听歌学英语：Luke Thompson-On a Slow Boat to China

I was young when I set out
启程时我还年少
I can hardly remember
回忆模糊
Oh the tales that I could tell you
如果我还能记得
If I only could remember
那些冒险的故事
And the fog it is drumming
烟雾缭绕鼓声相随
And the new world is coming
拨开新世界的面纱
Oh this song I will be humming
我即兴哼出的小曲
When the words won’t come out
没有歌词来定义
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
In the sea, when we get there
当我们到达远方
We will see what will be
就知道我们会变得怎样
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
We will see when we get there
当我们到达远方
What will be
我们会变得怎样
Now I’m old I am weathered
饱经风霜的我不再年轻
my beard is long and white
鹤骨霜髯
I have seen many crawling winters
在这摇摇欲坠的船上
on this sleepy ark
我经历了多少漫长的冬季
still we go for our fathers
为了祖祖辈辈还在前行
and we go for the lost
为了那些迷失的人
still we go ever on
我们还在前行
into the common dark
去往未知的远方
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
In the sea, when we get there
当我们到达远方
We will see what will be
就知道我们会变得怎样
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
We will see when we get there
当我们到达远方
What will be
就知道我们会变得怎样
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
On a slow boat to China
在驶向中国的小船上
I will be, I will be
我将会，定会
In the sea, when we get there
当我们到达远方


歌词：I was young when I set out
启程时我还年少
I can hardly remember
回忆模糊
讲解：set out vi.出发；开始；?vt.阐述，说明；摆放，布置
She set out the reasons for her resignation¹ in a long letter.
她在一封长信里阐明了辞职原因。
We'll need to set out chairs for the meeting.
我们要为会议摆好椅子。

歌词：Oh this song I will be humming
我即兴哼出的小曲
讲解：hum?n.嗡嗡声；哼声；杂声?v.发低哼声；哼(曲子)；活跃?int.哼；嗯（用以表示犹豫）
hum with (v.+prep.) 充满…的嗡嗡声；忙于…
The room was humming with the voices of a large number of guests. 屋子里充满了大批客人们嗡嗡的说话声。
The office was really humming with activity. 办公室里真是一片忙碌景象。

歌词：Now I'm old I am weathered
饱经风霜的我不再年轻
my beard is long and white
鹤骨霜髯
讲解：weather?n.天气；气象；境遇vt.使风化；经受住；使日晒雨淋?vi.风化；褪色；经受风雨
The examination was difficult, but I weathered it quite well yet.
考试虽难,但我还是顺利地通过了。
Many small firms did not weather the storm of the recession².
许多小公司没能经受住这次经济衰退的风波。
in all weathers 不论在哪种天气里，无论天气好坏
In all weathers,I will go with you. 我要同你一起去，风雨无阻。
under the weather 身体不舒服或精神不愉快
She's been a bit under the weather recently. 她近来身体不太好。
I'm feeling a little under the weather tonight, so I think I'll go to bed early.
我今晚觉得精神有点不好,我要早点去睡。

歌词：I have seen many crawling winters
在这摇摇欲坠的船上
on this sleepy ark
我经历了多少漫长的冬季
讲解：ark?n.方舟；避难所
crawl?v.爬行；卑躬屈膝；自由式游泳?n.爬行；匍匐而行；[体]自由式游泳
crawl to 巴结,奉承
You should be ashamed of yourself, crawling to the director like that.你那样巴结董事,应该感到羞耻。
 

1 resignation   

n.放弃，辞职，反抗

参考例句：

• He handed in his resignation right after the cabinet meeting.内阁会议一开完，他就提出了辞呈。
• They asked for his resignation with one voice.他们一致要求他辞职。

2 recession   

n.（工商业的）衷退（期），萧条（期）

参考例句：

• Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。
• A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。