早安英文 第4期:Pompeii

 「英文学习笔记」

device [d?'va?s] n. 装置，策略

tumble ['t?mbl?] vt. 摔倒，翻滚

optimist¹ ['ɑpt?m?st] n. 乐天派，乐观主义者

rubble² ['r?b(?)l] n. 碎石,瓦砾

「中英文歌词对照」

Pompeii

庞贝

--Bastille--

I was left to my own devices

我受困于自己布下的局

Many days fell away with nothing to show

苦心经营多日依然一无所获

And the walls kept tumbling down

城墙仍在崩溃瓦解

In the city that we love

在这座我们热爱的城市中

Great clouds roll over the hills

狂风暴雨席卷而来

Bringing darkness from above

让无尽黑暗笼罩大地

But if you close your eyes

但若是你闭上双眼

Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all

是否感觉一切依旧如昔

And if you close your eyes

但若是你闭上双眼

Does it almost feel like you've been here before

是否感觉你曾经亲临此地

How am I gonna be an optimist about this (*2)

为何我还能对一切如此乐观

We were caught up and lost in all of our vices³

我们深陷于堕落的泥沼中无法自拔

In your pose as the dust settles around us

尘埃泥土将我们完全掩埋

And the walls kept tumbling down

城墙仍在崩溃瓦解

In the city that we love

在这座我们热爱的城市中

Great clouds rollover the hills

狂风暴雨席卷而来

Bringing darkness from above

让无尽黑暗笼罩大地

But if you close your eyes

但若是你闭上双眼

Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all

是否感觉一切依旧如昔

And if you close your eyes

但若是你闭上双眼

Does it almost feel like you've been here before

是否感觉你曾经亲临此地

How am I gonna bean optimist about this (*2)

为何我还能对一切如此乐观

Oh where do we begin

噢我们该从哪里开始

The rubble or our sins

从瓦砾中抑或我们的罪孽中

Oh where do webegin

噢我们该从哪里开始

The rubble or oursins

从瓦砾中抑或我们的罪孽中

But if you closeyour eyes

但若是你闭上双眼

Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all

是否感觉一切依旧如昔

And if you close youreyes,

但若是你闭上双眼

Does it almost feel like you've been here before?

是否感觉你曾经亲临此地

How am I gonna bean optimist about this (*2)

为何我还能对一切如此乐观

1 optimist   

n.乐观的人，乐观主义者

参考例句：

• We are optimist and realist.我们是乐观主义者，又是现实主义者。
• Peter,ever the optimist,said things were bound to improve.一向乐观的皮特说，事情必定是会好转的。

2 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

3 vices   

缺陷( vice的名词复数 )； 恶习； 不道德行为； 台钳

参考例句：

• In spite of his vices, he was loved by all. 尽管他有缺点，还是受到大家的爱戴。
• He vituperated from the pulpit the vices of the court. 他在教堂的讲坛上责骂宫廷的罪恶。