听歌学英语: 美国乡村音乐乐队The Band Perry - 别让我孤独 Don't Let Me Be Lonely

美国乡村音乐乐队The Band Perry - Don't Let Me Be Lonely

I need a saving¹ grace² A hiding place
我需要神的救赎恩典 一个藏身之处
I don't have forever or time to waste
把握不了永远 也浪费不起时间
So don't let me be lonely
所以 别让我孤单
I wanna shake this winter coat off my sleeve
我只想挣脱身上的一切束缚
Dust off a record and just be free
抹去伤感的过去 彻底自由
Oh don't let me be lonely
哦，别让我孤单
No don't let me be lonely
别撇下我，让我孤单一人
When you're young You can fly
当青春年少 你会展翅高飞
But we trip on clouds 'cause we get too high
翱翔云间 恣意驰骋
We grow up And then it's gone
长大了，激情却荡然无存
Oh God only knows what we'll become
上帝呀，只有你知道我们会变成什么样的人
So don't let me be, let me be, let me be lonely tonight
所以，今晚别让我孤单
While we're young and alive
我们年少轻狂，活力四射
Take the keys to my car and the keys to my heart and just drive
给你我的钥匙，开启我的心门 一同自由奔驰
Oh don't let me, let me be lonely
哦，只是别让我孤单
Well the night rolls on like a long lost friend
黑夜像久没联络的朋友缓缓碾过
'Til the sunrise bleeds like the bitter end
历经磨砺 曙光终于降临
Don't let me be lonely
别让我孤单
Well there's nothing to hide and nothing to prove
无须隐藏，无须证明
Give me all that you are You've got nothing to lose
给我你的所有 没有什么不可割舍
Just don't let me be lonely
只是别让我孤单
No don't let me be lonely
不要撇下我，让我孤单一人
So don't let me be, let me be, let me be lonely tonight
所以，今晚请别让我孤单
While we're young and alive
我们年少轻狂 活力四射
Take the keys to my car and the keys to my heart and just drive
给你我的钥匙，开启我的心门 一同自由奔驰
Oh don't let me, let me be lonely
哦，别让我孤单
No，Don't let me be
不要，不要撇下我
When you're young Life's a dream
年轻时 人生像梦般
It's a beautiful and a burning thing
美丽炫目 热情似火
We grow up，And then it's gone
长大了，激情却荡然无存
But the memory goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on
但美好的记忆会永远 永远 留在心中

歌词：I need a saving grace A hiding place.
我需要神的救赎恩典 一个藏身之处。
Grace本身是名词表示“优美，优雅”。短语have the grace to表示“有雅量做…”，比如：
He might have had the grace to say he was sorry! 他本有雅量做说声抱歉的!
歌词中的短语saving grace是指“可以弥补缺点的优点”，举个例子来体会一下：
He may be stupid, but his one saving grace is his humour. 他虽说很愚蠢，但他有幽默的长处。
歌词：I wanna shake this winter coat off my sleeve, dust off a record and just be free.
我只想挣脱身上的一切束缚，抹去伤感的过去，彻底自由。
Sleeve是“袖子”的意思，英文中有很多短语包含sleeve，比如have sth up〔in〕 one's sleeve表示“有锦囊妙计”，比如：
I've got a few ideas up my sleeve if this method doesn't work.
如果这个方法没有用，我自有妙计。
Laugh up〔in〕 one's sleeve字面意思是躲在袖子里笑，其实就是指暗暗发笑、偷笑。比如：
Anna was laughing up her sleeve when Joe fell into the trap she set.
当乔上了她设的圈套后,安娜暗自高兴。
来回顾一下歌词：I wanna shake this winter coat off my sleeve字面意思是我想要摆脱大冬天厚厚的棉袄，喻指“我只想挣脱身上的一切束缚”；dust off a record and just be free-抹去伤感的过去，彻底获得自由。

歌词：When you're young You can fly. but we trip on clouds 'cause we get too high.
当青春年少，你会展翅高飞，翱翔云间，恣意驰骋。
Trip常表示“旅行”，也常指“绊倒”，比如：
He tried to trip me up. 他想把我绊倒。
He tripped on a tree root. 他被一株树根绊倒了。

歌词：Well the night rolls on like a long lost friend, 'til the sunrise bleeds like the bitter end.
黑夜像久没联络的朋友缓缓碾过，历经磨砺，曙光终于降临。
短语roll on字面是“向前滚动”，常表示“前进”。当你很盼望某个日子，你可以说roll on，意指“快点来吧”，比如：
Roll on Christmas! I'm looking forward to all the good food!
快来吧，圣诞节！我可盼着那些好吃的呢！
Roll on five o'clock when I can go home!
快点到五点钟吧，那我就可以回家了！
Long-lost指“遗失了很长时间的”，歌词中的long lost friend就是指久未联系的朋友。
Bitter end表示“最后痛苦的结局”。比如：
In spite³ of the unpleasant scenes in the movie, they stayed until the bitter end.
虽然电影的镜头令人讨厌，他们还是坚持到看完。

1 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

2 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

3 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。