听歌学英语:天亮以前 Before The Dawn

No shadows on the Wall 墙上没有倒影
no footsteps¹ in the hall 走廊里没有脚声
But I′m not afraid 但是我不害怕
for in my dreams I′m with you now 在我的梦想里，我现在跟你在一起了

How I love to see you shine 我多么的想看到你
to think of you as mine 想你是我的
someday my tears will turn 有一天我的眼泪会回来的
the page of time 在新的时间

Call my name and I′ll be there 叫我，我就会出现
Tell my heart that you′re still waiting with the angels². 告诉我的心你跟天使一起等待

Come to me before the dawn 来找我在天亮之前
when the light of love′s still warm 在亮光还在发热的时候
And I can′t hear the heavens singing to our Symphony³还有我听不见天堂的交响曲
When the night has fought this Storm 当夜晚和暴风雨在交战
and at last the Ghosts have gone 在最后灵魂已经离开
And I will lead you in the land of Love 然后我会带你去拥有爱的地方
and life again. 再次重生

Silence will return 安静会回来
and memory′s heat will burn 记忆在燃烧
but I will light a candle 但是我会点燃蜡烛
turning all that′s Grey to Gold 把所有的灰色变成金色

Behind each breath⁴ at night 在每一个呼吸的夜晚
as I long to hold you tight⁵ 我会将你抱紧
a million stars could never be as bright as you are 一百万颗星星都没有你发出的光芒要亮

Call my name and I′ll be there 叫我，我就会出现
Tell my heart that you′re still waiting with the angels. 告诉我的心你跟天使一起等待

Come to me before the dawn 来找我在天亮之前
when the light of love′s still warm 在亮光还在发热的时候
And I can′t hear the heavens singing to our Symphony还有我听不见天堂的交响曲
When the night has fought this Storm 当夜晚和暴风雨在交战
and at last the Ghosts have gone 在最后灵魂已经离开
And I will lead you in the land of Love 然后我会带你去拥有爱的地方
and life again. 再次重生

Tell the moon and the wind to bring back my Love 告诉月亮和风带回我的爱
tell the Stars and the sun I can′t see in the dark 告诉星星和太阳我在夜里看不见
Come to me before the dawn 来找我在天亮之前
when the light of love′s still warm 在亮光还在发热的时候
And I can′t hear the heavens singing to our Symphony还有我听不见天堂的交响曲
When the night has fought this Storm 当夜晚和暴风雨在交战
and at last the Ghosts have gone 在最后灵魂已经离开
And I will lead you in the land of Love 然后我会带你去拥有爱的地方
and life again. 再次重生

And I will lead you in the land of Love 然后我会带你去拥有爱的地方
and life again. 再次重生

歌词:No shadows on the Wall, no footsteps in the hall.
墙上没有倒影，走廊里没有脚声。
Shadow一般是名词，表示“阴影,阴暗”时,是不可数名词；表示“人或物的影子”时,是可数名词。
为大家讲两个相关的短语，第一个是be a shadow of one's〔its〕former self-已不再有以前的力量、影响力等。比如：
She used to be a great player, but now she's only a shadow of her former self.
她以前是个健将，现在已不及当年了。
第二个短语是be afraid of one's own shadow-很胆小。比如：
Johnny cries whenever he must say hello to an adult, he is afraid of his own shadow.
约翰尼该跟大人打招呼时就哭鼻子，他胆小极了。
Shadow用作动词意思是“投影于…之上”“遮蔽光亮”，引申可表示“变阴暗”“变朦胧”还有“紧跟着”“跟踪”的意思，例如：
He employed a detective to shadow his wife. 他雇用了一名私人侦探去跟踪他的夫人。

歌词：And I can′t hear the heavens singing to our Symphony.
还有我听不见天堂的交响曲。
Symphony?n.交响乐
His symphony was performed for the first time today.
他创作的交响曲今天首次演奏。
Heaven与earth(地)或hell(地狱)相对,基本意思是“天国,天堂”,也可指“上帝”或“老天爷”。If there's a heaven on earth, this is it!
人间若有天堂，非此莫属！
Thank heaven(s) it didn't rain!
谢天谢地!总算没下雨! （Thank heaven(s) -谢天谢地）
Move heaven and earth-竭尽全力,全力以赴（do one's best to do sth.）
I will move heaven and earth to help you.我将尽最大力量帮助你。
Seventh heaven 〈口〉极乐,欢天喜地
Just give him a piece of meat and he's in seventh heaven.
只要给他一块肉,他就高兴极了。

歌词：But I will light a candle, turning all that′s Grey to Gold.
但是我会点燃蜡烛，把所有的灰色变成金色。
Candle ?n.蜡烛；烛形物 ?vt.对光检查
The wind blew out the candle. 风吹灭了蜡烛。
Every time he tried to light the candle, it blew out.
他几次想把蜡烛点了起来,但都被风吹熄了。
Can't hold a candle to sb 简直不能与…相比
No one can hold a candle to him when it comes to playing the guitar.
说到弹吉他,谁也比不上他。
Grey是“灰色”的意思。
Nowadays few people like to be dressed in grey.
如今,很少有人喜欢穿灰色的衣服了。
Gold?adj.金色的；金制的?n.金币；金黄色；金牌；金子
短语as good as gold表示：表现很好的。比如：
The children caused no trouble all day; they were as good as gold.
一整天孩子没惹过一点麻烦,他们乖极了。

1 footsteps   

n.脚步（声），一步的距离，足迹；脚步（声）( footstep的名词复数 )；一步的距离；足迹

参考例句：

• the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

2 angels   

n.天使( angel的名词复数 )；可爱的人；品行高洁的人；大好人（感激某人时所说）（非正式）

参考例句：

• Angels are usually shown in pictures dressed in white. 图画中的天使通常身穿白衣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Angels are celestial beings. 天使是天上的神灵。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 symphony   

n.交响乐（曲），（色彩等的）和谐

参考例句：

• The Ninth Symphony of Beethoven is a famous one.贝多芬的第九交响乐非常有名。
• They play over the whole symphony.他们把整个交响乐重新演奏了一遍。

4 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

5 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。