BBC Learning English - Nursery Rhyme: ‘Mary Mary’ 儿歌《玛丽小姐真倔强》

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　　Nursery Rhyme: ‘Mary Mary’ 儿歌《玛丽小姐真倔强》

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　　Children singing: Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row.

　　Andrea: Mary Mary Quite Contrary.

　　Jean: How does your garden grow?

　　Andrea: Yes, it’s a well-known English nursery rhyme. Would you say you’re quite contrary, Jean?

　　Jean: Quite contrary? 非常执拗和乖张， Andrea 我可不是这样的性格吧?

　　Andrea: Hello and welcome to BBC Learning English. I’m Andrea Rose.

　　Jean: 大家好，我是董征。

　　Andrea: You might have guessed by now that we’re finding out about a famous British nursery rhyme in today’s programme.

　　Jean: 英国的很多人都是从小唱着这个歌谣长大的，不过我们其实都不知道这首歌讲述的是个什么故事。

　　Andrea: Morag Styles has been studying the meaning behind popular nursery rhymes.

　　Jean: 据 Morag 说，很多在英国广为流传的儿童歌谣其实背后的内容和典故是非常成人化的，让我们听听她所做的介绍。

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　　Mary would appear to be Mary Queen of Scots with her gay French background and her Popish inclinations. And of course the pretty maids would be the four ladies who were her ladies-in-waiting. And perhaps the cockle shells were the decorations on a dress given to her by the Dauphin.

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