听歌学英语:尽在不言中 When You Say Nothing At All

听歌学英语:尽在不言中 When You Say Nothing At All


“When you say nothing at all”由写过20首乡村冠军金曲的创作组合Paul Overstreet、Don Schlitz联手谱写，是Julia Roberts 与 Hugh Grant领衔主演的浪漫文艺片“Notting Hill”（《诺丁山》， 又名《摘星奇缘》）的主題曲，95年由Alison Krauss来翻唱（被称之为“蓝草风格”的版本），她凭借这首歌以精湛传情的演唱勇夺格莱美奖。Alison Krauss 是当今美国兰草音乐的领军者，“蓝草”音乐（Blue Grass）是美国民间音乐其中的一种，精致、纯正，这种音乐有两三部和声，节奏激烈，不受情感约束。Alison的歌曲之所以吸引人是因其个人演唱魅力和她所创作的精致、纯正的蓝草音乐。Alison的歌曲中使用的乐器依然是小提琴、曼陀铃、木吉他和斑鸠琴这样蓝草的标准乐器，编曲配器也绝少矫饰，没有任何世俗渲染的音乐配上Alison Krauss清泉般透彻的歌声，使得蓝草音乐愈加发扬光大。



When You Say Nothing At All
It's amazing how you can 1)speak right to my heart
Without saying a word
You can 2)light up the 3)dark
4)Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing
The smile on your face
Lets me know that you need me
There's a 6)truth in your eyes
5)Saying you'll never leave me
A touch of your hand says
You'll catch me whenever I 7)fall
But you 8)say it best when you say nothing at all
9)All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you 10)hold me near
You 11)drown out the crowd
Try as they may they can never define¹
What's been said between your heart and 12)mine
The smile on your face
Lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes
Saying you'll never leave me
A touch of your hand says
You'll catch me whenever I fall
But you say it best when you say nothing at all


歌词解析：


It's amazing how you can 1)speak right to my heart
你和我心有灵犀让我惊喜，
amazing 惊人的
We listened to her amazing story with rapt attention.
我们全神贯注的听着她惊人的故事。

Without saying a word you can light up the dark    
不用说任何话，你就能照亮这夜空。
light up
点亮，照亮
Your smile would light up any room.
你的微笑能点亮每一个房间。

Try as I may I could never explain what I hear when you don't say a thing               
我竭尽全力也无法解释，当你沉默无语时我听见了什么。
explain v.  说明, 解释
He explained his plan in some detail.
他仔细地说明了自己的计划。

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
你脸上的笑容让我知道你需要我，
smile n. 微笑，笑容  v.  微笑, 露出笑容
When they played out, there was a smile on their faces.
当他们演完时, 他们的脸上露出了笑容。
She smiled at me.
她向我微笑。

A touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall  
你温柔的手会永远支持我。
touch v.触摸，触及，感动, 吃, 喝，接触，联系 n.  触觉, 接触, 修饰, 少许, 痕迹
Don't touch the paint until it's dry.
油漆未干,切勿触摸。
His sad story touched our hearts.
他的悲惨的故事深深打动了我们的心。
I'm not going to touch a thing tonight.
今天晚上,我什么也不打算吃了。
The two wires were touching².
那两条金属线搭在一起了。
We have been out of touch for years.
我们多年没联系了。
Bob had to touch up the exterior³ paintwork where it was necessary.
鲍勃要给所有外表需要修饰的地方上油漆。
There was a touch of sarcasm⁴ in his tone⁵.
他的音调里有一点讽刺的痕迹。

Try as they may they can never define what's been said between your heart and mine           
他们谁也无法了解，我们之间的心灵相通。
define 规定, 限定, 定义, 解释
How do you define laziness?
你是怎么定义懒惰的呢?
It is difficult to define what makes him so popular.
很难解释清楚什么原因使他如此走红。

1 define   

vt.解释，下定义，阐述，限定，规定

参考例句：

• Please define the words.请解释这些字的意义。
• It's hard to define exactly what has changed.很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。

2 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

3 exterior   

adj.外部的，外在的；表面的

参考例句：

• The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
• We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。

4 sarcasm   

n.讥讽，讽刺，嘲弄，反话 （adj.sarcastic）

参考例句：

• His sarcasm hurt her feelings.他的讽刺伤害了她的感情。
• She was given to using bitter sarcasm.她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。

5 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。