听歌学英语：（爱的序曲）玫瑰The Rose

Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed¹.有人说，爱如流水，浸润了柔嫩的芦苇
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.有人说，爱似利刃，丢下一个滴血的灵魂
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need.有人说，爱是无尽的欲望，痛苦不堪却不可或缺
I say love, it is a flower, and you its only seed.我却说爱是盛放的花，而你是那花唯一的种子

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.一颗心害怕破碎，会永远学不会舞蹈；
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance.一个梦害怕醒来，便再无勇气尝试；
It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give. 一个人，无法接受爱，于是也无法去爱人；
And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.一个灵魂，因为畏惧死亡，所以不知道生活的滋味；

When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long当夜晚变得太孤寂，当道路变得太漫

长
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong你以为，爱只属于幸运和坚强的人；
Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snows但是你忘了，在刺骨的冰雪下面
Lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring, becomes the rose.躺着爱/玫瑰的种子，当春日阳光到

来，它们会盛放出最美丽的花

词汇扩展：

1. Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed.有人说，爱如流水，浸润了柔嫩的芦苇
drown淹没（于…中）；置身（于…中） ;盖过,淹没(声音)
It is quite possible for a man to drown in his bath. 一个人完全有可能淹死在澡盆里。
He walked into the sea and drowned himself 他投海自杀了。
We were drowning in data but starved of information.我们淹没在大量的数据中却找不到有用的信息。
Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment...鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
She is drowning her sorrows in beers她在借酒浇愁

2. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need有人说，爱是无尽的欲望，痛苦不堪却不可或缺
ache: [e?k] n.疼痛vi.疼痛;渴望
Her eyes ached from lack of sleep.她的眼睛因睡眠不足而隐隐作痛。
It makes my heart ache (= it makes me sad) to see her suffer.看到她在受苦，我心里真难过。
~ for sb/sth 渴望
I was aching for home.我很想回家。
aching ['e?k??] adj.痛的，疼痛的，心痛的
There was an aching void² in his heart. 他心中有种难过的空虚感.
It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching. 经受着内心的煎熬，

但他仍强作欢颜，这实属不易。
I'm aching all over after the match. 比赛后我浑身疼痛。

3. I say love, it is a flower, and you its only seed我却说爱是盛放的花，而你是那花唯一的种子
seed [si:d] n种子;起源；起因；萌芽；开端 ;起源;（尤指网球比赛）种子选手
This planted the seeds of doubt in my mind.这件事在我心中播下了怀疑的种子。
go/run to seed 花谢结籽；变得懒散颓废（或意志消沉）；衰败
If unused, winter radishes³ run to seed in spring.如果不去动的话，冬萝卜会在春天开花结籽。
After his divorce, he let himself go to seed.离婚后，他自暴自弃。
He says the economy has gone to seed...他说经济已经走向衰退。

1 reed   

n.芦苇，芦丛，簧舌，簧片

参考例句：

• The river banks were overgrown with reed.河岸长满了芦苇。
• They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。

2 void   

n.空虚，空白，真空；adj.空的，缺乏的，无效的；vt.清空，释放，取消，离开；vi.排泄

参考例句：

• Suddenly the street was void of people.街道上突然间空无一人。
• The treaty has been declared void.条约被宣布无效。

3 radishes   

n.（做色拉用的）小萝卜( radish的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a bunch of radishes 一捆萝卜
• These radishes of mine taste as good as pears. 我这萝卜赛梨。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》