听歌学英语：爱呢？ Where Is The Love？

What's wrong with the world, mama
这个世界究竟怎么了，妈妈？
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
人们像生活在失去了自己母亲的世界
I think the whole world addicted¹ to the drama
我想整个世界都喜欢大题小做
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma²
整天杞人忧天
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
对外我们都声称我们在尽力阻止恐怖主义
But we still got terrorists here livin'
但其实在我们生活的地方就充满了恐怖份子
In the USA, the big CIA
在美国，有臭名昭著的中情局
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
鲜血，盲流，和三K党
But if you only have love for your own race
但是如果你爱你自己的种族
Then you only leave space to discriminate³
那么你就只能生活在一个充满歧视的狭隘的空间里
And to discriminate only generates hate
歧视只能带来仇恨
And when you hate then
当你心怀憎恨时
you're bound to get irate⁴, yeah
你就变得抓狂
Madness is what you demonstrate
你就表现得疯狂
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
愤怒就趁机作祟

Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
人啊，你必须要有真爱，爱把我们领到正路上
Take control of your mind and meditate⁵
控制疯狂的想法，不时冥想思考一下
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
让你的灵魂指引你怎样去爱
People killin', people dyin'
人们相互残杀,人们走向死亡
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
就连孩子也受到伤害,妇女在哭泣
Can you practise what you preach
你会将你鼓吹的付诸行动吗？
And would you turn the other cheek
还是会将另一张脸也伸过去

Father, Father, Father help us
主啊主啊主啊，请帮助我们！
Send some guidance from above
在天堂指引我们吧
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
所有这些让我不得不思考
Where is the love （Love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love, the love, the love
真爱究竟在哪里

It just ain't the same, old ways have changed
这是完全不同的时代,沉旧的观念似乎早已经改变
New days are strange, is the world insane?
新时代，新世界都疯狂了吗?
If love and peace are so strong
如果爱和和平的力量是如此的强大
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
为什么那些爱的碎片仍然无法拼凑

Nations droppin' bombs
国与国之间相互扔着炸弹
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
孩子们的肺里都充满了化学毒气
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
年轻人在痛苦中早早死去
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
扪心自问，真爱是不是真的已经不存在了
So I could ask myself really
于是我问自己
what is goin' wrong
这世界究竟是怎么了？
In this world that we livin' in
在我们生活的这个地方
people keep on givin' in
人们仍然不断妥协
Makin' wrong decisions,
做着错误的决定
only visions of them dividends⁶
他们只关心一己私利
Not respectin' each other,
不尊重他人
deny thy brother
六亲不认
A war is goin' on
战争在发生着
but the reason's undercover
却没有理由
The truth is kept secret,
真实被掩盖
it's swept under the rug
像垃圾被扫到地毯下
If you never know truth
如果你从来都不知道真相
then you never know love
那你将永远不明白真爱
Where's the love, y'all, come on
真爱究竟在哪里
（I don't know）
我不知道
Where's the truth, y'all, come on
真相究竟在哪里
（I don't know）
Where's the love, y'all
真爱究竟在哪里


People killin', people dyin'
人们相互残杀,人们走向死亡
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
就连孩子也受到伤害,妇女在哭泣
Can you practise what you preach
你会将你鼓吹的付诸行动吗？
And would you turn the other cheek
还是会继续妥协
Father, Father, Father help us
主啊主啊主啊，请帮助我们！
Send some guidance from above
在天堂指引我们吧
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
所有这些让我不得不思考
Where is the love （Love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love （The love）
真爱究竟在哪里
Where is the love, the love, the love
真爱究竟在哪里

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
我感觉到世界的责任压在了我的肩膀上
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
当我越来越老，人们变得越来越冷酷
Most of us only care about money makin'
大多数的人只在乎怎样赚钱
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
自私将我们带向了错误的方向
Wrong information always shown by the media
媒体上总是播放着一些错误的信息
Negative images is the main criteria⁷
负面的画面反而变成了主要的标准
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
它们腐蚀年轻人思想的速度比细菌还要快
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
孩子们总是想要扮演电影里负面的角色

Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
人类的价值观究竟出了什么问题？
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
人们的公正心和人人平等的观念又究竟出了什么问题？
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading animosity
传达真爱被我们,以散播仇恨而取而代之
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity⁸
缺乏相互理解,使得大家失去团结


That's the reason
那就是为什么
why sometimes I'm feelin' under
有时候我会觉得失意
That's the reason
那就是为什么
why sometimes I'm feelin' down
有时候我会觉得难过
There's no wonder
毫无疑问这就是
why sometimes I'm feelin' under
为什么有时我会觉得失意
Gotta keep my faith alive 'til love is found
我要坚持信念直到我找到真爱
Now ask yourself
现在，问你自己
Where is the love
真爱究竟在哪里？
Where is the love
真爱究竟在哪里？
Where is the love
真爱究竟在哪里？
Where is the love
真爱究竟在哪里？

Father, Father, Father, help us
主啊主啊主啊，请帮助我们！
Send some guidance from above
在天堂指引我们吧
'Cause people got me,
所有这些让我
got me questionin'
不得不思考
Where is the love?
真爱究竟在哪里？
Sing with me y'all:
跟我一起唱，
One world, one world （We only got）
同一个世界，同一个世界 （我们只有一个世界）
One world, one world （That's all we got）
同一个世界，同一个世界
One world, one world
同一个世界，同一个世界
And something's wrong with it （Yeah）
世界究竟怎么了
Something's wrong with it （Yeah）
世界究竟怎么了
Something's wrong with
世界究竟怎么了
the wo-wo-world, yeah
世界，耶
We only got
我们只有
（One world, one world）
一个世界一个世界
That's all we got
我们只有
（One world, one world）
这一个世界

I think the whole world addicted to the drama
be addicted to sth: 对…上瘾；沉溺于
He is addicted to alcohol.他嗜好喝酒。
She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
drama: n 戏剧性事件; 戏剧性
There is a big drama at school when one of the teachers fell into the pond.有个老师掉进了池塘里, 这件事轰动了全校。
Oh, don't be such a drama queen!别这么大题小做吗？

Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
trauma: ['tr?:m?] n.创伤, 外伤
The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。（phobia ['f??b??] n. 恐怖，憎恶；恐惧症）
Counselling is helping⁹ him work through this trauma.他正通过心理辅导治疗自己的心灵创伤。

A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
undercover:adj/adv 秘密的，秘密从事的，从事间谍活动地
She worked as an undercover agent for the police.她曾经是一名卧底警察。
You can spot undercover cops a mile off. 你大老远就可以一眼认出便衣警察。

And to discriminate only generates hate
discriminate:vt.区分, 区别对待
Death does not discriminate; it comes to everyone.死亡对每个人都一视同仁，它会降临到每个人的身上。
The new law discriminates¹⁰ against lower-paid workers.这条新法律歧视([qí shì])低工资的工人。
People should not be discriminated¹¹ against.人们不应该被区别对待。

Negative images is the main criteria
criteria [kra?'t?r??] n. 标准，条件
Each of us will have our own criteria for success. 每个人对于成功都有自己的标准。

And would you turn the other cheek
turn the other cheek的英文释义是: to respond to injury or insult with patience,即用忍耐来回应伤害或侮辱,比喻毫无怨言地忍受侮辱或伤害。
The best way to get revenge is to turn the other cheek.报复最好的方式就是把另外一边的脸也转过去，以德报怨。

1 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

2 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

3 discriminate   

v.区别，辨别，区分；有区别地对待

参考例句：

• You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来。
• They can discriminate hundreds of colours.他们能分辨上百种颜色。

4 irate   

adj.发怒的，生气

参考例句：

• The irate animal made for us,coming at a full jump.那头发怒的动物以最快的速度向我们冲过来。
• We have received some irate phone calls from customers.我们接到顾客打来的一些愤怒的电话

5 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

6 dividends   

红利( dividend的名词复数 )； 股息； 被除数； （足球彩票的）彩金

参考例句：

• Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
• Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。

7 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

8 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。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

10 discriminates   

分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的第三人称单数 )； 歧视，有差别地对待

参考例句：

• The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers. 这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。
• One test governs state legislation that discriminates against interstate commerce. 一个检验约束歧视州际商业的州立法。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

11 discriminated   

分别，辨别，区分( discriminate的过去式和过去分词 )； 歧视，有差别地对待

参考例句：

• His great size discriminated him from his followers. 他的宽广身材使他不同于他的部下。
• Should be a person that has second liver virus discriminated against? 一个患有乙肝病毒的人是不是就应该被人歧视？