賴世雄精講英文歌曲(12): 四月的愛
這是一首敘述在四月春天時談戀愛的歌。在四月份戀愛使一切似乎都變得美好起來。但歌者提醒說四月的愛有時候是稍縱即逝的。因此如果你(妳)確定她(他)就是你(妳)所要的愛人，那就不要輕易讓她(他)溜走。
英文歌詞
April love is for the very young. Every stars a wishing star that shines for you. April love is all the seven wonders. One little kiss can tell you this is true.
*Sometimes an April day will suddenly bring showers, rain to grow the flowers for her first bouquet. But April love can slip right through your fingers, so if she is the one, dont let her run away. (Repeat*)
歌詞翻譯
四月的愛是給年輕人談的戀愛。每顆星星都是為你閃耀的許愿星。四月的愛就像所有七大奇景那樣不可思議。輕輕的一個吻就能告訴你此話不假。
有時候四月天會突然下起陣雨，雨水滋長花朵，男孩子就收集花朵做成第一束花送給女孩子。但四月的愛可能會從你的指縫間溜走。因此，如果她就是你所愛的人，不要讓她跑掉。
字詞句型分析
1.April love is for the very young.
=April love is for young people.
四月的愛是給年輕人談的戀愛。
*April love代表春天的愛, 這時萬物都很清新, 生機(jī)蓬勃。
2.Every stars a wishing star that shines for you.
=Every star is a star (which) you can make wishes on and it shines just for you.
每一顆星星都是為你閃耀的許愿星。
a.a wishing star 許愿星
=a star which you can make wishes on
make a wish on a star 對某顆星許愿
b.shine vi. 閃耀, 照耀 (常與介詞on并用)
動詞三態(tài): shine、shone、shone。
例:The moon shone on the lake as the couple sat on the shore.
(那對情人坐在湖岸時，月光映照在湖面上。)
3.April love is all the seven wonders.
→April love is as wonderful and incredible as all the seven wonders.
四月的愛就像所有七大奇景那么不可思議。
a.the seven wonders 世界七大奇景 (埃及金字塔為其中之一)
b.incredible adj. 不可思議的
例:Something incredible happened to me the other day.
(前幾天有一件不可思議的事發(fā)生在我身上。)
4.Sometimes an April day will suddenly bring showers, rain to grow the flowers for her first bouquet.
→Sometimes it will suddenly rain in April, and rain will grow the flowers which a boy will collect to make the first bouquet for his girlfriend.
有時候四月天會突然下起陣雨，雨水滋長花朵，男孩子就收集花朵做成第一束花送給女友。
a.shower n. 陣雨; 淋浴
b.take a shower 洗澡 (淋浴)
take a bath 洗澡 (盆浴)
例:As soon as Ann got home, she took a shower.(安一回到家就沖澡。)
c.collect vt. 收集
例:The teacher was collecting the students papers.
(老師正在收集學(xué)生們的考卷。)
*papers此處用復(fù)數(shù), 表『考卷』; 表『紙張』時, 則不可數(shù), a
piece of paper (一張紙); some paper (若干張紙)。
d.bouquet n. 花束
a bouquet of... 一束……
例:The young man gave his girlfriend a bouquet of roses.
(那年輕人送他的女友一束玫瑰花。)
5.But April love can slip right through your fingers, so if she is the one, dont let her run away.
但四月的愛可能會從你的指間溜走;因此，如果她就是你所愛的人，別讓她跑掉。
slip vi. 溜走, 滑落 & n. 差錯
a slip of the tongue 說溜嘴, 口誤
例:The mountain climber slipped on a patch of ice.
(那登山者在一片冰地上滑倒了。)
*patch n. 一塊地, 小塊地
I didnt mean to call you an idiot; it was just a slip of the tongue.
(我無意罵你白癡，只是我的口誤。)
