听歌学英语:了解我甚于我自己 Better Than I Know Myself

听歌学英语:了解我甚于我自己 Better Than I Know Myself

不羁的黑发，魅惑的眼线，双手涂着黑色指甲油，这已经成为Adam Lambert的标志，这位被誉为"Rock God"的音乐天才，这位刚出道便已赢得众多关注的乐坛新星，他用一场又一场演唱会级别的演出，攻陷着每一位挑剔听者的耳朵；他用华丽挥霍的嗓音，激情四射的舞台，阳光灿烂的笑容，善良幽默的品性与摄人心魄的魅力，虏获了无数歌迷的心。

Cold as ice
And more bitter¹ than a December
Winter night 　　
That's how I treated you
And I know that I
I sometimes tend to loose my temper²
And I cross the line
Yeah that's the truth
I know it gets hard sometimes
But I could never
Leave you aside
No matter what I say
Cause if I wanted to go
I would've gone by now
But I really need you near me
To keep my mind off the edge³
If I wanted to leave
I would've left by now
But you're the only one that knows me
Better than I know myself
All along
I tried to pretend⁴ it didn't matter
If I was alone
Deep down I know
If you were gone
For even a day
I wouldn't know which way to turn
Cause I'm lost without you
I get kind of dark
Let it go too far
I can be obnoxious⁵ at times
But try and see my heart
Cause I need you now
So don't let me down
You are the only thing in this world
I would die without


歌词解析：

 If I wanted to leave would’ve left by now, but you're the only one that knows me better than I know myself. 如果我想要离开，我早就到了你看不见我的地方了，但你是唯一懂我的人，懂我更甚于我自己的人。也许，有的人天生不会表达吧，所以明明在意，却还对别人冷若冰霜（cold as ice）。歌词中不乏这样生动的短语，因而这歌词听起来也动人心魄。下面我们来学习一下歌词中出现的短语。
cold as ice 冷若冰霜
The owner of the restaurant is as cold as ice to the customers.
那一家餐厅的老板对顾客态度冷淡。
lose one's temper 发脾气，发火
I sometimes tend to loose my temper.
我有时控制不住自己的脾气
cross the line 做得过分
My father would never cross the line like that.
我爸从来不会干那么出格的事。
leave aside 搁置，不考虑
Leave the difficult questions aside for now and try to answer the easier ones.
暂时把难的问题搁在一边，先想法解答较容易的问题。
all along 自始至终，一直
Everyone knew immediately that she had been faking it all along.
大家立刻知道她从头到尾都在装模作样。
deep down 在心底；实际上
Deep down inside, do you still believe in Santa Claus ?
在你内心深处，你相信有圣诞老人吗?
go too far 做得过分，做得过火
You've gone too far; you should be punished.
你太过分了，你应该受到惩罚。
obnoxious  讨厌的，可憎的
He is the most obnoxious man I know.
他是我认识的最可憎的人。

1 bitter   

adj.激烈的，苦涩的，辛酸的，厉害的，悲痛的；n.辛酸，苦味，苦酒

参考例句：

• The bitter winter was coming.寒冬到了。
• The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。

2 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。

3 edge   

n.边(缘)；刃；优势；v.侧着移动，徐徐移动

参考例句：

• Sight along the edge to see if it's straight.顺着边目测，看看直不直。
• She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。

4 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。

5 obnoxious   

adj.极恼人的，讨人厌的，可憎的

参考例句：

• These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
• He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。