99首适合练习听力的英文歌 - 今日 Today

今日 Today

Artist：John Steward¹

Today》，立足于现实，讲述对待生活，享受今天的人生态度。今天，花朵仍缠藤蔓，草莓新鲜，美酒香甜。我们也要让明天更加美丽，更有意义。

*Today, While the blossoms still cling to the vine,
I'll taste your strawberries,
I'll drink your sweet wine.
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.*

I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover.
You'll know who I am by the song that I sing.
I'll feast at your table;
I'll sleep in your clover,
Who cares what tomorrow shall bring?

I can't be contented² with yesterday's glory.
I can't live on promises winter to spring.
Today is my moment and now is my story.
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.

歌词大意

今 天
*今天，当那些花仍攀附着藤蔓，
我要品尝你的草莓，
我要品尝你的美酒。
就在我忘却所有欢乐之前，百万个明天都会逝去，
那是我的，今天。*

我是花花公子，会到处游荡。
听到我歌声，就能听出我是谁。
我要与你共餐；
我会睡得香甜。
谁在乎明天会怎样？

我不能满足于昨日的辉煌，
从冬天到春天，也不能把诺言来守望。
今日是我的时刻，
现在是我的故事。
我要大笑，我要哭泣，我还要唱。


歌词、句型分析

1．Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine...

=Before the blossoms start to fall off the vine...
今天趁着攀附在藤上的花朵仍然盛开时...
cling to: 攀附；依附；抱着
例：The vines cling to the trees
藤蔓攀附大树。


2．A million tomorrows shall all pass away ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.

=Before I forget all the joy that belongs to me today, a million tomorrows shall pass away．
a million tomorrows;百万个明天。
million并非实指，正如“白发三千丈”不是实指一样。
shall all pass away: 都将逝去。shall用于第三人称，表示不以主语的意志为转移，还可用以表示命令。
pass away: 消逝；度过
例：Your youth will pass away valueless if youwaste your time like this.
如果你如此刻浪费时间，你的青春会毫无价值地逝去。
ere: before 在……之前


3．I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover.

dandy: playboy, a man who cares too much about the smartness of his appearance and isn't responsible for his wrong doing.
一个过分注重外表却对自己错误行为不负责任的人；花花公子。
rover: wanderer流浪者；漂泊者；漫游者
例：She has always been a rover.
她一向四处漂泊。


４．I can't live on promises winter to spring.

live on: 靠……生活,以...为生。
例：Sheep live on grass.
羊靠吃草生存。
promise作名词时表示：允诺，诺言；承诺，保证
keep a promise　守信
make a promise　许下诺言，允诺；约定
例：He always makes promises, but seldom keeps　them．
他总是作出允诺，却不信守。

1 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。

2 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。