听歌学英语：柔美嗓音道尽爱情 Sometimes When We Touch

You ask me if I love you

你问我是否爱你

And I choke on my reply

我如鲠在喉无法回答

I'd rather hurt you honestly

我宁愿说实话伤害你

Than mislead you with a lie

也不愿用谎言欺骗你

For who am I to judge you

其实我又是谁呢

In what you say or do

凭什么来评判你的所作所为？

I'm only just beginning

我才开始

To see the real you

看到真实的你

And sometimes when we touch

有时候我抚摸着你

The honesty's too much

真实的让我几乎无法承受

And I have to close my eyes

我不得不闭上双眼来掩饰

And hide

我如鲠在喉无法回答

I wanna hold you till I die

真想抱着你直到我离开这个世界

Till we both break down and cry

直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides 2

我要抱着你 直到心中的恐惧渐渐平息

Romance's an honest strategy

爱情和它的战术

Leaves me battling with my pride

让我与我的骄傲进行斗争

But through the insecurity

但不安过后

Some tenderness survives

仍残存了一丝温柔

I'm just another writer

我只是另外一个作者

Still trapped within my truth

被我自己的真实俘获

A hesitant prize-fighter

一个犹豫不决的荣誉战士

Still trapped within my youth

被我自己的青春俘获

And sometimes when we touch

有时候我抚摸着你

The honesty's too much

真实的让我几乎无法承受

And I have to close my eyes

我不得不闭上双眼来掩饰

And hide

我如鲠在喉无法回答

I wanna hold you till I die

真想抱着你直到我离开这个世界

Till we both break down and cry

直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

我要抱着你 直到心中的恐惧渐渐平息

At times I'd like to break you

有时我宁愿去伤害你

And drive you to your knees

狠狠的打击你

At times I'd like to break through

有时我又想克服这个想法

And hold you endlessly

把你深深地拥在怀里，直到永远

At times I understand you

有时候我明白你的心

And I know how hard you try

知道你努力得有多么辛苦

I've watched while love commands you

我看到爱情支配着你

And I've watched love pass you by

我亦看到，你错过了它

At times I think we're drifters

有的时候我觉得我们都是流浪的孩子

Still searching for a friend

仍在寻觅自己的朋友

A brother or a sister

一个兄弟或者姐妹

But then the passion flares 3 again....

可是激情再次燃烧起来

And sometimes when we touch

有时候我抚摸着你

The honesty's too much

真实的让我几乎无法承受

And I have to close my eyes

我不得不闭上双眼来掩饰

And hide

我如鲠在喉无法回答

I wanna hold you till I die

真想抱着你直到我离开这个世界

Till we both break down and cry

直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

我要抱着你 直到心中的恐惧渐渐平息

 

歌词：You ask me if I love you

你问我是否爱你

And I choke on my reply

我如鲠在喉无法回答

I'd rather hurt you honestly

我宁愿说实话伤害你

Than mislead you with a lie

也不愿用谎言欺骗你



划重点：choke?vi. 窒息；阻塞；说不出话?vt. 使窒息；阻塞；抑制；使说不出话?n. 窒息；阻塞；阻风门

He choked when he ate his food too quickly.

他吃东西太快噎住了。

Mary choked on her drink.

玛丽喝饮料时给呛了。

choke back〔down〕 (v.+adv.) 抑制

When she learned the sad news, she found it hard to choke back her tears.

当她得知那个悲痛的消息时,泪水止不住夺眶而出。

choke up (v.+adv.) 因感情冲动说不出话来

He choked up and wouldn't finish his speech.

他激动得说不出话来,没法结束他的发言。

Rather than与would连用，即would rather ... than ...。意思是“宁可...也不愿，与其...倒不如”。

I'd rather walk than take a bus.

我愿意走路而不愿意坐公共汽车。

Rather than 表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。

She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。

Mislead?vt. 误导；使产生错误印象；欺骗；使误入歧途

A description about a product should not mislead the customers.

产品的说明书不能误导顾客。



歌词：I wanna hold you till I die

真想抱着你直到我离开这个世界

Till we both break down and cry

直到我们因崩溃而哭泣

划重点：break down

1.车、机器等出故障

Their car broke down. 他们的车子出故障了。

2. （讨论、关系或系统）失败，破裂，失灵

Paola's marriage broke down.

葆拉的婚姻破裂了。

3. 感情失控（痛哭起来）

The young woman broke down in tears.

这名年轻妇人痛哭流涕。

4. （身体，健康）被搞垮；垮掉

He finally broke down under the four hours' pressure.

在四小时的压力下他终于支持不了

5. 分解；将…分成若干部分

The question can be broken down into two parts. 这个问题可以分为两个部分。



歌词：I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

我要抱着你 直到心中的恐惧渐渐平息

Romance's an honest strategy

爱情和它的战术

Leaves me battling with my pride

让我与我的骄傲进行斗争

划重点：subside 1?vi. 沉没；平息；下陷

The storm began to subside.

风暴渐渐平息了。

He waited until the applause 4 had subsided 5.

他一直等到掌声平息后才继续下去。

battle with?与 ... 战斗

The sailors battled with the winds and waves.

水手们与风浪搏斗。