英语PK台 第692期:爵士金曲之美好世界

 Song: What a wonderful world

美好世界

Artist: Louis Armstrong

路易斯·阿姆斯特朗

I see trees of green, red roses too

看那绿树与红花

I see them bloom¹ for me and you

我觉得他们是为我和你而盛开

and I think to myself what a wonderful world.

我对自己说：多么美好的世界！

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

我看到蓝天与白云

the bright blessed² day, the dark sacred³ night

明亮的被祝福的白昼与深色的神圣的夜晚

and I think to myself what a wonderful world.

我对自己说：多么美好的世界！

the colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky

天空中雨伞的颜色可爱极了

are also on the faces of people going by

人们脸上的表情也是一样

I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do

我看到朋友摇手相问：你好吗？

they're really saying I love you.

其实他们是在说：我爱你

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow

我听见那婴儿初啼，我看到他们成长

they'll learn much more than I'll never know

他们会学到更多我从来不懂的事

and I think to myself what a wonderful world

我对自己说：多么美好的世界

yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

于是，我对自己说：多么美好的世界！

1 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

2 blessed   

a.神圣的；受上帝恩宠的；带来愉快的

参考例句：

• They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them. 他们把孩子带到耶稣跟前，耶稣祝福了他们。
• the Blessed Virgin Mary 荣福童贞马利亚

3 sacred   

adj.神圣的，上帝的，庄严的，祭祀的

参考例句：

• A church is a sacred building.教堂是神圣的建筑物。
• The cow is a sacred animal to Hindus.对印度人来说，牛是一种神圣的动物。