美国偶像 A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

I was¹ born² by the river, in a little tent³.
Ohh just like the river I been running⁴ every since⁵.
Its been a long, a long time coming,
but I know a change gonna come.
Its been too hard living⁷ but I'm afraid to die⁸,
cause⁹ I dont know what's up there beyond¹⁰ the sky.
Its been a long, a long time coming
but I know a change gonna come. oh yes it will.
I go to the movie, and I go down town.
Somebody¹¹ keeps telling me don't hang⁶ around.
Its been a long, a long time coming,
but I know a change gonna come.
ohh yes it will.
Then I go, go to my brother,
I say brother help me please.
But he winds up knocking¹² me down
on my knees.
Ohhh
There were time
that I thought¹³ I couldnt last for long,
but I think now im able¹⁴ to carry on.
Its been a long, a long time coming
but I know a change gonna come.
ohh yes it will.

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

3 tent   

n.帐篷；vt./vi.住帐篷，宿营

参考例句：

• They put up a tent.他们搭起了一个帐篷。
• It's not safe to keep food in your tent.把食物放在你的帐篷里不安全。

4 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

5 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

6 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

7 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

8 die   

v.死；死亡

参考例句：

• Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
• We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。

9 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

10 beyond   

prep.在(或向)…的那边，远于；迟于；超出

参考例句：

• For many years he had lived beyond the seas.他在海外生活多年。
• I know nothing beyond this.除此以外我一无所知。

11 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

12 knocking   

n.爆震音，卡答卡答的故障声音v.敲，击，打( knock的现在分词 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• The newspapers are too fond of knocking the team. 报纸专爱挖苦那个队。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I could hear knocking, as if someone wanted out. 我听到敲门声，好像有人想要出去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

14 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。