听歌学英语：死而无憾 Die A Happy Man

Baby last night was hands down宝贝 昨夜无疑是
One of the best nights最为美好的夜晚
That I've had no doubt我不会有丝毫怀疑
Between the bottle of wine在把酒言欢之时
And the look in your eyes and the Marvin Gaye你眼里绽放的灿烂 伴着马文 ·盖伊的歌声
Then we danced in the dark under September stars in the pourin' rain我们在下雨的九月 灿烂的繁星下翩然共舞
And I know that I can't ever tell you enough我明白 我还没有勇气对你说
That all I need in this life is your crazy love此生 我只想有你疯狂的爱相伴
If I never get to see the Northern lights如果我从未看过北极之光
Or if I never get to see the Eiffel Tower at night或是黑夜的埃菲尔铁塔
Oh if all I got is your hand in my hand但如果我的掌中紧握你的手
Baby I could die a happy man yeah宝贝 此生我也无憾了 宝贝 此生我将无憾
Baby and that red dress brings me to my knees宝贝 你性感的红裙让我为你臣服
Oh but that black dress makes it hard to breathe宝贝 你魅惑的黑裙让我快要窒息
You're a saint¹, you're a God, it's the cutest, the hottest, a masterpiece²你是圣人，你是神人，你是最可爱最性感的杰作
It's too good to be true, nothing better than you美好得有些失真 没什么美好过你
In my wildest dreams在我狂野的梦里
And I know that I can't ever tell you enough我明白 怎么说都无法表达
That all I need in this life is your crazy love此生 我只想有你疯狂的爱相伴
If I never get to see the Northern lights如果我从未看过北极之光
Or if I never get to see the Eiffel Tower at night或是黑夜的埃菲尔铁塔
Oh if all I got is your hand in my hand但如果我的掌中紧握你的手
Baby I could die a happy man yeah宝贝 此生我也无憾了
I don't need no vacation, no fancy³ destination我无需假期 无需特别的目的地
Baby you're my great escape宝贝 你就是最好的世外桃源
We could stay at home, listen to the radio我们可以呆在家 听着收音机
Or dance around the fireplace⁴或者围着壁炉跳舞
And if I never get to build my mansion⁵ in Georgia如果我未能在乔治亚州建起豪宅
Or drive a sports car up the coast of California⁶或是在加州海滨开着跑车
Oh if all I got is your hand in my hand但如果我的掌中紧握你的手
Baby I could die a happy man宝贝 此生我也无憾了
Baby I could die a happy man宝贝 此生我也无憾了
Oh I could die a happy man喔 宝贝 此生我将了然无憾
You know I could girl你知道我会这样 亲爱的
I could die, I could die a happy man此生我将无憾 此生我也无憾了

词汇扩展：
Baby I could die a happy man宝贝 此生我也无憾了
die: v 死亡，熄灭;凋零，枯萎;渴望，盼望
Her husband died suddenly last week. 她的丈夫上周猝死。
He died for his beliefs. 他为自己的信仰献身。
[V-ADJ] She died young. 她年纪轻轻就死了。
At least they died happy. 至少他们死时很幸福。 [V-N] He died a poor man. 他在贫困中死去。
My car just died on me . 我的汽车开着开着就坏了。
The engine spluttered and died. 发动机劈劈啪啪响了一阵后便熄火了。 (splutter [?spl?t?]vi.结结巴巴; 发劈啪的声音; )
die a/the death 彻底失败；完全消失
The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death. 这出戏被批得一无是处，很快就收场了。
die laughing笑断气；笑死
I nearly died laughing when she said that. 她说那话时，我差点给笑死。

be dying⁷ for sth/to do sth(informal) 渴望；极想
I'm dying for a glass of water. 我真想喝杯水。
I'm dying to know what happened. 我很想知道发生了什么事儿。

You're a saint, you're a God, it's the cutest, the hottest, a masterpiece你是圣人，你是神人，你是最可爱最性感的代表作
saint n 至善的人;极有耐心的人;道德高尚的人;圣人般的人
His behaviour would try the patience of a saint . 他的行为就是再有修养的人也难以忍受。
She's a saint to go on living with that man. 能继续和那个男人一起生活，她简直是圣人。
My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.能够忍受我，我的女朋友真的很有耐心。
I feel that she would try the patience of a saint. 我觉得圣人都能被她逼疯。

masterpiece n. 杰作，名作;杰出的事
The whole thing was a masterpiece of crowd management.整件事情就是人群管理的典范。
The coach was a masterpiece of Teutonic engineering⁸. 这种长途汽车是体现德国工程设计水平的杰作。
Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity⁹. 她的作品是朴实的典范。

1 saint   

n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒

参考例句：

• He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
• The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。

2 masterpiece   

n.杰作，名著

参考例句：

• This book is a real masterpiece.这本书是真正的名著。
• Robinson Crusoe is Defoe's masterpiece.《罗宾逊漂流记》是笛福的杰作。

3 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

4 fireplace   

n.壁炉，炉灶

参考例句：

• The fireplace smokes badly.这壁炉冒烟太多。
• I think we should wall up the fireplace.我想应该封住壁炉。

5 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

6 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

7 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

8 engineering   

n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵

参考例句：

• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
• It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。

9 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。