听歌学英语：Head Above Water-Avril Lavigne

I've gotta keep the calm before the storm

暴风雨来临之前我必须保持镇定

I don't want less, I don't want more

我不愿再有所失去，也不愿再有所奢求

Must bar the windows and the doors

我须紧闭所有窗门

To keep me safe, to keep me warm

为保证安全更为保存余温

Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for

我的人生由自己来掌舵

Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore

被困无边苦海看不到彼岸

And my voice becomes the driving force

我的呐喊成为我的力量

I won't let this pull me overboard

我不会让自己坠入苦海沉沦

God, keep my head above water

神啊让我在苦海有一线希望

Don't let me drown,It gets harder

别让我被淹没，生命已愈渐沉重

I'll meet you there,at the altar

我将与你在圣坛相会

As I fall down to my knees

我会跪地虔诚祈祷

Don't let me drown, drown, drown

别让我就这样沉沦沉沦沉沦！

(Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)

别让我别让我别让我被淹没！

So pull me up from down below

请再助我一臂之力，从深渊中逃离

Cause I'm underneath¹ the undertow

因为水下莫测，暗流汹涌将我吞没

Come dry me off and hold me close

请解救我于深渊，请将我揽入怀中

I need you now, I need you most

现在需要你的拯救最需要的拯救

God, keep my head above water

神啊让我在苦海有一线希望

Don't let me drown,It gets harder

别让我被淹没，生命已愈渐沉重

I'll meet you there,at the altar

我将与你在圣坛相会

As I fall down to my knees

我会跪地虔诚祈祷

Don't let me drown, drown, drown

别让我就这样沉沦沉沦沉沦

(Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)

别让我别让我别让我被淹没！

Don't let me drown, drown, drown

别让我就这样沉沦沉沦沉沦

(Don't let me, don't let me, don't let me drown)

别让我别让我别让我被淹没！

And keep my head above water, above water

让我在苦海有一线希望生的希望！

And I can't see In the stormy weather

狂风暴雨模糊了我的视线

I can't seem to keep It all together

眼前的景象似乎都支离破碎

And I, I can't swim the ocean like this forever

无边苦海我将要游尽体力

And I can't breathe

我已无法呼吸

God, keep my head above water

神啊让我在苦海有一线希望

I lose my breath at the bottom

我在深渊无法呼吸

Come rescue me, I'll be waiting

请拯救我于水深之中我会虔诚等候

I'm too young to fall asleep

我不愿年轻的生命就此沉睡

God, keep my head above water

神啊让我在苦海有一线希望

Don't let me drown,It gets harder

别让我被淹没，生命已愈渐沉重

I'll meet you there,at the altar

我将与你在圣坛相会

As I fall down to my knees

我会跪地虔诚祈祷

Don't let me drown

别让我就这样沉沦

Don't let me drown(don't let me, don't let me drown)

别让我就这样沉沦

Don't let me drown

别让我就这样沉沦

And Keep my head above water

让我在苦海有一线希望

(Don't let me, don't let me drown) above water

生的希望！



Yeah, my life is what I'm fighting for

我的人生由自己来掌舵

Fight for为…而战斗[竞争]； 争取； 争夺；

例句：

I too am committing myself to continue the fight for justice.

我本人也保证将继续为正义而战。

We are prepared to fight for every inch of territory.

我们时刻准备着为每一寸领土而战。

We're expected to hustle² and fight for what we want.

我们应该为得到自己想要的而不择手段，奋力争取。


Don't let me drown,It gets harder

别让我被淹没，生命已愈渐沉重

Let down放低； 放下； 使失望； 失信

例句：

Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively³ simple plot.

遗憾的是，过于简单的情节使得这部电影差强人意。

He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out.

他放下后背门，好让狗跳出来。

But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!

但是接下来竟让人如此失望，唉，这真不公平！


I can't seem to keep It all together

眼前的景象似乎都支离破碎

seem to 似乎

例句：

I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings.

我似乎把时间全都浪费在咖啡早茶会上了。

He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem to get clean.

他擦了又擦，可就是擦不干净。

The high divorce⁴ figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage.

离婚的人很多，但这好像并没有打消人们对结婚的热情。


As I fall down to my knees

我会跪地虔诚祈祷

fall down 倒塌，跌倒；失败；趴架；栽倒

例句：

If the blocks are placed off-centre, they will fall down.

积木如果搭得中心错位就会倒塌。

Babies often fall down when they learn to walk.

婴儿在学走路时经常摔倒.

Babies often fall down when they are learning⁵ to walk.

小儿学步时常会跌交.

1 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

2 hustle   

v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)

参考例句：

• It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
• I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。

3 excessively   

ad.过多地，过分地

参考例句：

• The doctor advised him not to drink excessively. 医生劝他不要饮酒过度。
• He became excessively annoyed at〔with〕 newspaper reports. 他对报纸上的报道极为恼火。

4 divorce   

n.离婚；分离；vi.离婚；vt.离婚；脱离

参考例句：

• Did he divorce his wife or did she divorce him?是他要和妻子离婚，还是妻子要和他离婚？
• None of us like the divorce of word and deed.我们都不喜欢言行不一。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。