The rosies in the lyrics most likely refer to the red marks that would appear on the skin of someone who was sick with the plague. The posies are the flowers that people carried to protect themselves from bad smells. The ashes could mean the burning of the bodies, and falling down most likely represents death. Although these secrets were buried with their original authors a long time ago, it’s fun to find out the hidden stories behind many much-loved nursery rhymes.
歌詞中的玫瑰很可能指的是患有瘟疫的人皮膚上所出現的紅色斑點。花束是人們所攜帶的鮮花，以保護自己免受難聞的氣味。灰燼可能意味著火化屍體，倒下很可能意味著死亡。儘管這些祕密很久以前就和原作者一起被埋沒了，但找出許多深受喜愛的童謠背後隱藏的故事還是很有趣。
生活必備字詞：
refer to... 意指∕指的是……
ash n. 灰燼
bury vt. 埋葬
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十月號。
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