听歌学英语：This Wheel's on Fire-Kylie Minogue

If your memory serves you well

若是回忆让你感觉很美好

We were going to meet again and wait

那相信我们一定会再见的

So I’m gonna unpack¹ all my things

所以我准备打开我的东西

And sit before it gets too late

在它迟到之前等待

No man alive will come to you

没有人会来找你

With another tale to tell

来讲另一个故事

But you know that we shall meet again

但你知道我们应该会再相见

If your memory serves you well

若是回忆让你感觉很美好

This wheel’s on fire

轮子已经发动

Rolling down the road

行走在路上

Best notify my next of kin²

是我来时最好的通知

This wheel shall explode

车轮要爆炸

If your memory serves you well

若是回忆让你感觉很美好

I was going to confiscate³ my lace

我要藏起我的饰带

And wrap it up in a sailor’s knot

把它系在水手结上

And hide it in your case

把它藏在你的箱子里

If I knew for sure that it was yours

若我确定那是属于你

But it was oh so hard to tell

虽然那是多么难讲

But you knew that we would meet again

但是你我一定会在相见

If your memory serves you well

若是回忆让你感觉很美好

This wheel’s on fire

轮子已经发动

Rolling down the road

行走在路上

Best notify my next of kin

是我来时最好的通知

This wheel shall explode

车轮要爆炸

If your memory serves you well

若是回忆让你感觉很美好

You’ll remember you’re the one

你要记得你是唯一

That called on me to call on them

这让我回忆

To get you your favors done

为了得到你的支持

And after every plan had failed

之后每隔计划都失败了

And there was nothing more to tell

再没什么能够说

You knew that we would meet again

你知道的我们一定会再相见

If your memory served you well

若是回忆让你感觉很美好

This wheel’s on fire

轮子已经发动

Rolling down the road

行走在路上

Best notify my next of kin

是我来时最好的通知

This wheel shall explode

车轮要爆炸


So I’m gonna unpack all my things

所以我准备打开我的东西

Gonna <美>将要(=going to)

例句：

Looks like I am gonna have to buy a winter suit, too.

看来我也得去买一套冬季西装。

Now I can not see anything because everyone is standing- I am gonna stand, too.

大家都站起来，所以我什么都看不到—我也要站起来。


I was going to confiscate my lace

我要藏起我的饰带

confiscate v.没收；充公

例句：

We'll have to confiscate this object.

我们要没收这些物品。

The present policy of our Party is still to reduce rents, not to confiscate land.

目前我党方针，仍然是减租而不是没收土地。


And wrap it up in a sailor’s knot

把它系在水手结上

Wrap up v.掩饰；伪装；使全神贯注；穿暖和；包起来；完成

例句：

She tried to wrap up a censure⁴ in a polite formula.

她试图用客套的话掩饰指责之意。

Mr.Green dressed up as a policeman in dark glasses.

格林先生伪装成一名戴墨镜的警察。


That called on me to call on them

这让我回忆

Call on vt.号召；拜访；请求

例句：

He called on the workers to fight for their rights.

他号召工人为争取自己的权利而斗争。

I'd like to call on you this Sunday.

我想这个星期天来找你。

1 unpack   

vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货

参考例句：

• I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
• She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。

2 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

3 confiscate   

v.没收(私人财产)，把…充公

参考例句：

• The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
• Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？

4 censure   

v./n.责备；非难；责难

参考例句：

• You must not censure him until you know the whole story.在弄清全部事实真相前不要谴责他。
• His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.他的不诚实行为受到了严厉指责。