听歌学英语：Tomorrow Is Today - Billy Joel 明天就是今天

 I've been livin' for the moment我一直活在当下

But I just can't have my way但是我却没找到自己方向

And I'm afraid to go to sleep而且我不敢去睡觉

People tell me life is sweeter人们告诉我生活是比我想得更美好

But I don't hear what they say但我却听不见他们的话语

Nothing comes to change my life我的生活一成不变

So tomorrow is today所以明天将会和今天一样

I don't care to know the hour 几点几分于我，已经无所谓

'Cause it's passing anyway因为时间不管怎样都在流逝

I don't have to see tomorrow我没必要看到明天

'Cause I saw it yesterday因为我已在昨天见过

So I listen for and answer于是我认真倾听和回答

But the feeling seems to stay但是感觉似乎是一样

And what's the use of always dreaming梦想又有什么用

If tomorrow is today假如明天和今天一样？

Still I'm waiting for the morning但我仍在等待黎明

But it feels so far away但感觉如此遥远。

And you don't need the love I'm giving你并不需要我给的爱

So tomorrow is today因此，明天和今天又有什么两样

Oh, my. Goin' to the river噢.. 去到河边

Gonna take a ride and the Lord¹ will deliver² me要乘风而去，上帝会让我得到解脱

Made my bed, now I'm gonna lie in it 床是自己铺的，不管软硬都得自己躺

If you don't come, I'm sure gonna die in it 如果你不来，我就躺在这床上死去

Too late. Too much given太晚，给太多

I've seen a lot of life and I'm damn³ sick of livin' it 生活，经历太多；烦腻了，不想过了

I keep hopin' that you will pass my way我不停地祈祷你会到我身边

And some day if your dreams are leavin' you就算假如某一天梦想远离了你

I'll still believe in you 我仍然相信你

I'll still believe in you 我仍然相信你

I don't care to know the hour不愿知道时间

'Cause it's passing anyway因为它总不停流逝着

I don't have to see tomorrow我没必要看到明天

'Cause I saw it yesterday因为我已在昨天见过

Though I'm living and I'm singing尽管我现在还活着并且唱着歌

And although my hands still play尽管我的双手仍然弹奏着

Soon enough it will all be over但这一切，很快会结束

'Cause tomorrow is today因为明天不过就是今天。

词汇扩展：

grate [ɡreɪt] v 擦碎，磨碎（食物）

Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl.将芝士磨碎放进搅拌碗中。

v （使）发出刺耳的声音，发出吱吱嘎嘎的摩擦声

He grated his knife across the plate. 他用刀子划过盘子时发出刺耳的声音。

The rusty⁴ hinges⁵ grated as the gate swung back. 大门荡了回去，生锈的合叶发出嘎吱嘎吱的刺耳声。

His chair grated as he got to his feet... 他起身时椅子发出吱吱嘎嘎的声音。

 

~ on/with sb 使人烦躁；使人烦恼；使人难受

Her voice really grates on me.她的声音真刺耳。

It grated with him when people implied⁶ he wasn't really British. 当有人暗示他不是地道的英国人时，他很是恼火。

His manner always grated on me...他的态度总是让我感到气恼。

 

banter⁷ [ˈbæntə(r)] n.(善意的)玩笑; 打趣

He enjoyed exchanging banter with the customers. 他喜欢和顾客开玩笑。

As she closed the door, she heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane. 她关门时听见汤姆与简在开着善意的玩笑。

 

v(和某人)开玩笑;逗乐

The soldiers bantered⁸ with him as though he was a kid brother...士兵们把他当作弟弟一样和他开着玩笑

。

All this was said in a bantering⁹ tone¹⁰. 这些都是当玩笑话说的。

 

presentable [prɪˈzentəbl] adj 像样的；体面的 ；可接受的；符合要求的

I must go and make myself presentable before the guests arrive. 趁客人还没到，我得去打扮一下好见人。

She managed to make herself presentable in time for work. 她总算在上班前把自己拾掇得可以出门了。

He is wearing his most presentable suit. 他穿着他最体面的西服。

Her needlework is quite presentable. 她的针线活挺像样的。

 

1 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

2 deliver   

v.投递（信件，邮包等）

参考例句：

• Please help me deliver this package.请帮我投递这个包裹。
• Could you deliver it by tomorrow?明天之前能送吗？

3 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

4 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

5 hinges   

n. 铰链, 小五金 名词hinge的复数形式

参考例句：

• The door had been pulled off its hinges. 门从铰链上扯下来了。
• A door hangs by its hinges. 门是用铰链装上的。

6 implied   

adj.暗含的，暗示的

参考例句：

• The implied reservation doctrine has deep historical roots.所指的保留地原则有着很深的历史渊源。

7 banter   

n.嘲弄，戏谑；v.取笑，逗弄，开玩笑

参考例句：

• The actress exchanged banter with reporters.女演员与记者相互开玩笑。
• She engages in friendly banter with her customers.她常和顾客逗乐。

8 bantered   

v.开玩笑，说笑，逗乐( banter的过去式和过去分词 )；（善意地）取笑，逗弄

参考例句：

• We bantered Nick on the subject of marriage. 我们就婚姻问题取笑尼克。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rival team members bantered before the game. 双方队员在比赛前互相说笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 bantering   

adj.嘲弄的v.开玩笑，说笑，逗乐( banter的现在分词 )；（善意地）取笑，逗弄

参考例句：

• There was a friendly, bantering tone in his voice. 他的声音里流露着友好诙谐的语调。
• The students enjoyed their teacher's bantering them about their mistakes. 同学们对老师用风趣的方式讲解他们的错误很感兴趣。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。