听歌学英语：Adam Lambert-Ghost Town

Died last night in my dreams
葬身于昨日梦境
Walking the streets of some old ghost town
梦中 我只身漫步于某个古老的鬼魅之城
I tried to believe
我费尽心思让自己虔诚
In god and James Dean
或是像詹姆斯·迪恩般叛逆(同性恋)
But Hollywood sold out
但好莱坞的票早已售罄
Saw all of the saints
和许多伟人/圣徒一样
Lock up the gates
紧锁的伊甸园
I could not enter
也将我拒之门外

Walked into the flames
陷身火海
Called out your name
嘶声竭力呼喊着你的名
But there was no answer
却只有沉默回响
And now I know
此刻我才明白

My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城

Died last night in my dreams
葬身于昨日梦境
All the machines
梦见我的身体器官
Had been disconnected
停止运作
Time was thrown at the wind
我的生命随风而逝
And all of my friends
曾经的旧日好友
Had been disaffected¹
早已怒不可遏

Now I'm searching for trust
我寻求一份信任
In a city of rust²
在这座荒废之城
A city of vampires³
充斥着吸血鬼的城市
Tonight Elvis is dead
今夜猫王已与世长眠
And everyone's spread
众人亦是如此冷漠无情
And love is a satire⁴
爱不过是讽刺的字眼

And now I know my heart is a ghost town
此刻 我才明白我的心只是座荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城

There's no one left in the world
环顾寰宇 世界已无人存活
I'm gunslinging
我持枪游走
Don't give a damn if I go
即便会葬身于此
Down Down Down
我也全然不顾
I got a voice in my head
脑海里有个声音
That keeps singing
在吟唱不休

Oh my heart is a ghost town
我的心 原来只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城
My heart is a ghost town
我的心 原只是荒芜的鬼魅之城

My heart is a ghost town
ghost v 代人写作；为人代笔
I published his autobiography⁵, which was very competently ghosted by a woman journalist from the Daily Mail.我出版了《每日邮报》的女记者为他代笔的自传，写得颇具文采。
give up the ghost（机器）报废，不再运转
Some firms give up the ghost before they find what they are looking for.一些公司没等找到目标便已放弃。
The battery in my car gave up the ghost. 我的汽车电池报废了。
a ghost of a chance 没有一点（成功的）可能；机会渺茫
He doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of selling the house. 那房子他根本不可能卖得出去。

All the machines had been disconnected
disconnect v 断开; 切断; 拆开
The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off.当引擎关掉时，这个装置会自动切断点火开关。
She ran back to the phone. The line was disconnected. 她跑回去接电话。但电话已挂了。
You will be given three months to pay before you are disconnected.在被切断供应之前你有三个月的时间来付款。

And all of my friends had been disaffected
disaffected adj不满的;愤愤不平的;疏远的
disaffect:v 使不满意，使疏远，使成为敌人
The dictator's policies have soon disaffected the people. 独裁者的政策很快就引起了人民的不满。
The soldiers were disaffected toward the government.那些士兵对政府不满。
Disaffected members have left to form a new party.那些不忠分子脱党另组了一个新党。

And love is a satire
satire:讽刺;讽刺作品;
It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens. 这部讽刺作品有点狄更斯的风格。
Satire is a high and subtle art.讽刺是一门崇高而又含蓄的艺术。
Politicians are legitimate⁶ targets for satire.政治家理所当然是讽刺的靶子。
satirical [s?'t?r?kl]adj 讽刺的；爱挖苦的
"Private Eye" is a satirical magazine. 《私人侦探》是一本讽刺性杂志。
He has a very satirical eye . 他挖苦人的本领特别高明。

1 disaffected   

adj.（政治上）不满的，叛离的

参考例句：

• He attracts disaffected voters.他吸引了心怀不满的选民们。
• Environmental issues provided a rallying point for people disaffected with the government.环境问题把对政府不满的人们凝聚了起来。

2 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

3 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

4 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。

5 autobiography   

n.自传

参考例句：

• He published his autobiography last autumn.他去年秋天出版了自己的自传。
• His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography.这两卷引人入胜的自传小说详述了他的生平。

6 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。