听歌学英语：人已去，泪已干 Tears Run Dry

There's a flower that sits on the window cill
有一朵花儿落在窗台上
Watching the tears pass by
看着眼泪掉过
& it's starting to fade just like flowers will
像花儿一样退色了
When there's no sun in the sky
当天空没有了太阳
& I'm in the dark
我在黑暗里
I'm completely numb¹
我完全失去知觉
Like a shadow that's turned to stone
像影子已幻化成石
Tryin' to figure out
想要弄明白
How that two become one
为何两人合二为一
Then end up so alone
最后却结局冷落
I'm broken, wide open
我破碎了,伤口大开
You've shattered² all we had
你毁掉了我们拥有的一切
And I'm through with hoping
我已不再抱有希望
Somehow I'm gonna put the pieces back
然而我会将碎片拼凑
I've cried me an ocean
我已泪流成河
Now there's nothing left inside
现在心里已索然无物
I'm here not knowing
我在这儿 不知
Where do you go when the tears run dry
你去了哪里 何时泪儿已流干

I try going left but I don't feel right
我试着离开 但是又觉得不对
No matter which way I turn
无论我逃向哪条路
Feels like I'm moving counter clockwise³
感觉我都是在逆时针旋转
The bridges have all been burned
所有的桥都被烧毁
& I'm calling out
我大声呼救
Are you hearing me
你听到了吗
I don't know where I belong
我不知道我该去向何处
It's so unclear
前路是如此的不明朗
Why do I wish you here
为什么我还期盼你在这
When I'm already gone
当你都已经离我而去

 

歌词：There's a flower that sits on the window cill
有一朵花儿落在窗台上
Watching the tears pass by
看着眼泪掉过
讲解：cill?n.门槛；窗台；基石
pass by?经过，走过
When I go to the office, I pass by Beihai Park.
我上班的时候要路过北海公园。

歌词： I'm in the dark
我在黑暗里
I'm completely numb
我完全失去知觉
Like a shadow that's turned to stone
像影子已幻化成石
讲解：in the dark?在黑暗中； 秘密地
The public was kept in the dark about the deal.
关於这场交易公众被蒙在鼓里。
numb?adj.麻木的；失去知觉的?vt.使麻木；使失去知觉
My fingers were so numb that I could hardly write.
我的手指都麻木了几乎不能写字。
She was completely numbed⁴ by the shock of her father's death.
她父亲去世造成的打击使她目瞪神呆.
Turn to变成

歌词：Tryin' to figure out
想要弄明白
How that two become one
为何两人合二为一
Then end up so alone
最后却结局冷落
讲解：figure out?vt.算出；想出；解决；理解；断定
I can't figure out why he is absent.
我弄不明白他为什么缺席。
He's trying to figure out a way to solve the problem.
他正在努力想办法解决这个问题。
end up?结束；告终；意外到达
If you don't work hard,you'll end up nowhere.
如果你不努力，你将一事无成。
We talked so long,I end up missing class.
我们谈了好久，把课都给误了。

歌词：I'm broken, wide open
我破碎了,伤口大开
You've shattered all we had
你毁掉了我们拥有的一切
讲解：wide-open?adj.完全开放的；取缔不严的
His eyes are wide open but he seems to be asleep.
他的眼睛睁得大大的但看起来是睡着了。
The outer door is wide open but the inner one is locked.
外边的门敞开着，但里面的门锁着。
The publication of the book has blown the banker's private life wide open.
这本书的出版使那位银行家的私生活曝了光。

歌词：Feels like I'm moving counter clockwise
感觉我都是在逆时针旋转
The bridges have all been burned
所有的桥都被烧毁
讲解：counter?n.柜台；筹码；计数器；反驳?adj.相反的?adv.与…相反地?v.反对；反击
The result ran counter to our expectation.
结果与我们的期望相反。
Our theory countered his.
我们的理论和他的相反。
I'm sorry, this counter is closed now.
非常抱歉，这个柜台现在已停止营业。
 

1 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。

2 shattered   

破碎的； 极度疲劳的

参考例句：

• He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor. 他失手把花瓶掉到地板上摔碎了。
• The experience left her feeling absolutely shattered. 她在这次经历之后，感到彻底垮了。

3 clockwise   

adj./adv.顺时针方向的

参考例句：

• Please turn the key in a clockwise direction.请顺时针转动钥匙。
• Gently swing your right arm in a clockwise direction.按顺时针方向轻轻摆动右臂。

4 numbed   

v.使麻木，使麻痹( numb的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His mind has been numbed. 他已麻木不仁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was numbed with grief. 他因悲伤而昏迷了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》