听歌学英语：Start Again-OneRepublic / Logic

Can't I just turn back the clock?

能否调转时光

Forgive my sins

原谅我的过错

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

我只想挽起袖子

And start again

重新开始

I know that I messed it up

我曾搞砸一切

Time and time again

一遍又一遍

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

如今只想挽起袖子

And start again

重新来过

I was, switchin' up the lanes

我曾踏上不归路

Steppin' out the fame I'm in

远离拥有的一切

I was pullin' on the reigns¹, sick off all the same happenin'

不满于现状，也只能唯唯诺诺

I swear I was lookin' for disaster, mixed with a bottle of gin

期待着风暴降临，我举杯欢庆

Just because I come home after

我要找到归宿

Doesn't mean you'll take me in

而你却给不了我

You see my world is spinning like there's nothing to know

我的世界正天旋地转

You see my world is feeling like it just might explode

几近崩溃

And yes I know it's hard to take it backwards² from my mind

我已不愿回首过去

I need to get a ride, need to see some light come in

谁能帮我看到光明

Can't I just turn back the clock?

能否调转时光

Forgive my sins

原谅我的过错

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

我只想挽起袖子

And start again

重新开始

I know that I messed it up

我曾搞砸一切

Time and time again

一遍又一遍

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

如今只想挽起袖子

And start again

重新来过

Fellin' like maybe I'm unappreciated

你好像并不喜欢我

Like my presence in your life has been alleviated³

我的意义逐渐失去

I feel like everything I've done before is different now

但我已和以前大不一样

But I can see clearer than ever from a distance now

我置身事外，看的清楚明白

Everyday I do it, I've been going through it

有你的每一天都不那么容易

But you never knew it 'cause I never showed you

但我从没向你提起

You gave me the world, so I feel owed you

你曾给我全世界，我是那样感激

I've been looking through the mirror and that's the old you

我看向镜子里，还是那个以前的你

I'ma get it right now, don't know how

不知为何我还要得到你

But I promise that we're gonna make it somehow

我知道我们还会走下去

I'm all in, it's from the heart again

我的心里占有的还是你

Open up your mind and maybe we can start again

再想想吧，也许还能重新开始

Can't I just turn back the clock?

能否调转时光

Forgive my sins

原谅我的过错

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

如今只想挽起袖子

And start again

重新开始

I know that I messed it up

我曾搞砸一切

Time and time again

一遍又一遍

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

如今只想挽起袖子

And start again

重新来过

Oh-oh-ohhh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-ohhh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-ohhh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-ohhh, oh-oh-oh

Yes I know it's hard to take it backwards from my mind

我已不愿回首过去

I need to get a ride, need to see some light come in

谁能帮我看到光明

Can't I just turn back the clock?

能否调转时光

Forgive my sins

原谅我的过错

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

如今只想挽起袖子

And start again

从头再来

    


Can't I just turn back the clock?

能否调转时光

turn back （使）往回走；翻起，折转；扭转；掉过头来

例句：

The administration has now endorsed⁴ the bill and can't turn back.

政府部门如今已经签署了那项法案，没有挽回的余地。

His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route.

他的小组被迫返回并选择了另一条路线。

It was too late to turn back.

回头已经太晚了。

Forgive my sins

原谅我的过错

I just wanna roll my sleeves up

我只想挽起袖子

Roll up卷起； 卷成圆筒形[球形]； 到达； 出现

例句：

Roll up, roll up, come and join The Greatest Show on Earth.

快来呀，快来呀，来一起看“地球上最精彩的演出”。

Roll up and see the sights!

大家过来观看景色吧!

Returning indoors, he replaced the broom and decided⁵ to roll up his bedding.

进屋,把笤帚放在原处,他想往起收拾铺盖.

And start again

重新开始

I know that I messed it up

我曾搞砸一切

Mess up弄乱，弄糟； 搞乱； 搅乱；

例句：

He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.

他又获得一次机会,这次他再也不愿意把事情弄糟了.

He didn't want to mess up the situation.

他不想把事情弄糟.

She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.

她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。


I swear I was lookin' for disaster, mixed with a bottle of gin

期待着风暴降临，我举杯欢庆

Look for寻找（某人或某物）；<口>找（麻烦）； 找（苦头）吃； 希望得到

例句：

We look for applicants⁶ who are numerate⁷, computer-literate and energetic self-starters.

我们对求职者的要求是具备运算能力，熟练使用电脑，精力充沛而且工作积极主动。

They look for foods that are low in calories.

他们要找低卡路里的食物。

We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.

我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。

1 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

2 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

3 alleviated   

减轻，缓解，缓和( alleviate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It is always completely alleviated by total gastrectomy. 全胃切除永远完全缓解症状。
• Toxicity problem in manufacturing and storage might be alleviated by coating beryllium with aluminum. 但如果用铝包覆铍，则可避免加工过程中及储存期间的中毒问题。

4 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

7 numerate   

adj. 数学基础好的；v.数，列举

参考例句：

• Your children should be literate and numerate.你的孩子应该会识字算数。
• Business graduates must also be numerate,because most degrees will have courses in quantitative methods and statistics.商科专业大学毕业生也必须具备良好的数学能力，因为大部分学位涉及定量研究法和统计学领域课程。