听歌学英语: 到底该爱谁 Lobo - How Can I Tell Her

来自Lobo的一首《我该怎么告诉她》（HOW CAN I TELL HER）。英语中有句话说的是Two's company; three's a crowd（两人成伴，三人不和），说的其实就是，爱情只能是两个人的相守。如果出现了第三个人，一定是会有人受伤的。当一个男孩同时爱上两个女孩的时候，也许他所受的煎熬并不比被欺骗的那个人少。

She knows when i'm lonesome
我寂寞时，她知道，
and she cries when i'm sad
我悲伤时，她流泪。
She's up in the good time
我快乐的日子里，她神采飞扬
She's down in the bad
我悲伤的日子里，她心情低落
Whenever i'm discouraged
我沮丧时，
She knows just what to do
她知道怎样让我振作，
But girl she doesn't know about you
但是，女孩！她还不知道你的存在！

I can tell her my troubles
我可以对她倾诉我的困扰
She makes them all seem right
她可以解决一切
I can make up excuses
我可以捏造各种理由
not to hold her at night
不在夜里拥抱她
I can tell her tomorRow
我们可以谈论未来
I tell things that i want to do
我会告诉她我想做的事
But girl how can i tell her about you
但是，女孩！我该如何告诉她关於你的事？

How can i hell¹ her about you
我该如何告诉她关於你的事？
Girl please tell me what to do
女孩，请告诉我该怎麽办？
Everything seems right whenever i'm with you
和你在一起时，一切都理所当然
So girl won't you tell me
所以，女孩！告诉我
How to tell her about you
该如何告诉她关於你的事？
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How can i tell her i don't miss her whenever i'm away
我怎能告诉她：当我出门在外我并不想她

How can i say it's you i think of every single night and day
我怎能说朝思暮想的人是你
But when is it easy telling someone we're through
不过话说回来想要轻松地告诉一个人和她之间已经完了从来都不是一件容易的事情
But girl help me tell her about you
啊 ！女孩，帮我告诉她有关你的事吧

How can i thell her about you
我该如何告诉她关於你的事？
Girl please tell me what to do
女孩，请告诉我该怎麽办？
Everything seems right whenever i'm with you
和你在一起时，一切都理所当然
So girl won't you tell me
所以，女孩！告诉我
How to tell her about you
该如何告诉她关於你的事？
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She knows when I'm lonesome.我寂寞时，她知道。
lonesome: being the only one; single and isolated² from others.寂寞的；稀少的
eg: A life without sex, kisses and cuddling is the bitter truth for most of the lonesome hearts of today’s society.没有性生活、接吻和拥抱对于当今社会大多数寂寞的心灵来说是一个残酷的事实。
Lonesome south koreans who have trouble finding³ true love can now get video calls from a beautiful and cute girlfriend--if they download a smartphone application. 在韩国，只要下载一款智能手机软件，难觅真爱的寂寞男们就可以接到美丽迷人的女友打来的视频电话了。

She's up in the good time.我快乐的日子里，她神采飞扬。
up，adj, means feeling happy.高兴地；心情好的
来学两个跟up有关的单词：uplifting，使精神振奋的；
If you are considering someone you care about, wouldn’t you give them positive uplifting advice? 如果面对的是你关心的某人，你难道不会给他们积极向上的建议吗？
upbeat,乐观的；
Keep it upbeat by talking about what you like rather than what you dislike. 谈论你喜欢的而不是你厌恶的来保持乐观向上的情绪。

Whenver i'm discouraged, she konws just what to do. 我沮丧时，她知道怎样让我振作。
discouraged: not being hopeful or enthusiastic.沮丧的；失去信心的
Never be discouraged with life.切莫对生活丧失信心。
He wasn't discouraged when they threw cold water on his ideas. 他们对他的想法泼冷水时， 他并不泄气。

I can make up excuses not to hold her at night.我可以捏造各种理由不在夜里拥抱她。
make up: 编造，弥补，补充
Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity. 她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。
I am not good at singing. I'm here just to make up the number.我不会唱歌， 我在这儿只是滥竽充数。

How can i say it's you i think of every single night and day.我怎能说朝思暮想的人是你。
强调句，it's you that I think of. 强调you。think of:to miss someone想念
顺便说一句，Think of 和 think about在表达「思念」或「对某人、某事的看法」的时候是可以通用的。
Does the poem make you think of spring?这首诗有没有让你想到春天？
What do you think of your English? 你认为你的英语水平如何？

But when is it easy telling someone we're thorough⁴.不过话说回来想要轻松地告诉一个人和她之间已经完了从来都不是一件容易的事情。
we're through：We are finished;We are done.我们之间完了。
are you through也可以在吃东西的时候使用，意为，你吃完了没（我要收桌子了哦）？与Are you done with it?同一个意思。

1 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

2 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

3 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

4 thorough   

adj. 彻底的，完全的，精心的

参考例句：

• He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.他对形势的分析很透彻。
• The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。