听歌学英语:Que Sera Sera (顺其自然)

听歌学英语:Que Sera Sera (顺其自然)

 

Pink Martini成立于1994年，是一支来自美国Oregon州Portland市的十四人组成的音乐团体，今天我们听到的这首歌曲Que Sera, Sera（顺其自然）出自他们1997年的首张专辑Sympathique（往日情怀）。Que Sera, Sera曾作为电影《擒凶记》(The Man Who Knew Too Much）的插曲出现而被人广为传唱。

　　When I was¹ just a little girl
I asked my mother
"What will I be?
Will I be pretty?
Will I be rich?"
Here's what she said² to me

　　"Que sera, sera
Whatever³ will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera"

　　When I was just a child in school
I asked my teacher what should I try
“Should I paint pictures?
Should I sing songs?”
This was her wise⁴ reply⁵

　　"Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera"

　　When I grew up and fell⁶ in love
I asked my sweetheart
"What lies⁷ ahead⁸?
Will we have rainbows
Day after day?"
Here's what my sweetheart said

　　"Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera"

　　"Que sera, sera,
Whatever will be, will be;
The future's not ours to see.
Que sera, sera,
What will be, will be.
Que Sera, Sera!"

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 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• 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。

3 whatever   

adj.不管怎样的；adv.无论如何，不管怎样；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• Whatever you do, try your best.无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
• Whatever you say,facts are facts.任凭你怎么说，事实总是事实。

4 wise   

adj.明智的，有学问的，有智慧的，聪明的

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失。

5 reply   

n./v.回答，答复

参考例句：

• He did not reply to her question right away.他没有马上回答她的问题。
• We wait on your reply to our letter.我们等着你们的回信。

6 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。

7 lies   

n.谎言；谎言( lie的名词复数 )；位置；假象v.躺卧，说谎；位于( lie的第三人称单数 )；说谎；展现；说谎

参考例句：

• He was accused of lies and deceit. 他被指控撒谎和欺诈。
• a drama full of lies and deception 充满谎言和欺骗的一出戏

8 ahead   

adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面

参考例句：

• We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
• Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。