99首適合練習聽力的英文歌今日 Today
Artist：John Steward
《Today》，立足于現實，講述對待生活，享受今天的人生態度。今天，花朵仍纏藤蔓，草莓新鮮，美酒香甜。我們也要讓明天更加美麗，更有意義。
*Today, While the blossoms still cling to the vine,
I'll taste your strawberries,
I'll drink your sweet wine.
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, today.*
I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover.
You'll know who I am by the song that I sing.
I'll feast at your table;
I'll sleep in your clover,
Who cares what tomorrow shall bring?
I can't be contented with yesterday's glory.
I can't live on promises winter to spring.
Today is my moment and now is my story.
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.
歌詞大意
今 天
*今天，當那些花仍攀附著藤蔓，
我要品嘗你的草莓，
我要品嘗你的美酒。
就在我忘卻所有歡樂之前，百萬個明天都會逝去，
那是我的，今天。*
我是花花公子，會到處遊蕩。
聽到我歌聲，就能聽出我是誰。
我要與你共餐；
我會睡得香甜。
誰在乎明天會怎樣？
我不能滿足于昨日的輝煌，
從冬天到春天，也不能把諾言來守望。
今日是我的時刻，
現在是我的故事。
我要大笑，我要哭泣，我還要唱。
歌詞、句型分析
1．Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine...
=Before the blossoms start to fall off the vine...
今天趁著攀附在藤上的花朵仍然盛開時...
cling to: 攀附；依附；抱著
例：The vines cling to the trees
藤蔓攀附大樹。
2．A million tomorrows shall all pass away ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
=Before I forget all the joy that belongs to me today, a million tomorrows shall pass away．
a million tomorrows;百萬個明天。
million並非實指，正如“白髮三千丈”不是實指一樣。
shall all pass away: 都將逝去。shall用於第三人稱，表示不以主語的意志為轉移，還可用以表示命令。
pass away: 消逝；度過
例：Your youth will pass away valueless if youwaste your time like this.
如果你如此刻浪費時間，你的青春會毫無價值地逝去。
ere: before 在……之前
3．I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover.
dandy: playboy, a man who cares too much about the smartness of his appearance and isn't responsible for his wrong doing.
一個過分注重外表卻對自己錯誤行為不負責任的人；花花公子。
rover: wanderer流浪者；漂泊者；漫遊者
例：She has always been a rover.
她一向四處漂泊。
４．I can't live on promises winter to spring.
live on: 靠……生活,以...為生。
例：Sheep live on grass.
羊靠吃草生存。
promise作名詞時表示：允諾，諾言；承諾，保證
keep a promise 守信
make a promise 許下諾言，允諾；約定
例：He always makes promises, but seldom keeps them．
他總是作出允諾，卻不信守。
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