聽歌學英語:酷玩《Champion of the world》
最近,酷玩樂隊Coldplay勵志單曲Champion of the world的MV首播。
雖然這首歌去年就發(fā)行了,不過MV才剛剛發(fā)布。
在這首勵志單曲中,主唱馬山芋Chris Martin竟然返老還童變身小學生,用想象力去探索世界的奧秘。
我們今天就來看一下從歌詞里都能學到什么吧!
完整歌詞:
The?other boys in school
I tried my?best to get it right
And died at every duel
This mountainside is suicide
This dream will never work
Still the sign upon my headstone, write
"A champion of the world"
Fly like a firework
I tried my best at taking flight
But my rocket ship reversed
Oh, referee, don't stop the fight
Everyone can see I'm hurt
But I'll stand before conquistadors
Till I'm champion of the world
I'm sailing west
(Know I might fail) Knowing I might fail
But still I'm hoping for the best
(In my dreams) And in my dreams
Onto my chest
She'll pin the colours and say
"I wandered the whole wide world but
Baby, you're the best"
Heading upwards from the Earth
I am jumping with no parachute
Out into the universe
I have E.T. on my bicycle
Because giving up won't work
Now I'm riding on my rocketship
And I'm champion of the world
其中的“duel”是決斗、斗爭的意思,這句話可以翻譯為“每次都敗給內心的斗爭”。
duel??/?dju??l/?n. 決斗;斗爭,抗爭 vi. 決斗
例句
The two men duelled to the death.?
兩個男人決斗到直至有一個人喪命。
3. headstone 墓碑,基石
4. reverse v. 顛倒;n. 逆向,反向;adj. 相反的,背面的
5.?conquistador 征服者
6. sail west 向西航行
7.?wandered the whole wide world?漫游世界
8. parachute 降落傘