听歌学英语：混合的世界 In the Mix

 Oh ooooh yeah

Yaaay us!

Yaaay us!

Oh, they keep trying, but they can't stop us他们尝试着让我们迷失自我，但我们前进的势头难以阻挡

'Cause we got a love因为我们心中有爱

That keeps rising up支持着我们向前迈进

And yeah they fight it but we just proceed¹他们万般阻挠，但我们依旧奋勇向前

To be who we are baby you and me为你我更好的明天而努力

In the mix, life turns around生活中，难免有磕磕绊绊

Round and round it goes在争吵融合过后继续前行

Oh, it's a mixed up world这是个五彩缤纷的世界

And that's for sure 这是毋庸置疑的

In the mix, we gonna get by (We gonna)在这大千世界，我们会度过难关的

On our own, side by side携起手，肩并肩

Love's all we need to be free爱是我们坚持下去的驱动力

I got you, you got me我支持者你，你支持着我

Yaaay us! (in the mix)

Yaaay us! (in the mix)

We keep it inspiring even though they set limits for us to follow尽管他们给我们设定了上限，但我们仍保持着鼓舞的态势

Won't let 'em break us不会被轻易屈服

It's all so shadowy即使生活毫无光明

Never stop striving² and we gonna keep climbing up我们永远不要停止奋斗，杀不死我们的，只会让我们更强大

Nah, we won't cower³不，我们不会畏缩的

We stayin' strong now with superpowers我们如同超级英雄，有力拔山兮气盖世，时不利兮骓不逝的勇气

In the mix, life turns around 在混杂的世界，生活可可蹦蹦

Round and round it goes在争吵融合过后继续前行

Oh, it's a mixed up world这个世界不是单一的世界

And that's for sho'这是毋庸置疑的

In the mix, we gonna get by (We gonna)即使万般艰难，我们也会咬牙坚持

On our own, side by side携起手，肩并肩

Love's all we need to be free爱是我们坚持下去的驱动力

I got you, you got me我有你，你有我

Yaaay us!

In the mix, life turns around生活中，难免有磕磕绊绊

Round and round it goes在争吵融合过后继续前行

Oh, it's a mixed up world家人之间更需要沟通

And that's for sho'这是毋庸置疑的

In the mix, we gonna get by (We gonna)即使万般艰难，我们也会咬牙坚持

On our own, side by side携起手，肩并肩

Love's all we need to be free爱是我们坚持下去的驱动力

I got you, you got me我有你，你有我

Yaaay us! (in the mix)

Yaaay us! (in the mix)

Yaaay us! (in the mix)

Yaaay us! (in the mix)

Something that they can't define⁴有些事，他们无法下定义

It's tough sometimes有时候，世事很难

Just us surviving 我们的生存已实属不易

Here in the mix (in the mix....-ish)在这个混杂的世界

 

1 proceed   

vi.着手，继续进行；前进，行进

参考例句：

• Wrong opinions often proceed from lack of information.错误的看法往往产生于不了解情况。
• Let's proceed with our work.我们接着干吧。

2 striving   

v.努力奋斗，力求( strive的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The swimmer was striving against the current. 游泳者正在和激浪搏斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rows of dragons pull downstream, each striving to take the lead. 各色各状造型的“蛟龙”如箭离弦，顺流而下，欲争群龙首。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 cower   

v.畏缩，退缩，抖缩

参考例句：

• I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖，也不会为任何恐吓所屈服。
• Will the Chinese cower before difficulties when they are not afraid even of death?中国人死都不怕，还怕困难吗？

4 define   

vt.解释，下定义，阐述，限定，规定

参考例句：

• Please define the words.请解释这些字的意义。
• It's hard to define exactly what has changed.很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。