听歌学英语：Not All Heroes Wear Capes-Owl City

He doesn't fight crime

他从不和罪恶作斗争

Or wear a cape¹

他也从不穿斗篷

He doesn't read minds

他不会读心术

Or levitate²

或是飞行术

But every time my world needs saving

但每当我遇到困难时

He's my Superman

他就是我的超人

Some folks don't believe in heroes

许多人不相信有英雄

Cause they haven't met my dad

那是因为他们不知道我爸爸

He loves his workshop

他爱他工作的小商店

And rock'n'roll

痴迷于摇滚

He's got a hot rod

他有个hot rod（变形金刚）

And a heart o' gold

还有颗金子般的心

And you could say he's a man of few words

你可以说他是个沉默寡言的人

But he talks a lot within

但他有丰富的内心

And even though' I'm a little taller

即使我长高了（长大成人）

I still look up to him

我依旧仰视着他（敬佩）

He built me a house in the arms of a tree

他用臂弯为我遮风挡雨

He taught me to drive and to fight and to dream

教会了我开车奋斗追求梦想

When he looks in my eyes I hope he can see that

当他慈祥的看我时我希望他能明白

My dad's a hero to me!

爸爸你是我的盖世英雄

Rust³ ridden fenders

骑着挡泥板生锈了的车

And doors full of dings

满是变形痕迹的门

Somehow he can fix about anything

没关系他会修任何东西

I didn't think he knew how to cry 'til our dog died that year

在那年我们心爱的狗去世之前我从不认为他会泪流满面

He doesn't always say I love you, but I can hear him loud and clear

他从不把爱挂在嘴边，但我可以清晰的感受到他心中的熊熊爱意

He built me a house in the arms of a tree

他用臂弯为我遮风挡雨

He taught me to drive and to fight and to dream

教会了我开车奋斗追求梦想

When he looks in my eyes I hope he can see

当他慈祥的看我时我希望他能明白

That my dad's a hero to me!

爸爸你是我的盖世英雄

He built me a house in the arms of a tree

他用臂弯为我遮风挡雨

He taught me to drive and to fight and to dream

教会了我开车奋斗追求梦想

When he looks in my eyes I hope he can see

当他慈祥的看我时我希望他能明白

That my dad's a hero to me!

爸爸你是我的盖世英雄

(My dad's a hero)

爸爸你是个英雄

My dad's a hero to me!

爸爸你是我的盖世英雄

    

Some folks don't believe in heroes

许多人不相信有英雄

believe in信赖； 信仰；

例句：

I believe in seasoning⁴ food before putting it on thetable.

我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。

I believe in the maxim⁵ "if it ain't broke,don't fix it".

我相信这样一条箴言：“不破不修”。

He does not believe in a federalEuropewith centralising powers.
他认为一个集权式联邦制在欧洲是不可行的。


I still look up to him

我依旧仰视着他（敬佩）

look up向上看； 改善；拜访（某人）； 查找

例句：

She just grunted⁶, not deigning⁷ to look up from thepage.

她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。

to look up a number in the telephone directory

在电话簿里查电话号码

She didn't look up or react in any way.
她既不抬头,也没有任何反应.


And doors full of dings

满是变形痕迹的门

full of充满； 牣； 尽是；

例句：

No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's alwayssomething new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.

不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。

When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember thatlife is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups wouldmean nothing.

当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。

His exercise books were full of well deserved redticks.
他的练习本上尽是些红钩钩，都是他应得的。

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 levitate   

v.升在空中

参考例句：

• I often dream that I can levitate.我经常梦想我能够飞起来在空中飘浮。
• The guru claimed that he could levitate.这位宗教领袖声称他能够浮在空中。

3 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

4 seasoning   

n.调味；调味料；增添趣味之物

参考例句：

• Salt is the most common seasoning.盐是最常用的调味品。
• This sauce uses mushroom as its seasoning.这酱油用蘑菇作调料。

5 maxim   

n.格言，箴言

参考例句：

• Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
• "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。

6 grunted   

（猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 )； （指人）发出类似的哼声； 咕哝着说

参考例句：

• She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
• She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。

7 deigning   

v.屈尊，俯就( deign的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
• He passed by without deigning to look at me. 他走过去不屑看我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》