听歌学英语:坚持到明天 Carry On Till Tomorrow

In younger days, I told myself my life would be my own
年少轻狂时，我告诉自己我的生活我做主
And I'd leave the place where sunshine never shone
我告诉自己，阳光照不到的地方我绝不久留
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
因为生命太短，经不起等待，看见旭日就要追逐
Then I know again that I must carry on
但是我也知道我必须要坚持下去
Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
坚持到明天，没必要往回看
Carry on, carry on, carry on
撑下去……
Beyond the shadows of the clouds and onward¹ to the sky
透过那乌云满布的天际
Carry on till I find the rainbow's end
坚持走下去直到找到彩虹
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
因为已经夕阳西下，生命太短，经不起等待
Then I know again that I must carry on
但是我也知道我必须要坚持
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
坚持到明天，没必要回头看
Carry on, carry on, carry on
坚持到明天……坚持到明天……坚持到明天……

Drifting on the wings of freedom, leave this stormy day
乘着自由的翅膀，飞离暴风雨的日子
And we'll ride for tomorrow's golden fields
飞达明日那金色的田野
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
因为生命太短，西下夕阳，已经不起等待

Then I know again that I must carry on
但是我也知道我必须要坚持
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
因为生命太短，西下夕阳，已经不起等待
Then I know again that I must carry on
但是我也知道我必须要坚持
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
坚持到明天，没必要回头看
Carry on, carry on, carry on
坚持到明天……坚持到明天……坚持到明天……


Carry On Till Tomorrow
carry on:继续；参与；坚持
Her bravery has given him the will to carry on with his life and his work.她的勇气激发了他继续生活和工作下去的意愿。
In any event, we should carry on with our research.无论如何，我们的研究都必须坚持下去。
carry-on 随身行李
Can I take this as a carry-on?我能把这个做为小件手提行李带上飞机吗？

Beyond the shadows of the clouds and onward to the sky
onward['?nw?d]adj.向前的, 前进的 adv.向前, 前进
Age stole onward and benumbed me more and more.年纪渐老使得我(反应)越来越迟钝。
(stole是steal过去式，意思为‘悄悄地行动’；benumb,vt 使迟钝；使麻木；使失去感觉)
On life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.在生活这一场激烈的战争中，只有每天不屈不挠奋勇向前的人才能取得胜利。

And when the heavy journey's done, I'll rest my weary head
weary: adj. 疲倦的；厌烦的；令人厌烦的，乏味的
Rachel looked pale and weary.雷切尔看起来苍白而疲惫。
It was a long, weary journey.那是一个漫长的, 令人疲惫不堪的旅程。
She grew weary of staying home.老待在家中, 她感到厌烦了。
Some programs on television have degenerated² into weary repetitions of each other.有些电视节目已经变得愈来愈糟, 沉闷乏味, 相互雷同。

For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun因为已经夕阳西下，生命太短，经不起等待
set: v 放置
Nothing in the world is too hard to do if we set our minds on it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
vi. (日、月等)落, 下沉; 衰落
When we reached the hotel, the sun had set.我们到达旅馆时, 太阳已经下山了。
As the sun set, the shadows lengthened³.随着太阳的下山, 影子变长了。
It will be cooler when the sun has set.太阳落山之后会凉快一点。
vi 校正, 调正(+for)
She set the alarm for 5 a.m.她把闹钟调到早晨五点响铃。
adj 不变的
He is set in his opinions.他固执己见。
I can't stop you if you are set on going.如果你决意要走，我也留不住你。

1 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

2 degenerated   

衰退，堕落，退化( degenerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The march degenerated into a riot. 示威游行变成了暴动。
• The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track. 铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。

3 lengthened   

（时间或空间）延长，伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
• He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit. 他要把上衣放长一些。