听歌学英语：天赐恩宠 Amazing Grace

 Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound奇恩异典，如此甘甜

That saved a wretch¹ like me卑微如我，亦获赦免

I once was lost but now am found终日彷徨，漫漫长夜

Was blind, but now I see如炬之火，指引向前

It was Grace that taught my heart to fear造物之主，敬畏油然

And Grace, my fears relieved天降甘霖，惧怖消泯

How precious did that grace appear如斯珍贵，美玉生烟

The hour I first believed大梦初醒，欣然向往

Through many dangers, toils² and snares³艰难困苦，吾主相随

We have already come风霜雨雪，圣光同在

It was Grace that brought us safe thus far乡音切切，似回桃源

And Grace will lead us home似曾相识，千年之后

When we've been here a thousand years奇恩异典，煌煌如昼

Bright shining as the sun回眸远眺，旭日初升

We've no less days to sing God's praise仰望吾主，终获永生

Than when we've first begun哈利路亚，齐声咏赞

 

词汇扩展：

incipient⁴ [ɪnˈsɪpiənt] adj. 初期的；初始的；起初的；发端的

signs of incipient unrest动乱的初期迹象

an incipient economic recovery...初期的经济复苏

 

inimical [ɪˈnɪmɪkl] adj. 敌意的；有害的；不友好的

These policies are inimical to the interests of society.这些政策有损于社会的利益。

His policies are inimical to academic freedom. 他的政策不利于学术自由。

Japanese men have deliberately⁵ constructed practices inimical to working women.日本男人故意建立起了不利于职场女性的惯例。

 

pertinent⁶ [ˈpɜːrtinənt]adj.相关的，相干的；中肯的；切题的

Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion. 请勿发表与讨论主题无关的言论。

 

1 wretch   

n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人

参考例句：

• You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。
• The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

2 toils   

网

参考例句：

• It did not declare him to be still in Mrs. Dorset's toils. 这并不表明他仍陷于多赛特夫人的情网。
• The thief was caught in the toils of law. 这个贼陷入了法网。

3 snares   

n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。 来自辞典例句

4 incipient   

adj.起初的，发端的，初期的

参考例句：

• The anxiety has been sharpened by the incipient mining boom.采矿业初期的蓬勃发展加剧了这种担忧。
• What we see then is an incipient global inflation.因此，我们看到的是初期阶段的全球通胀.

5 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

6 pertinent   

adj.恰当的；贴切的；中肯的；有关的；相干的

参考例句：

• The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
• These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。