听歌学英语:天籁女声Should It Matter

听歌学英语:天籁女声Should It Matter

"Should It Matter"是挪威女歌手Sissel在"All Good Things"专辑中的一首歌。歌词描写的是一个女生在情感失意时的追悔和感伤。 宛如天籁的女声， 宛如初春午后的微风般的没有负担，亦好比早晨小草上的露水清新脱俗。这个女生正是挪威歌手Sissel；她有着一头清爽的短发形象，脸上总是挂着如阳光般灿烂的笑容。她的声线如空谷的风，轻柔、不羁， 带着 神秘的北欧气质，唯美的旋律， 炽热、深情地唱着关于爱情的点点滴滴， 一瞬间里就会让你怀想起那些甜蜜和浪漫的画面。"Should It Matter"这首歌高音特别靓，收放自如，游韧有余，极具穿透力。天鹅绒般柔美的弦乐伴奏隐约着清脆剔透的吉他弹拨，不知不觉间你所有的伪装就被这美到极致的音乐轻轻地给瓦解了。


I look at you
Please don’t walk away
I see you’re about to
There is just something I’d really like to say
So please don’t walk away
I know that you’re there
Still you pretend¹ you’re not
Yes I know it hurts
I have also felt the pain
So should it matter
What I do or what I’ve done
As long as in my heart
You’re still the only one
I hear you say it
But I don’t think you understand
I can be trusted now, I swear to you I can*
It’s been a year a memory from my past
I know what I did wrong
I wish to change
Just to make it last
But I guess it’s been too long
Easy to move on
To forget to about it all
Is that what you do, hoping I will be gone
（Repeat）
If you got to know me again
Maybe then -- maybe then
We could see what we should do
But that’s all up to you
I’ll be waiting for you


歌词解析：


Should it matter what I do or what I’ve done as long as in my heart you’re still the only one
只要你是我心中的唯一，我做的和已经做过的事情真的有关系吗
matter  n.事情,物质,问题,重要性  v. 有关系，要紧
She reluctantly² agreed to let the matter drop.
她勉强同意这事到此为止。
It seems that matter is lost when fuels burn. 似乎燃料燃烧时物质就消失了。
In one sense, your choice doesn't matter.
从某种程度上讲，你的选择并不要紧。
as long as 只要
As long as you drive carefully, you will be very safe.
如果你开车小心，你就会很安全。

It’s been a year a memory from my past
一年前的记忆拂过我的脑海
memory 记忆力，记忆
She is always moaning³ about her bad memory.
她总是抱怨自己的记性不好。
These frightful⁴ experiences are branded on his memory.
这些可怕的经历深深印入他的记忆。
commit⁵ to memory 牢记（bear in mind/learn by heart）
You must commit the poem to memory.
你必须记住这首诗。

I know what I did wrong，I wish to change
我希望可以重来，我知道那时我错了 
change v.改变   n.变化，零钱
She had to change her way of life when her baby came on the scene.
她的孩子出世之后，她不得不改变生活方式
The change in the weather has mucked up our sports timetable.
天气的变化打乱了我们运动比赛的日程。
The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change.
小男孩把手伸进口袋，掏出了一些零钱。
a change of heart 洗心革面，改邪归正
Did you notice that being good resulted from a change of heart?
你注意到成为好人是由于内心的改变吗？
change one's tune⁶ 转变态度，改变调子
Why did he suddenly change his tune?
他为什么突然改变了“态度”?
change horses in midstream v临阵换将(在重要时刻作不合时的大变动)
Don't change horses in midstream, or you may ruin the project.
不要做中途的大变动，否则会破坏计画。
sea change 突变,  突发性彻底转变
Shaw's novel has undergone⁷ quite a sea change.
肖伯纳的小说已经有了很重大的变化。

Easy to move on to forget about it all
走下去应该很容易，或许你已全部忘记
move on  继续前进,  更换工作(话题等),  离开
If we didn't forget, we would never be able to move on.
如果我们不能忘记，就永远无法继续前进。
If you can't get ahead in the company you're with, perhaps it's time to move on.
要是你在公司无法获得成功的话，可能是时候换工作了。
When he was just about to move on, he suddenly realized something.
当他准备离开时，他突然意识到了什么。

1 pretend   

vt.假装，假托，装扮；vi.假装，装作

参考例句：

• So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了，对吧？
• Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

2 reluctantly   

ad.不情愿地，勉强地

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• She reluctantly communicated the facts. 她不愿把真实情况讲出来。

3 moaning   

v.呻吟，悲叹( moan的现在分词 )；抱怨；发出萧萧声

参考例句：

• They were moaning over the death of their father. 他们正在哀悼他们的父亲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She's always moaning that she has too much work to do. 她总是抱怨她有太多的事要做。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

5 commit   

vt.把…交托给，提交；犯，干；使承担义务，使作出保证

参考例句：

• He couldn't commit himself on any issue.他不愿在任何问题上表态。
• A thinking person must commit himself to working for peace.一个有头脑的人必须致力于为和平而工作。

6 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

7 undergone   

undergo的过去分词

参考例句：

• The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade. 在过去的十年里，我们的工作方式经历了彻底的变革。
• Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change. 她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。