听歌学英语: 你好,西雅图 Hello, Seattle

Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer
早安，西雅图，我是一个登山者
In the hills and highlands
游历于山丘与高地之间
I fall asleep in hospital parking lots
我在医院的停车场沉沉入睡
And awake in your mouth
在你的口中醒来

Hello Seattle, I am a manta ray
你好，西雅图，我是一只小小的蝠鲼
Deep beneath the blue waves
潜游在蔚蓝的深深海浪
I’ll crawl the sandy bottom of Puget Sound
我将爬行在普捷湾的砂粒海底
And construct a summer home
并构筑我的夏日家园

Hello Seattle, I am the crescent moon
晚安，西雅图，我是一轮新月
Shining down on your face
柔光映在你的脸上
I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill
我将伪装成一枚安眠药
And descend¹ inside of you
并落入你的心扉

Hello Seattle, I am a cold sea horse
你好，西雅图，我是一只冰凉的海马
Feeling warm in your sand
在你的砂粒中感到温暖
I sing about the tide and the ocean surf
我歌唱着潮汐与海洋的碎浪
Rolling in the evening breeze
蜷缩在傍晚的和风中

Hello Seattle, I am an albatross
午安，西雅图，我是一只信天翁
On the docks and moored³ boats
翱翔于码头和泊船之上
I sail above your inlets and interstates
我在你的海口与公路上空轻盈飞翔
Through the rain and open wind
无论雨落还是大风

Hello Seattle, I am an old lighthouse
你好，西雅图，我是一座古老的灯塔
Throwing beams of bright light
射出明亮的光束
Red in the morning, blue in the evening sun
透过清晨的绯红，傍晚夕阳的青蓝
Taking heed⁴ for everyone
守护着每个路人

Take me above your light
带我飞翔于你的光芒之上
Carry me through the night
引领我穿梭于你美妙的夜晚
Hold me secure in flight
让我安稳地在飞行中前进
Sing me to sleep tonight
今夜歌唱着伴我入眠


Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer早安，西雅图，我是一个登山者
mountain：山；山脉
I like climbing.When I was a child, I had a dream to become a mountaineer.我喜欢爬山，从小时候起，我就梦想着成为一名登山运动员。
Don′t make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小题大做。（molehill由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的）鼹鼠丘；琐事；无意义的事；小困难）
mountain bike:山地自行车
hiking boots:登山鞋

I fall asleep in hospital parking lots 我在医院的停车场沉沉入睡
parking lot：停车场

Hello Seattle, I am a manta ray 你好，西雅图，我是一只小小的蝠鲼
manta ray：蝠鲼；魔鬼鱼

I’ll crawl the sandy bottom of Puget Sound.And construct a summer home我将爬行在普捷湾的砂粒海底构筑我的夏日家园
Puget Sound：普吉特海湾（位于美国太平洋西北区）
construct: vt. 建造，构造；创立n. 构想，概念
The house was constructed out of wood.这幢房子是用木头建造的。
The writer constructed the story from memories of her childhood.这个作家将她童年的回忆串连成这篇故事。

Hello Seattle, I am the crescent moon晚安，西雅图，我是一轮新月
crescent:月牙形状；新月
The moon has four major phases:crescent, half moon, gibbous and full moon. 月亮有四种主要的相：新月、半月、凸月和满月。（突起的；[天] 凸圆的；驼背的）

I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill and descend inside of you我将伪装成一枚安眠药并落入你的心扉
disguise...as...把…装扮成…;扮作；改装；假扮
His illness became a blessing⁵ in disguise, as later he married his nurse.他可说是因病得福，因他后来娶了他的护士。
descend:vi 下降；下来；降临；下去
He sat humbly⁶ on the floor , like an innocent child waiting for God to descend .他谦卑地坐在地上，像个无邪的孩子等候上帝降临。
descend to:降低身份 , 屈就 , 沦落
I never thought he would descend to abusing his former colleagues in public.我从未想到他会当众辱骂他原来的同事。
I never expected that you would descend to cheating on exams.我万万没想到你会堕落到考试作弊。

Hello Seattle, I am an albatross on the docks and moored boats 午安，西雅图，我是一只信天翁翱翔于码头和泊船之上
albatross:信天翁；惹麻烦的事；沉重负担
The old car is an albatross around my neck.那辆旧车成为我的累赘。
That girl will rain destruction down on you and your ship. She is an albatross , Captain这个女孩会摧毁你和你的飞船，她是一个包袱，船长。
moor²：n,沼泽；v,系住；使停泊
She moored her boat alongside ours.她把她的船停靠在我们船边。
Wet or fair, calm or storm , she took her daily ride over the moor. 无论晴雨, 有风无风, 她天天要骑马上沼泽地去.

I sail above your inlets and interstates 我在你的海口与公路上空轻盈飞翔
inlets：n进口；水湾
There's only one inlet to the parking lot.这个停车场只有一个入口。
They went to a fishing village on a small inlet of the sea. 他们去了小海湾边的一个渔村.
interstate:(美国）州际公路
How are interstate highways numbered in the United States?美国的州际高速公路是怎样标号的？

Hello Seattle, I am an old lighthouse 你好，西雅图，我是一座古老的灯塔
lighthouse:灯塔
He is a lighthouse keeper. 他是看守灯塔的.
A lighthouse guides ships safely to a harbor.灯塔指引船只安全进港。

Taking heed for everyone 守护着每个路人
heed:留心;当心
Take heed not to spill milk on the rug. 当心别把牛奶洒在地毯上.
Take heed of what he says, if you want to succeed. 假如你想成功,就得留意他说的话.

Hold me secure in flight 让我安稳地在飞行中前进
secure ：adj有把握的；可靠的；牢靠的
He cares about you, and he wants you to be financially secure.他是关心你，希望你经济有保障
At last they were able to feel secure about the future.他们终于不必为将来而担忧了。

1 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

2 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

3 moored   

adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
• We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨，把船泊在岸边。

4 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

5 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

6 humbly   

adv. 恭顺地，谦卑地

参考例句：

• We humbly beg Your Majesty to show mercy. 我们恳请陛下发发慈悲。
• "You must be right, Sir,'said John humbly. “你一定是对的，先生，”约翰恭顺地说道。