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今天给大家推荐的是2016年Billboard最佳数字单曲,2016年BBC音乐奖年度最佳单曲,第59届格莱美年度歌曲、年度制作获奖歌曲 《Hello》,是Adele Adkins阿黛尔·阿德金斯演唱的以灵魂乐为主的凄美歌曲。这首歌在歌词方面聚焦于“怀旧”和“遗憾”的主题,并将这些内容以谈话的方式展现出来。围绕着她过去所有的人际关系,在朋友、家人到合作伙伴之间兜转。歌曲表达的是坦然地、大度地对过去说声抱歉,与逝去的时光握手、伤痛的记忆和解的一种态度。
一起来听吧!
歌词(lyrics):
Hello, it's me
你好吗 是我
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
我犹豫着要不要给你来电 不确定多年后你是否还愿相见
To go over everything
愿意闲聊寒暄 细数从前
They say that time's supposed to heal ya but I ain't done much healing
人们都说时间能治愈一切 但我却似乎没有更好一点
Hello, can you hear me
嘿 你在听吗
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be
我还总能想起我们过去的种种美好
When we were younger and free
当时那年轻而向往自由的我们
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet
我都快要忘了 但现实却让一切重现眼前
There's such a difference between us
我们之间的差距愈见明显
And a million miles
有如天差地别
Hello from the other side
我还是想打给你 即使相隔天边
I must've called a thousand times to tell you
即使打上千遍万遍我也想给你来电
I'm sorry, for everything that I've done
对我从前所有的一切说声抱歉
But when I call you never seem to be home
但我每次来电 似乎都是忙音不断没人接
Hello from the outside
但这相隔千里的来电
At least I can say that I've tried to tell you
至少能让我不留遗憾地告诉你
I'm sorry, for breaking your heart
抱歉我曾让你心碎成片
But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
但值得庆幸 不会再有人让你悲痛欲绝
Hello, how are you
嗨 你最近还好吗
It's so typical of me to talk about myself
我已经习惯了自说自话帮你回答
I'm sorry, I hope that you're well
也希望你现在能好过一点
Did you ever make it out of that town
不知你是否已忘记那小城
Where nothing ever happened
那不再有故事发生的小城
It's no secret
毫无悬念
That the both of us are running out of time
我们都荒废了从前的那些时间
So hello from the other side
所以这来自远方的我的来电
I must've called a thousand times to tell you
即使打上千遍万遍我也想对你说
I'm sorry,
对我从前
for everything that I've done
所有的一切说声抱歉
But when I call you never seem to be home
但我每次来电 似乎都是忙音不断没人接
Hello from the outside
但这相隔千里的来电
At least I can say that I've tried to tell you
至少能让我不留遗憾地告诉你
I'm sorry, for breaking your heart
抱歉我曾让你心碎成片
But it don't matter
但值得庆幸
it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
不会再有人让你悲痛欲绝
but it won't
也不会再有
anymore
不会再有
anymore
不会再有
不知道大家有没有注意到suppose 这个词呢,它最常见的用法是"be supposed to do…" 译为应当、应该,就如歌词中的例句"Time is supposed to heal"便是这个用法。下面要给大家强调一个四六级以及考研的重要词汇tear,这个词啊,我们最熟悉的是它的名词的一个释义:眼泪、泪水,可它作为名词还有另外一个意思是破洞、裂口。但是最重要的便是它的动词释义:撕裂、拉掉、挣开、拉伤,在这首歌里"But it don't matter it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore"就有tear作为动词的一个用法tear something apart 使烦透,而这句歌词却译为“但这一切都不重要,我已无法再伤害你”,好好理解一下吧!
我是Linda,我在河北地质大学学生科协微信公众号等你。
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