中英翻唱:《柠檬树》英文版lemon tree

《柠檬树》英文版lemon tree

i'll sitting here in a boring¹ room,

it's just another rainy sunday afternoon

,

i'm wasting² my time i got³ nothing to do,

i'm hanging⁴ around i'm waiting for you.

but nothing ever⁵ happens and i wonder⁶.

i'm driving around in my car,

i'm driving too fast i'm driving too far

,

i'd like to change my point of view⁷,

i feel so lonely⁸ i'm waiting for you,

but nothing ever happens and i wonder.

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i wonder how i wonder why

yesterday you told me about blue blue sky;

and all that i can see is just a yellow

lemon tree,

i'm turning⁹ my head up and down

i'm turning turning turning turning turning around

and all that i can see is just another lemon tree.

see,dalada,diladada...

i'm sitting here i miss the power¹⁰,

i'd like to go out taking a shower,

but there's a heavy cloud inside¹¹ my head

,

i fell¹² so tired put myself¹³ into bed,

but nothing ever happens and i wonder.

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i solation is not good for me,

i solation i want to sit on a lemon tree .

**

i'm stepping¹⁴ around in adesert of joy¹⁵,

baby anyhow¹⁶ i'll got another toy,

and everything will happen and you'll wonder.

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i wonder how i wonder why ?

yesterday you told me about blue blue sky,

and all that i can see is just a another

lemon tree;

i'm turning my head up and down

i'm turning turning turning turning turning around

and all that i can see is just yellow lemon tree,

and i wonder wonder；

i wonder how i wonder why,

yesterday you told me about blue blue sky,

and all that i can see ,

and all that i can see,

and all that i can see

is just yellow lemon tree.

1 boring   

adj.无聊的；令人生厌的

参考例句：

• It is a boring film.这是一部枯燥乏味的电影。
• This story is kind of boring.这个故事有点无聊。

2 wasting   

adj.浪费的，消耗的n.浪费，损耗，消瘦

参考例句：

• It will save the student from wasting his time in exercises. 这可使学生不至于把时间浪费在做练习上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boss told him"Quit wasting time!Fish or cut bait. ”老板对他说“别浪费时间了，要么就干，要不干就走。” 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 hanging   

n.绞死；绞刑；（墙上装饰用的）帘子；帷幔adj.应处以死刑的；量刑偏重的v.悬( hang的现在分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• He faced execution by hanging for murder. 他因谋杀要以绞刑处死。
• to sentence sb to death by hanging 判处某人绞刑

5 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

6 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

7 view   

n.风景；视野，观点，见解；vt.观看，注视；考虑

参考例句：

• I disagree with this view.我不同意这个看法。
• I'll sit here and look at the view.我要坐在这里观看景色。

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 turning   

n.转弯处，弯曲

参考例句：

• Take the first turning on the left.在左边第一个转弯处拐弯。
• The leaves of the tree were turning yellow and red.树叶变成黄色和红色。

10 power   

n.电力，动力；能力，力量，权力

参考例句：

• He lost his power of speech.他失去了说话的能力。
• It is not in my power to do that.做那事非我力所能及。

11 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。

12 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

13 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

14 stepping   

n.步进，分级v.举步，行走，跨步( step的现在分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• a stepping stone to a more lucrative career 涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
• It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings. 很难不伤害她脆弱的情感。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 joy   

n.欢喜，乐事，高兴；vt.使快乐，令人高兴；vi.欢喜

参考例句：

• To my great joy,my lost watch was found.使我极为高兴的是我丢失的手表找到了。
• It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。

16 anyhow   

adv.不管怎样，无论如何；不论用何种方法

参考例句：

• Anyhow,I'd like to change our room.不管怎样，我要换房间。
• Anyhow I listened to her request.无论如何，我还是听从了她的要求。