听歌学英语: 坚持梦想 空中铁匠乐队 - Dream On

空中铁匠乐队（Aerosmith）,是七十年代最受欢迎的摇滚乐队之一。他们常常被称为“来自波士顿的坏男孩”和“美国最伟大的摇滚乐队”。其作品风格根植于布鲁斯的硬摇滚，同时融合了流行音乐和重金属元素。

Every time that I look in the mirror
每一次，看着镜子里
All these lines on my face gettin' clearer
脸上的皱纹越来越清晰
The past has gone
过去已逝
It went by like dusk to dawn
就像黄昏到黎明
Isn't that the way
人生亦如此
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
人生总要有付出

Yeah, I know nobody knows where it comes and where it goes
是，我也知道，没有人清楚何去何从
I know it's everybody's sin
我知道，这是大家的罪过
You got to lose to know how to win
你一定要先失败，才知道怎么成功

Half my life's in book's written pages
我的人生之书已完成一半
Lived and learned from fools and from sages¹
从贤者与愚者身上吸取
You know it's true
你知道，这是事实
All the things come back to you
一切都会回归始源
Sing with me, sing for the year
跟我一起唱，为了岁月　
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
为了欢笑，为了眼泪
Sing with me, if it's just for today
跟我为当下而唱
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
因为说不定明天你就会被上帝带走

Sing with me, sing for the year
跟我一起唱，为了岁月　
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
为了欢笑，为了眼泪
Sing with me, if it's just for today
跟我为当下而唱
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
因为说不定明天你就会被上帝带走

Dream on, dream on, dream on
继续梦想，继续梦想，不断梦想
Dream until your dream come true
追梦直到梦想实现
Dream on, dream on, dream on
继续梦想，继续梦想，不断梦想
And dream until your dream comes true
梦想，直到你梦想成真
Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on
追梦，追梦，追梦，追梦
Dream on, dream on, dream on...aaahhh
追梦，追梦，追梦...

Sing with me, sing for the year
跟我一起唱，为了岁月　
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
为了欢笑，为了眼泪
Sing with me, if it's just for today
跟我为当下而唱
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
因为说不定明天你就会被上帝带走
Sing with me, sing for the year
跟我一起唱，为了岁月　
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
为了欢笑，为了眼泪
Sing with me, if it's just for today
跟我为当下而唱
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
因为说不定明天你就会被上帝带走

Sing with me, sing for the year
跟我一起唱，为了岁月　
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
为了欢笑，为了眼泪
Sing with me, if it's just for today
跟我为当下而唱
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
因为说不定明天你就会被上帝带走
Sing with me, sing for the year
跟我一起唱，为了岁月　
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
为了欢笑，为了眼泪
Sing with me, if it's just for today
跟我为当下而唱
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
因为说不定明天你就会被上帝带走
 

单词：
dream on
on 表示持续性；向前（移动）。最简单的词组有:
go on继续: Go on, I'm listening.你接着说，我听着呢。
carry on继续: Please carry on. Don't stop singing on my account.大家继续吧，不要因为我就不唱了呀。（on my account为了我；因为我）

It went by like dusk to dawn
went by,原型go by: go by (时间)逝去，过去, 按照，遵守；以…来判断
You've missed the bus. It just went by.你错过了公共汽车，它刚开走。
You can't afford to let any job go by when you've been out of work for so long.你失业那么长时间了，可不能轻易放过任何工作机会。
Going by her diamond ring, she must be very rich.从她的钻戒判断，她一定很富有。

Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
due:[dju?],[du] adj到期的，期满的, 欠着的，未付的，应支付的，欠款的 n.应缴款;费用 应付款；应得之物adv. 正（置于方位词前）
Dues are waived² for Honorary Lifetime Members.终身荣誉会员免交会费。(waive [weiv] v 放弃 , 免除; Honorary 荣誉的；无报酬的 , 义务的
How are membership dues calculated?会费是怎样算的？
pay dues:付款；付出代价,承受后果
He was thrown out of the country club for failing to pay his dues .他因为付不起会费，被乡村俱乐部除名了。
The amount you owe us is now long past due and is beginning to concern us. Don't you think we are entitled to an explanation?你所积欠的货款逾期已久，我们不禁开始担心。难道您不认为应该给我们一个解释吗？（entitle  v 授权；使有资格；给…权利)

How much is still due on your car? 你买的小汽车还应付多少钱?
The ship sailed due east.这船向正东航行。
due to由于;因为
I got a pay rise due to my good performance last month.由于我工作表现好，上个月我加薪了。
in due course 在适当时机;到适当时候
I hope very much that I will have the opportunity of meeting with him in due course in the future and so that I can learn from him.我很希望，将来在适当的时机同他见面，向他请教。
Things will all work out in due course.事情自然会好起来的。（work out得到解决；找到…的答案）

Lived and learned from fools and from sages
sage：n 圣人；智者；
to live and learn: 学无止境；活到老学到老；
Live and Learn and Pass it On《生活着，学习着，传承着》
Live and learn. Life is a journey and the journey is the destination.活到老，学到老；人生是一次旅行，而旅程就是目的地。

1 sages   

n.圣人( sage的名词复数 )；智者；哲人；鼠尾草（可用作调料）

参考例句：

• Homage was paid to the great sages buried in the city. 向安葬在此城市的圣哲们表示敬意。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Confucius is considered the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages. 孔子被认为是古代中国最伟大的圣人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 waived   

v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）

参考例句：

• He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句