听歌学英语：不要哭泣 Guns N' Roses-Don't Cry

来自美国硬摇滚‘枪花乐队’Guns N' Roses的名曲之一''Don't Cry''。朋克音乐既可以温柔也可以激情；既会吟唱生活的悲观失望，也会表达对未来的美好期待。这首“Don't cry”来自Guns N' Roses1991年发行的专辑“Use your illusion¹ II”。

Talk to me softly²轻轻地告诉我
There's something in your eyes你眼里藏着千言万语　
Don't hang your head in sorrow不要因为悲伤地垂着头
And please don't cry请不要哭泣

I know how you feel inside 我能理解你的内心　
I've been there before我也曾经历过　
Something's changing inside you你的内心在慢慢改变　
And don't you know只是你从未发觉

Don't you cry tonight 今夜别哭泣了
I still love you baby 我依然爱着你 宝贝
Don't you cry tonight 今夜请不要哭泣
Don't you cry tonight 别哭了
There's heaven above you baby宝贝，天堂就在你头顶之上/天堂触手可及　
And don't you cry tonight 所以别哭了　

Give me a whisper在我耳边轻轻呢喃
And give me a sign在给我一个你的印记
Give me a kiss before you tell me goodbye在离开我之前，请最后给我个吻
Don't you take it so hard now 不要觉得这样很艰难
And please don't take it so bad 也不要认为这不可理喻
I'll still be thinking of you 我会一直想著你
And the times we had...baby 还有我们一起度过的时光，宝贝

And don't you cry tonight 今夜不要哭泣
Don't you cry tonight今夜不要哭泣
Don't you cry tonight 今夜别哭了
There's a heaven above you baby 宝贝，天堂就在你的上方
And don't you cry tonight 所以今夜别再哭了　

And please remember that I never lied 请记住，我从不骗你
And please remember how I felt inside now honey 也请试着读懂我内心的感受，宝贝
You gotta make it your own way 你得自己找到一条出路　
But you'll be alright now sugar 但你一定会好起来的，甜心
You'll feel better tomorrow 你明天就会好起来的
Come the morning light now baby 天就要破晓了，宝贝
And don't you cry tonight 所以今夜别哭了
And don't you cry tonight 今夜不要哭泣
And don't you cry tonight 今夜不要哭泣
There's heaven above you 天堂就在你的上方
And don't you cry 不要哭泣
Don't you ever cry 再也不要哭泣
Don't you cry tonight 今晚不要哭泣
Baby maybe someday宝贝 可能某一天
Don't you cry 你不会哭泣
Don't you ever cry 不会再哭泣
Don't you cry tonight.今夜别哭泣.




In Times of Trouble
生活艰难之时

Often in times of trouble
通常，生活艰难之时
we don't know what to say,
我们无言以对
So we choose to say nothing,
所以沉默
and sometimes run away.
有时候甚至会选择逃离

When friends are really hurting,
朋友受伤时
we don't know what to do,
我们手足无措
So we offer weak excuses
所以我们总是找无力的借口
or say we're hurting too.
或是声称我们也在受伤

It really doesn't matter
其实，无所谓
what kind of gift we bring;
我们能带去的是什么
We only need to be there
其实我们只需要在那儿就行
if we don't bring a thing.
就算什么都不带

It truly is amazing
你也许真的不懂
what a hug can do,
一个拥抱的力量有多大
When heartache numbs³ the senses,
当心痛到麻木
and friends depend on you.
当朋友需要依靠你

There's comfort just in knowing
其实慰藉来源于
that you are not alone,
知道自己不是孤身一人
When tears are overflowing⁴,
当眼泪横飞
and hearts are cold as stone.
心灰意冷
It's the loving prayers of others
是其他人爱意满满的祷告
that balance our accounts,
弥补了我们的缺失/借给了我们温暖
For when we measure love,
因为我们用来衡量爱的
it's still the thought that counts.
不是别的而是那一份心意

1 illusion   

n.幻想，错误的观念，错觉，幻觉，假象

参考例句：

• The sun appears to go round the Earth,but it's an illusion.太阳看起来好像绕着地球转，但这只是个错觉。
• They were under the illusion that the company was doing well.他们误以为该公司生意很好。

2 softly   

adv.柔和地，静静地，温柔地

参考例句：

• He speaks too softly for her to hear.他讲话声音太轻，她听不见。
• She breathed her advice softly.她低声劝告。

3 numbs   

v.使麻木，使麻痹( numb的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Patients inhale a topical anesthetic that numbs their nasal passages and throat. 病人吸入一种局部麻醉药，能够麻醉他们的鼻道和喉部。 来自互联网
• SATIATION-Numbs them out, they feel nurtured by the numbing experience. 满足感-自我麻木，他们希望生活在麻木中。 来自互联网

4 overflowing   

n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的，充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
• The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。