经典英文歌曲：I Want to Know What Love Is 爱的真谛

I gotta take a little time
我需要一点时间
A little time to think things over
一些时间思考事情
I better read between the lines
我真正体味更好
In case I need it when I'm older
以便日后不时之需

Now this mountain I must climb
现在我必须越过这座山
Feels like a world upon³ my shoulders
如同一个世界在我的肩膀上
I through the clouds I see love shine⁴
我觉得我看到的云爱着亮光
It keeps me warm as² life⁵ grows colder
这让我在日渐冷寂的生命中感受温暖

In my life there's been heartache and pain⁶
我的生活中有各种悲伤苦痛
I don't know if I can face it again
我不知道我能否再次面对
Can't stop now, I've traveled⁷ so far
我不能停下 我已经走的太远
To change this lonely⁸ life
不能改变这孤独的生活

I wanna know what love is
我想知道爱是什么
I want you to show me
我希望你告诉展示
I wanna feel what love is
我想知道爱是什么
I know you can show me
我相信你会告诉我

I'm gonna take a little time
我需要一点时间
A little time to look around me
一点时间环顾四周
I've got¹ nowhere⁹ left to hide¹⁰
我已经无处躲藏
It looks like love has finally¹¹ found¹² me
看上去爱最终还是找到了我

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
I can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life
（此段同前）

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
（同前）

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
And I wanna feel, I want to feel what love is
我希望感受 感受爱的真谛
And I know, I know you can show me
我相信 相信你会让我知道

Let's talk about love
让我们探讨爱
I wanna know what love is, the love that you feel inside¹³
我想知道爱是什么 那在你内心深处的爱
I want you to show me, and I'm feeling¹⁴ so much love
我希望你告诉我 我感受到了太多
I wanna feel what love is, no, you just cannot hide
我想感受什么是爱 不 你不能隐藏
I know you can show me, yeah
我相信 你会告诉我

I wanna know what love is, let's talk about love
我想知道什么是爱 让我们共同探讨
I want you to show me, I wanna feel it too
我知道你会告诉我 我想去用心体会
I wanna feel what love is, I want to feel it too
我想去体会爱 去体会爱
And I know and I know, I know you can show me
并且 我确信 确信你会告诉
Show me love is real¹⁵, yeah
告诉我爱是真的
I wanna know what love is...
我想知道什么是爱......

1 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 upon   

prep.在……上面

参考例句：

• I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。

4 shine   

vi.发光；照耀，闪耀

参考例句：

• The stars shine in the sky.星星在天空闪烁.
• The sun is shinning brightly.今天阳光格外明媚。

5 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

6 pain   

n.痛苦，疼，痛，劳苦，努力；vt.使痛苦；vi.作痛

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain. 坏牙常引起疼痛。
• The patient cried with pain. 那病人痛苦地哭喊。

7 traveled   

adj.富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的；旅客常到的

参考例句：

• As we traveled together, we started to grow apart. 我们在一起旅行的时候产生了隔阂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Previous to that, we had traveled by car to Paris. 在那之前，我们坐车去了巴黎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 lonely   

adj.孤独的，寂寞的，孤零零的，人迹罕至的

参考例句：

• The place is a bit lonely.那个地方有点荒凉。
• I don't feel lonely as I've made new friends here. 我在这里又交了新朋友，一点也不寂寞。

9 nowhere   

adv.任何地方都不；无处，到处都无

参考例句：

• There's nowhere else I really want to go to.没有别的地方是我真正想去的。
• He had nowhere to go,so I took him in.他无处可去，所以我收留了他。

10 hide   

n.兽皮；迹象；躲藏处；vt.藏，隐瞒，遮避；剥…的皮；vi.躲藏

参考例句：

• She tried to hide her feelings.她设法掩藏她的感情。
• Are you trying to hide something from me?你是不是有什么事想瞒着我？

11 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

12 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

13 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

14 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

15 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！