听歌学英语：A L I E N S-Coldplay

We were just about to lose our home

我们就快要失去家园

Diamonds ate the radio

钻石吞没无线电

Moving in the dead of night

蔓延滋长在那静寂的夜

We took photographs just some just so

我们留下照片留下一些

History has some to know

让历史有东西去讲述发掘

We were moving at the speed of flight

然后以飞机的飞行速度拼命往前

Kids cry

孩子们悲伤呜咽

If you want to

若那是你所需要的

That's alright

哭也没关系的

If you want to

若你需要

Hold me

可以抱住我

Hold me tight

抱紧我

Just an alien

那样一个外星之物

We were hovering¹ without a home

我们徘徊着徘徊着无家可归着

Millions are UFO

数以百万计的UFO

Hovering in hope some scope² tonight

怀着希望定点盘旋着盘旋着

Sees the light and says

终见那光芒时念念有词说

Fly if you want to

若你想飞就飞吧

That's alright

没关系的

But if you want to

但若你决定了

Call me

记得打给我

Call this line

打这个号码给我

Just an alien

那样的一个外星之物

Just an alien

我们仅仅只是外星之物

Oh, we just want to get home again

仅仅只是想要再次回到家中

Tell your leader

告诉你的长官

Sir or ma'am

那位先生或是夫人

We come in peace

我们会平和降临

We mean no harm

我们无意去制造危机

Somewhere out there

在远离此地的某处

In the unknown

那未知之境里

All the E.T.'s are phoning home

所有的外星人都在联络着家里

Watching my life

纵观我的生命

On the skyline

在那天际线上

Crossing your eyes

看它穿过你的眼睛

For a lifetime

却将毕生穷尽

Just an alien

那样一个外星之物

Target movement

一个活动中的目标

Moving target

在即定的运动轨迹里

Oh, we just want to get home again

一小片地域或是某个角落里

Of the spacetime

在那时空之境

Turning toward³ it

向前翻转行进

Turning pages

翻过时间的扉页

Over Asia

越过亚洲之顶

Crossing ages

穿越过岁月痕迹

Just an alien

我们仅仅只是外星之物

Oh, we just want to get home again

仅仅只是想要再次回到家里去

    

We took photographs just some just so

我们留下照片留下一些

Take photographs拍照

例句：

It's getting too dark to take photographs.

对照相来说天太暗了.

There'llbe a huge ruck with the cops⁴ as they try to take photographs.

他们试图拍照时将会和警察发生大规模的肢体冲突。

I don't encourage people to take photographs like this without permission, but by law we can publish.

我不鼓励人们未经允许就拍摄这样的照片，但根据法律我们可以刊登。


Hold me tight

抱紧我

Hold tight揪；撴；抓紧

例句：

Just hold tight to my hand and follow along.

抓紧我的手，跟着我。

Climb on to my back and hold tight.

爬到我背上抓紧了。

Hold tight when you ride at the back of your brother's scooter.

你坐在你哥哥的摩托车后面时,要抓牢.

1 hovering   

鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
• I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。

2 scope   

n.（处理、研究事物的）范围，余地，机会

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。

3 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

4 cops   

n.堆，顶；警察( cop的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• As usual, the cops get the baddies in the end. 跟平常一样，警察最后把坏人都抓起来了。
• Somebody call the cops! 去个人报警啊！