⭐ 歌詞 / Lyrics
Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
喔，偉大的老約克公爵，
他擁有一萬名士兵；
他帶領他們行軍上山頂，
接著又帶領他們走下山。
當他們在山上時，他們就在上面，
當他們在山下時，他們就在下面，
而當他們只走到一半時，
他們既不在上面，也不在下面。
⭐ 單字 / Vocabulary
② march 行進；行軍
③ hill 小山；山丘
④ top 頂部
⑤ up 向上
⑥ down 向下
⑦ halfway 一半；中途
⑧ neither 兩者都不
⭐ 片語 / Phrases
② march up the hill 行軍走上山
③ march down again 再行軍走下來
④ top of the hill 山頂
⑤ when they were up 當他們在上面時
⑥ when they were down 當他們在下面時
⑦ halfway up 在半山腰
⑧ neither up nor down 不上也不下
🎯 補充：
neither… nor… 兩者皆非；既不…也不…
Ⓞ Neither she nor I believe in miracles.
她和我都不相信奇蹟。
Ⓞ I neither have nor want a car.
我既沒有車，也不想要有車。
neither有兩種發音：[ˋniðɚ] 或 [ˋnaɪiðɚ] 都是正確的 。
早期可能有分[ˋniðɚ] 是美式發音； [ˋnaɪiðɚ] 是英式發音，
但以現代而言，這兩種發音不管在美國或英國都通用。
🎵 烏克麗麗和弦 / Ukulele Chords
Oh, the [C]grand old Duke of York,
He [G7]had ten thousand men;
He [C]marched them up to the [F]top of the hill,
And he [C]marched them [G7]down a[C]gain.
And [C]when they were up, they were up,
And [G7]when they were down, they were down,
And [C]when they were only [F]halfway up,
They were [C]neither [G7]up nor [C]down.
📖 歌曲簡介 / About the Song
The Grand Old Duke of York 是一首經典的英國童謠。內容描述一位公爵帶著一群士兵，走上山、再走下山，一直重複來回。整首歌的重點就是：
👉 up（上）、down（下）、neither up nor down（不上不下）
唱的時候可以搭配動作：
up → 站起來
down → 蹲下
halfway up → 半蹲
neither up nor down → (聳肩＋攤手) 站起來、蹲下
一邊唱一邊動，孩子很容易記住 up / down，也會覺得很好玩。
📺 參考影音 / Reference Videos
