赖世雄精讲英文歌曲(12): 四月的爱

本曲大意
这是一首叙述在四月春天时谈恋爱的歌。在四月份恋爱使一切似乎都变得美好起来。但歌者提醒说四月的爱有时候是稍纵即逝的。因此如果你（妳）确定她（他）就是你（妳）所要的爱人，那就不要轻易让她（他）溜走。



英文歌词

April love is for the very young. Every stars a wishing star that shines for you. April love is all the seven wonders. One little kiss can tell you this is true.
*Sometimes an April day will suddenly bring showers, rain to grow the flowers for her first bouquet¹. But April love can slip right through your fingers, so if she is the one, dont let her run away. (Repeat*)

歌词翻译

四月的爱是给年轻人谈的恋爱。每颗星星都是为你闪耀的许愿星。四月的爱就像所有七大奇景那样不可思议。轻轻的一个吻就能告诉你此话不假。
有时候四月天会突然下起阵雨，雨水滋长花朵，男孩子就收集花朵做成第一束花送给女孩子。但四月的爱可能会从你的指缝间溜走。因此，如果她就是你所爱的人，不要让她跑掉。

字词句型分析

1.April love is for the very young.
=April love is for young people.
四月的爱是给年轻人谈的恋爱。
*April love代表春天的爱, 这时万物都很清新, 生机蓬勃。

2.Every stars a wishing star that shines for you.
=Every star is a star (which) you can make wishes on and it shines just for you.
每一颗星星都是为你闪耀的许愿星。

a.a wishing star　　许愿星
=a star which you can make wishes on
 make a wish on a star　　对某颗星许愿

b.shine  vi. 闪耀, 照耀 (常与介词on并用)
动词三态: shine、shone、shone。
例:The moon shone on the lake as the couple sat on the shore.
（那对情人坐在湖岸时，月光映照在湖面上。）

3.April love is all the seven wonders.
→April love is as wonderful and incredible² as all the seven wonders.
四月的爱就像所有七大奇景那么不可思议。

a.the seven wonders　　世界七大奇景 (埃及金字塔为其中之一)

b.incredible  adj. 不可思议的
例:Something incredible happened to me the other day.
（前几天有一件不可思议的事发生在我身上。）

4.Sometimes an April day will suddenly bring showers, rain to grow the flowers for her first bouquet.
→Sometimes it will suddenly rain in April, and rain will grow the flowers which a boy will collect to make the first bouquet for his girlfriend.
有时候四月天会突然下起阵雨，雨水滋长花朵，男孩子就收集花朵做成第一束花送给女友。

a.shower  n. 阵雨; 淋浴

b.take a shower　　洗澡 (淋浴)
take a bath　　洗澡 (盆浴)
例:As soon as Ann got home, she took a shower.（安一回到家就冲澡。）

c.collect  vt. 收集
例:The teacher was collecting the students papers.
（老师正在收集学生们的考卷。）
　*papers此处用复数, 表『考卷』; 表『纸张』时, 则不可数, a
piece of paper (一张纸); some paper (若干张纸)。

d.bouquet  n. 花束
a bouquet of...　　一束……
例:The young man gave his girlfriend a bouquet of roses.
（那年轻人送他的女友一束玫瑰花。）

5.But April love can slip right through your fingers, so if she is the one, dont let her run away.
但四月的爱可能会从你的指间溜走；因此，如果她就是你所爱的人，别让她跑掉。
slip  vi. 溜走, 滑落 & n. 差错
a slip of the tongue　　说溜嘴, 口误
例:The mountain climber slipped on a patch³ of ice.
（那登山者在一片冰地上滑倒了。）
　*patch  n. 一块地, 小块地
I didnt mean to call you an idiot⁴; it was just a slip of the tongue.
（我无意骂你白痴，只是我的口误。）

1 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

2 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

3 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。

4 idiot   

n.白痴，傻子，笨蛋

参考例句：

• Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
• You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。