听歌学英语：Do I Want to Know ----------Arctic Monkeys

 Have you got colour in your cheeks?你曾经面红耳赤过吗？

Do you ever get the fear that you can't shift the tide你害怕过你不能够力挽狂澜吗？

That sticks around like summat in your teeth?那种无助的感觉是不是就像你的牙缝里塞着东西就怎么也挑不出来？

Are there some aces¹ up your sleeve?还是你手上还有别的王牌？(这里指别的情人)

Have you no idea that you're in deep?你不知道你已无法自拔了吗

I've dreamt about you nearly every night this week这周来我几乎每个晚上都梦到你

How many secrets can you keep?你还能对我隐瞒多少秘密？

Cause there's this tune² I found that makes me think of you somehow我发现这首不知如何会令我想起你的调调

And I play it on repeat单曲循环播放

Until I fall asleep直到我睡过去

Spilling drinks on my settee酒也洒在了我的沙发上

 

(Do I wanna know?)(我想知道吗？)

If this feeling flows both ways是否你也和我一样有着这样的感觉？

(Sad to see you go)眼睁睁地看你离开真的伤透我的心

Was sorta hoping that you’d stay挺希望你能留下来

(Baby we both know)宝贝我们都知道

That the nights were mainly made黑夜就是用来

For saying things that you can’t say tomorrow day吐出那些你不敢在第二天说出的话

 

Crawlin' back to you忍不住地爬向你

Ever thought of calling when you've had a few?在你喝醉的时候曾经想过打电话给我吗？

Cause I always do因为我经常会这样

Maybe I'm too... busy being yours to fall for somebody new也许是我太忙着想成为你的而没有时间再另寻新欢

Now I've thought it through现在我已经想通了

Crawling back to you忍不住地爬向你

 

So have you got the guts³?所以你有勇气和我认真的在一起吗？

Been wondering if your heart's still open我想知道你的心扉还会为我打开吗？

And if so I wanna know what time it shuts如果是我想知道它什么时候会关上？

Simmer down and pucker⁴ up别再喋喋不休争吵，撅起你的嘴

I'm sorry to interrupt我很抱歉打断你

It's just I'm constantly on the cusp只是我无法停止

Of trying to kiss you想亲吻你的欲望

I don't know if you feel the same as I do我不知道你是否和我感受一样

We could be together if you wanted to如果你愿意的话我们本可以在一起的

 

(Do I wanna know?)(我想知道吗？)

Too busy bein' yours to fall忙于成为你的人,没时间另寻新欢

(Sad to see you go)（眼睁睁地看你离开真的伤透我的心）

Ever thought of callin' darlin'亲爱的，你有想过打电话给我吗？

(Do I wanna know?))(我想知道吗？)

Do you want me crawlin' back to you?你真的想让我每次这样一遍又一遍的爬向你吗？

 

词汇扩展：

demeanour或者demeanor /dɪˈmiːnə/n 外表；风度；行为；神态举止

He maintained a professional demeanour throughout.他始终保持着专业风度。

There was nothing in his demeanour that suggested he was anxious.从外表来看，他没有任何焦虑的神态。

She has the demeanour of a woman who is contented⁵ with her life.从神态上看，她对自己的生活很满足。

From his general demeanour I didn't get the impression that he was being ironical⁶.从他整体神态举止来看，我不觉得他是在讲反话。( [aɪ'rɑnɪkl] adj 讽刺的（等于ironic）；用反语的)

 

demean /dɪˈmiːn/v 降低身份;失去尊重;贬低;贬损;使失尊严

The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour.全家人都因他的行为而蒙羞。

I wouldn't demean myself by asking my parents for money.我决不会向父母要钱，我可丢不起那人。

Such images demean women.这些形象有损妇女尊严。

Some groups say that pornography demeans women.一些团体认为色情作品侮辱了女性。

I wasn't going to demean myself by acting⁷ like a suspicious wife. 我不会表现得像个疑神疑鬼的妻子一样自贬身价。

 

demure⁸ [dɪˈmjʊə(r)] adj. 端庄的；娴静的；(举止、衣服等)显得庄重的

a demure young lady一位娴静的年轻女士

She's very demure and sweet. 她很是娴静温柔。

She gave him a demure smile.她朝他文雅地一笑。

Just then, a demure female entered the room. 正在这时，一个端庄的女子走进来。

demurely⁹ ADV

She smiled demurely.她端庄地笑了笑。

She was demurely dressed in a black woollen suit.她当时端庄得体地身着一套黑色羊毛西服。

1 aces   

abbr.adjustable convertible-rate equity security (units) 可调节的股本证券兑换率；aircraft ejection seat 飞机弹射座椅；automatic control evaluation simulator 自动控制评估模拟器n.擅长…的人( ace的名词复数 )；精于…的人；（ 网球 ）（对手接不到发球的）发球得分；爱司球

参考例句：

• The local representative of ACES will define the local area. ACES的当地代表将划定当地的范围。 来自互联网
• Any medical expenses not covered by ACES insurance are the sole responsibility of the parents. 任何ACES保险未包括的医疗费用一律是父母的责任。 来自互联网

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pucker   

v.撅起，使起皱；n.（衣服上的）皱纹，褶子

参考例句：

• She puckered her lips into a rosebud and kissed him on the nose.她双唇努起犹如一朵玫瑰花蕾，在他的鼻子上吻了一下。
• Toby's face puckered.托比的脸皱了起来。

5 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

6 ironical   

adj.讽刺的，冷嘲的

参考例句：

• That is a summary and ironical end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
• From his general demeanour I didn't get the impression that he was being ironical.从他整体的行为来看，我不觉得他是在讲反话。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 demure   

adj.严肃的；端庄的

参考例句：

• She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
• The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。

9 demurely   

adv.装成端庄地，认真地

参考例句：

• "On the forehead, like a good brother,'she answered demurely. "吻前额，像个好哥哥那样，"她故作正经地回答说。 来自飘（部分）
• Punctuation is the way one bats one's eyes, lowers one's voice or blushes demurely. 标点就像人眨眨眼睛，低声细语，或伍犯作态。 来自名作英译部分