You walk into the room

你走进房间

With your pencil in your hand

手里拿着铅笔

You see somebody naked

你看见一个赤身裸体的人

And you say, “Who is that man?”

你说，“那人是谁？”

You try so hard, but you don’t understand

你百思不得其解的是，

Just what you’ll say, when you get home

当你回到家里，该说些什么





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？





You raise up your head

你抬起头

And you ask, “Is this where it is?”

你问，“那是在哪儿这是?” [这段对话看不明白是正常的]

And somebody points to you and says

有人指着你对你说，

“It’s his”

“是他的”

And you say, “What’s mine?”

你说，“什么是我的？”

And somebody else says, “Where what is?”

另外一个人说，“什么是在哪？”

And you say, “Oh my God

你说，“我的上帝，

Am I here all alone?”

这儿就我一人吗？”





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？





You hand in your ticket

你递上门票

And you go watch the geek

去看滑稽表演

Who immediately walks up to you

是谁一听见你说话，

When he hears you speak

就立刻走到你跟前

And says, “How does it feel

对你说，

To be such a freak?”

“成为一个变态的感觉如何啊？”

And you say, “Impossible”

你说，“不可能”

As he hands you a bone

在他递给你一根骨头的时候





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？





You have many contacts

Among the lumberjacks

你与伐木工人来往密切

To get you facts

为了认清你的现实

When someone attacks your imagination

当有人责难你的想象力

But nobody has any respect

但是没有丝毫尊重

Anyway they already expect you

不管怎样他们都期待你

To just give a check

捐赠一张支票

To tax-deductible charity organizations

给免税慈善组织





You’ve been with the professors

你曾跟教授们在一起

And they’ve all liked your looks

并且他们都喜欢你的外表

With great lawyers you have

你们和那些大律师

Discussed lepers and crooks

讨论那些受蔑视的人和骗子

You’ve been through all of

你已经看完了全部的

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books

斯科特•菲兹杰拉德的书

You’re very well read

你饱读诗书

It’s well known

这一点众所周知





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？





Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you

喔，那个吞剑者，他向你走来

And then he kneels

然后他跪下

He crosses himself

把自己洞穿

And then he clicks his high heels

他的高跟鞋哒哒地响

And without further notice

没有另行通告

He asks you how it feels

他问你感觉怎样

And he says, “Here is your throat back

并且说道，“这是你的咽喉，

Thanks for the loan”

感谢你的贷款”





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？





Now you see this one-eyed midget

现在你看这个独眼侏儒

Shouting the word “NOW”

大叫着“现在”

And you say, “For what reason?”

你说，“为什么理由？”

And he says, “How?”

他说，“怎样？”

And you say, “What does this mean?”

你又说，“这是什么意思？”

And he screams back, “You’re a cow

他尖叫着回答，“你是头母牛，

Give me some milk

结我些牛奶或别的什么

Or else go home”

好让我回家”





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？





Well, you walk into the room

那么，你走进那个房间

Like a camel and then you frown

像只骆驼，然后你皱起眉头

You put your eyes in your pocket

你把你的眼睛放进口袋

And your nose on the ground

把你的鼻子放在地上

There ought to be a law

这里应该有一条法律

Against you comin’ around

反对你的到来

You should be made

你应该被确保

To wear earphones

戴上耳机





Because something is happening here

因为这里有些事正在发生

But you don’t know what it is

但你不知道是什么

Do you, Mister Jones?

是这样吗，琼斯先生？