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听歌学英语|麦当娜《Don’t Cry for Me Argentina》


    今天我们要听的是麦当娜的一首十分经典的歌《阿根廷别为我哭泣》。这首歌可以称得上是世界名曲,大家可能都有所耳闻。但是知道其背景故事的却不多。这首歌也是麦当娜主演的歌舞电影《贝隆夫人》的主题曲。这部电影讲述的是阿根廷第一夫人的传奇故事,歌曲也是以她的口吻讲述。下面一起来欣赏这首阿根廷别为我哭泣吧。
    
    It won’t be easy, you’ll think it strange
    When I try to explain how I feel
    That I still need your love after all that I’ve done
    It won’t be easy,you’ll think it strange
    这不容易,你也许好奇
    When I try to explain how I feel
    让我敞开心扉
    That I still need your love, after all that I’ve done
    即使事到如今,我仍需要你的爱
    after all在这里不是毕竟的意思,而是终究,最后。
    You won’t believe me
    All you will see is a girl you once knew
    Although she’s dressed up to the nines
    At sixes and sevens with you
    You won’t believe me
    你不会相信我
    All you will see is a girl you once knew
    你眼中的我依然是你初识时的摸样
    Although she’s dressed up to the nines
    只不过衣锦华裳
    be dressed up to the nines 穿华丽的衣裳
    At sixes and sevens with you
    只不过曾经失和
    at sixes and sevens是 乱七八糟,不和的意思。
    I had to let it happen, I had to change
    Couldn’t stay all my life down that hill
    Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
    I had to let it happen, I had to change
    我必须出走,我必须改变
    Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
    我不能一生潦倒
    down at heel 鞋后跟破损的,意思指贫穷、邋遢
    Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
    不想旁观,不想在阴影中躲藏
    stay out of 的意思是不参与,置之度外
    So I chose freedom
    Running around trying everything new
    But nothing impressed me at all
    I never expected it to
    So I chose freedom
    所以我选择自由
    Running around trying everything new
    四处奔走,尝试一切
    But nothing impressed me at all
    但是没有什么让我留恋
    I never expected it too
    失我所望
    Don’t cry for me Argentina
    The truth is I never left you
    All through my wild days
    My mad existence
    I kept my promise
    Don’t keep your distance
    Don’t cry for me Argentina
    阿根廷,不要为我哭泣
    The truth is I never left you
    我从未将你背弃
    All through my wild days
    纵使花天酒地
    My mad existence
    纵使狂野不羁
    existence 是exist的名词形式。存在的意思,但是这里指生活方式
    I kept my promise
    但我谨记我的的诺言
    Don’t keep your distance
    不要离我远去
    keep one’s distance 保持疏远
    And as for fortune, and as for fame
    I never invited them in
    Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
    And as for fortune, and as for fame
    对于财富和声誉
    fortune财富,我们经常听到的《财富》杂志就是fortune。
    I never invited them in
    我从未汲汲以求
    Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
    尽管世人以为我追名逐利
    "They are illusions
    They’re not the solutions they promised to be
    The answer was here all the time
    I love you and hope you love me
    Don’t cry for me Argentina......"
    They are illusions
    人生如梦
    illusion指错觉、幻觉、假象。
    They’re not the solutions they promised to be
    名利转眼成空
    The answer was here all the time
    至始至终唯一长存——
    I love you and hope you love me
    你我相濡以沫
    Have I said too much? There’s nothing more I can think of to say to you
    But all you have to do is look at me to know that every word is true
    Have I said too much? There’s nothing more I can think of to say to you
    千言万语 尽在无言中
    But all you have to do is look at me to know that every word is true
    望穿秋水 笃信箴言
    Don’t cry for me Argentina
    The truth is I never left you
    All through my wild days
    My mad existence
    I kept my promise
    Don’t keep your distance…
    《贝隆夫人》是一部既引起争议又广受关注的电影。
    感兴趣的听众可以去看看,相信到时候再听这首歌便会有不一样的感受。
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