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英语学习笔记:
《Whatever it takes》—— Imagine Dragon
Falling too fast to prepare for this
为此我付出的代价沉重
爆破:fast to
弱读:fast (to)
Tripping in the world /could be dangerous
坠入重重的危险之中
爆破: could be
Everybody circling/ is vulturous
围绕着我的人们似无情的兀鹰猛兽
vulturous [‘vʌltʃʊrəs] adj. 贪婪的
Negative, Nepotist
否定一切 (消极)偏袒自我
Everybody waiting for the fall of man
人人都垂涎着那人的坠落
连读:fall of man
Everybody praying for the end of times
人人都为那末日的到来祈祷着
连读: the end of
Everybody hoping they could be the one
人人都希望他们的梦不会落空
爆破:could be
I was born to run, I was born for this
我生而为了追逐 亦生而为此碌碌
Whip, whip
如鞭子在一旁鞭策着
Run me like a /race horse
让我如赛马般狂奔着
连读:like a
Hold me like a/ rip cord
如跳伞的绳索将我裹覆着
rip cord:(降落伞的)开降绳
Break me down and build me up
将我击倒 又让我重生
break somebody down 击倒某人 / build somebody up 让..重生
I wanna be the slip, slip
我想摆脱困境 想向前走
Word upon your lip, lip
你话到嘴边唇唇欲动
连读: word upon
Letter that you rip, rip
如你撕开的信件默默尘封
rip [rɪp] v.撕开
连读:that you
Break me down and build me up
毁灭了我 又重塑了我
Whatever it takes (take拖长)
无论那代价是什么
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
因我爱那肾上腺素在血液里的蠢动
adrenaline [ə'drenəlɪn] n.肾上腺素
vein [veɪn] n.静脉
I do whatever it takes
无论如何我都会去做
Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
因我热爱挣脱了束缚的那一刻
连读:how it / when I
Whatever it takes
无论那代价是什么
Ya take me to the top, I'm ready for
带我至那顶峰 我已准备好了