听歌学英语：Fiji Water-Owl City

Got an email at 22

在22岁时（我）收到一封邮件

Told me I could be a star

信里说我有潜力成为明星

On a plane for the first time

第一次搭上了飞机

I couldn't wait to start

迫不及待想要启程

Landed at JFK

在肯尼迪国际机场落地

Father Christmas picked me up

圣诞老人开车来接我

Checked in to a dream hotel

在有梦过的完美酒店登记入住

And I thought "There's no such thing as luck"

我想着“没有从天而降的好运”

I walked in to my interview

我走进去参加我的面试

And I thought "There's no such thing as luck"

想着“没有从天而降的好运”

And oh, if I only knew then what I know now

哎那时的我如果有现在的见识就好了

I'd stand like a one man band

我会像支单人乐队一样站在那里

And I'd say "All this is new to me, but here's how it's gonna be"

说着“虽然我是个彻头彻尾的新手 但未来一切都会发展顺利”

And I'd say "Hey, there is more to me than meets the eye

我会说“嘿 对我来说这其中定有深意

Let me be who I wanna be"

让我成为自己想成为的模样吧”

And I'd say "Hey, I'm an oddity and that's alright

我会说“嘿 我是个怪人 这也没关系啦

Let me fly and follow my dreams"

任我驰骋去追逐梦想吧”

And I'd say "Hey, thanks for the weekend

我会说“嘿 多亏了周末

A good time was had by all"

所有人聚集一起度过了欢乐时光”

And I'd say "Hey, thanks for the weekend

我会说“嘿 多亏了周末

I ain't a smooth talker but thanks for the Fiji Water"

虽然我并不健谈但多亏了这斐济水”

"Thanks for the Fiji Water"

“多亏了这斐济水”

Dinner under a palmtree

棕榈树下享用晚餐

I had so much on my mind

心中思绪万千

Amazed¹ by the bright lights

被繁华的都市生活所惊艳

I stayed up half the night

我熬到半夜才去睡

And boy, I took a leap² of faith

亲爱的我要大胆尝试

With nowhere else to go but up

当我无处可投奔只能力争上游

I walked in to my interview

我走进去参加我的面试

And I thought "There's no such thing as luck"

想着“没有从天而降的好运”

And oh, if I only knew then what I know now

哎那时的我如果有现在的见识就好了

I'd stand like a one man band

我会像支单人乐队一样站在那里

And I'd say "All this is new to me, but here's how it's gonna be

说着“虽然我是个彻头彻尾的新手 但未来一切都会发展顺利”

And I'd say "Hey, there is more to me than meets the eye

说着“嘿 对我来说这其中定有深意

Let me be who I wanna be"

让我成为自己想成为的模样吧”

And I'd say "Hey, I'm an oddity and that's alright

我会说“嘿 我是个怪人 这也没关系啦

Let me fly and follow my dreams"

任我驰骋去追逐梦想吧”

And I'd say "Hey, thanks for the weekend

我会说“嘿 多亏了周末

A good time was had by all"

所有人聚在一起度过了欢乐时光”

And I'd say "Hey, thanks for the weekend

我会说“嘿 多亏了周末

I ain't a spindoctor but thanks for the offer"

我可不是个会编大话的人但还是多谢你的好意”

And "By the way, hey, thanks for the weekend"

还有“嘿 多亏了周末时光”

(Cause no one does it like you do)

（因为没人能做到像你一样）

"You know I had a ball"

“你知道的 我过得很开心”

(It was nice to meet you)

（见到你真好）

And I'd say "Hey, thanks for the weekend

我会说“嘿 多亏了周末

I ain't a smooth talker but thanks for the Fiji Water"

虽然我并不健谈但多亏了这斐济水”

"Thanks for the Fiji Water"

“多亏了这斐济水”

I laughed when I got back home and I thought

当我回到家开怀大笑想着

"There's no such thing as luck"

“没有从天而降的好运”

    

Father Christmas picked me up

圣诞老人开车来接我

Pick up v.捡起； 接载； 学会； 逮捕

例句：

The economy³ remains⁴ deep in recession⁵ with few signs of a pick-up.

经济仍深陷衰退之中，几乎没有好转的迹象。

She would cleverly pick up on what I said.

她会非常聪慧地领悟我所说的话。

They depend on the goodwill⁶ of visitors to pick up rubbish.

他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。


And I'd say "Hey, thanks for the weekend

我会说“嘿 多亏了周末

thanks for 多亏

例句：

Thanks for your point of view, John.

约翰，感谢你发表见解。

We give thanks for this food.

感谢上帝赐给我们食物。

Thanks for your advice and encouragement.

谢谢你的建议和鼓励。


I stayed up half the night

我熬到半夜才去睡

Stay up 悬在原位上；不睡觉；熬夜；不掉

例句：

She could always sweet-talk Pamela into letting her stay up late.

她总能哄得帕梅拉同意她晚睡一会。

I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies.

我以前总是和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。

He has to wear a belt to make his trousers stay up.

他不得不系上腰带才能使裤子不掉下来.

1 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

2 leap   

n.跳跃，飞跃，跃进；vi.跳跃，跳过；猛然行动，迅速行动；vt.跃过，使跃过

参考例句：

• In the last few years,this art has made a big leap.近几年来，这一艺术有了新的跃进。
• Her marriage to John was a leap in the dark.她与约翰结婚是贸然行动。

3 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
• The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。

4 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。

5 recession   

n.（工商业的）衷退（期），萧条（期）

参考例句：

• Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。
• A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。

6 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。