听歌学英语:活着真好 Andy Grammer-Good To Be Alive(Hallelujah)

Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)，《活着真好》是美国流行男歌手Andy Grammer于2015年8月24日发行的单曲，收录于其第二张录音室专辑Magazines or Novels中。

I've been grinding so long, been trying this shit for years
磨磨蹭蹭，犹豫不决，终于决定放手
And I got nothing to show, just climbing this rope right here
没什么可展现的，只要不断往上爬
And if there's a man upstairs, he kept bringing me rain
就算上帝不停对我泼冷水
But I've been sending up prayers and something's changed
但我一直在对你祈祷，有什么已经发生了变化
I think I finally found my hallelujah
谢天谢地，我终于找到了我的道路
I've been waiting for this moment all my life
我一生都在等待的时刻
Now all my dreams are coming true, yeah
如今我的梦终于实现
I've been waiting for this moment
我一直在等待这一刻
Feels good to be alive right about now
现在感觉活着真好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Hallelujah, let that bass¹ line move ya, say hey
谢天谢地，随着重低音动起来吧
And it's good to be alive right about now
活着真好
I was dead in the water, nobody wanted me
就算无人关心怜爱
I was old news, I went cold as cold could be
就算跌入谷底
But I kept throwing on coal tryna make that fire burn
但绝不一蹶不振
Sometimes you gotta get scars to get what you deserve
每个人都会有道道伤疤
I kept moving on and now I'm moving up
但我会抚平它们
Damn, I'm feeling blessed with all this love
上帝保佑，谢天谢地
I think I finally found my hallelujah
谢天谢地，我终于找到了我的道路
I've been waiting for this moment all my life
我一生都在等待的时刻
Now all my dreams are coming true, yeah
如今我的梦终于实现
I've been waiting for this moment
我一直在等待这一刻
Feels good to be alive right about now
感觉良好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Hallelujah, let that bass line move ya, say hey
谢天谢地，让我纵情歌唱
And it's good to be alive right about now
活着真好
I almost can-, cannot handle it
就快支撑不住
I could get u-, could get used to this
就快爬到巅峰
I almost can-, cannot handle it
就快支撑不住
I could get u-, could get used to this
就快爬到巅峰
I think I finally found my
我想我终于找到了
(Hallelujah *7)
谢天谢地*7
Feels good to be alive right about now
感觉良好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Hallelujah, let that bass line move ya, say hey
谢天谢地，让我纵情歌唱
And it's good to be alive right about now
活着真好
Good, good, good, good to be alive right about now*4
谢天谢地，活着真好


I've been grinding so long, been trying this shit for years磨磨蹭蹭，犹豫不决，终于决定放手
grind [ɡra?nd]v.磨, 压迫, 碾碎, 磨得吱吱响
Some people grind their teeth while they are asleep.有些人睡觉时磨牙齿。
I have to grind the knife; it is blunt.我得磨刀; 它钝了。
He ground out his cigarette.他把香烟掐灭。
People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。（grind down折磨）
He threw the cigarette down and ground it under his heel.他把烟丢到地上, 用脚跟踩灭了。
grind (+away/at/fo)刻苦地做; 苦学
He is grinding away for the examination.他正在拼命用功准备考试。
n 磨, 碾，苦差使; 单调的事; 苦学
Hans finds learning Chinese a grind.汉斯觉得学习汉语是件苦事。
There are several different grinds of coffee.这里有好几种不同的磨好的咖啡。
Do you find learning English a grind?你觉得学英语是件苦事吗?

And if there's a man upstairs, he kept bringing me rain就算上帝不停对我泼冷水
the man upstairs:上帝；
upstairs adv 在楼上; 往楼上；adj高水平的, 上层的; 往更高的地位(尤指明升暗降); n 楼上
Let's go upstairs where we can be a bit more private.咱们上楼吧，那里没什麽外人。
He went upstairs to become board chairman.他高升为董事长。
Henry lives upstairs.亨利住在楼上。
We crept upstairs so as not to wake the baby.为了不吵醒婴儿，我们蹑手蹑脚地上了楼梯。
He is skilled in upstairs politics.他精通上层政治。
The house has no upstairs.这房子只有一层。

I was old news, I went cold as cold could be就算跌入谷底
old news过时的新闻,明日黄花,大家都知道的事
cold: adv.完全地, 彻底地
When he asked her to marry him, she refused him cold.他向她求婚时，她一口拒绝了。
After losing my job it was cold comfort to be told I'd won the office raffle².丢了工作以后才听说我抽中了公司的奖券，有同画饼。

1 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

2 raffle   

n.废物，垃圾，抽奖售卖；v.以抽彩出售

参考例句：

• The money was raised by the sale of raffle tickets.这笔款子是通过出售购物彩券筹集的。
• He won a car in the raffle.他在兑奖售物活动中赢得了一辆汽车。