When by the water we drink to the dregs
在岸边我们曾享尽欢乐
Look at the stones on the river bed
看那躺在河床上安详的石子

Dreg [dreg] 　 n. 渣滓；沉淀物；糟粕；少量

These criminals are the dregs of society.
这些罪犯都是社会的渣滓。

The dregs settled and the liquid became clear.

渣滓沉淀下来，液体变清了。

Swim with the current and float away
随波逐流直至漂流无踪
Down by the river everyday
河岸旁每日有故事上演

Current ['kɜːrənt] 　 n. 趋势；(水、气、电)流 adj. 现在的；流通的

The current situation is very different to that in 1990...

当前的形势与1990年截然不同。

He was swept away by the current.
他被激流卷走了。

float [floʊt] 　 v. 漂浮；浮现；飘动；提出n. 浮标；漂浮物；漂浮

These plants float on the surface of the water.
这些植物漂浮在水面上。

When that old river runs pass your eyes
古老的河流在你眼中流淌
To wash off the dirt on the riverside
冲刷掉河岸边的尘与土

wash off·洗掉； 冲走；

Please wash that mud off(your boots)before you come in.

请你先把(靴子上的)泥洗掉再进来。

dirt [dɜːrt] 　n. 污垢；泥土；灰尘

Wash the dirt off your hands.
把你手上的泥污洗掉。

Chilled to the marrow in them bones
河水寒冷彻骨
Why do I go here all alone
缘何我独自来到这河之岸

这里有一个固定短语，叫做be chilled to the marrow。

这个短语中的chilled表示“寒冷的”，Marrow 意思是“骨髓”，be chilled to the marrow意思就是寒冷彻骨。

David, come by the fire-you must be chilled to the marrow!

戴维，到火炉这边来，你一定觉得浑身冷透了！

Chilled to the bone也是相同的意思。

We went to build a snowman but before it was half finished we were all chilled to the bone.
我们去堆雪人，但还未完成一半时，都已感到寒冷彻骨了。

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