听英文歌曲解析歌词:Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head


Billy Joe Thomas　1942年8月7日出生于美国的 Hugo, Oklahoma。活跃于上个世纪60年代中期到80年代后期的美国流行乐坛，并对乡村音乐也有很高的造诣。曾5次获得格莱美奖。

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Artist：Billy Joe Thomas


Raindrops keep falling on my head,
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,
Nothing seems to fit.
Those raindrops are falling on my head;
They keep falling.
So I just did me some talking to the sun,
And I said I didn't like the way
he got things done sleeping on the job.
Those raindrops are falling on my head;
They keep falling.
But there's one thing I know----
The blues¹ they send to meet me won't defeat² me.
It won't be long till happiness³ steps up to greet⁴ me.
Raindrops keep falling on my head,
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red.
Crying is not for me,
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining.
Because I'm free, nothing's worrying me.
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me.
Raindrops keep falling on my head,
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red.
Crying is not for me,
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining,
Because I'm free, nothing's worrying me.

歌词大意


雨点不断落在我头上
雨点不断落在我头上，
就像一个大个子躺在一张小床上，
一切似乎都不对劲，
雨点不断落在我头上，
雨点不断落下来。
于是我对太阳说，
我不喜欢他那样做——
工作时间睡觉。
雨点一直落在我头上，
雨点不断落下来。
但我知道一件事——
他们带给我的忧郁无法把我打倒。
不久快乐就会来到。
雨点不停地落在我头上，
但这并不意味我的眼圈要变红，
我从来就不哭泣，
因为我从不用抱怨阻止下雨，
因为我自由，无忧无虑。
不久快乐就会来到。
雨点不停地落在我头上，
但这并不意味我的眼圈要变红，
我从来就不哭泣，
因为我从不用抱怨阻止下雨，
因为我自由，无忧无虑。

 

歌词、句型分析

 

1．Raindrops keep falling on my head.


雨点不断地落在我头上。
keep doing: 持续不断地做某事
例：The children kept talking and laughing on their way home.
孩子们在回家的路上，一直又说又笑。


2．Whose feet are too big for his bed.


＝ The guy's feet are so big that they don't fit the bed.
too…to…：太…以至于不能
例：
I went too late to see him.
我去得迟了，没有见到她。


3．Nothing seems to fit.


= Everything is out of order.
一切都不对劲了。
fit：适合，合适
例：This coat doesn't fit me.
这件上衣我穿着不合身。


4．I don't like the way he got things done- sleeping on the job.


=I don't like the way he deals with things- he often sleeps on the job.
我不喜欢他做事的方式——在工作时睡觉。


5The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me.


＝ The sadness⁵ that the raindrops have brought won't defeat me.
下雨带给我忧郁不会使我沮丧泄气。
blues: a state of being⁶ sad 忧郁，悲伤　　

6.It won't be long happiness steps up to greet me.


=All the sadness will be over pretty soon and I'll be happy again.
不久快乐就会来临。
step up: come forward靠近，走近
例：The old lady stepped up to hold his son in her arms.
老人走上前去将儿子紧紧搂在怀里。

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 defeat   

vt.击败，战胜；n.失败；败北

参考例句：

• They soon went down in defeat.他们很快就失败了。
• They tasted defeat for the first time.他们第一次体验到失败的滋味。

3 happiness   

n.幸福感；快乐；幸运

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity.我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。

4 greet   

vt.问候，向…致意；迎接，欢迎；使受到，给予；被觉察，呈现在面前

参考例句：

• The child is shy and doesn't like to greet people.这孩子腼腆，不爱叫人。
• She rose to greet her guests.她起身迎接客人。

5 sadness   

n.悲哀；难过

参考例句：

• Smiles help you forget your sadness.微笑让你忘却悲伤。
• The jokes were a mask to hide his sadness.玩笑是掩盖他内心悲伤的方式。

6 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？