听歌学英语：用歌声说‘我爱你’I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song

Well, I know it's kinda late.
额，我知道已经不早了
I hope¹ I didn't wake² you.
希望我没有吵醒你
But what I gotta say can't wait,
但是我想说的话不能等
I know you'd understand.
我知道你肯定会理解
Every time I tried to tell you,
每次想告诉你
The words just came⁴ out wrong,
说出来的话却变了味道
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.
所以，我不得不用歌声来说‘我爱你’
Yeah, I know it's kinda strange⁵.
是的，我知道这可能有点奇怪
Every time I'm near you,
每次靠近你
I just run out of things to say.
我都感觉无话可说/不知道说什么
I know you'd understand.
我知道你会明白
Every time I try to tell you,
每次想跟你说
The words just came out wrong,
话出口却表错意
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.
所以不得不借歌词来说‘我爱你’
Every time the time is right,
每次时机对了
All the words just came out wrong,
说出口的话却不对味
So I'll have to say I love you in a song
所以，不得不用歌声唱出‘我爱你’
Yeah I know it's kinda late.
是的，我知道不早了
Hope I didn't wake you,
希望没有吵醒你吧
But there's something I just gotta say.
但是，有些话我不得不说
Know you'd understand.
我知道你会明白
Every time I try to tell you,
每次试着想告诉你
The words just came out wrong
说出口的话却是错的
So I'll have to say I love you in a song.
所以，不得不借用歌声说句‘我爱你’

Well, I know it's kinda late.额，我知道已经有点儿晚了
kinda:['ka?nd?] adv，正式'kind of'，意思为‘有一点；有几分’
同意词组为 sort⁶ of
eg:I was⁷ feeling⁸ sort of tired from the trip to New York and all 去纽约一趟回来,我觉得有点累。
A: Have you finished⁹ your work yet¹⁰?你的工作做完了？
B: Sort of.快了吧;差不多了

I hope I didn't wake you.希望我没有吵醒你
I hope...我希望；我但愿
I hope this coffee may sober¹¹ him up. 我希望这杯咖啡能给他醒醒酒。
I hope someone¹² will bail¹³ me out of this. 我希望有人会帮助我摆脱这个困境。(bail v保释；帮助某人脱离困境)
i hope you are well.希望您一切安好

But what I gotta say can't wait但是我要说的话不能再等
gotta= have got³ to: 必须;
Prices¹⁴ are high and our kids¹⁵ gotta eat.物价很高，而我们的孩子还得吃饭。
What I gotta say是句子做主语，也就是说这是一个主语从句。谓语部分是can't wait

The words just came out wrong,说出来的话却变了味道
come out wrong: 表错意
Before I say something, I say it in my head first so it doesn't come out wrong. 我说话之前，总是先把话在脑子里过一遍免得出错。
扩展：come on strong言词激烈,态度强硬,盛气凌人
'I come on strong sometimes. Don't know why.我有时言行很过分，不知道为什么。

I just run out of things to say.我都无话可说/不知道说什么
run out of something: 用完; 耗尽;
They have run out of ideas他们已经想不出任何办法了
 

1 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

2 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

3 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

4 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

5 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

6 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

9 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

10 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

11 sober   

adj.清醒的，沉着冷静的，稳重的，颜色暗淡的；vt.使清醒，使沉着；vi.清醒，冷静下来

参考例句：

• He talked to us in a sober friendly fashion.他以冷静而又友好的方式同我们交谈。
• The man was still sober when he went home.那人回到家时头脑依然清醒。

12 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

14 prices   

n.价格，价钱( price的名词复数 )；代价；行市

参考例句：

• Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。

15 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。