听歌学英语：肌肤 Skin

When I heard that sound
当我听见那声响
When the walls came down
当那墙壁轰然倒塌
I was thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你

When my skin grows old
当我皮肤变得皱巴/当我垂垂老矣
When my breath turns cold
当我呼吸变得冰冷/当我奄奄一息
I'll be thinking about you
我脑海里想的会是你
About you
会是你

Seconds from my heart
内心，就那么一瞬间/内心深处瞬间的动容
A bullet from the dark
来自黑暗中的子弹/毫无防范，被你致命一击
Helpless I surrender
毫无招架之力，我弃械投降/孤立无援，我彻底屈服
Shackled² by your love
被你爱的枷锁套牢/然后被你的爱牢牢束缚
Holding you like this
像这样紧紧拥你在怀
Poison on your lips
甜蜜的吻，让人欲罢不能
Only when it's over
当一切结束
Silence it's so hard
内心却再也无法平静
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
离爱就一步之遥啊/差一点就是爱呀，差一点
It was almost love, it was almost love
差一点就是爱呀，差一点

When I heard that sound
当我听见那声响
When the walls came down
当一切坍塌倾倒
I was thinking about you
我想到的是你
About you
是你
When my skin grows old
当我垂垂老矣
When my breath turns cold
当我奄奄一息
I'll be thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你

When I run out of air to breathe
当我就要无法呼吸
It's your ghost I see
隐约间，看到了你的身影
I'll be thinking about you about you
我脑海里想的都是你 都是你
It was almost love, it was almost...
差一点就是爱，差一点

We bleed ourselves in vain
血液流尽，却是徒劳
How tragic³ is this game?
这游戏为何如此悲剧
Turn around, I'm holding on to someone
转过身，拥抱别人重来一次
But the love is gone
但爱却不在

Carrying the load, with wings that feel like stone
身负重担 无法自由飞翔
Knowing that we nearly fell so far now
深知我们现在远隔千里
It's hard to tell
这一切难以诉说
Yeah, we came so close, it was almost love
我们的心曾近在咫尺 充满浓浓爱意
It was almost love, it was almost love
差一点就是爱，差一点

When I heard that sound
当这声音回响在我耳旁
When the walls came down
当一切坍塌倾倒
I was thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你
When my skin grows old
当我垂垂老矣
When my breath turns cold
当我奄奄一息
I'll be thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你
When I run out of air to breathe
当我就要无法呼吸
It's your ghost I see
隐约间 我看到了你的身影
I'll be thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你
While I reached out for your hand
当我想牵起你的手
When the walls were caving in
当一切坍塌倾倒
Oh I see you on the other side
你就伫立在彼岸
We can try all over again
我们可以重新开始
When I heard that sound
当这声音回响在我耳旁
When the walls came down
当一切坍塌倾倒
I was thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你
When my skin grows old
当我垂垂老矣
When my breath turns cold
当我奄奄一息
I'll be thinking about you
我脑海里想的都是你
About you
都是你
When I run out of air to breathe
当我无法呼吸/当我奄奄一息
It's your ghost I see
看到的会是你的身影
I'll be thinking about you about you
想到的会是你，是你
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
差一点就是爱呀，差一点
It was almost love, it was almost love
离爱，就一步之遥啊。

心里住着一个人，于是我们不再寂寞。不贪心，在爱着，就已经很幸福了。有的时候，爱情可能跟别人无关。

歌词讲解：
Helpless, I surrender 孤立无援，我彻底屈服
Helpless [?h?lpl?s]adj.无助的; 无能的; 无用的; 六亲无靠;
The worst part is being helpless to change anything.没有能力改变任何事情是最糟糕的。
The audience was helpless with laughter.观众情不自禁地大笑。
He was always ready to defend the weak and helpless. 他这人好打抱不平。
surrender[s??r?nd?]vi.投降; 自首; 屈服;（被迫）放弃，交出 n.投降;放弃;屈服;（保险的）解约
VN] The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police. 劫机者最终向警方投降。
He agreed to surrender all claims to the property. 他同意放弃对那笔财产的一切权利要求。
Unable to fight on or to escape, the enemy were forced to surrender. 打吧，打不下去，跑吧，跑不了，敌人只好投降。

(I am)Shackled by your love 然后被你的爱牢牢束缚
shackle¹ n.束缚;手铐，脚镣;[机]钩环;[电]绝缘器 vt.束缚，加枷锁;妨碍，阻碍;给…上手铐;[电]在…

装绝缘器
Shackles⁴ clanked between their ankles as they moved tiredly.他们拖着疲倦的脚步走动时，脚镣发出当

啷当啷的响声。
He unbolted the shackles on Billy's hands.他打开了比利的手铐。
She was shackled to a wall. 她被铐在了墙上。
The hostage had been shackled to a radiator⁵. 当时人质被铐在暖气片上。

We bleed ourselves in vain血液流尽，却是徒劳
bleed:[bli:d] vt.使出血;勒索，敲诈 vi. 流血
My finger's bleeding. 我的手指出血了。
She's going to bleed to death! 她会失血过多而死的！
My ex-wife is bleeding me for every penny I have. 我的前妻不断地榨取我的每一分钱。
bleed sb dry(disapproving) 榨取某人所有的钱；把某人榨干
The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry. 一些大企业正在把这些小国家榨干。
nosebleed: n 出鼻血；流鼻血
Whenever I have a cold I get a nosebleed. 每次我一感冒都会流鼻血。

今日补充：
As long as we have memories, yesterday remains⁶. As long as we have hopes, tomorrow awaits. 只要我们还有回忆，昨日仍在。只要我们还有希望，明日尚待。

1 shackle   

n.桎梏，束缚物；v.加桎梏，加枷锁，束缚

参考例句：

• He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.他还太年轻，不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。
• This issue always is a shackle which confines the brand building of industry product.这个问题一直是限制工业品品牌塑造的桎梏。

2 shackled   

给（某人）带上手铐或脚镣( shackle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The hostage had been shackled to a radiator. 当时人质被铐在暖气片上。
• He was shackled and in darkness of torment. 他被困在黑暗中备受煎熬。

3 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

4 shackles   

手铐( shackle的名词复数 )； 脚镣； 束缚； 羁绊

参考例句：

• a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism 为摆脱殖民主义的枷锁而斗争的国家
• The cars of the train are coupled together by shackles. 火车的车厢是用钩链连接起来的。

5 radiator   

n.暖气片，散热器

参考例句：

• The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
• Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。