欢股票与证券
And he goes to the regatta
他喜欢参加赛舟会
And he adores the girl next door
他爱慕隔壁的女孩
Cause hes dying to get at her
因为他想要得到她的青睐
But his mother knows the best about
但是他的妈妈很清楚
The matrimonial stakes
婚姻那件事情
Cause hes oh so good
因为他是如此棒
And hes oh so fine
他是如此好
And hes oh so healthy
他是如此好
In his body and his mind
无论他的身体 还是心灵
Hes a well respected man about town
他是这个城里倍受尊敬的人
Doing the best things so conservatively
他总是谨慎做好每一件事情