听歌学英语：不要等 Don't Wait

不用等了 - Dala
Sitting in a parked car
坐在停着的车中
Talking like a movie star
谈吐就像个电影明星
Waiting for a big break
等待人生重大的突破
Wondering what it's gonna take out of me
想知道我将为此付出的代价
Counting every penny¹
每一块硬币
Spending way too many on you
在你身上花费太多
Well I don't think we're good enough
我知道我们都不够好
Nobody is good enough
天下没有完美的人
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Yeah don't wait for me
是的 不用等我
Cause I'm one step behind
我是个后知后觉的人
Everything that I see
总是清醒得太晚
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Hide behind the poetry
只知在诗歌里逃避
So you don't get to know me
所以你根本无法了解我
Only get inspired when my life's on fire
生活的苦难，竟成了灵感的来源
Don't act like such a rock star
别装得像个摇滚明星
You're singing in a hockey rink snack bar
不过是个廉价饭店里唱歌的
Well I don't even care
好吧 实际上我也根本不关心
I'll sing anywhere
我可以到处放声歌唱
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Yeah don't wait for me
是的 不用等我
Cause I'm one step behind
我是个后知后觉的人
Everything that I see
总是清醒得太晚
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Well maybe if we get there
也许我们真的会大红大紫
We won't even like it
但到了那一天，也许根本不会开心
Well we can always quit
但是，我们随时都可以乘胜而退
They always need more teachers
他们不是总需要老师嘛
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Yeah don't wait for me
是的 不用等我
Cause I'm one step behind
我是个后知后觉的人
Everything that I see
总是清醒得太晚
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Hide wait for me
不用等我
Yeah don't wait for me
是的 不用等我
Cause I'm one step behind
我是个后知后觉的人
Everything that I see
总是清醒得太晚
Don't wait for me
不用等我
Sitting in a parked car
坐在停着的车中
Talking like a movie star
谈吐就像个电影明星
 
现在有一种新药可以帮助吸烟的人戒掉吸烟习惯。 There's a new drug that can help smokers² to break their habit.
1. 改掉习惯：to break a habit

摄像头会拍下超速的司机。The cameras catch motorists who break the speed limit.
2. 违反；不遵守（break）

我们现在停下来吃午饭好吗？Shall we break for lunch now?
3. 稍停；休息 (break)

我们轮流开车，免得乏味。We took turns to drive, in order to try and break monotony. ([m??nɑ:t?ni] n.单调乏味，无聊)
为打破僵局，星期一将重新启动会谈。New talks will begin on Monday in an effort to break the deadlock³. （deadlock [?dedl?k] 僵局; 停顿，停滞）
4. 结束；中断

生意亏本几乎将他击垮。Losing his business nearly broke him.
他们摧毁不了她的意志。They could not break her spirit.
5.摧毁；击垮

一个新的硬盘驱动器要不了多少钱。A new hard drive doesn't have to break the bank.
6. 花很多钱；透支 to break the bank

我想我们现在已经把这工作最难得部分完成了。I think we've broken the back of the job now.
7. 完成某事物的主要部分；攻克某事物的难关 to break the back of something.

他的注意力稍有动静就会被分散。The slightest sound would break his concentration⁴.
8. 分散某人的注意力 to break one's concentration

如果发生火灾，大家都知道该怎么办吗？Does everyone know what to do if a fire breaks out?
游行示威者和警方发生了冲突。Fighting broke out between demonstrators and the police.
9. 突然发生；爆发 break out

我出了疹子，好痛。I broke out in a painful rash⁵.
我浑身冒汗。My whole body broke out in a sweat⁶.
10. 长疹子/出红疹/出汗等 break out in spots/a rash/a sweat等

她觉得自己必须从一层不变的日常中解脱出来。She felt the need to break out of her daily routine⁷.
11. 改变生活方式；摆脱 to break out

1 penny   

n.（英）便士，美分

参考例句：

• I will not lent you a penny.我一便士都不愿借给你。
• Sugar has risen a penny a pound.糖价每磅涨了1便士。

2 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

3 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

4 concentration   

n.集中；专注；浓度；浓缩

参考例句：

• She wrinkled her brows in concentration.她蹙额皱眉，陷入沉思。
• If smoke is going that way,then it means the concentration here should be decreasing.如果烟雾沿着这个方向飘，这意味着，这里的浓度应该是减少的。

5 rash   

adj.轻率的；n.（皮）疹，爆发的一连串

参考例句：

• My skin has broken out in an itchy rash.我的皮肤上突然长出一片让人发痒的皮疹。
• Don't be rash in making your decision.别轻率做出决定。

6 sweat   

n.汗，汗水，水珠，焦急；vi.出汗，渗出，冒出水气，结水珠，烦恼，懊恼；vt.使出汗，流出，榨出，使汗流浃背

参考例句：

• She was all of a sweat.她一身大汗。
• She is always all of a sweat before the exam.她临考前总是急得不得了。

7 routine   

n.例行公事，惯例；adj.例行的，常规的

参考例句：

• It is everyday routine.这是每天的例行公事。
• She found the hospital routine slightly dull.她感到医院的工作有点枯燥乏味。