听歌学英语:一切皆因有你 And Then You
"And Then You"来自于美国创作歌手Greg Laswell，他曾经任乐队主唱，后来自己发行过四张专辑和一张翻唱的EP。其作品也经常出现在知名电影和电视剧中。这首"And Then You"旋律简单，歌声慵懒而随意，这种声音初次听来让处于低沉期的人获得了强大的共鸣和认同感，之后渐渐温暖浑身上下，最终将各种纠结 于一身的作者从冰天雪地里唤醒，继续他没心没肺的生活。
How my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down
How my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down
How my dreams they spin me 'round
And how my dreams they let me down
How my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down
And then there's you
Then there's you
And then there's you
Then there's you
How my love it spins me 'round
And how my love it's let me down
How my thoughts they spin me 'round
And how my thoughts they let me down
And then there's you
Then there's you
And then there's you
Then there's you
You know I know who that you love
I've written it on myself, if you can't tell
With a melody that climbs and then falls, then falls, then falls
Without you, without you
How my days they spin me 'round
And how today it sets me down
And how my days they spin me 'round
And how today it sets me down
Alongside you
Alongside you
Alongside you
How my thoughts they spin me 'round, and how my thoughts they let me down.
我的思绪让我团团转，我的思绪如何令我失望。
1. Spin 旋转；纺织；疾驰；眩晕
My sister can spin on her toes like a dancer.
我妹妹能像舞者一样踮着脚尖旋转。
Mother used to spin her own yarn.
母亲过去一直是自己纺纱的。
The motorcycles were spinning along at full speed.
摩托车正全速疾驰。
My head began to spin after three glasses of wine.
三杯酒下肚，我的头开始发晕了。
2. 短语go for a spin表示“出去兜风”。比如：
Let's go for a spin in my new car.
坐我的新汽车兜一圈吧。
3. 下面我们来区分一些单词：Spin、rotate、revolve和whirl都有旋转的意思。
Spin指连续快速地旋转，强调速度快范围小的圆周运动。
They spin at 400-500 revolutions per minute.
它们每分钟旋转四百到五百周。
Rotate: rotate侧重指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，如车轮，地球的转动。还可以表示“轮换，轮转”。
The earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
地球每24小时依其轴心自转一次。
Farmers rotate crops in the fields.
农民在耕地上轮栽农作物。
Revolve: revolve强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。
The planets revolve around the sun.
行星绕着太阳运转。
*Revolve接round 或around 表示“围绕…进行”。
Their troubles revolve around money management.
他们的麻烦围绕在金钱处理上。
Whirl: whirl指旋转或作圆周运动，侧重急速或力量。
The leaves whirled in the wind.
树叶在风中飞舞。
4. Let sb. down 很熟悉的词组了，表示“使某人失望”。
You know I know who that you love, I've written it on myself, if you can't tell. With a melody that climbs and then falls without you, without you.
你知道我明白你到底爱谁，我已将它刻在心里，如果你还不明了。随着节奏飞升然后坠落，没有你一起，没有你。
1. Tell表示“告诉”，今天我们要学的是和tell有关的口语表达：
a. Don't tell me: 字面意思是别告诉我，在口语中表示“我才不信…”。这个句型用于表示惊讶和不相信，相当于"I can't believe"或者"I'm shocked"。比如：
Don't tell me your car broke again.
别告诉我说你的车又坏了，我才不信呢！
Don't tell me you failed the test!
我才不信你考试不及格！
b. I can tell 我能看出来。比如：
By your speech I can tell you're from Hong Kong.
听你的口音,我就知道你是香港人。
2. Melody: n.旋律；曲子；曲调。Melody的形容是melodious，意思是“旋律美妙的；悦耳的”。
I like that song; it has a pleasant melody.
我喜欢那首歌，它有悦耳的旋律。
This piece of music is melodious.
这首音乐音调优美。
Everybody was attracted by her melodious voice.
大家都被她悦耳的声音吸引住了。 |