听歌学英语：十六岁 Sixteen

 Sixteen 16岁

Do you remember when we moved out?还记得我们搬走的时候吗？

My mum said, "I love you, but it's a small house"我妈妈说，“我爱你，但这房子装不下你啦”

So we changed up and saved up所以我们改变着开始攒钱

Gave up our town背井离乡

We were dangerous, couldn't tame us我们桀骜不驯

What's missing now?是什么不见了呢？

Time, suddenly we got no time是时间啊，突然我们时间不够用了

We're so busy doing life我们开始忙于生计

That I miss your eyes on mine, mine想念你看我的眼神

If you just focus on me如果你能看着我

Like we were sixteen就像我们16岁时那样

And plotting our lives然后一起计划我们的人生

Can I wear your t-shirt我能不能穿上你的T恤

And sleep on you躺在你身上

While I dream of all the good times?梦见所有美好回忆？

When we were sixteen那年我们16岁

Like we were sixteen就像我们只有16岁

Like we were sixteen要是我们只有16岁

Do you remember the teacher said你还记得老师说的：

You're too young, too stupid, don't lose your head你还年轻，还太笨，别失去理智啦

But years gone and we held on with the best intent但多年后我们仍然怀着初心坚持着

Just two kids who kicked it on MSN不过是俩在MSN上立下挑战的孩子

Oh, time, suddenly we got no time噢，时间呐，突然时间流逝

We're so busy doing life我们变得忙于生存

That I miss your eyes on mine, mine想念你看进我心的眼神

If you just focus on me如果你能只看向我

Like we were sixteen就像我们16岁时那样

And plotting our lives (When we were plotting our lives)然后一起策划我们的人生（当我们一起策划人生）

Can I wear your t-shirt我能不能穿上你的T恤

And sleep on you睡在你身边

While I dream of all the good times?然后在梦里回顾所有美好回忆？

When we were sixteen那年我们16岁

Like we were sixteen就像我们只有16岁

Like we were sixteen要是我们只有16岁

Let's take the love that we found我们收好才寻回的爱吧

And give it back to ourselves然后再爱自己多一点

Sometimes these things don't work out有时候事情难以解决

Sometimes there'll be no one else有时候也会独立无援

They said we'd never even make it this far他们说我们不可能长久

But here we are他们说我们不可能长久

We're still counting stars我们还在一起数着星星

Like we were sixteen一如我们16岁那年

Oh, when we were sixteen噢，那时我们16岁

We're still counting stars like we were sixteen我们还像16岁时那样数着星星

We're still counting stars like we were sixteen我们还在一起细数美好，那年我们16

词汇扩展：

strip [strɪp] v 脱光;除去;剥去(一层) 

After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds.客人走后，我把被单床单全都扯了下来。

Strip off all the existing paint. 把现有的油漆全部刮掉。

First, you need to strip away all the old plaster. 首先，你得把原来的灰泥全部刮掉。

Deer had stripped the tree of its bark.鹿啃掉了树皮。 

 

~ sth (out) 从（某处）拿走所有东西；使（某处）空无一物

We had to strip out all the old wiring and start again.我们不得不将原有的线路全部拆除，从头再来。

 

~ sb of sth 剥夺;

He was stripped of his title. 他被取消了头衔。

 

~ sth (down) 拆卸；拆开

They taught us how to strip down a car engine and put it back together again.他们教我们拆卸、安装汽车引擎。

 

n. 带，条状物

Cut the meat into strips.把肉切成条。

The islands are separated by a narrow strip of water.岛屿之间一衣带水。

n 脱衣舞

to do a strip表演脱衣舞

a strip show脱衣舞表演

 

outstrip¹[ aʊtˈstrɪp] v 超过;胜过;超越(竞争对手);比…跑得快;

Demand is outstripping² supply. 需求快超过供给了。

The production of food far outstripped³ the rise in population 食物的产量远远超过人口的增长。

Advertising⁴ revenue will outstrip subscription⁵ revenue. 广告收入将超过订阅收入。

1 outstrip   

v.超过，跑过

参考例句：

• He can outstrip his friend both in sports and in studies.他能在体育和学习方面胜过他的朋友。
• It is possible for us to outstrip the advanced countries in the world.我们能超过世界上先进的国家。

2 outstripping   

v.做得比…更好，（在赛跑等中）超过( outstrip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Demand is outstripping supply. 需求快超过供给了。
• Demand is outstripping current production. 现在需求逐渐超过了生产能力。 来自辞典例句

3 outstripped   

v.做得比…更好，（在赛跑等中）超过( outstrip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• That manufacturer outstripped all his competitors in sales last year. 那个制造商家去年的销售量超过了所有竞争对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The imagination of her mother and herself had outstripped the truth. 母亲和她自己的想象力远远超过了事实。 来自辞典例句

4 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

5 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。