听歌学英语:Leonard Cohen - In My Secret Life 我的内心深处

Leonard Cohen（莱昂纳德·科恩），是游吟诗人，来自寒冷而富有浓厚欧洲气息的加拿大小城。Leonard早年以诗歌和小说在文坛成名，因为偶然的机缘Leonard进入了民谣领域，开始了游吟生涯。他先后出版了《莱昂纳德·科恩之歌（The Songs of Leonard Cohen）》和《来自一个房间的歌（Songs from a Room）》等专辑。

I saw you this morning.
今晨,我遇见你
You were moving so fast.
而你却匆匆离去
Can't seem to loosen¹ my grip²
可我却念念不忘
On the past.
那些逝去的时光
And I miss you so much.
如此思念你
There's no one in sight.
却再也追不回了
And were still making love
可我们过去的恩爱依然
in my secret life
在我的内心深处存在

I smile when Im angry.
我用微笑掩饰愤怒
I cheat and I lie.
我会欺骗和说谎
I do what I have to do
我身不由己
To get by.
只为苟且偷生
But I know what is wrong.
但我知道什么是错
And I know what is right.
也知道什么是对
And I'd die for the truth
也愿为真理去死
in my secret life
在我的内心深处

Hold on, hold on, my brother.
坚持，坚持，我的兄弟
My sister, hold on tight.
我的姐妹，一起坚持
I finally got my orders.
我终将冲破困境
I'll be marching through the morning, marching through the night.
冲破黑夜 冲破黎明
Moving cross the borders of my secret life.
穿越我内心深处的藩篱

Looked through the paper.
看破纸样的红尘
Makes you want to cry.
令人黯然泪流
Nobody cares if the people
没有人关心谁
Live or die.
是活着还是死去
And the dealer³ wants you thinking
神赐予了你思想
That its either black or white.
它明辨黑白
Thank God its not that simple
感谢上帝 它不是这么幼稚
in my secret life
在我的内心深处

I bite my lip.
我咬紧双唇
I buy what I'm told.
我一言不发
from the latest hit to the wisdom of old.
听从所有的教诲
but I'm always alone and my heart is like ice and it's crowded and cold,
但是我的内心却一直充满孤独与无助
in my secret life
在我的内心深处

in my secret life
secret: n. 秘密；秘诀；机密adj. 内心深处的，秘而不宣的；未公开承认的
He will not tell anyone, the secret will die with him. 他死都不会告诉任何人这个秘密的。
She swore me not to tell anybody about my secret. 她向我发誓不把我的秘密告诉任何人。

Can't seem to loosen my grip
Can't seem to:好像不能做；似乎做不了；
I wrote down the directions but I can't seem to find them.我写下地址了但我好像找不到了。
She can't seem to see the joke in the least.她似乎完全不懂这个笑话。（in the least一点；丝毫）
The extra weight you can't seem to lose is connected to the sugar cravings you battle.那些减不掉的体重正是来源于你与之斗争的甜食欲。

loosen ['lusn] vt. 放松；松开
loosen up 放松肌肉；松弛；[口]信口开河；[口]慷慨解囊
You need to take some exercise to loosen up you muscles. 你需要做些活动以松弛肌肉。
You should loosen up your muscles before and after doing physical exercises.运动前后，应该放松一下肌肉。
You will generally find women loosen up less lavishly⁴ than men.你会发现妇女一般不像男人那么慷慨大方。
Before he ran, he did some stretches to loosen up.在跑步之前，他做了上些伸展运动来活动筋骨。

grip: n.手柄；把手；紧握；了解 v.紧握；紧抓；使感兴趣；使激动
The brake doesn't grip properly.刹车不灵了。
come/get to grips⁵ with sth 开始理解并着手处理难题
We'll come to grips with the problem very soon.我们将很快弄清楚并处理这个问题。
He talked a lot, but never really came to grips with the subject.他说了很多, 但是没有真正抓住正题。

There's no one in sight.却再也追不回了
sight: n.视力, 看见, 视线, 景物 v.瞄准, 看见, 观测
The sight of such violence burned into her soul. 这种暴力的景象使她毕生难忘。(burn into 侵蚀；使深印于)
in sight: adv. 在即，在望；看得见；被看到
The train is still in sight.火车仍在视线内。
Success is in sight.成功已经指日可待

1 loosen   

vt.放松，松开，解除（便秘等），放宽；vi.变松，松弛

参考例句：

• I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles.我必须活动活动使肌肉放松些。
• The medicine may loosen your cough.这种药能减轻你的咳嗽。

2 grip   

v.握紧，紧握；吸引；引起；n.紧握，控制

参考例句：

• He keeps a firm grip on his children.他对孩子们管得很严。
• The brake doesn't grip properly.煞车不灵。

3 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

4 lavishly   

adv.慷慨地，大方地

参考例句：

• His house was lavishly adorned.他的屋子装饰得很华丽。
• The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour.这本书里有大量全彩插图。

5 grips   

n.紧握( grip的名词复数 )；掌握；理解；理解力v.抓紧( grip的第三人称单数 )；吸引；引起；使感兴趣

参考例句：

• He bought some hair grips for his wife in the fair. 他在集市上为妻子买了一些发夹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He talked a lot, but never really came to grips with the subject. 他说了很多，但是没有真正谈到正题。 来自《简明英汉词典》