听歌学英语：如梦初醒 Wide Awake

I'm wide awake
我终于清醒过来
Yeah, I was in the dark
没错，我曾经被蒙在鼓里
I was falling hard with an open heart
我敞开心扉，却被狠摔
I'm wide awake
现在终于清醒
How did I read the stars so wrong
原来是我误解了天上的星光
I'm wide awake
我终于清醒了
And now it's clear to me
眼前的一切都再清晰不过
That everything you see
面前的所有
Ain't always what it seems
并不是看上去那么简单
I'm wide awake
我终于清醒了
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long
白日梦做了太久

I wish I knew then
真希望当时就能看清楚
What I know now
现在我所知道的一切
Wouldn't dive in
要是那样，我就不会沦陷
Wouldn't bow down
不会屈服
Gravity hurts
引力让人痛苦
You made it so sweet
但你让我痛并快乐着
Till I woke up on the concrete
知道摔倒冰冷的水泥上才清醒过来
Chorus:
Falling from cloud nine
从快乐中惊醒过来/从九霄中坠落
Crashing from the high
在高空中粉碎
I'm letting go tonight
今夜，我决定放手
(Yeah I'm) Falling from cloud nine
（是的，我）从九霄云外摔落
I'm wide awake
我终于清醒了
Not losing any sleep
把握每个清醒的时刻
I picked up every piece
拾起每一块碎片
And landed on my feet
用双脚缓缓支起身躯
I'm wide awake
我终于清醒了
Need nothing to complete myself - nooohooo
我已不需要你来使我完整 绝不
I'm wide awake
我终于清醒了
Yeah, I am born again
像是凤凰涅槃
Outta the lion's den¹
像是逃离了虎穴
I don't have to pretend
不必继续伪装
And it's too late
你的忏悔已经太晚
The story's over now, the end
我们的故事，至此划下句点

Pre-Chorus:
I wish I knew then
真希望当时就能看清楚
What I know now
现在我所知道的一切
Wouldn't dive in
绝不身陷
Wouldn't bow down
绝不屈服
Gravity hurts
引力是折磨
You made it so sweet
你的话使我陶醉
Till I woke up on
直到我清醒过来
On the concrete
就在这水泥地上
Chorus:
Falling from cloud nine
从九霄云外落下
Crashing from the high
我已从高空坠落
I'm letting go tonight
今夜，我要放手一搏
(Yeah I'm) Falling from cloud nine
（是的，我）从九霄云外落下
Thunder rumbling²
雷霆怒吼
Castles crumbling³
堡垒崩解
I am trying to hold on
我试着坚持
God knows that I tried
就为了让上帝见证我的努力
Seeing the bright side
看见人性的光明面
I'm not blind anymore.....I'm wide awake
我将不再盲目等待... 因为 我彻底清醒了
Chorus:
Falling from cloud nine
从九霄云外重重摔落
Crashing from the high
我早已在高空中崩溃
I'm letting go tonight
今晚，我要放手一搏
(Yeah I'm) Falling from cloud nine
（是的，我）从九霄云外摔落
(Oh now I'm) Falling from cloud nine
（噢，我现在）正从九霄云外摔落
It was outta the blue
走出蓝色伤感
I'm Crashing from the high
用高速摧毁旧我
(Yeah) I'm letting go tonight
今晚，我要放手一搏
Letting go of illusion
放手所有的幻想
(Now I'm) Falling from cloud nine
（现在，我）正从九霄云外摔落

1. I'm wide awake我已彻底清醒
wide adj. 广泛的；宽的，广阔的;adv. 广泛地；广阔地；充分地
awake adj. 醒着的
wide awake完全清醒的
Do it during the day when you're wide awake.这件事情要在白天意识最清醒的时候去做。
When the effects of alcohol wear off during the night, you’ll probably be wide awake again. 当酒精的作用在晚上逐渐消逝时，你有可能会完全清醒过来。

2.Yeah, I was in the dark曾经，我什么都看不清楚
in the dark：在黑暗中；一无所知；不了解，蒙在鼓里；茫然
I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this. 我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
Prudent⁴ people are not going to take a leap in the dark. 小心谨慎的人是不会（在黑暗中跳跃）轻易冒险的。

3. I was falling hard With an open heart我敞开心扉，却受重创
open heart：打开心扉；坦率；热诚；仁慈
The key of being happy is to have an open heart. 快乐的秘诀就是有一颗开明的心。

4.And now it's clear to me that everything you see ain't always what it seems现在我知道了，你看到的一切不会总是真的/一切不会总像你看到的那么简单；
注意啦，这里是it，动物的它来做形式主语，真正的主语是后面的那件事情‘一切不会总像你看到的那么简单’这个道理；
要学会用这里的句型：It's clear to somebody that...对某人来说，...东西变得很明了/某人已经明白了某东西，例句：
It's not clear to me that what this book is trying to tell.我不清楚这本书是要告诉我们什么。
It's clear to him that she has never loved him.他明白了，她从来就没爱过他。

5. I wish I knew then what I know now真希望当时就能看清楚现在所明白的道理
I wish我希望，后面跟虚拟的句子。
I wish I had more time, but I must be going.真希望我能多待一会儿，但是我得走了；
I wish you were here with me now.真希望你此刻就在我身边；

6. (Now I'm) Falling from cloud nine，thunder rumbling，castles crumbling（现在，我）正从九霄云外往下坠落，雷声轰隆，城堡崩塌
cloud nine, n. 狂喜状态,九重天（想象中的天堂）；极乐心境；
Thunder n. 雷；轰隆声；怒吼；威吓
rumble⁵ vt. 使隆隆响；低沉地说
crumble⁶ vi. 崩溃；破碎;瓦解；
 

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

3 crumbling   

adj.摇摇欲坠的

参考例句：

• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
• The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

4 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

5 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

6 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。