听歌学英语：爱情梦想家 Are You A Dreamer

Denison Witmer，来自于美国费城，他的作品当中，想象、信念、渴望、梦想以及敏感是它们共有的关键词。

Dream, are you a dreamer?
梦想,你是个梦想家吗
Are you a dreamer?
你是个梦想家吗
Do you dream?
你做梦吗?
Sleep, are you a sleeper¹?
你是个沉睡者吗
Are you a sleeper?
你是个沉睡者吗
Do you sleep?
你睡觉吗

When your brown eyes close
当你棕色的眼睛闭上的时候
Do blue skies open up?
会看见蓝色的天空吗？
When your breathing slows
当你缓慢地呼吸的时候
Your mind run fast and free?
你的思想会自由驰骋吗？
Will you sleep and dream with me?
可以跟我一起在睡梦里遨游吗？

Love, are you my lover²?
亲爱的，你是我的爱人吗
Are you my lover?
你是我的爱人吗
Do you love me?
你爱我吗
Save, are you a savior?
你是救世主吗
Are you a savior?
你是救世主吗？
Will you save me?
你会拯救我吗？

When my blue eyes close
当我蓝色的眼睛闭上的时候
Will white clouds lift me up?
会漂浮在白云之上吗？
When my body slows
当我的身体慢下来的时候
My mind run fast and free.
我的思想会自由驰骋
Do you hold me when I sleep?
当我睡着的时候，你会抱住我吗
Do you hold me when I sleep?
当我睡着的时候，你会抱住我吗

When your brown eyes close
当你棕色的眼睛闭上的时候
Do blue skies open up?
会看见蓝色的天空吗？
When your breathing slows
当你缓慢地呼吸的时候
Your mind run fast and free?
你的思想会自由驰骋吗？
Will you sleep and dream with me?
可以跟我一起在睡梦里遨游吗？
Will you sleep and dream with me?
可以跟我一起在睡梦里遨游吗？
Water, I'm walking on water
我在水上行走
Walking on water for you.
我在水上行走

dream: v 做梦；有梦想；异想天开；n 梦想；空想;梦一般美妙的人, 美妙之事
I never dreamed that he would be so ungrateful.我做梦也没有想到他会如此忘恩负义。
Maybe it is just a very convincing dream that I've confused with reality.也许这只是一个太过逼真的梦境，被我跟现实混淆了。
His new sports car is a dream to drive.他的新赛车开起来非常过瘾。
dreamer ['dri:m?] n.做梦的人, 梦想者, 空想家
She is a dreamer, but her husband is a man with his feet on the ground.她是个梦想者，而她的丈夫是个脚踏实地的人。
Don't rely on his memory. He's a bit of a dreamer.不要相信他的记忆力－－他有点神不守舍的。

Sleep, are you a sleeper?
sleep: v.睡觉 ;用睡眠消除 n.睡眠, 睡觉；长眠, 安息
She hoped to sleep off her headache.她希望睡一觉后头痛会好。
He couldn't sleep a wink³ with all that worry in his head.由于担忧，他整夜难眠。(not sleep a wink没合过眼；一刻也没睡)
How much sleep did you get the night before your wedding day?你结婚前一晚睡觉时间多长？
You look as if you could do with a good night's sleep.你看来似乎需要好好睡上一夜。
sleeper: n.睡眠者, 枕木, 卧铺, 冷门
I am a bad sleeper.我总睡不好。
I'm a light sleeper.我睡觉时很容易惊醒。
That movie is the sleeper of the year: suddenly everyone has to see it.那部电影爆出冷门，成了今年的最佳影片。突然间，每一个人都想去一睹为快
I booked a first-class sleeper.我订了头等卧铺车票。

Save, are you a savior?
save: v.救, 节省, 保存
Save your strength for the hard work you'll have to do later.,省点力气，你一会儿还得干重活儿呢。
The computer has saved us a lot of time.那电脑为我们省下许多时间。
He promised to save a room for me.他答应给我留个房间。
I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.我等会会打电话，省的写信了。
prep.除...之外
All the guests have gone save one.除了一个人外，所有客人都走了。
n. (足球等)阻碍对方得分的动作, 救球，挽救
That was a nice save! 那个球救得漂亮。
savior ['seivj?] n.救助者,救世者；救星
To Christians⁵, Jesus Christ⁴ is the Savior.对基督徒来说，主耶稣是他们的救世主。
Many regarded him as savior of the country. 很多人把他看成是国家的救星。

1 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

2 lover   

n.情人，恋人；爱好者

参考例句：

• Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。

3 wink   

n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁

参考例句：

• He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
• The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。

4 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

5 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。