听歌学英语: 不能没有你 Gotta Have You

Gray, quiet and tired and mean灰暗、沉默、疲惫和不善
Picking at a worried seam¹试探着找茬
I try to make you mad at me over the phone电话里试着惹恼你
Red eyes and fire and signs红眼、怒火和征兆
I'm taken by a nursery rhyme却被一首摇篮曲而吸引住(就这样作罢了)
I want to make a ray of sunshine and never leave home想做一束阳光这样就再也不用离开家
No amount of coffee再多的咖啡
No amount of crying再多的哭泣
No amount of whiskey再多的威士忌
No amount of wine再多的烈酒
No, no no no no, nothing else will do再多的一切也不能替代
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你/没有你不行
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你/没有你不行

The road gets cold路渐渐变冷
There's no spring in the middle this year感觉今年春天不会来
I'm the new chicken，clucking open hearts and ears我是一只雏鸡，咯咯咯地在打开心扉和耳朵
Oh, such a prima donna是如此地喜怒无常/如此地难以伺候
Sorry for myself为自己感到难过
But green, it is also summer但是绿色也代表着夏天/生涩其实也可以是成熟的表现
And I won't be warm till i'm lying in your arms只有在你怀里才能感到温暖
No amount of coffee再多的咖啡
No amount of crying再多的哭泣
No amount of whiskey再多的威士忌
No amount of wine再多的烈酒
No, nothing else will do再多的一切也不能替代
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你

I see it all through a telescope:透过望远镜我看到一切
Guitar, suitcase, and a warm coat吉他 衣箱 还有温暖的外衣
Lying in the back of the blue boat躺在蓝色小船的后面
Humming a tune².（zuochamo）..轻轻吟唱

No amount of coffee再多的咖啡
No amount of crying再多的哭泣
No amount of whiskey再多的威士忌
No amount of wine再多的烈酒
No, nothing else will do再多的一切也不能替代
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
No amount of coffee再多的咖啡
No amount of crying再多的哭泣
No amount of whiskey再多的威士忌
No amount of wine再多的烈酒
No, nothing else will do再多的一切也不能替代
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你
I've gotta have you我必须拥有你



Gray, quiet and tired and mean灰暗、僻静、厌倦和不善
mean vt. 意味；想要；意欲；意思是…
The dark clouds mean rain.乌云意味着要下雨。
Let me illustrate³ what I mean with an old story.让我用一个古老故事来解释我到底说的是什么吧。
mean business是当真的，认真的，不是开玩笑的；不是随便说说的；
Did you mean business about what we talked yesterday? 我们昨天谈的事你是当真的吗?
You always mean business 你总是说到做到。
mean well 出于好心；本意是好的
I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself. 我知道您是一番好意,不过我不需要帮忙/我自己也可以。
mean adj 刻薄；不客气；不善良
Don't be so mean to your brother.不要欺负你的弟弟/不要对你的弟弟这么凶。
mean. n 中庸；折中
He needs to find a mean between frankness and rudeness.他需要在坦诚与唐突之间找到折中的方法。

Picking at a worried seam轻触不悦的伤痕/拨弄着一道烦恼的伤疤
pick at 小口小口的吃；磨磨蹭蹭地吃；挑毛病；指责；反复地扯/揪
She has a bad habit of picking at her food.她有个吃饭时吃吃玩玩的坏习惯。
Do stop picking at that scab or the cut will never heal.别用手去疮痂，要不然你的伤口永远也好不了。(scab [sk?b]n 疤)
His mother picks at him for being lazy.他母亲指责他懒惰。
There is no need to pick at him all day long. He's a child after all.不要老是对他唠唠叨叨，他毕竟还是个孩子嘛！

seam: n 伤痕；皱纹；线缝； 裂缝
Light was spilling in through the seams⁴ of the door.光线从门缝里透了进来。
短语: be falling/coming apart at the seams接近崩溃；快要散架
She was falling apart at the seams, spending most of her time in tears.她成天泪汪汪的，都快垮了。

Oh, such a prima donna是如此地喜怒无常
prima donna: 当家花旦；(某领域)地位最高的人；妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者；恃才傲物者；耍大牌的人;
I know I'm a prima donna. I admit it.我知道我喜怒无常，我承认这是事实。
It has become the prima donna of coffee due to its high price and limited supply.由于高价位和限量供应，它开始成为顶级咖啡。
Nobody who comes to this club is allowed to behave like a prima donna.任何参加本俱乐部的人都不能耍大牌。
 

1 seam   

n.缝，接缝；vt.用缝缝，接缝；vi.有裂缝

参考例句：

• The seam of his coat is pulled.他外套的线缝被撕开了。
• His shirt ripped at the seam.他的衬衣缝口撕开了。

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

4 seams   

缝( seam的名词复数 )； （合在一起的两块木板等之间的）接缝； 层； 接口

参考例句：

• The seams of the boat must be filled in if they leak. 如果船板接缝漏水就一定要填补好。
• His coat has split open at the seams. 他的外套在接缝处裂开。