听歌学英语：The Book of You & I-Alec Benjamin

 Well, it all began in the back of her car

 

是这样的一切都是从她的车后座开始的

 

I was just 16, but I fell so hard

 

当时我16岁 感觉深坠谷底

 

Well, the years went by and she held my heart

 

啊时间流逝她悄然进入我心房

 

But her love ran dry and we fell apart

 

但她的爱逐渐消逝我们分为两部分

 

I felt her growing distant

 

我能感觉到她渐行渐远

 

I knew her love was shifting¹

 

我知道她的爱已经改变

 

And all that I could say was

 

然而我只能说

 

Don't tell me that it's over

 

别告诉我一切已经结束

 

The book of you and I

 

你我之书

 

Now you've scribbled² out my name

 

现在你草草划去了我的名字

 

And you've erased³ my favourite lines

 

擦掉的我最爱的台词

 

There were so many chapters that we never got to write

 

而还有那么多章节我们未曾着笔

 

Like cereal⁴ for dinner and staying up all night

 

比如一起晚餐吃麦片一起整夜不睡

 

I remember where we started

 

我记得你我之源

 

I remember how you looked

 

我记得你看起来如此动人

 

But now I'm missing⁵ bits and pieces

 

但我现在怅然若失

 

From the pages that you took

 

因为你拿走了那几页书页

 

You didn't give a reason now I'll forever wonder why

 

你缄默不语但我永远想探明究竟

 

We never got to finish the book of you and I

 

我们永不会完成你与我的篇章了

 

Well, I bought a pen and I turned the page

 

嗯我买了支钢笔打开了书的一页

 

Then I wrote about how I wish you'd stay

 

然后我书写了很多挽留你的话

 

I said all the things that I never got to say

 

我将我从未说出口的话写在纸上

 

Maybe when it's done I will feel okay

 

也许我写完之后会觉得一切没事了

 

That she had grown so distant

 

但她现在与我相隔甚远

 

And that her love had shifted⁶

 

她的爱也已然改变

 

I wish she felt the same

 

我希望她与我感觉相同

 

Don't tell me that it's over

 

别告诉我一切已然结束

 

The book of you and I

 

这明明是你我之书

 

Now you've scribbled out my name

 

现在你却草草划去我的名字

 

And you've erased my favourite lines

 

擦掉我喜欢的台词

 

There were so many chapters that we never got to write

 

还有那么多篇章我们还未动笔

 

Like cereal for dinner and staying up all night

 

比如晚餐一起吃麦片比如一起整夜不睡静候黎明

 

I remember where we started

 

我还记得你我之源

 

I remember how you looked

 

我记得那时的你何种风情

 

But now I'm missing bits and pieces

 

但我感觉怅然若失

 

From the pages that you took

 

因为你带走了那几页书页

 

You never gave a reason now I'll forever wonder why

 

你沉默不言但我永远都想知道为什么

 

We never got to finish the book of you and I

 

我们永远不会完成属于你我的篇章了

 

Don't tell me, tell me that you're leaving

 

别告诉我别告诉我你要离开

 

My belly⁷ hurts and my heart is hardly beating right

 

折让我胃中翻天覆地心跳几乎漏拍

 

I hate to beg but I'll try one last time

 

我不想乞求你但我还是要乞求你

 

Don't tell me that it's over

 

别告诉我一切结束了

 

The book of you and I

 

这是你我之书啊

 

Now you've scribbled out my name

 

你现在却划掉我的名字

 

And you've erased my favourite lines

 

擦掉我喜欢的台词

 

There were so many chapters that we never got to write

 

还有那么多篇章我们还没动笔

 

Like cereal for dinner and staying up all night

 

像晚餐一起吃麦片一起熬夜静候黎明

 

I remember where we started

 

我记得你我之源

 

I remember how you looked

 

记得你当时何种风情

 

But now I'm missing bits and pieces

 

但我现在怅然若失

 

From the pages that you took

 

因为你带走的几页书页

 

You never gave a reason now I'll forever wonder why

 

你沉默不言但我永远想知道这是为什么

 

We never got to finish the book of you and I

 

我们永远没机会完成属于你我的篇章了

 

     

 

 

Like cereal for dinner and staying up all night

 

比如一起晚餐吃麦片一起整夜不睡

 

Stay up悬在原位上； 不睡觉； 熬夜； 不掉

 

例句：

 

She could always sweet-talk Pamela into letting her stay up late.

 

她总能哄得帕梅拉同意她晚睡一会。

 

I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies.

 

我以前总是和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。

 

He has to wear a belt to make his trousers stay up.

 

他不得不系上腰带才能使裤子不掉下来.

 

 

But her love ran dry and we fell apart

 

但她的爱逐渐消逝我们分为两部分

 

Fall apart散开，崩溃，破碎； 圮； 散架；

 

例句：

 

Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.

 

有时候要到达谷底，才会慢慢变好。

 

I'm trying to be more centred, and not fall apart when I go through difficult things.

 

在我经历艰难困苦之时，我努力让自己保持镇定自若，不要崩溃。

 

Many of these guys fall apart when they retire.

 

这些人有许多一退休身体就垮了.

1 shifting   

n.移位；转移，偏移；狡猾v.改变(shift的现在分词)adj.移动的；多变的；狡诈的

参考例句：

• It's impossible to prove him wrong because he keeps shifting his ground. 要证明他错是不可能的，因为他不断地改变立场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These tree belts effectively protect the farmland against shifting sand. 这些防护林带有效地保护了农田，使之免受流沙侵袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 scribbled   

v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下

参考例句：

• She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。
• He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving. 临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。

3 erased   

v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 )；抹去；清除

参考例句：

• He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案，写上了正确答案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义，消除了政党界限。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

5 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

6 shifted   

v.改变( shift的过去式和过去分词 )；去掉；摆脱掉；换挡

参考例句：

• He shifted his position from the horizontal. 他从水平姿势变换成其他姿势。
• He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot. 他很紧张，重心在双脚之间来回换。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。