听歌学英语:MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL

听歌学英语:MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL

Air Supply（空中补给）是澳大利亚的一个慢摇滚组合，成立于1975年。其成员包括了出生于英国的创作歌手兼吉他手和来自澳洲的主唱Russell Hitchcock。Air Supply有着一系列享誉全球的成名曲，其中有八首在80年代晚期进军美国排名当年音乐榜前十。

I know just how to whisper
And I know just how to cry
I know just where to find the answers
And I know just how to lie
I know just how to fake it
And I know just how to scheme
I know just when to face the truth
And then I know just when to dream
And I know just where to touch you
And I know just what to prove
I know when to pull you closer
And I know when to let you loose
And I know the night is fading
And I know the time's gonna fly
And I'm never gonna tell you
Everything I gotta tell you
But I know I've got to give it a try.
And I know the roads to riches.
And I know the ways to pain.
I know all the rules
And then I know how to break 'em
And I always know the name of the game
But I don't know how to leave you
And I'll never let you fall
And I don't know how you do it
Making love out of nothing at all
(Making love) Out of nothing at all.
Everytime I see you well the rays of the sun
Are all streaming through the waves in your hair
And every star in the sky
Is taking aim at your eyes like a spotlight¹
The beating of my heart is a drum and it's lost
And it's looking for a rhythm like you
You can take the darkness from the deep of the night
And turn it to a beacon² burning endlessly bright
I gotta follow it cause everything I know
Well, it's nothing 'til I give it to you
I can make runner stumble
I can make the final block
And I can make every tackle
At the sound of the whistle
And I can make all the stadiums rock
I can make the night forever
Or I can make it disappear by the dawn
And I can make you every promise that's ever been made
And I can make all your demons³ be gone
But I'm never gonna make it without you
Do you really wanna see me crawl?
And I'm never gonna make it like you do
Making love out of nothing at all.


我知道怎样细声耳语
也知道如何放声哭喊
我知道如何寻找解答
也知道如何违心欺骗
我知道怎样伪善
也知道怎样暗算
我知道何时该面对现实
也知道何时该去追逐梦幻
我知道该怎样感动你
也知道什么才该去证实
我知道何时该拉近你
也知道何时该与你说再见
我知道夜色即将褪去
也知道时光匆匆飞逝
而我绝对不会告诉你
任何该告诉你的事情
但我知道,至少我应该去试一试才行
我知道如何才能变得腰缠万贯
更知道怎样就会变得伤痕累累
我知晓所有的规则
也知道如何打破那些规则
我总是能够看穿他人的花招
但是，我不知道怎样才能离开你......
我本来绝对不会让你沦陷
然而我不知道你却怎样做到了
让爱凭空而生
（让爱）凭空而生
每次当我看见你，所有的阳光
都梳理过你波浪般的发间
然后天上每颗星星
都如聚光灯一样,照耀着你的双眼
我的心跳就像鼓声一样，开始错乱
并开始跟随你的节奏，一起律动
你能将深夜中的黑暗带走
然后将它点燃成不熄的明灯
而我则必须追逐着它,因为我所拥有的一切
如果没有给予你的话,都将毫无意义
我会令追逐者跌倒
我会制造终结的障碍
我会制造所有的麻烦
在一切终结之前
我会令赛场沸腾
我会让今夜永恒
也能让它在拂晓前消失
我能实现所有许下的承诺
我能为你击溃所有的恶魔
但是如果没有你,我什么都不会做
你真想看到我卑微地哀求你么？
我却永远做不到像你一样让爱凭空而生！

歌曲赏析：
"Making Love Out of Nothing At All" was first released by Air Supply for their 1983 compilation⁴ album Greatest Hits. It reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard⁵ Hot 100. Air Supply's version of the song is also featured in the 2005 film Mr. and Mrs. Smith during the car chase/gunfight scenes.《爱凭空而生》1983年首次出现在Air Supply的精选专辑GREATEST HITS里。这首歌登上了美国公示牌单曲榜（Billboard Hot 100）的第二名。Air Supply的这首歌还作为插曲出现在了2005年的电影《史密斯夫妇》里的追车/枪战场面里。

Let's do some analyzing⁶ now.

The song opens with a few bars of the melody played on piano. The first part of the song lists several things that the vocalists know how to do, followed by something that they do not. 歌曲以一段钢琴旋律作为开端。第一段里列出了若干唱者能做的事情，之后又描述了一些他们不知道怎么做的事情。
And I know just where to touch you
我知道怎样能让你感动
And I know just what to prove
我知道该去证明什么
I know when to pull you closer
我知道什么时候把你拉得更近
And I know when to let you loose
我也知道什么时候给你空间
……

Strong drumbeats begin the next section of the song, which concentrates upon the attributes of its subject:接下来的部分以震撼的鼓声作为开端，歌词把焦点集中在了故事的主人公身上：
Every time I see you all the rays of the sun are streaming through the waves in your hair
每次当我看见你，总有阳光穿梭于你的发际
And every star in the sky is taking aim at your eyes like a spotlight
天上每颗星星，都如聚光灯一样,聚焦于你的双眼
......

There is an instrumental interlude, dominated by the melody of the title line played by piano. The final verse returns to the structure of the first.The title is actually repeated six times, with background vocals⁷ supplying the "making love" part, and the lead vocalist singing the last part of the line.歌曲中穿插的乐器伴奏，由伴奏主题歌词的钢琴旋律主导。最后的一部分的结构重复了首段（完美的呼应）。曲名在歌词中反复出现了六次，有和声附唱‘making love’这一部分，而主唱则负责最后一句歌词。


The end of "Making Love" contrasts with the previous stating what they don't know how to do.The final part of the verse laments歌曲的结尾与之前的陈述呈现出强烈的对比，表现了歌者不知道该怎么做。最后一段看似惋惜地唱到：
But I don't know how to leave you and I'll never let you fall
但是我不知道怎样离开你，我永远也不会让你沦陷
And I don't know how you do it making love out of nothing at all
我不知道你是怎样做到的，可以让爱凭空而生
......

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

3 demons   

n.恶人( demon的名词复数 )；恶魔；精力过人的人；邪念

参考例句：

• demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
• He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 compilation   

n.编译，编辑

参考例句：

• One of the first steps taken was the compilation of a report.首先采取的步骤之一是写一份报告。
• The compilation of such diagrams,is of lasting value for astronomy.绘制这样的图对天文学有永恒的价值。

5 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

6 analyzing   

v.分析；分析( analyze的现在分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析n.分析

参考例句：

• Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据，暴露出的问题甚至更大。 来自辞典例句
• He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然，他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。 来自辞典例句

7 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。