音乐天堂：promise don't come easy 电视剧《创世纪》插曲

Caron Nightingale的姓氏Nightingale在英文中的本义是一种歌喉婉转动听的鸟儿--夜莺。人如其名，Caron Nightingale的嗓音也像夜莺那样动听，让人闻之感动。在她至今已长达22年的音乐生涯中，这位来自加拿大多伦多的才女从事过作曲、演唱、制作和发行，赢得过无数的奖项。这首Promises² Don't Come Easy是她的一首名曲，曾经被香港电视剧《创世纪》选作插曲。

I should have known³ all along⁴, there was⁵ something wrong
我早该察觉,自始至终,总有些不对.
I just never read between the lines
我只是不曾深究
Then I woke⁶ up one day and found⁷ you on your way
有一天醒来发现你有你的路要走
Leaving nothing but my heart⁸ behind
什么都没说,把我的真心丢在脑后
What can I do to make it up to you
要我怎么做才能和你重归旧好 .
Promises don't come easy
诺言难许
But tell me if there's a way to bring you back home to stay
但只要你说有什么能让你回到我身边
Well I'd promises anything to you
那么让我承诺你什么都好
I've been walking' around with my head hanging⁹ down
我在路上漫无目的,垂头丧气
Wondering¹⁰' what I'm gonna do
想知道还可以做什么
'Cause¹¹ when you walked out that door, I knew I needed you more
因为自从你离开家,我发现自己需要的是你, 
Than to take a chance¹² on losing¹³ you
而不是要再有一次机会失去你.
What can I do to make it up to you
要我怎样才能和你重归旧好 
Promises don't come easy
诺言难许
You know I've made¹⁴ up my mind¹⁵ to make it work this time
要知道这次我已经下定决心给你承诺
That's the promise¹ that I give to you
这就是我给你的诺言
You never thought¹⁶ I loved you
你从没想过我是爱你的
I guess you never thought I cared¹⁷
我猜你不曾想到我在意你
I was just too proud¹⁸ to say it out loud
我只是太在乎我的骄傲 而不曾大声的说
Now I know, to let my feelings¹⁹ go (so tell me)
现在我知道,让我的感情去倾泻(所以告诉我)
What can I do to make it up to you
要我怎样才能和你重归旧好.
Promises don't come easy
诺言难许
You know I've made up my mind to make it work this time
要知道这次我已经下定决心给你承诺
That's the promise I can give to you
这就是我给你的诺言
What can I do to make it up to you
怎么才能和你重归旧好?

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 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

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 wondering   

adj.显出（或感到）惊奇，觉得奇怪，疑惑的

参考例句：

• Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing. 简也一直在为同一件事纳闷。
• She was wondering how to act to her superior. 她想知道怎样对待她的上司。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 cared   

v.关心( care的过去式和过去分词 )；担心；在乎；介意

参考例句：

• The animals all looked well fed and cared for. 这些动物看上去都得到了精心的饲养和照料。
• The mother cared for the sick child day and night. 母亲日夜照料着生病的孩子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 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。

19 feelings   

n.感情；情绪；心情；情感；感觉( feeling的名词复数 )；感情；同情；知觉

参考例句：

• She had feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work. 她因离开自己的孩子去工作而感到内疚。
• Are you being completely honest about your feelings? 你丝毫没有隐瞒你的感情吗？