IN THE LAND OF WINDMILLS AND WOODEN SHOES

O, the wind it is blowing with never a stop,

And the arms of the windmill go “Flip¹, flop², flop,”

Flip, flop, flop,

And around and round,

Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground.[8]

O, the Dutch wooden shoes go “Klip, klop, klop,”

Toward the windmill that turns with its “Flip, flop, flop,”

Flip, flop, flop,

And around and round,

Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground.

And the little Dutch children with “Klip, klip, klop,”

Run away to the windmill that goes “Flip, flop,”

Flip, flop, flop,

And around and round,

Till the water is pumped and the corn is ground.

 

1 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

2 flop   

n.失败(者)，扑通一声；vi.笨重地行动，沉重地落下

参考例句：

• The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
• The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败，产品卖不出去。