听歌学英语: 清新女声 One Fine Wire

I try so many times我无数次尝试
But it's not taking me却总是失败
And it seems so long ago似乎很久之前
That I used to believe我曾坚信
And I'm so lost inside of my head我茫然失措
And crazy苦恼 疯狂
But I cant¹ get out of it却无法摆脱
I'm just stumbling我跌跌撞撞
And I'm juggling²摇摇晃晃
all the thoughts in my head思绪万千
I'm juggling and my fears on fire跌撞之中 恐惧如火焰般高涨
I'm just stumbling我跌跌撞撞
And I'm juggling摇摇晃晃
all the thoughts in my head思绪万千
I'm juggling and my fears on fire跌撞之中 恐惧如火焰般高涨'mg on one fine wire
And I remember the time my balance was fine我记得我找到平衡点的那一刻
And I was just walking on one fine wire我只是个走钢丝的人
I remember the time my balance was fine我记得我找到平衡点的那一刻
And I was just walking on one fine wire我只是个走钢丝的人
But It's frayed⁴ at both the ends但是它的两端都已磨损
And I'm slow unraveling我也会渐渐崩溃
Life plays so many games inside of me生活玩弄了我那么多
And I've had some distant cries' following接着，我听到某些遥远的哭喊
And their entwined它们交织在
between the night and sun beams日夜之间
I wish I were free但愿我不必
from this pain in me承受如此痛楚


歌词：And it seems so long ago that I used to believe.
似乎很久之前我曾坚信。
讲解：Seem为连系动词，意为“似乎，看来”，跟不定式。
She doesn't seem (或seems not) to like the idea.
她似乎不太喜欢这个主意。
It seems that… 看来，似乎：
It seems that no one knows what has happened. (=No one seems to know what has happened.) 似乎没有人知道发生了什么事。
used to?过去常常
I used to look on him as a friend. 我以前把他看作是一位朋友。
He is used to eating out all the time. 他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。

歌词：I'm just stumbling and I'm juggling, all the thoughts in my head. I'm juggling and my fears on fire.
我跌跌撞撞，摇摇晃晃，思绪万千，跌撞之中恐惧如火焰般高涨。
Stumble的基本意思是“绊倒”“蹒跚”。有时可表示偶然发现或遇到未料到的事。引申可表示“(说话,演奏等)出错”。
stumble over (v.+prep.)绊了一下脚；结结巴巴地说
I stumbled over a tree root.树根绊了我的脚。
She stumbled over the long word. 她结结巴巴地说那个长词。
stumble on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)绊了一脚；偶然发现
I stumbled upon the answer to the riddle⁶. 我偶然发现了这个谜底。
juggle⁷ ['d??ɡl] v.玩杂耍；同时做；纂改；欺骗n.玩杂耍；纂改；花招
I can juggle with three balls at once! 我能同时耍3个球！
Don't juggle with your accounts. 不要在你的帐目上搞鬼。
She juggled⁸ his money away. 她骗走了他的钱。

歌词：But It's frayed at both the ends, and I'm slow unraveling.
但是它的两端都已磨损，我也会渐渐崩溃。
Fray³ [fre?]?v.恼火；紧张?v.磨损?n.吵闹；吵架；争斗?n.磨损处
The electric wire is fraying⁹ and could be dangerous to handle.
电线快磨破了，使用起来可能有危险。
Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.
大热天脾气烦燥。
unravel⁵ [?n'r?vl] ?v.解开；阐明；解释；破坏(计划、安排等)
Police are trying to unravel the reason of their sudden disappearance¹⁰.
警察正在试图解释他们突然消失的原因。
The unity¹¹ agreement began to unravel.
使得这份联合声明开始出现破裂。

1 cant   

n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔

参考例句：

• The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
• He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

2 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

3 fray   

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

• Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

4 frayed   

adj.磨损的v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 unravel   

v.弄清楚（秘密）；拆开，解开，松开

参考例句：

• He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
• This is the attitude that led him to unravel a mystery that long puzzled Chinese historians.正是这种态度使他解决了长期以来使中国历史学家们大惑不解的谜。

6 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

7 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

8 juggled   

v.歪曲( juggle的过去式和过去分词 )；耍弄；有效地组织；尽力同时应付（两个或两个以上的重要工作或活动）

参考例句：

• He juggled the company's accounts to show a profit. 为了表明公司赢利，他篡改了公司的账目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The juggler juggled three bottles. 这个玩杂耍的人可同时抛接3个瓶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 fraying   

v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The cuffs of his shirt were fraying. 他衬衣的袖口磨破了。
• Support for the leader was fraying at the edges. 对这位领导人的支持已经开始瓦解。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

11 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。