听歌学英语:炎炎长夏 清新恋曲 Long Hot Summer

听歌学英语:炎炎长夏 清新恋曲 Long Hot Summer


随着气温的逐步升高，难耐的夏日不可阻挡地来到我们身边。在漫长又炎热的夏天，动感快歌难免令人躁动不安。然而今天为大家推荐的这首描述夏日恋情的热烈歌曲却意外地充满如泉水般涌动的活力，让心情变得舒畅起来。而歌者阳光的外表，超赞的吉他演奏和爽朗的声线都为这首歌加分不少，2011年第53届格莱美音乐奖最佳乡村男歌手——凯斯?厄本(Keith Urban)的Long Hot Summer（《炎炎长夏》）送给大家~~


Long Hot Summer

I can't sleep 　　
Ain't no sleep a'coming 　　
I'm just lying here thinking 'bout¹ you 　　
I'm in deep 　　
Falling deep into the picture in my mind of everything we're gonna do [1]
Over at the lake and down by the river 　　
You can feel it start to rise 　　
Wanna jump in my car, go wherever you are 　　
'Cause I need you by my side 　　
It's gonna be a long, hot summer, we should be together 　　
With your feet up on the dashboard now 　　
Singing along with the radio, it's such a beautiful sound 　　
And when you say my name in the middle of the day, I swear I see the stars come out 　　
When you hold my hand in the back of my mind, just waiting on the sun to go down, the sun to go down 　　
I wanna see your brown skin shimmer² in the sun for the first time 　　
I try to be the one who knows just what to do to you to get me that smile 　　
One chance of meeting, you were walking by me on the street and I said hi 　　
And that was the beginning of my heart spinnin' like these wheels in my head tonight 　　
（同上）
The only place that I wanna be is where you are 　　
'Cause anymore than a heartbeat away is just too far 　　
It's gonna be a long, hot summer, we should be together 　　
All I really want is more than this moment right now 　　
And when you say my name in the middle of the day, I swear I see the stars come out 　　
And when you hold my hand and I look into your eyes 　　
I swear it looks like you're waiting for the sun to go down, the sun to go down 　　
I swear it's like you're waiting for the sun to go down 　　
Waiting on the sun to go down 　　
Hey, yeah 　　
Oh, I'm loving thinking 'bout you 　　
I can't sleep, I'm just lying here thinkin' 'bout you


炎炎长夏》，辗转反侧难以入眠，只想飞奔到你身边，相伴看那夕阳落山。如此画面感十足的动听歌曲希望给还没准备好步入夏天的你些许清爽。。。今天我们就来学习一些与“HOT”有关的英语表达！

English idioms using "hot"
to be hot = very popular / fashionable³火爆的，风行的
"Iceland is a really hot weekend destination at the moment."
此时，冰岛俨然成为火爆的周末度假胜地！

a hot topic = an issue⁴ which is important 热门话题
"Climate change is a hot topic at the moment."
此刻，气候变化是热门话题。

hot off the press = very new story 刚刚印出来的，最新的
"This gossip⁵ is hot off the press."
这是最新的八卦。

a hot date = a date with someone you find very attractive⁶ 很棒的约会
"She's got a hot date tonight!"
她今晚的约会很棒！

in the hot seat = in a position of responsibility⁷ 承担重任
"You make the decisions - you're in the hot seat now!"
你作决定，现在由你承担重任！

in hot water = in trouble because you have done something wrong 有麻烦，陷于困境
"If you send that email now, you'll find yourself in hot water with the boss."
如果你现在发那封邮件，你跟老板都会有麻烦的。

have a hot temper⁸ = to get angry easily 脾气急躁
"He has a hot temper, so don't provoke⁹ him into an argument."他脾气急躁，所以别惹他吵架。

hot air = something which is not as important or true as it sounds 吹牛，大话
"What he says is just a lot of hot air - don't take it too seriously."
他说的都是吹牛的，你别太当真！

blow hot and cold = keep changing your mind about something 摇摆不定，喜怒无常
"I'm blowing hot and cold about moving to the countryside."
对于搬去乡下，我一直举棋不定。

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 shimmer   

v./n.发微光，发闪光；微光

参考例句：

• The room was dark,but there was a shimmer of moonlight at the window.屋子里很黑，但靠近窗户的地方有点微光。
• Nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage.没有什么比新叶的微光更纯洁无瑕了。

3 fashionable   

adj.时髦的，上流社会的，流行的

参考例句：

• She is moving in fashionable circles in New York.她活动于纽约上流社会之中。
• We lunched in a fashionable restaurant.我们在一家上等的饭店吃午餐。

4 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

5 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。

6 attractive   

adj.有吸引力的；引起注意的

参考例句：

• Bright colours are attractive to children.鲜艳的颜色对儿童有吸引力。
• The food has an attractive taste.这食品的味道很诱人。

7 responsibility   

n.责任，职责

参考例句：

• The safety of the ship is the captain's responsibility.确保船的安全是船长的责任。
• The matter is outside my area of the responsibility.此事超出我的责任范围。

8 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。

9 provoke   

v.激起，引起，对...挑衅，激怒

参考例句：

• Don't provoke him to anger.别招他生气。
• Don't provoke the animal by teasing,It may bite you.不要挑逗动物，它会咬你的。