The Grand Old Duke of York
/ðə ˌɡrænd əʊld ˌdjuːk əv ˈjɔːk/
/ðə ˌɡrænd əʊld ˌduːk əv ˈjɔːrk/
- a British nursery rhyme about the Duke of York, a soldier who was the second son of George III. It is sometimes quoted when somebody cannot decide what to do. The first verse is: “Oh the Grand old Duke of YorkHe had ten thousand men,He marched them up to the top of the hillAnd he marched them down again.”
一首关于约克公爵的英国童谣，他是乔治三世的次子士兵。当某人无法决定做什么时，有时会引用这句话。第一节诗是：“哦，伟大的老约克公爵，他有一万大军，他把他们领到山顶，又把他们领下来。”