早安英文 第7期:Roar

「英文学习笔记」

champion n. 冠军

float vt. 浮动

sting¹ v. 刺痛

bite one’s tongue 保持缄默

hold one’s breath² 屏住呼吸

make a mess 制造混乱

brush off 丢弃，脱落

「中英文歌词对照」

ROAR³

咆哮

Katy Perry 

Katy Perry 

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

曾经的我胆小谨慎，默不作声

Scared to rock the boat and make a mess

害怕打破现状，陷入乱境

So I sat quietly, agreed politely

所以只能安静地坐着，顺从地点头

I guess that I forgot I had a choice

或许忘了我还有选择

I let you push me past the breaking point

我让你把我逼到极限

I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

我没有任何立场，所以任人摆布

You held me down, but I got up

你曾使我丧气，但我如今已振作

Already brushing off the dust

我穿越阻碍永往前进

You hear my voice, your hear that sound

你听着我的声音，给我听好了

Like thunder, gonna shake your ground

如同电闪雷鸣，惊天动地

You held me down, but I got up

你曾使我丧气，但我如今已振作

Get ready cause I’ve had enough

我受够了，你等着！

I see it all, I see it now

我看清了，看清你了

I got the eye of the tiger, the fire, dancing through the fire

我有猛虎的眼睛，矍烁地穿透火光

Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar

我就是万兽之王，听听我的咆哮

Louder, louder than a lion

响亮，比狮吼更加震耳欲聋

Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar

因为我是万兽之王，听听我的咆哮

You’re gonna hear me roar

你会听到我怒吼的声音

Now I’m floating like a butterfly

如今的我已像蝴蝶般轻盈

Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes

像蜜蜂轻蛰，刺上了纹路

I went from zero, to my own hero

我从一无所有到成为自己的英雄

You held me down, but I got up

你曾使我丧气，但我如今已振作

Already brushing off the dust

我穿越阻碍永往前进

You hear my voice, your hear that sound

你听着我的声音，给我听好了

Like thunder, gonna shake your ground

如同电闪雷鸣，惊天动地

You held me down, but I got up

你曾使我丧气，但我如今已振作

Get ready cause I’ve had enough

我受够了，你等着

I see it all, I see it now

我看清了，看清你了

I got the eye of the tiger, the fire, dancing through the fire

我有猛虎的眼睛，矍烁地穿透火光

Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar

我就是万兽之王，听听我的咆哮

Louder, louder than a lion

响亮，比狮吼更加震耳欲聋

Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar

因为我是万兽之王，听听我的咆哮

You’re gonna hear me roar

 

你会听到我怒吼的声音

1 sting   

vt.激怒，刺痛，刺伤，蛰伤；n.刺痛，刺伤

参考例句：

• Most flies do not sting.大多数苍蝇不叮人。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

2 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

3 roar   

n.吼，咆哮，轰鸣，喧闹；vi.吼叫，大声说出，喧闹；vt.呼喊，使轰鸣

参考例句：

• He began to roar when I took the chocolate away. 当我把巧克力拿走时，他大哭起来。
• The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight.机器在白天隆隆地响个不停。