Love comes with roses but does not necessarily ends with happiness. Regrets and apologies are what BACK TO DECEMBER is trying to deliver.So, I guess, we should all the more treasure what we have had when we still have them. Now, lyrics time.爱情以浪漫开始但不一定会以幸福告终。《重回12月》中表达的就是一种遗憾与歉意。也许我们应该加倍珍惜我们眼下所拥有的东西。看看歌词吧:
1.small talk:闲谈;聊天
The conversation drifts into small talk.我们的谈话变成了闲聊。
In most English-speaking countries, it is normal and necessary to make "small talk" in certain situations.在大部分说英语的国家,在某些特定的情况下,“闲谈”是常见也是必要的。
2.at/in the back of one's mind:内心深处
At the back of my mind was a small, warning voice, telling me it was wrong.在潜意识里有一个细小的声音在警告我这是错的。
At least keep that in the back of your mind.至少潜意识里你要记住这一点。
3.turn out+不定式:证明是;结果是
The job turned out to be harder than we thought.这工作证明比我们想像的要难。
turn out:出席;在场;制造;生产;掏空
A vast crowd turned out to watch the procession.有一大群人出来观看游行队伍。
The factory turns out 900 cars a week.这家工厂每周要生产900辆汽车。
She turned out all the drawers.她把抽屉都腾空了。
turn-out(n):出席人数;到场人数;投票人数
This year's festival attracted a record turnout.今年的节目吸引的参加者之多创了记录。
a high/low turnout.参加的人数很多/寥寥无几
4.turn around:转身;扭转
I turned my chair round to face the fire.我把椅子转过来面向火炉。
I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right.我想回到十二月扭转情况让一切变得美好。
5.play sth back:再现;回放
Please play the last section back to me again.请把最后一节再给我放一遍。
I rewound the tape and played her voice back to her.我把带子倒回去,把她的声音放给她听。
(I have been)staying up playing back myself leaving.脑子里一直回放着我离开你的情景。
6.passenger:乘客;吃白饭的人;闲散人员
The firm cannot afford to carry passengers.公司养不起吃白饭的人。
passenger side:副驾座
7.creep in/into sth:开始发生/影响
As the doctors became more tired, errors began to creep into their work.由于越来越疲劳,医生的工作开始出现差错。
Fear crept into my mind.我开始害怕。
give sb the creeps:吓人;使惊慌
This old house gives me the creeps.这栋旧房子让我毛骨悚然。
8.tan:v/n/adj
(v)晒黑:My skin tans really easily.我的皮肤一晒就黑。
(adj)棕褐色:I miss your tan skin.我想念你棕色的皮肤。
(n)晒成棕褐色皮肤:My tan's fading already.我晒黑的肤色已经在变浅了。
9.wishful thinking:一厢情愿的想法
wishful(adj):徒然神往的,伤感的
‘If only I had known you then,’she said wishfully.‘要是我那时认识你就好了,’她向往地说。
10.mindless(adj):=senseless,盲目的;愚昧的;粗枝大叶的
It was a mindless struggle, a death march to the end.那真是一场愚蠢的挣扎,一场向着终点的死亡行军。
There will be no more mindless democracy in this country.这个国家不会再有愚蠢的民主。
That's all for today. Have a nice day, people. This is Linda from kekenet.com and I'll see you next time.
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