听歌学英语：我一无所有 I Have Nothing

I Have Nothing我一无所有
Whitney Houston

Share my life, take me for what I am
共度一生吧，要爱，就爱真实的我吧
Cause I’ll never change all my colours for you
在你面前，我从来不伪装
Take my love. I’ll never ask for too much
接受我的爱吧，我要的不会太多
Just all that you are and everything that you do
只想要真实的你和你做的每件事
I don’t really need to look very much further
我不需要为未来高瞻远瞩
I don’t want to have to go where you don’t follow
我不想去你跟不上的地方
I won’t hold it back again, this passion¹ inside
我不会再抑制心底的激情
Can’t run from myself
不会再逃避内心真实的想法
There’s nowhere to hide
因为我已无处可藏

Don’t make me close one more door
不要让我再次关上心门
I don’t wanna hurt anymore
我已经脆弱得不堪一击
Stay in my arms if you dare²
停留在我怀里吧
Or must I imagine you there
而不是让我自己无助地想象
Don’t walk away from me...
不要离开我
I have nothing, nothing, nothing, if I don’t have you, you
因为如果失去你，我将一无所有

You see through right to the heart of me
你的目光直入我柔软的心底
You break down my walls with the strength of your love
你的爱让我放下所有防线
I never knew love like I’ve known³ it with you
我从来不知道爱会是如此地不同以往
Will a memory survive, one I can hold on to
能铸成我赖以为生的甜蜜回忆
I don’t really need to look very much further
我不需要为未来高瞻远瞩
I don’t want to have to go where you don’t follow
我不会去你到不了的地方
I won’t hold it back again, this passion inside
我不会再抑制心底激情
Can’t run from myself
不会再逃避内心真实的想法
There’s nowhere to hide
因为我已无处可藏
(Your love I’ll remember forever)
你的爱我永远不会忘记
Don’t make me close one more door
不要让我再次关上心门
I don’t wanna hurt anymore
我已经脆弱得不堪一击
Stay in my arms if you dare
停留在我怀里吧
Or must I imagine you there
而不是自己无助地想象
Don’t walk away from me...
不要离开我
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
没有你
If I don’t have you, you
我将一无所有
you ,you, you
一无所有
Don’t make me close one more door
不要让我再次关上心门
I don’t wanna hurt anymore
我不想再伤人或者被伤
Stay in my arms if you dare
停留在我怀里吧
Or must I imagine you there
而不是让我空想象
Don’t walk away from me...
不要离开我
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
没有你
If I don’t have you, you
我将一无所有
you ,you, you
一无所有 ~~

歌词解说：

1. Share my life. Take me for what I am.
I share his opinion.我同意他的观点
2. Cause I’ll never change all my colours for you.
chameleon⁴ [k??mi:li?n] n 见风使舵的人；善变的人

3.Take my love. I'll never ask for too much.
ask for请求…; 要求…; 找…; 自找麻烦
eg: Why are you blaming me? You asked for it.干嘛怪我？是你自己要的啊！
too much过多; <非正>过分eg.
I just want your love. Is it too much to ask?我不过是想要你爱我。难道这个要求也太过分吗？

4. I won’t hold it back again, this passion inside
hold something back阻碍;隐瞒;控制;犹豫不决
You seem to be holding something back. 你好像隐瞒了点什么。
He was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight. 他忍住了怒气，避免了一场殴斗。
He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter⁵ 他再也忍不住，前俯后仰地大笑起来。( [k?n?v?ls?v] adj. 突然而无法控制的；痉挛的；抽搐的 )

5.You break down my walls with the strength of your love
break down:（机器或车辆）出毛病，损坏; 捣毁；拆除; 感情失控（痛哭起来）
Their car broke down. 他们的车子出故障了。
She broke down in tears.她失声痛哭起来。
break-down: n 把(成本、总数等)分成细目；明细;分解; 出毛病;崩溃
First, let's look at a breakdown⁶ of the costs. 我们首先看一下成本的详细数字。
breakdown service路救服务
I had a nervous breakdown. Everything just seemed to cave in on top of me. 我曾经有过一次精神崩溃，好像天塌了一样。 (cave in塌陷;坍方;塌陷，凹陷; cave v 塌陷，倒塌)

1 passion   

n.热爱，强烈的感情，热情，耶稣的受难

参考例句：

• He had a passion for music.他酷爱音乐。
• In his passion,he tore the letter into pieces.在盛怒之下，他把那封信撕得粉碎。

2 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

3 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

4 chameleon   

n.变色龙，蜥蜴；善变之人

参考例句：

• The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.变色龙变换颜色以适应环境。
• The chameleon can take on the colour of its background.变色龙可呈现出与其背景相同的颜色。

5 laughter   

n.笑，笑声

参考例句：

• I don't know how my story caused so much laughter.我不知我的故事怎么引起如此大笑。
• The audience gave way to uncontrollable bursts of laughter.听众忍不住发出一阵阵笑声。

6 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。