听歌学英语：Half As Good As You-Tom Odell / Alice Merton

I'm sick to death of eating breakfast on my own

我早已厌倦每天独自一人吃着早餐

Starting out my daily blues¹

开始新一天的忧伤

I'm sick to death of spilling coffee on my phone

该死不小心把咖啡洒在手机上

(Oooh)

Scrolling² through pictures of you

翻阅着有你的一张张照片

I'd like to say that maybe we could work it out

我多么想问你我们还有机会和好如初吗

But I know that it's no use

但是我知道这不过徒劳

If I ever find anyone half as good as you

如果我遇见的人能有你一半的好

I think maybe that will do

我想我都会知足罢

I kissed a stranger in the hallway late last night

昨夜我在走廊里亲吻了一个陌生人

He was wearing purple shoes

他穿着一双紫色的鞋

I asked him when he kissed me, could he close his eyes?

我对他开口到你亲吻我的时候可以闭上眼睛吗

But he just looked at me confused

但是他只是一脸疑惑地看着我

And people say my expectations are too high

别人都说是我的期望太高

But I'm not asking for the moon

但是我并不是痴人说梦

If I ever find anyone half as good as you

如果我遇见的人能有你一半的好

I think maybe that will do

我想我都会知足罢

If I ever find anyone half as good as you

如果我遇见的人能有你一半的好

I think maybe that will do

我想我都会知足罢

Oh, I'm so sick of laying here

哦我不愿再躺在这里

So sick of counting tears

数着自己落下的泪珠

Comparing everyone to you

在心底将别人与你相比却无人比得上你

Oh, oh

Oh, I'm so sick of waiting here

哦我不愿再继续等待

So frustrated³

只会感到更加沮丧

My suspicions are you're laying there and thinking of me too

我想知道你是否也躺在另一个地方同样地在思念着我呢

I learned the lyrics⁵ yesterday to all your songs

我用了昨天整整一天把你所有的歌词都记下

But there was one I couldn't do

但是唯独有一句我无法忍心

I think the lyric⁴ went

记得那一句是这样写的

"You'll miss me when I'm gone"

“当我离你而去 你会思念我的”

But the chords, I was confused

但是我不能理解为何我们的心弦不再相连

I'd ask you 'round and you could tell me where I'm wrong

我不断地问着你告诉我我究竟是哪里不合你的心意

But then I know you'd just refuse

但是你只是一次次地闭口不言

If I ever find anyone half as good as you

如果我遇见的人能有你一半的好

I think maybe that will do

我想我都会知足罢

If I ever find anyone half as good as you

如果我遇见的人能有你一半的好

I think maybe that will do

我想我都会知足罢

    

Starting out my daily blues

开始新一天的忧伤

Start out启程，出发； 开始[着手]做；

例句：

The child'll start out by making relatively⁶ few distinctions in the language.

孩子开始时不太能辨别语言中的差别。

Let's start out before dawn.

让我们在天亮前起身.

The Lord Chancellor⁷ has said legal aid work is for juniors when they start out in the law.

大法官曾说过，法律援助工作适合由初涉法律工作、年资较浅的律师来做。


I'd like to say that maybe we could work it out

我多么想问你我们还有机会和好如初吗

Work out解决； 作出； 锻炼； 了解某人的本质

例句：

The three parties will meet next month to work out remaining differences.

三方将在下个月会面，以解决余下的分歧。

While the lads are golfing, I work out in the gym.

小伙子们打高尔夫球的时候，我在健身房锻炼。

Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.

谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈，商定一个折中方案。


But I'm not asking for the moon

但是我并不是痴人说梦

Ask for请求…； 要求…； 找…； 自找麻烦

例句：

That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.

那表示尼古拉斯还想要一块巧克力曲奇。

I decided⁸ to go to the next house and ask for food.

我决定去隔壁那家要点吃的。

Don'tbe afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal.

点餐时可以大胆征求意见。


Oh, I'm so sick of laying here

哦我不愿再躺在这里

Sick of厌倦了，厌烦了；

例句：

I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton⁹.

我讨厌被看作政治机器。

He got sick of hanging around waiting for me.

他等我都等烦了。

I'm sick of reading headlines involving the Kennedys in sex scandals.

关于肯尼迪家族性丑闻的新闻标题都让我读得腻烦了。

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 scrolling   

n.卷[滚]动法，上下换行v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的现在分词 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Another important detail required by auto-scrolling is a time delay. 自动滚屏需要的另一个重要细节是时间延迟。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中，垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 lyric   

n.抒情诗，歌词；adj.抒情的

参考例句：

• This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry.这首诗是雪莱抒情诗的范例。
• His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。

5 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 automaton   

n.自动机器，机器人

参考例句：

• This is a fully functional automaton.这是一个有全自动功能的机器人。
• I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton.我讨厌被看作政治机器。