听歌学英语：宁愿 Rather Be

 We're a thousand miles from comfort安逸与我们相隔万里

We have traveled land and sea我们赤足跋涉千山万水

But as long as you are with me只要有你相伴

There's no place I'd rather be我就无处想去

I would wait forever愿永远守候着你

Exalted¹ in the scene为你每一次露面欣喜

As long as I am with you只要有你相伴

My heart continues to beat我的心就小鹿乱撞

With every step we take一步步小心翼翼

Kyoto to The Bay京都海湾处歇脚

Strolling so casually²步伐随意散漫

We're different and the same我们不同又相似

Gave you another name取了各自的名字

Switch up the batteries充足能量 继续前行

If you gave me a chance I would take it你若给我机会 我会紧紧抓住

It's a shot in the dark but I'll make it茫茫夜色中一抹亮色 我会尽力出彩

Know with all of your heart, you can't shame me毫不犹豫地的相信着你 你不会让我失望

When I am with you只要有你相伴

There's no place I'd rather be所到之处都是天堂

N-n-n-no no no不不不

No place I'd rather be我无处想去

N-n-n-no no no不不不

No place I'd rather be只要有你

N-n-n-no no no不不不

No place I'd rather be只想和你在一起

We staked out on a mission一路跌跌撞撞

To find our inner peace去寻找内心的平静

Make it everlasting³ so nothing's incomplete努力让其永恒 没有什么可以取代

It's easy being with you, sacred simplicity⁴和你在一起感觉很好 简单舒服

As long as we're together只要有你相伴

There's no place I'd rather be所到之处都是天堂

With every step we take一步步小心翼翼

Kyoto to The Bay京都海湾处歇脚

Strolling so casually步伐随意散漫

We're different and the same我们不同又相似

Gave you another name取了各自的名字

Switch up the batteries充足能量 继续前行

If you gave me a chance I would take it你若给我机会 我会紧紧抓住

It's a shot in the dark but I'll make it茫茫夜色中一抹亮色 我会尽力出彩

Know with all of your heart, you can't shame me毫不犹豫地相信着你 你不会让我失望

When I am with you只要有你相伴

There's no place I'd rather be所到之处都是天堂

词汇扩展：

sever⁵ [ˈsevər] v切开;割断;切下;割下;断绝;中断

to sever a rope割断绳子

a severed⁶ artery⁷切断的动脉 ([ˈɑːrtəri] n 动脉；干道；主流)

His hand was severed from his arm.他的手从胳膊上截断了。

The two countries have severed all diplomatic links .两国断绝了一切外交关系。

She severed her ties with England...她断绝了和英国的往来。

She severed her ties with her homeland.她断绝了与自己祖国的联系。（[ˈhoʊmlænd] n. 祖国；故乡）

 

behead [bɪˈhed] V 将(某人)斩首(尤指刑罚)

Charles I was beheaded by the Cromwellians.查理一世被克伦威尔派斩首 ([krɔm'weli:əns, krʌm-])。

At least one hostage was beheaded in that room.至少有一名人质在那个房间被斩首。

 

bankrupt [ˈbæŋkrʌpt] adj破产;倒闭;完全缺乏(有价值的东西)

They went bankrupt in 1993.他们于1993年破产。

The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court.那家公司经高等法院宣告破产。

If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt... 如果公司的产品卖不出去，就会倒闭。

 

~ (of sth) 完全缺乏（有价值的东西）

a government bankrupt of new ideas 完全缺乏新观念的政府

a society that is morally bankrupt道德沦丧的社会

He really thinks that European civilisation⁸ is morally bankrupt.他真的认为欧洲文明道德沦丧。

 

v 使破产

The company was almost bankrupted by legal costs.这家公司为律师费用所累几乎破产。

Uninsured people can be bankrupted by big medical bills. 高额的医疗费会让未参保的人倾家荡产。

1 exalted   

adj.(地位等)高的，崇高的；尊贵的，高尚的

参考例句：

• Their loveliness and holiness in accordance with their exalted station.他们的美丽和圣洁也与他们的崇高地位相称。
• He received respect because he was a person of exalted rank.他因为是个地位崇高的人而受到尊敬。

2 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

3 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

4 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

5 sever   

v.切开，割开；断绝，中断

参考例句：

• She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
• We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

6 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 artery   

n.干线，要道；动脉

参考例句：

• We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
• The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。

8 civilisation   

n.文明，文化，开化，教化

参考例句：

• Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。