Goosey goosey gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady’s chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn’t say his prayers,
So I took him by his left leg
And threw him down the stairs.
鵝鵝鵝，
我要去哪閒逛？
樓上走一走，樓下看一看，
還到我家夫人的房間裡。
在那裡我遇見一位老先生，
他不肯做禱告；
於是我抓住他的左腿，
把他從樓梯上丟下去。
⭐ 單字
① goosey 小鵝；可愛地稱呼鵝
② gander 公鵝
③ whither 到哪裡 (古英文用法)
④ wander 閒逛；到處走
⑤ upstairs 樓上
⑥ downstairs 樓下
⑦ chamber 房間；寢室 (較古老的說法)
⑧ prayers 禱告；祈禱詞
⑨ threw 丟；扔 (throw 的過去式)
⑩ stairs 樓梯
② gander 公鵝
③ whither 到哪裡 (古英文用法)
④ wander 閒逛；到處走
⑤ upstairs 樓上
⑥ downstairs 樓下
⑦ chamber 房間；寢室 (較古老的說法)
⑧ prayers 禱告；祈禱詞
⑨ threw 丟；扔 (throw 的過去式)
⑩ stairs 樓梯
⭐ 片語
① upstairs and downstairs 樓上樓下；到處
② my lady’s chamber 夫人的房間
③ say his prayers 做禱告；念禱詞
④ take someone by the leg 抓住某人的腿
⑤ throw down the stairs 從樓梯丟下去／推下去
② my lady’s chamber 夫人的房間
③ say his prayers 做禱告；念禱詞
④ take someone by the leg 抓住某人的腿
⑤ throw down the stairs 從樓梯丟下去／推下去
Goosey Goosey Gander 是一首非常古老的英國童謠。故事描述一隻鵝在屋子裡到處遊走，遇到一位「不肯禱告」的老人，於是抓住了他的左腿，讓他從樓梯上摔下去。整首童謠帶有一點幽默又荒誕的故事感，是典型的英國傳統童謠風格。
🎵 烏克麗麗和弦
[D]Goosey goosey gander,
[G]Whither shall I [D]wander?
[A7]Upstairs and [D]downstairs
And [A7]in my lady’s [D]chamber.
[D]There I met an old man
Who [G]wouldn’t say his [D]prayers,
So I [G]took him by his [D]left leg
And [D]threw him [A7]down the [D]stairs.
