英语儿歌：London Bridge Is Falling Down

London Bridge has been rebuilt several times



英语儿歌：London Bridge Is Falling Down 伦敦桥要倒塌了(ZT)

Most British people can recite children's nursery rhymes but have they ever thought about the origins of the words and the meanings behind them?

You might know the nursery rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down. But what is it actually about? Andrea Rose finds out.

想必大家都还记得儿时每天哼唱的儿歌， 但是有多少人真正研究过儿歌里使用的那些词语的渊源呢？ Andrea Rose 今天就带大家一起来了解一支在英国被传唱了很久的儿歌《London Bridge Is Falling Down》，一起来了解这首儿歌究竟讲的是什么事情呢？

Here are the words to the nursery rhyme:

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair Lady.

Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair Lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair Lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair Lady.

Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair Lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair Lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair Lady.

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• LIKE 儿歌 AS ALWAYS。谢分享 -23731241- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/14/2009 postreply 08:44:11

• Glad to hear that. Have a nice week. -婉蕠- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/14/2009 postreply 09:40:52

• 我的宝贝很喜欢听,最喜欢唱"falling down,falling down..."呵呵,谢谢分享 -陶陶乐，乐陶陶- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/14/2009 postreply 10:11:33

• 祝你和你的宝贝圣诞快乐，新年吉祥。 -婉蕠- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/14/2009 postreply 10:15:20

• 谢谢,也祝你圣诞快乐，新年吉祥。 -陶陶乐，乐陶陶- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/14/2009 postreply 10:17:07