歌学英语：内心的强大不容小觑 I Didn't Know My Own Strength

Lost touch with my soul
与灵魂失了联
I had nowhere to turn
无处求救
I had nowhere to go
无处可逃
Lost sight of my dream
看不见梦想的踪迹
I thought it would be the end of me
以为会是我的末日
I thought I'd never make it through
以为过不了这难关
I had no hope to hold on to
毫无希望
I thought I would break
以为会一蹶不振

I didn't know my own strength
曾这样忽视了自己的力量
I crashed down and I tumbled¹
穷途潦倒,跌跌撞撞
But I did not crumble³
可是我没有被打败
I got through all the pain
历经了伤痛
I didn't know my own strength
我不知道自己有着如此的力量
Survived my darkest hour
熬过了最艰难的时光
My faith kept me alive
信念支持著我
I picked myself back up
重振起来
Hold my head up high
昂首阔步
I was not built to break
我天生不言放弃
I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大

Found hope in my heart
找到了心中的希望
I found the light to light my way out of the dark
我找到了光芒，照亮黑暗路途
Found all that I need,here inside of me
在心中找到了我所需要的一切

I thought I'd never find my way
曾以为再也无路可走
I thought that I'd never lift that weight
曾以为无法东山再起
I thought I would break
曾以为我会就此倒下

I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大
I crashed down and I tumbled
我曾经穷途潦倒,跌跌撞撞
But I did not crumble
可是我没有一败涂地
I got through all the pain
走过了无数伤痛
I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大

Survived my darkest hour
我熬过了最艰难的时光
My faith kept me alive
信念支持著我
I picked myself back up
重振旗鼓
Hold my head up high
勇往直前 昂首阔步
I was not built to break
人生不该这样放弃
I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大

There were so many times I
无数次地，我常在想
Wondered how I would get through the night
该如何渡过漫漫长夜,我以为
I thought I took all that I could take
我能承受的只能多么多
I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大
I crashed down and I tumbled
我曾经穷途潦倒,浑浑噩噩
But I did not crumble
可是我没有被打败
I got through all the pain
走过了无数伤痛
I didn't know my own strength
别小看自己的力量
Survived my darkest hour
我熬过了最艰难的时光
My faith kept me alive
信念支持著我
I picked myself back up
靠著我自己的力量
Hold my head up high
勇往直前 昂首阔步
I was not built to break
人生不该这样放弃
I didn't know my own strength
千万别小看自己的力量
(Outro)
I was not built to break
我天生不认输
No no,I got to know my own strength
我知道了我可以如此强大


段落一：
I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大
I crashed down and I tumbled
我曾经穷途潦倒,跌跌撞撞
But I did not crumble
可是我没有一败涂地
I got through all the pain
走过了无数伤痛
I didn't know my own strength
没有意识到我原来可以这样强大

I didn't know my own strength
strength n. 力量；力气；感染力；长处；优势；兵力
No man equals him in strength. 没有谁的力气比得上他。
The strength of our country bulwarked us through the financial crisis⁴. 我国的实力使我们得以安然渡过这次金融危机（bulwark['b?lw?k] n. 壁垒；保障；防波堤 vt. 保护）。
Tolerance⁵ is one of his strengths.宽容是他的优点之一。
What is the total strength of the enemy army?敌军人数总共有多少?

I crashed down and I tumbled, but I did not crumble
一连三个动词crash,tumble²以及crumble
crash: v 崩溃,撞击,坠毁；tumble, v.暴跌, 倒塌, 跌倒, 翻滚；crumble, vi. 崩溃；瓦解；破碎；粉碎

Her car crashed into the rear⁶ of a van.她的汽车与一辆面包车追尾了。
The PC just crashed.那部电脑崩溃了。
Tom tumbled over and hit his head on the concrete.汤姆摔了一跤, 头撞到了水泥地。
In the end, the Roman Empire crumbled⁷.最终, 罗马帝国崩溃了。
Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt⁸.生意破产, 我们的希望也跟着破灭了。

段落二：
I was not built to break
我天生不认输
No no,I got to know my own strength
我知道了我可以如此强大

I was not built to break
built，原型为动词build。此处用的是它的被动式be built to do sth:被建造用来，被用来作何种用途
Birds are built to fly.是鸟天生就该飞翔。
build:n.体形, 结构
He is a man of large build.他是个身材魁梧的人。
These tall buildings are in the same build.这些高层建筑物结构相同。

break v.打碎,违背, 解决, 中断, 透露, 变弱, 锐减, 结束
He just can't break such a bad habit.他就是改不掉这个坏习惯。
I'm afraid I must break this conversation short.I have to go now.恐怕这次谈话只能到此为止, 现在我得走了。

No no,I got to know my own strength
got to do sth:原型为get to do sth得以做成某件事情；得到做某事的机会
You don't get to judge me.你没有资格戴着有色眼镜看我。
When there was no one around, I got to talk to her for a minute.没人的时候，我又趁机得以跟她聊了几句。

1 tumbled   

v.倒塌( tumble的过去式和过去分词 )；翻滚；突然摔倒；恍然大悟

参考例句：

• He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. 他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
• A hundred and fifty empty bottles tumbled onto the floor. 150个空瓶子滚落到地板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 tumble   

vi.跌倒，摔下，翻滚，暴跌；n.跌(摔)倒

参考例句：

• Children tumble over each other in play.孩子们玩耍时相互连身翻滚。
• He took a tumble down the stairs.他摔下了楼梯。

3 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

4 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

5 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

6 rear   

vt.抚养，饲养；n.后部，后面

参考例句：

• We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.我们不得不在苗棚里培育它，然后再把它移植出来。
• The hall is in the rear of the building.礼堂在大楼的后部。

7 crumbled   

（把…）弄碎， （使）碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 衰落； 坍塌； 损坏

参考例句：

• He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
• Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。

8 bankrupt   

n.破产者；adj.破产的；vt.使...破产

参考例句：

• That factory has gone bankrupt.那家工厂倒了。
• The enemy's scheme went bankrupt.敌人的计谋破产了。