Anything Goes - Cole Porter

Written by：Cole Porter

Times have changed

时代变了

And we've often rewound the clock

我们时常上紧时钟

Since the puritans got a shock

清教徒登陆普利茅茨岩的时候

When they landed on plymouth rock

就被吓到了

If today

如果今天

Any shock they should try to stem

他们想防备被惊吓

'Stead of landing on plymouth rock

比起登陆普利茅茨岩

Plymouth rock would land on them

普利茅茨岩要登录他们

In olden days a glimpse of stocking

过去 所谓惊鸿一瞥

Was looked on as something shocking

是指看到什么令人惊讶的事

But now god knows

但现在 天知道

Anything goes

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Good authors too who once knew better words

以前好的作家会遣词造句

Now only use four letter words

现在的只用四个字母的词

Writing prose anything goes

来写文章 万事成空

If driving fast cars you like

如果你喜欢飙车

If low bars you like

你喜欢低杆

If old hymns you like

你喜欢赞美诗

If bare limbs you like

你喜欢看稞体

If mae west you like

你喜欢梅·韦斯特

Or me undressed you like

或者是喜欢我脱光

Why nobody will oppose

为什么没人反对

When every night

当每晚一组时髦的人

The set that's smart

闯入工作室里的

Is intruding in nudist parties in studios

裸体派对的时候

Anything goes

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When missus ned mclean god bless her

内德·麦克莱恩太太 上帝保佑她

Can get russian reds to yes her

能从俄罗斯红得到认可

Then I suppose

那么我认为

Anything goes

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When rockefeller still can hoard en

当洛克菲勒仍然给

Ough money to let max gordon

麦斯·戈登足够的钱

Produce his shows

让他作节目的时候

Anything goes

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The world has gone mad today

世界已变疯狂

And good's bad today

好的变成坏的

And black's white today

黑白颠倒

And day's night today

黑夜变成白天

And that gent today

那个男子

You gave a cent today

你给了他一分钱

Once had several chateaux

曾经拥有城堡

When folks who still can ride in jitneys

坐公交的人

Find out vanderbilts and whitneys

发现范德比尔特和惠特尼

Lack baby clo'es

需要婴儿装

Anything goes

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When sam goldwyn can with great conviction

如果山姆古德温坚持

Instruct Anna Sten in diction

为安斯特恩指导措辞

Then Anna shows

让安演出

Anything goes

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When you hear that lady mendl standing up

当你听说门德尔女士站起来

Now turns a handspring landing up

翻了个筋斗

On her toes

稳稳站住

Anything goes

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Just think of those shocks you've got

想想你的那些震撼

And those knocks you've got

受到的批评

And those blues you've got

内心的伤感

From that news you've got

从那些消息得来

And those pains you've got

那些伤痛

If any brains you've got

如果你长记性

From those little radios

来自那小小的收音机

So Missus R with all her trimmin's

之所以太太带着她的小饰品

Can broadcast a bed from simmons

从西蒙哪里广播床事

Cause franklin knows

是因为富兰克林知道

Anything goes

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