U2 绝对经典new york u2

in new york freedom looks like too many choices
in new york i found a friend to drown out the other voices
voices on a cell phone
voices from home
voices of the hard sell
voices down the stairwell
in new york
just got a place in new york

in new york summers get hot
well into the hundreds
you cant¹ walk around the block without a change of clothing
hot as a hairdryer in your face
hot as a handbag and a can of mace²
in new york
i just got a place in new york ,new york ,new york

in new york you can forget
forget how to sit still
tell yourself you will stay in
but its down to alphaville
new york ,new york....

the irish have been coming here for years
feel like they own the place
they got the airport ,city hall ,concrete ,asphalt
they even got the police
irish ,italian ,jews and hispanics
religious nuts ,political fanatics³ in the stew⁴
living happily not like me and you
thats where lost you...new york

in new york i lost it all to you and your vices⁵
still i am staying on to figure out my mid⁶ life crisis
i hit an iceberg⁷ in my life
but you know i am still afloat
you lose your balance ,lose you wife
in the queue for the lifeboat

you got to put the women and children first
but youve got an unquenchable thirst for new york

in the stillness of every evening
when the sun has had its day
i heard your voice a whispering come away child

new york , new york........

redacted by jerry

1 cant   

n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔

参考例句：

• The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
• He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

2 mace   

n.狼牙棒，豆蔻干皮

参考例句：

• The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand-to-hand fighting.剑和狼牙棒是肉搏战的最佳武器。
• She put some mace into the meat.她往肉里加了一些肉豆蔻干皮。

3 fanatics   

狂热者，入迷者( fanatic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The heathen temple was torn down by a crowd of religions fanatics. 异教徒的神殿被一群宗教狂热分子拆除了。
• Placing nukes in the hands of baby-faced fanatics? 把核弹交给一些宗教狂热者手里？

4 stew   

n.炖汤，焖，烦恼；v.炖汤，焖，忧虑

参考例句：

• The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
• There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。

5 vices   

缺陷( vice的名词复数 )； 恶习； 不道德行为； 台钳

参考例句：

• In spite of his vices, he was loved by all. 尽管他有缺点，还是受到大家的爱戴。
• He vituperated from the pulpit the vices of the court. 他在教堂的讲坛上责骂宫廷的罪恶。

6 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

7 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。