听歌学英语:生命之焰火 Firework(在线收听

来自10岁的马来西亚童星Crystal李馨巧翻唱的《firework》。这是一首非常励志的歌曲。MV里面出现了弱势群体,有因肥胖自卑的女孩,有身患绝症的病人,有不够强大但是试图保护家人的男孩等等。生命如绚烂的烟花,看似弱小的人其实都有着不可低估的爆发力,释放内心的强大吧,也许在我们绽放的那一刻,全世界都会为我们欢呼。


Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
你可曾感到自己如同空中的塑料袋?
drifting through the wind
随风浪迹天涯
Wanting to start again?
想要重新开始?

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
你又可曾感到自己单薄得如纸般脆弱
like a house of cards,
如同纸牌搭成的房子
One blow from caving in?
只要轻轻一吹全世界都会崩塌

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
你可曾感到自己被深埋地下
six feet under, screams but no one seems to hear a thing
在地狱中撕声呐喊 却没有人能听到你的声音
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
你知道吗,仍然是有一线希望的,
'Cause there's a spark in you
因为我能感到你的胸口的火花
You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine
只需将它点燃,它就会闪耀光芒
Just own the night like the 4th of July
主宰这个夜晚吧,在这夜尽情释放吧,就像是在庆祝7.4国庆节

'Cause baby you're a firework
我的朋友 别忘了你是一支烟火
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
来吧,让他们瞧瞧你的价值
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
让对你刮目相看 为你欢呼空-空-空
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
当你在空中绽放

Baby, you're a firework
亲爱的, 你就是那美丽的烟火
Come on, let your colors burst
来吧 怒放你的缤纷吧
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
让他们惊呼“噢噢噢”
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own
让你的光芒在空中挥洒

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
我的朋友 请你不要妄自菲薄
You're original, cannot be replaced
你是如此的独一无二 不可取代

If you only knew what the future holds
你要是知道将来会发生什么的话(你就不会如此绝望)
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
风雨之后会见彩虹(但愿你能忘记昨日的乌云 抬头望向明日的彩虹)
Maybe you’re reason why all the doors are closed
也许你正是所有的门都紧闭的理由
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
这些门关上了,你才能打开另一扇门,走上一条梦想之路
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
如闪电球,你胸口中蕴藏的力量终会爆发
And when it's time, you'll know
那一刻到来的时候,你一定能感觉到
You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine
只需将它点燃,它就会闪耀光芒
Just own the night like the 4th of July
主宰这个夜晚吧,在这夜尽情释放吧,就像是在庆祝7.4国庆节

'Cause baby you're a firework
我的朋友 你是一支烟火
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
来吧,让他们看看你的价值
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
来吧 现在就点燃自己 噢,噢,噢
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
站在地上仰望的人们会对你刮目相看 为你欢呼空-空-空
Baby, you're a firework
朋友 你就是那创造美丽的烟火
Come on, let your colors burst
来吧 绽放你的绚烂吧
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
让他们为你惊呼“噢噢噢”
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own
让你的光芒在空中挥洒

Boom, boom, boom
叭,叭,叭
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
比月光更耀眼
It's always been inside of you, you, you
它一直都存在于你灵魂深处
And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough
现在是该释放的时候

'Cause baby you're a firework
我的朋友 别忘了你是一支烟火
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
来吧,让他们看到你的价值
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
让他们惊呼“噢噢噢”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
当你在空中绽放

Baby, you're a firework
朋友 你就是那创造美丽的烟火
Come on, let your colors burst
来吧 让你的缤纷绽放吧
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
让他们欢呼吧,噢,噢,噢
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own
让你的光芒在空中挥洒
Boom, boom, boom
叭,叭,叭
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
比月光更耀眼
Boom, boom, boom
叭,叭,叭
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
比月光更耀眼

歌词解析:

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? 你可曾感到自己如同空中的塑料袋,随风浪迹天涯,想要重新开始?
主句为,Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,后面两个现在分词引导的短语都做状语。Plastic bag:塑料袋
drift,v,漂移;漂泊 drift apart,疏离;各奔东西
It's normal for friendship to change. Sometimes two friends just drift apart. 友情会改变是很正常的事,往往两个朋友会渐行渐远。
through: 介词,通过,凭借;穿过
也许过去或者我们的出身禁锢了我们的自由,如能像塑料袋随风飘零,随遇而安开始另一种生活,何尝不是一种对美好和对自由生活的向往。

Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin,like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?你又可曾感到自己单薄得如纸般脆弱,如同纸牌搭成的房子,只要轻轻一吹就会崩塌
paper-thin:adj,极其薄的;像纸一样薄的 The walls of this hotel are paper-thin.这旅馆的墙壁纸一样薄。
one blow:一口气
from:介词;距离(Where do you live? How far from here? 你住在哪?离这里有多远?from在歌词里的用法跟这个例句类似)
介词后面必须跟名词或者动名词,所以from后面跟的是caving
原型为cave,n,洞穴;v,挖洞穴;使凹陷,使塌落
cave in:坍塌
脆弱的时候就像纸牌屋,被人轻轻吹一口气就会坍塌。咱们都有这样的时候不是吗?

Do you ever feel already buried deep? six feet under, screams but no one seems to hear a thing你可曾感到自己被深埋地下,撕声呐喊,却似乎没有人能听到你的声音
buried:bury的过去分词,表被动,放在feel后面具有形容词的功能,feel buried deep,感觉好像被深深掩埋了一样。
six feet under,六英尺之下,约数词
seems to hear a thing:好像听到了一种声响
这里表达的是一种绝望。

接下来的歌词峰回路转,开始描写一种希望:
'Cause there's a spark in you. You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine 因为我能感到你的心中的火花,只需将它点燃,就会光芒万丈
这里其实比喻的是一种内心力量的爆发。
ignite:v,点燃;使燃烧;使激动
There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words. 曾经有一位老师真正激起了我对文字的兴趣。

Just own the night like the 4th of July主宰这个夜晚吧,在这夜尽情释放吧,就像是在庆祝7.4国庆节
own,动词,拥有,这是一句祈使句,来学几句关于own这种用法的口语:
I own you now! 现在你是我的了!
I don't have to listen to you. You don't own me.我犯不着听你的,你又不是我的主人!

Come on, show 'em what you're worth 来吧,让他们瞧瞧你的价值
show'em:them的缩写形式,读作‘/?m/’
what you are worth
be worth sth:值得...;等同于...价值
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well值得做的事,就值得尽力做好

Come on, let your colors burst 来吧 怒放你的缤纷吧
burst:v, 爆炸,爆发,突发
I’m bursting.我快急死了!

You don't have to feel like a waste of space 请你不要妄自菲薄
a waste of space:浪费空间;活着不要觉得是浪费了空间。
平日可以自嘲地说,Sometimes, I feel like that me being alive is a waste of space.有时候我觉得我活着简直是浪费空间。

You're original, cannot be replaced 你是独一无二不可取代的
original:独创的;本真的
replace:v,取代,代替;更换
be动词加上动词的过去分词(很多时候就是动词的ed形式)就是被动结构be replaced就是被取代。

If you only knew what the future holds 如果你知道未来会是怎样的话
这句话用的是虚拟语气,所以动词know用了过去式,knew。现实好像是灰暗的,但是谁知道将来会怎样呢?If you only knew what the future holds要是你能预知未来会发生的事情,也许你不会这么绝望。
what the future holds:固定搭配,理解了hold的意思就能理解这句话了
hold基本意思是拿着;握着:What are you holding in your hands?你手里拿的是什么。在这个例句的基础上,What the future holds的意思大家应该可以理解了。

 

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