Dr. Foster 福斯特医生（英语儿歌）

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Doctor Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle right up to his middle
And never went there again.

（歌词翻译：武太白）

福斯特医生去了格洛斯特

天上下着大雨；

他一脚踩进水洼，齐腰深

他再也不敢去那里了。

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（注释：武太白）

shower n. 倾盆大雨

step v. 走

right ad. 恰恰好，竟然

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From Wikipedia:

It was suggested by Boyd Smith (1920) that the rhyme may be based on a story of Edward I of England travelling to Gloucester, falling off his horse into a puddle, and refusing to return to the city thereafter. There is a rhyme published in Gamer Gurton's Garland (1810) with a similar form:

Old Dr. Foster went to Gloster,

To preach the work of God.

When he came there, he sat in his chair,

And gave all the people a nod.

This variant and the late date of recording suggest that the medieval meaning is unlikely.