听歌学英语：撩人的爵士旋律 Don't Know Why

I waited 'til I saw the sun
枯等到看见清晨第一道曙光
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何没赴约
I left you by the house of fun
我将你留在游乐屋前
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何何没赴约
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何没赴约
When I saw the break of day
当我看到第一道晨曦
I wished that I could fly away
我愿自己能腾飞起
Instead of kneeling in the sand
而不是跪坐在砂砾里
Catching¹ teardrops in my hand
泪水洒满双手
My heart is drenched² in wine
心被酒精麻痹着
But you'll be on my mind
但你一直在我的脑海裡
Forever
挥之不去
Out across the endless sea
在无边无际的海洋对岸
I would die in ecstacy
我会在狂喜中死去
But I'll be a bag of bones
但会瘦骨嶙峋
Driving down the road alone
独自地驾车驶在路上
My heart is drenched in wine
心被酒精麻痹
But you'll be on my mind
但你一直在我的脑海裡
Forever
挥之不去
Something has to make you run
某些事让你必须离开
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何没赴约
I feel as empty as a drum
我就像个鼓那样空空落落
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何没赴约
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何没赴约
I don't know why I didn't come
我不知道自己为何没赴约
 
When I saw the break of day I wished that I could fly away
当我看见第一道晨曦，我愿自己能飞离。
Break [bre?k] 　有中断的意思，短语break of the day通常指的是天亮之时，也就是黎明、破晓。
I arrived at the break of the day.
我天亮时就到了。

Instead of kneeling in the sand, catching teardrops in my hand
而不是跪坐在沙滩上，双手盛满了泪水
Instead of prep. 代替；而不是 ...
You watch too much TV instead of doing your homework,
你看太多电视而很少做作业。
Kneel 　v. 跪
He knelt down to look for a coin he had dropped.
他跪下找他掉了的一个钱币。
Teardrop  ·n. 泪珠；泪珠状物

My heart is drenched in wine but you'll be on my mind forever
我的心被酒精覆盖，但你一直在我的脑海裡，永远
Drench  　·
v. 灌药；使湿透；过分沉溺
n. 浸湿；大剂量药液
We were caught in the storm and got drenched.
我们遇上大雨全都被浇透了。
歌曲推荐：曲婉婷-Drenched-(电影《春娇与志明》插曲)
I m drenched in your love. 我沉浸在你的爱中

Out across the endless sea, I would die in ecstasy³
But I'll be a bag of bones, driving down the road along
在无尽的海洋之外，我愿意在狂喜中死去
但是我就是一个枯瘦如柴的人，一个人孤独地行走
Ecstasy  n. 狂喜；入迷
His ecstasy to the pop music is unbelievable.
他对流行音乐的入迷是令人难以置信的。
Ecstatic  adj. 狂喜的
He was ecstatic at the news.
他获知消息后欣喜若狂。
a bag of bones n. 骨瘦如柴的人
bone的原意是“骨骼”、一个人瘦到一定程度，是不是就有点像皮包骨。
每次回家，老妈总是唠叨，你要再不多吃些，真的要变得骨瘦如柴了。
If you don't eat more you'll soon be a bag of bones.

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 drenched   

adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
• The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。