Boney M樂團創作Rasputin歌曲，
而日本動畫《名偵探柯南 世紀末的魔術師》、迪士尼動畫《真假公主－安娜塔西亞》以及電影《金牌特務》都有Rasputin蹤跡
歷史上Rasputin真有其人? Boney M樂團Rasputin歌曲內，呈現這位傳奇人物是怎樣存在?
3/5(三) 下午4:05~5:00 tea time時光《唱歌學英文》單元，高雄市鎮港園社區大學英文老師Mark除解析Boney M歌曲Rasputin外，也讓我們了解這位影響帝國後期及現代歷史的人物，同時也學習英文。
節目內容如下：👇👇
⚫ There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
很久很久以前，俄羅斯有個男人
He was big and strong，in his eyes a flaming glow
他身材壯碩，眼神中像是有火在燒著
‧flaming燃燒
⚫Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
大部分的人都用恐懼和害怕的眼神看著他
But to Moscow chickshe was such a lovely dear
但對莫斯科的女孩來說，他卻是如此的迷人
⚫He could preach the Bible like a preacher他可以像個傳教士般傳教
Full of ecstasy and fire充滿著喜悅和狂熱
But he also was the kind of teacher但他也是某方面的「老師」
(which)Women would desire使女人為之瘋狂
⚫Ra ra Rasputin拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Lover of the Russian queen俄羅斯女皇的愛人
There was a cat that really was gone = this cool guy was really crazy
那裡有個又瘋又酷的男人
‧cat= cool guy ‧gone=out of mad
⚫Ra ra Rasputin拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Russia’s greatest love machine俄國最強愛情機器
It was a shame how he carried on他到底是怎麼做到的？
‧ It is a shame很丟臉，指「很可惜」
例子: It is a shame that I can’t come to your party.
⚫He ruled the Russian land
and never mind the Czar I他統治全俄國，且從不在乎沙皇
But the kazachok he danced really wunderbar但他的哥薩克舞跳得真的很棒
‧wunderbar=wonderful
- In all affairs of state he was the man to please國家一切事務，都必須看他臉色
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze但他抱女孩的功夫也是一流的
‧affair(正式的)事務
Social Affairs Bureau (社會局)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部)
Ministry of Economic Affairs (經濟部)
- For the queen he was no wheeler dealer 對皇后來說，他不是個耍手腕的人
Though she’d heard the things he’d done 雖然她聽過有關他的傳聞
She believed he was a holy healer 她覺得他是名神醫
Who would heal her son 一個能治好她兒子的人蘇珊娜
‧wheeler dealer 耍手腕 ‧holy神聖的
⚫ Ra ra Rasputin 拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Russia’s greatest love machine 俄國最強愛情機器
It was a shame how he carried on 他到底是怎麼做到的？
Ra ra Rasputin 拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Lover of the Russian queen 俄羅斯女皇的愛人
There was a cat that really was gone 那裡有個又瘋又酷的男人
Ra ra Rasputin 拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Russia’s greatest love machine 俄國最強愛情機器
It was a shame how he carried on 他到底是怎麼做到的？
⚫But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger for power
但當他逐漸沉迷於美酒，色慾以及對權力的渴望
Became known to more and more people
越來越多人知道他的野心
The demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder
要求處理這可恨男人的呼聲越來越大
‧seven sins (七原罪)
The seven deadly sins are greed, envy,gluttony, lust, pride, anger, and sloth.
原罪有七種：貪婪、嫉妒、貪吃、淫慾、傲慢、憤怒和懶惰。
‧demand 帶有正式用法 →I demand you to VR
‧outrageou(adj.)可恨的
⚫“This man’s just got to go”,declared his enemies
「這個人必須消失！」他的敵人如此宣告
But the ladies begged, “Don’t you try to do it, please”
但女士們請求:「拜託不要這麼做」
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms.
無庸置疑的是，這位拉斯普丁具有深藏不露的魅力
‧declare宣告 Declaration of Independence 獨立宣言
⚫Though he was a brute, they just fell into his arms
雖然他是個野蠻人，她們還是投入他的懷抱
Then one night some men of higher standing
接著一天晚上，一群身居高位的男人們
Set a trap, they’re not to blame
設下陷阱，但別怪他們
“Come to visit us”, they kept demanding「過來拜訪我們」他們不斷邀請著
And he really came他真的來了
Ra ra Rasputin
拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Lover of the Russian queen
俄羅斯女皇的愛人
They put some poison into his wine
他們在他的酒裡加了毒藥
Ra ra Rasputin 拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Russia’s greatest love machine 俄國最強愛情機器
He drank it all and said, "I am fine"他一飲而盡而且說他很好
Ra ra Rasputin拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Lover of the Russian queen 俄羅斯女皇的愛人
They didn’t quit, they wanted his head
他們沒有放棄，他們要他去死
Ra ra Rasputin 拉 拉 拉斯普丁
Russia’s greatest love machine 俄國最強愛情機器
And so they shot him ‘til (until) he was dead 他們朝他開槍直到他死去