听歌学英语：酷玩《Champion of the world》

最近，酷玩乐队Coldplay励志单曲Champion of the world的MV首播。

虽然这首歌去年就发行了，不过MV才刚刚发布。

在这首励志单曲中，主唱马山芋Chris Martin竟然返老还童变身小学生，用想象力去探索世界的奥秘。

我们今天就来看一下从歌词里都能学到什么吧！

完整歌词：

I tried my best to be just like
The other boys in school
I tried my best to get it right
And died at every duel
This mountainside is suicide
This dream will never work
Still the sign upon my headstone, write
"A champion of the world"

 

I tried my best to stay alight
Fly like a firework
I tried my best at taking flight
But my rocket ship reversed
Oh, referee, don't stop the fight
Everyone can see I'm hurt
But I'll stand before conquistadors
Till I'm champion of the world

 

(When I sail) And when I sail
I'm sailing west
(Know I might fail) Knowing I might fail
But still I'm hoping for the best
(In my dreams) And in my dreams
Onto my chest
She'll pin the colours and say
"I wandered the whole wide world but
Baby, you're the best"

 

So I'm flying on my bicycle
Heading upwards from the Earth
I am jumping with no parachute
Out into the universe
I have E.T. on my bicycle
Because giving up won't work
Now I'm riding on my rocketship
And I'm champion of the world

 

歌词笔记：

1. try my best to do 尽全力去做

2. die at every duel

其中的“duel”是决斗、斗争的意思，这句话可以翻译为“每次都败给内心的斗争”。

duel  /ˈdjuːəl/ n. 决斗；斗争，抗争 vi. 决斗

例句

The two men duelled to the death. 

两个男人决斗到直至有一个人丧命。

3. headstone 墓碑，基石

4. reverse v. 颠倒；n. 逆向，反向；adj. 相反的，背面的

5. conquistador 征服者

6. sail west 向西航行

7. wandered the whole wide world 漫游世界

8. parachute 降落伞