听歌学英语:White Flag-Dido

听歌学英语:White Flag-Dido



White Flag 是2004年全英音乐奖最佳女歌手Dido 蝉连英国金榜与全美抒情榜亚军的都会情歌佳作。

[00:15.77]Dido
[00:16.72]White Flag
[00:43.06]I know you think that
[00:45.44]I shouldn't still love you
[00:48.27]I'll tell you that
[00:53.30]But if I didn't say it
[00:56.72]Well, I'd still have felt it
[00:59.52]Where's the sense in that?
[01:04.38]I promise I'm not trying
[01:07.44]to make your life harder
[01:10.40]Or return to where we were
[01:16.93]Well I will go down with this ship
[01:21.50]And I won't put my hands up
[01:24.24]and surrender¹
[01:26.98]There will be no white flag
[01:29.74]above my door
[01:33.04]I'm in love and always will be
[01:39.15]I know I left too much mess
[01:43.05]And destruction² to come back again
[01:49.60]And I caused but nothing but trouble
[01:52.78]I understand
[01:54.53]if you can't talk to me again
[02:02.05]And if you live
[02:03.51]by the rules of "It's over"
[02:06.64]Then I'm sure that that makes sense
[02:13.04]Well I will go down with this ship
[02:17.71]And I won't put my hands up
[02:20.47]and surrender
[02:23.20]There will be no white flag
[02:25.90]above my door
[02:28.96]I'm in love and always will be
[02:34.48]And when we meet
[02:38.02]As I'm sure we will
[02:40.72]All that was then
[02:43.56]Will be there still
[02:46.37]I'll let it pass
[02:49.15]And hold my tongue
[02:51.97]And you will think
[02:54.74]That I've moved on
[02:59.23]Well I will go down with this ship
[03:03.45]And I won't put my hands up
[03:06.27]and surrender
[03:08.85]There will be no white flag
[03:11.71]above my door
[03:14.69]I'm in love and always will be
[03:21.93]I will go down with this ship
[03:26.11]And I won't put my hands up
[03:29.03]and surrender
[03:31.54]There will be no white flag
[03:34.29]above my door
[03:37.23]I'm in love and always will be
[03:44.27]I will go down with this ship
[03:48.71]And I won't put my hands up
[03:51.82]and surrender
[03:53.92]There will be no white flag
[03:56.95]above my door
[03:59.98]I'm in love and always will be
[04:06.45]歌词大意
[04:19.54]I know you think that
[04:20.65]I shouldn't still love you
[04:21.97]or tell you that
[04:38.83]But if I didn't say it
[04:40.18]Well, I'd still have felt it
[04:43.02]Where's the sense in that?
[05:01.30]I promise I'm not trying
[05:03.32]to make your life harder
[05:04.89]Or return to where we were
[05:24.23]Well I will go down with this ship
[05:26.53]And I won't put my hands up
[05:28.13]and surrender
[05:46.24]There will be no white flag
[05:47.43]above my door
[05:48.69]I'm in love and always will be
[06:05.00]I know I left too much mess
[06:06.68]And destruction to come back again
[06:26.08]And I caused but nothing but trouble
[06:28.47]I understand
[06:29.83]if you can't talk to me again
[06:37.98]nothing but
[06:38.95]只不过；
[06:39.81]除了…之外，什么都不是
[06:42.94]I heard nothing but the wind
[06:45.05]除了风声，我什么也没听到
[06:47.58]Mr. Smith thinks of nothing
[06:49.47]but making money
[06:50.91]除了赚钱，
[06:51.75]Smith先生什么都不想
[07:06.02]And if you live
[07:06.66]by the rules of "It's over"
[07:08.30]Then I'm sure that that makes sense
[07:17.02]make sense
[07:19.13]sense
[07:20.05]名词
[07:21.22]意义
[07:22.21]makes sense
[07:23.88]有意义，有道理，合乎情理
[07:27.42]No matter
[07:28.07]how I tried to read the sentence,
[07:30.07]it didn't make any sense to me
[07:35.72]It makes sense
[07:36.63]to take care of your health
[07:40.81]make和sense
[07:46.28]make a lot of sense
[07:47.93]很有道理
[07:49.22]make some sense
[07:50.25]有一定道理
[07:52.95]一点道理都没有
[07:54.72]It doesn't make any sense
[07:56.38]或者
[07:56.98]It makes no sense
[08:04.31]And when we meet
[08:05.15]As I'm sure we will
[08:15.24]All that was then
[08:16.11]Will be there still
[08:26.27]I'll let it pass
[08:27.23]And hold my tongue
[08:32.22]hold one's tongue
[08:34.46]控制住某人的舌头
[08:37.01]保持沉默，不做声，不开口
[08:40.35]be silent³
[08:41.57]keep quiet
[08:42.66]say nothing
[08:44.84]The teacher told him
[08:45.88]to hold his tongue
[08:49.32]You can't hold your tongue
[08:53.81]I'll let it pass,
[08:54.97]and hold my tongue
[09:13.02]And you will think
[09:13.83]That I've moved on
[09:36.87]谢谢收听

1 surrender   

v.投降，自首；屈服；交出，放弃

参考例句：

• He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy.他宁死也不愿向敌人投降。
• Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.刘胡兰在敌人面前宁死不屈。

2 destruction   

n.破坏，毁灭，消灭

参考例句：

• The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。
• Overconfidence was his destruction.自负是他垮台的原因。

3 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。