听歌学英语:感人肺腑的浓郁唱腔 Because Of You

听歌学英语:感人肺腑的浓郁唱腔 Because Of You


Kelly Clarkson感人肺腑的浓郁唱腔使这首“Because of you”从一开始就牵动着听者的心灵。即使不知道歌词的人，也可能因为这首歌凄婉的曲调而扼腕感伤。各位好，这里是听歌学英语，我是Canace。Kelly如泣如诉而又富有弹性的声音，让人从中听到一种震慑人心的控诉，听到一个女子掩藏在坚强外表下的忧愁和委屈。这首歌的歌词更是感人至深。朴实的字里行间，写着一个女子从埋怨到挣扎，再到清醒的过程。在自己幼年的时候，她是父母间恶劣关系的牺牲品，所以当她也遭遇同样的处境时，看着小时候的自己目送拿着行李离家远去的父亲，她猛然醒悟，毅然走出了悲剧的循环。这不仅是情感的表达，而且是一种呼声，具有积极的社会意义。

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery¹
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray² too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake³
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
I watched you die
When it wasn't even whole to start with
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn⁴ thing
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don t know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

我不会犯你犯过的错误
我不会让我自己
导致我的心情如此苦恼
我不会破坏你的方式
你坚强的倒下
我已经学会那条艰辛的道路
去不让它永远都到那里为止
因为你
我从来不远离人行道
因为你
我学会在安全的地方玩耍所以就不会受伤
因为你
我发现很难去相信自己以及所有在我身边的人
因为你，我害怕
我迷失方向
在你指出问题的不久前
我不能哭
因为你知道我的弱点
我被迫去伪装
微笑.大笑,在我的生命当中的每一天
我的心不可能碎
甚至当它一开始就不是完整的
我看着你死去
我听见过你每天晚上在床上哭泣
我当时太小
你应该知道一些比依靠我更好的办法
你从来没有考虑过别人的感受
你只看见自己的伤痛
现在我在深夜里哭泣
也是为了同样谴责的事
因为你
我尽我最大努力去忘记所有事
因为你
我不知道如何容纳任何人
因为你
我为我的生活感到羞耻 因为它是空的
因为你，我害怕

Because of you, I never stray too far from the sidewalk.
因为你，我从来不远离人行道。
stray有三个词性，作动词表示“流浪；迷路；偏离”
短语stray from 表示“偏离”
He constantly strayed⁵ from the main point of his talk.
他不断偏离他的话题。
做形容词表示“迷路的；离群的”；比如a stray dog就是指“失散的狗”。
作名词的意思也很好理解了，表示“走失的家畜；流浪者”。比如：
That cat is a stray that we took in.
那是我们收养的一只走失的猫。
I lose my way and it's not too long before you point it out.
在你指出问题的不久前，我迷失方向。
Lose one's way 迷失方向，迷路
It's very easy to lose your way in a strange city.
在一个陌生的城市里，你很容易迷路。
point out 指出，指明
No matter who point out our shortcomings, we will correct them.
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。
I'm forced to fake A smile, a laugh everyday of my life.
我被迫去伪装，微笑，大笑，在我的生命当中的每一天。
fake 假装  fake a smile 假笑，假装开心一笑
fake 做形容词表示“伪造的”
Are they real, or fake?
它们是真的吗？ 还是假的？
作名词表示“骗子，假货”
On closer examination the painting was proved to be a fake.
再经仔细观察，证实那幅画是膺品。
I was so young , you should have known better than to lean on me.
我当时太小，你应该知道一些比依靠我更好的办法。
lean on 依赖，靠在…上
I know you are tired;please lean on my arm.
我知道你累了,靠在我手臂上吧。
They always lean on us when they are in trouble .
他们有麻烦时总是依赖我们。
Now I cry in the middle of the night.
现在我在深夜里哭泣。
in the middle of night 午夜 深夜
In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.
在半夜里，两个孩子醒了并大声喊起来。

1 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

2 stray   

n.走失的家畜，浪子；adj.迷途的，偶然的；vi.迷路，彷徨

参考例句：

• We couldn't identify the stray child.我们不能辨认出这个迷途孩子的身份。
• Please don't stray from the subject.请不要离开本题。

3 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。

4 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

5 strayed   

v.走失( stray的过去式和过去分词 )；偏离正题；走入歧途；（已婚者或有固定关系者）有外遇

参考例句：

• He strayed into the path of an oncoming car. 他偏到了一辆迎面驶来的汽车的行车路线上。
• The more he talked, the further he strayed from the point. 他越讲越不着边际。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》