美国乡村音乐:英国民谣Quiet Times

You ask me where I go tonight,
I'll go back to today last year
When me and you had² to make each other happy
and there was³ hope⁴ with everything
It's hard enough to feel the world
as¹ it is and hold on anything
Without these quiet times,
you've bought round here

I'm gonna have to run away
I'm sure that I belong⁵ some other place
I've seen⁶ another side⁷ of all
I've seen it keeps me wond’rin' where my family is,
It's hard enough to see the world
as it and hold on anything
Without these quiet times,
comin' round here

And I miss you,
And I want you,
But I can't have you
Even when you're here

I suppose⁸ I have to take you with me
broken mind⁹ I'd rather¹⁰ leave you here
To forget everything you've seen
and known¹¹ here as every idea
When you walk up in the street
and hold my hand and smile
But I won't be takin' it,
'cause I know how it turns out and it takes me back
To these quiet times, comin' round here

And I miss you,
And I want you,
You're not comin' back,
And I need you,
But I can't have you,
even when you're here

And I miss you,
And I want you,
You're not comin' back,
And I need you,
But I can't have you,
even when you're here

英国民谣歌手Dido在众人期待中将发行她的第三张专辑，新专辑名为《Safe Trip Home》将于11月4日上市。专辑邀请了不少知名音乐人参与制作，其中还包括DIDO的亲哥哥-Faithless成员Rollo Armstrong。

据悉，新唱片《Safe Trip Home》由Jon Brion (琼·布里昂)和Dido以及Dido的兄弟Rollo Armstrong (罗洛·阿姆斯特朗)联手制作，而在专辑中的一首歌曲《Grafton Street》当中，著名环境音乐大师Brian Eno (布赖恩·伊诺)也参与了创作。

Dido透露说，在录制《Safe Trip Home》时，她曾去美国加州洛杉矶的一所大学里面去深造音乐课程。Dido在接受英国BBC采访时说道，她之所以去大学里面深造音乐课程是因为她想改变一下自己从而能够更真实地去表现自己所想表达的音乐。Dido说：“你能够从学习当中想得更远，你的脑子也变得十分活跃，这很疯狂。我喜欢这样。”

Dido在2000年与美国著名嘻哈歌手Eminem（艾米纳姆）合作了一首歌曲而一炮走红。　1999年，Dido推出了她的处子专辑《No Angel》，在即将跟歌迷见面的这张《Safe Trip Home》之前，Dido的最新专辑是2003年那张《Life for Rent》。据统计显示，《Life for Rent》在Billboard 200专辑榜中的最好成绩是第四位，截至目前，《Life for Rent》在全美的总销量共计超过了210万张。

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 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。

4 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

5 belong   

vi.属于，附属；应归入

参考例句：

• Does this house belong to Mr. Winter? 这幢房子是温特先生的吗 ?
• We belong to the new club. 我们是这个新俱乐部的成员。

6 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

7 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

8 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

9 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？

10 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

11 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。