听歌学英语:我不是过客 Drive By
听歌学英语:我不是过客 Drive By
Train是一个来自美国加利福尼亚州旧金山的摇滚乐队，成立于1994年。Train凭借他们1998年发行的首张专辑"Train"在主流音乐中取得成功。2001年发行的第二张专辑"Drops of Jupiter"给乐队带来了很高的人气。这部专辑在美国和加拿大达到了双白金销量（10万张），至今仍然是乐队最畅销的专辑。发行于2003年的第三张录音室专辑"My Private Nation"延续了乐队的成功，也在美国达到了白金销量。乐队又在2006年发行了第四张专辑"For Me, It's You"。尽管音乐评论人普遍对专辑给予了积极的评价，但是仍然没有在商业上取得成功。之后，Train迎来了3年的沉默。他们在2009年回归乐坛。
On the other side of a street I knew
Stood a girl that looked like you
I guess that's deja vu
But I thought this can't be true
Cause you moved to west L.A or New York or Santa Fe
Or where ever to get away from me
Oh but that one night
Was more than just right
I didn't leave you cause I was all through
Oh I was overwhelmed and frankly 1 scared as hell
Because I really fell for you
Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a 2-ply
Hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me
The way you do me
Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
On the other side of a downward spiral
My love for you went viral
And I loved you every mile you drove away
But now here you are again
So let's skip the "how you been"
And get down to the "more than friends" at last
Oh but that one night was still the highlight
I didn't need you until I came to
This is not a drive by
Please believe that when I leave
There's nothing up my sleeve but love for you
And a little time to get my head together too
On the other side of a street I knew
在街的另一边我知道
站着一个女孩看起来很像你
我猜那只是幻觉
我知道这不可能是真的
因为你已经搬去洛杉矶或者是纽约亦或是圣达菲
或者是任何你能远离我的地方
喔 但是那个夜晚
已经再好不过了
我不曾离开你因为我一直都在
喔 我感觉像在地狱般恐慌
我想是因为我是真的爱上了你
喔 我向你发誓
我将一直陪在你身边
这不是一次路过
只是一个害羞的男孩在寻找一个两层
那么厚重的包来承受我的爱
当你离开我一切都变得糟糕
他们不喜欢你对待我的方式而控告我
喔 我向你发誓
我将一直陪在你身边
这不是一次路过
在向下的漩涡的另一面
我对你的爱变成了病毒
我曾爱你在你离开的每一英里
但现在你又再次在我身边
所以我们直接跳过“你好吗”的寒暄
最后直接告诉你我们不仅仅是朋友
但那仍是一个难忘的夜晚
在我来之前我不曾需要你
这不是一次路过
请相信当我离开的时候
除了对你的爱没有什么在我的袖子之上
和一点点让我清醒的时间
轻松的伴奏，活泼的旋律，一首drive by来自train。下面，我们来了解歌词中的生词和短语。
I guess that's déjà vu, but I thought this can't be true.
我猜那只是幻觉，我知道这不可能是真的。
Déjà vu来自法语单词，表示 似曾相识的感觉；记忆幻觉
As I listened to him explain the work, I had a very strong sense of deja vu.
当他向我解释这项工作时，我有一种强烈的似曾相识的感觉。
I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell, because I really fell for you.
我感觉像在地狱般恐慌，我想是因为我是真的爱上了你。
as hell [口语]很，非常，极其
That song sure as hell sounds familiar.
这首歌确实耳熟。
This is not a drive by, Just a shy guy looking for a 2-ply.
这不是一次路过，只是一个害羞的男孩在寻找一个两层。
drive-by 开车经过
she kept calling back, urging us to at least drive by.
她不停地打电话来, 催我们说至少开车时兜过去瞧瞧.
On the other side of a downward spira, my love for you went viral.
在向下的漩涡的另一面，我对你的爱变成了病毒。
downward spiral向下旋转；螺旋式下跌；恶性循环
Physics is in the grip of a long-term downward spiral.
物理学目前处于长期的恶性循环之中。