听歌学英语：Drowning Shadows-Sam Smith

Running round

辗转游离 四处逃窜

Chasing¹ hearts

追寻的心

Chasing bodies

不知疲倦的身体

To fix the past

只为弥补那些过去

I don't know how Ireached this place

我不知自己何以置此境地

So far from heavenso far from grace²

远离天堂 远离恩慈悲悯

And I run to givein to the pressure

我只想屈身于片刻欢愉

'Cause I feel likethe city's got the better of me

因为这喧嚣都市让我倍感失落受挫

Oh this casual³ love

噢 这不经意间的爱

Isn't what it seems

并不像世人所见得那般

And I try toimagine something closer

我穷尽想象 想象爱向我走来

And somebody who isgood for me

想象我爱的那个人向我走来

I'm so tired of allthis searching

而我也已厌倦去寻遍那灯火阑珊

Do I do I do I do Igo home to nothing

是否是否是否是否我注定要孑然一身的归去

Or stay out formore

或是该留下来继续追寻

Give in to someone

是该向爱情妥协 苟且于一时温存

Or knock down mydoor

还是将心门紧锁

Or drown all myshadows

亦或是任孤寂黑暗将自己淹没

Drown them likebefore

像从前那般淹没在孤寂黑暗中

Drowning shadowsonce more

再一次在孤寂黑暗中沉沦湮没

The more I drink

越是挣扎

The more I drown

就越容易陷落

I found thatthinking

抓住那片刻思绪

I wrote it down

诉诸笔端将其铭记

The more I riseabove it all

越是藐视所有

The less I careabout those falls

就越是迟钝于察觉这陷落

And I run to givein to the pressure

而我却只是想屈身于片刻欢愉

'Cause I feel likethe city's got the better of me

因为这喧嚣都市让我倍感失落受挫

Oh this casual love

噢 这不经意间的爱

Isn't what it seems

并不像世人所见得那般

And I try toimagine something closer

我穷尽想象 想象爱向我走来

And somebody who isgood for me

想象我爱的那个人向我走来

I'm so tired of allthis searching

而我也已厌倦去寻遍那灯火阑珊

Do I do I do I do Igo home to nothing

是否是否是否是否我注定要孑然一身的归去

Or stay out formore

或是该留下来继续追寻

Give in to someone

是该向爱情妥协 苟且于一时温存

Or knock down mydoor

还是将心门紧锁

Or drown all myshadows

亦或是任孤寂黑暗将自己淹没

Drown them likebefore

像从前那般淹没在孤寂黑暗中

Drowning shadowsonce more

再一次在孤寂黑暗中沉沦湮没

Once more

再一次沉沦

Once more

再一次湮没

Go home to nothingor stay out for more

是要孑然一身的归去 或是该留下来继续追寻

Give in to someoneor lock down my door

是该向爱情妥协 苟且于一时温存 还是将心门紧锁

Or drown all myshadows

亦或是任孤寂黑暗将自己淹没

Drown them like before

像从前那般淹没在孤寂黑暗中

Drowning shadows once more

再一次在这孤寂黑暗中沉沦湮没


So far from heaven so far from grace

远离天堂 远离恩慈悲悯

far from远离; 远非，不但不…

例句：

Beingdyslexic does not mean that one is unintelligent. Far from it.

患有诵读困难症并不意味着智力低下。两者相差甚远。

And I run to give in to the pressure

我只想屈身于片刻欢愉

give in屈服; 投降; 让步; 交

例句：

Allright. I give in. What did you do with the ship?

行啦，我认输。你如何处理的那艘船？


And somebody who isgood for me

想象我爱的那个人向我走来

Be good for值得，有效; 利于

例句：

Rain water was once considered to be good for the complexion⁴.

雨水曾一度被认为可以滋养皮肤。

I'm so tired of all this searching

而我也已厌倦去寻遍那灯火阑珊

Be tired of厌烦; 腻; 倦

例句：

Think tobe tired of to usually is all man.

以为厌倦通常都是男人.


The less I care about those falls

就越是迟钝于察觉这陷落

care about关心; 在乎; 担忧; 关怀

例句：

Joe Sixpack doesn't care about that.

普通工人不在意那事。

1 chasing   

n.雕镂术，雕刻工作；车螺丝；抛光；螺旋板

参考例句：

• My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的狗喜欢追捕兔子。
• The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. 孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。

2 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

3 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。

4 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。