甜蜜情歌：Save The Best For Last 把最好的留到最后

一曲传遍大街小巷的 Save¹ The Best For Last ，为Vanessa的歌唱旅途立下相当重要之里程碑。她为迪士尼动画片【风中奇缘】献唱的 The Colour Of The Wind（风之彩），是乐迷心中最美丽的声音收藏，动听的声线，温婉又性感。

Sometimes the snow comes down in June
有时六月下雪
Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon
有时太阳绕月
I see the passion² in your eyes
有时你让我那样的惊喜
Sometimes it's all a big surprise
你眼里柔情如水奔涌倾泻
'Cause³ there was⁴ a time when all I did⁵ was wish
我所做的似乎只是一个期盼
You'd tell me this was love
可你却说那是爱情火样的炽热
It's not the way I hoped⁶ or how I planned⁷
这不是我心里的愿望
But somehow⁸ it's enough
我如何会有谋划策略？

And now we're standing⁹ face to face
如今我们咫尺面对
Isn't this world a crazy¹⁰ place
世界已经疯狂无法辨别？
Just when I thought¹¹ our chance¹² had¹³ passed
就在我万念俱灰不再奢望
You go and save the best for last
你却飘然而至真真切切

All of the nights you came¹⁴ to me
那过去的日子你我共处
When some silly¹⁵ girl had set¹⁶ you free¹⁷
定是某个笨女孩给你自由使你有了空歇
You wondered¹⁸ how you'd make it through
你不知道自己为何那样
I wondered what was wrong with you
我也笑你心智泯灭
'Cause how could¹⁹ you give your love to someone²⁰ else
你如何可以把爱留给了别人
And share²¹ your dreams²² with me
却又要与我同梦相依日日夜夜！
Sometimes the very thing you're looking for
有时候你毕生追寻的
Is the one thing you can't see
偏偏你又视而不见犹豫不决

And now we're standing face to face
如今我们咫尺面对
Isn't this world a crazy place
世界已经疯狂无法辨别？
Just when I thought our chance had passed
就在我万念俱灰不再奢望
You go and save the best for last
你却飘然而至真真切切

Sometimes the very thing you're looking for
有时候你毕生追寻的
Is the one thing you can't see
偏偏你又视而不见犹豫不决

Sometimes the snow comes down in June
有时六月下雪
Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon
有时太阳绕月
Just when I thought our chance had passed
就在我万念俱灰不再奢望
You go and save the best for last
你却飘然而至真真切切
You went and saved²³ the best for last
你飘然而至真真切切！

1 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

2 passion   

n.热爱，强烈的感情，热情，耶稣的受难

参考例句：

• He had a passion for music.他酷爱音乐。
• In his passion,he tore the letter into pieces.在盛怒之下，他把那封信撕得粉碎。

3 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

4 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。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 hoped   

v.希望，期望( hope的过去式和过去分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They hoped to enlist the help of the public in solving the crime. 他们希望寻求公众协助破案。

7 planned   

adj. 计划了的, 根据计划的 动词plan的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• an expedition planned down to the last detail 计划详尽的探险
• Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。

8 somehow   

adv.以某种方式，不知怎么搞地

参考例句：

• Somehow,I never got the chance to learn.不知怎么的，我从来都没有学的机会。
• But somehow,he got out.He's alive.可不知怎么的，他还活着出来了。

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。

11 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

12 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

13 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

14 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。

15 silly   

adj.傻的，愚蠢的

参考例句：

• It was silly of him to do it.他那么做真是太傻了。
• How silly of you to do that!你做那事多愚蠢呀！

16 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

17 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

18 wondered   

vt.对…感到好奇（wonder的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother wondered if she could last out another operation. 母亲怀疑自己是否经得起再动一次手术。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

20 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。

21 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

22 dreams   

n.梦( dream的名词复数 )；出神；梦幻状态；抱负v.做梦，向往( dream的第三人称单数 )；想到，料到；[常用于疑问句或否定句]考虑到，想到，料到；虚度（光阴），（在空想中）度过（时间），迷迷糊糊地度过（与 away,out 连用）

参考例句：

• Dreamers do not always remember their dreams. 做梦的人并不总能记住自己的梦。
• Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist. 梦境可以成为艺术家灵感的丰富源泉。

23 saved   

v.拯救( save的过去式和过去分词 )；收集；保留；避免

参考例句：

• They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education. 他们省吃俭用，为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
• She had saved a few titbits for her cat. 她给猫留了点好吃的东西。