Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

生日快樂狄倫伯！ 🍻
　
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
And may you stay
Forever young

今天是民謠詩人巴布狄倫（Bob Dylan）74歲生日！生日快樂狄倫伯！
　
「他把民謠插上電，並用詩歌的語言讓搖滾開始從青少年的娛樂變得更世故與繁複。狄倫是六O年代這個二十世紀最瘋狂迷人的精神代表。他雖然只寫了幾年所謂『抗議歌曲』，但這些歌曲卻展現了一整個青年反文化世代的困惑與吶喊；然後，他在六O年代中期的轉型預視了六O年代後半期終於降臨的暴雨。再者，他為世界示範了一個搖滾傳奇如何可以優雅地老去。」──張鐵志
　
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The Times They Are A-changin'
時代正在改變
　
By Bob Dylan，馬世芳譯
　
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'
來吧，鄉親父老，
不管你在那兒，過來聽我說
承認吧，周圍的水位不斷上漲
你們很快就會浸濕浸透
假如你們的光陰值得珍惜
最好趕緊開始游泳
否則你們就要石沈大海
因為時代正在改變
　
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'
來吧，作家和評論家，聽我說
你們搖著筆桿，預言未來
請你睜大雙眼，機會不會再有
先別妄下斷言
畢竟巨輪還在運轉
沒人知道誰將留名
那一度慘敗的，終將得勝
因為時代正在改變
　
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'
來吧，參議員和國會代表，聽我說
請回應眾人的呼聲，從善如流
別擋在門廊，別占住大廳
停滯不前的，必將受傷
外面戰火正熾，怒燄高張
它很快就會震動你的窗，搖撼你的牆
因為時代正在改變
　
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agin'
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'
來吧，全國做父母的，聽我說
你們不懂的事情，不要妄加批判
你們的兒女，不會再乖乖聽話
你們那條老路，愈來愈不堪走
新路已開，請讓到一旁，若是不能伸出援手
因為時代正在改變
　
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'
戰線已畫，詛咒已下：
慢的終將變快
當道的終將過氣
那些老規矩，都已不合時宜
領先的終將落後
因為時代正在改變

今天是清明節掃墓節(Tomb Sweeping Day)，也是Martin Luther King(高三課本有介紹，大家應該對他不陌生)遇刺五十週年，除了他最有名的演說”I Have a Dream”，這篇是他遇刺前一晚的演說”I’ve Been to the Mountain Top”，同樣充滿力量！
👱🏻‍♀️🧔🏾👳🏽‍♀️俐媽英文教室🧕🏾👧🏻 👴🏻
racial discrimination (n.) 種族歧視
(racial) segregation (n.) 種族隔離(❗️英模單字)
assassinate (v.) 暗殺
sermon (n.) 佈道(❗️英模單字)
prophesize (v.) 預言
eloquent (a.) 有口才的
panoramic (a.) 全景的
wilderness (n.) 荒野
Renaissance (n.) 文藝復興(❗️英模單字)
vacillating (a.) 優柔寡斷的
emancipation (n.) 解放(❗️英模單字)
proclamation (n.) 宣言
grapple (v.) 扭打
human right (n.) 人權(❗️英模單字)
revolution (n.) 革命
protest (n.)(v.) 抗議(❗️英模單字)
prolong (v.) 延長
slavery (n.) 奴隷制度
be on strike 罷工
be in dire need of N 迫切需要⋯
be supposed to V 應該⋯(⚠️EEC單字)
sacrifice (n.)(v.) 犧牲(❗️英模單字)
sprinkle (v.) 撒
the Almighty 神(❗️英模單字)
injunction (n.) 禁制令
constitutional (a.) 憲法的
totalitarian (a.) 極權主義的(❗️英模單字)
amendment (n.) 增修條文
privilege (n.) 特權
commit oneself to N/Ving 投身於⋯
the press 新聞界
aspiration (n.) 志向
mighty (a.) 有力量的(❗️英模單字)
anoint (v.) 塗油膏使其神聖
be concerned about N 擔心、關切⋯(⚠️EEC單字)
individually (adv.) 個別地(⚠️EEC單字)
budget (n.) 預算
withdraw (v.) 撤除
institution (n.) 機構(❗️英模單字)
insurance (n.) 保險
compassionate (a.) 有同情心的
ecclesiastical (a.) 教會的
meandering (a.) 蜿蜒曲折的
ambush (v.) 突擊
autograph (n.)(v.) 簽名
stab (v.) 捅；刺
demented (a.) 發狂的
democracy (n.) 民主(❗️英模單字)
⚖️ 內文中Martin Luther King一樣用堆疊手法，加強他的演講層次，而其中的”If I had sneezed, ...”更是假設語氣經典用法。
🕯我們現在能夠享受民主、不受種族藩籬之苦，真的要感恩🙏🏼
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Source:
https://www.cnn.com/…/martin-luther-king-jr-mou…/index.html…