奥斯卡金曲：Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross是美国的著名歌手，欧美老牌流行民谣乐坛巨星，嗓音细腻飘逸，含蓄温柔，充满浪漫色彩。Christopher Cross（克里斯多夫.克罗斯）的名字大陆的朋友可能不太熟悉，但是说起在90年代初曾经流行一时的"Sailing（航行）”，大多数对流行音乐保持关注的朋友多半都能想起来这位声音柔细飘扬的歌手。同名专辑还让他获得了第23届（1980年）年度Grammy音乐奖的年度单曲、年度最佳歌曲、年度最佳专辑和最佳新人这四项大奖。

Once in your life¹ you find her

一旦你在你生命旅程中

Someone² who turns your heart³ around

认识了一个令你魂牵梦萦的女孩

And next thing you know

接着你就知晓

You're closing down the town

你将再也没机会去城里作乐

Wake⁴ up and it's still with you

即使早晨醒来她在你身旁抑或不在

Even⁵ though⁶ you left her way cross town

对你而言都是令你感到惊讶的─你再也不富有了

Wondering⁷ to yourself⁸

因此你感到纳闷

Hey, what have I found⁹

嘿！我到底该如何？

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

I know it's crazy¹⁰ but it's true¹¹

我知道那简直就是疯狂！但事实却是如此

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

Is fall in love

就是轰轰烈烈的恋爱吧！

Arthur the does as¹² he pleases

亚瑟的作为如他所愿

Living¹³ his life his master's toys

风流倜傥不拘俗礼

And deep¹⁴ in his heart he's just

而仔细想想，他还是

He's just a boy

他还是保有赤子之心的

Living his life one day at a time

而他在他的生活中也拥有许多美好回忆

He's showing himself¹⁵ a really good time

他展示他的美好时光

Laughing about the way they want him to be

并窃笑那些意图让他改变生活方式，迂腐的人

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

I know it's crazy but it's true

我知道那简直就是疯狂！但事实却是如此

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

Is fall in love

就是轰轰烈烈的恋爱吧！

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

I know it's crazy but it's true

你所能做的最好选择

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

Is fall in love

就是轰轰烈烈的恋爱吧！

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

I know it's crazy but it's true

我知道那简直就是疯狂！但事实却是如此

If you get caught between the moon and New York City

如果你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

The best you can do

你所能做的最好选择

Is fall in love

就是轰轰烈烈的恋爱吧！

When you get caught between the moon and New York City

当你陷入贫穷与富有的抉择时

1 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。

2 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

3 heart   

n.心，中心，要点；v.鼓起勇气，激励

参考例句：

• He is old in body but young in heart.他人老心不老。
• I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我从心坎里感谢你。

4 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

5 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

6 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

7 wondering   

adj.显出（或感到）惊奇，觉得奇怪，疑惑的

参考例句：

• Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing. 简也一直在为同一件事纳闷。
• She was wondering how to act to her superior. 她想知道怎样对待她的上司。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

9 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。

10 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。

11 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

12 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。

13 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。

14 deep   

adj.深的，深长的；深奥的；强烈；adv.深，迟

参考例句：

• The sky is deep blue.天空是深蓝色的。
• We talked deep into the night.我们谈至深夜。

15 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。