Promises Dont Come Easy：原谅我

Promises² Don't Come Easy
Caron Nightingale

I should have known³ all alone⁴ there was⁵ something wrong
I just never read between the lines
Then I woke⁶ up one day and found⁷ you on your way
Leaving nothing but my heart⁸ behind

What can I do to make it up to you? Promises don't come easy
But tell me if there is a way to bring you back home to stay
Well，I'd promise¹ anything to you

I have been walking around with my head hanging⁹ down
Wondering what I am going¹⁰ to do. 'Cause¹¹ when you walked out that door
I knew I needed you more than to take a chance¹² on losing¹³ you

What can I do to make it up to you? Promises don't come easy
You know I have made¹⁴ up my mind¹⁵ to make it work this time
That's the promises that I can give it to you

You never thought¹⁶ I loved you. I guess you never thought I cared
I was just too proud¹⁷ to say it out loud
Now I know to let my feeling¹⁸ go so tell me:

What can I do to make it up to you? Promises don't come easy
You know I have made up my mind to make it work this time
That's the promises that I can give it to you

What can I do to make it up to you?

重点词汇

between the lines  n. 暗示，言外之意	make up  v. 弥补
make up one's mind  v. 下决心，接受，承认	take a chance  v. 冒险

1 promise   

n.诺言，约定，希望；v.允诺，约定，预示

参考例句：

• I didn't make any promise.我没有作出任何承诺。
• His promise is a big lie.他的许诺是大谎言。

2 promises   

n.& v.承诺，允诺n.承诺( promise的名词复数 )；获得成功的迹象；吉兆v.允诺( promise的第三人称单数 )；答应；有…希望；预示

参考例句：

• In making these promises, the company had clearly overreached itself. 这家公司作出这些承诺，显然是不自量力。
• Voters are being wooed with promises of lower taxes. 通过许诺减低税收争取选民。

3 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

4 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 woke   

v.醒( wake的过去式 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• She woke up with a terrible hangover. 她醒来时宿醉反应很厉害。
• I woke up covered in a rash. 我醒来时长了一身皮疹。

7 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

8 heart   

n.心，中心，要点；v.鼓起勇气，激励

参考例句：

• He is old in body but young in heart.他人老心不老。
• I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我从心坎里感谢你。

9 hanging   

n.绞死；绞刑；（墙上装饰用的）帘子；帷幔adj.应处以死刑的；量刑偏重的v.悬( hang的现在分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• He faced execution by hanging for murder. 他因谋杀要以绞刑处死。
• to sentence sb to death by hanging 判处某人绞刑

10 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

11 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

12 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

13 losing   

adj.失败的，输的n.失败，损失v.遗失，失去( lose的现在分词 )；（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）；（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失；浪费

参考例句：

• She suffered from severe depression after losing her job. 她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。
• They suffered the heartbreak of losing a child through cancer. 他们因癌症夺去了一个孩子而肝肠寸断。

14 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

15 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

16 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

17 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

18 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。