Manifest Destiny

• By: Jamiroquai

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

'Cause I remember

因为我记得

It was four hundred years or more

已经过去四百多年

Since you came to crucify

自从你来折磨

And they were taken far away from home

他们被带离故乡

There were promises of paradise

曾有天堂的承诺

But if they had been told that day

但如果那天有人告诉他们

That they would be sold this way

他们会被这样出卖

To satisfy the souls of chosen men

为了满足被选中者的灵魂

See I had to look carefully

你看我得仔细看看

At the shame of my ancestry

我祖先的耻辱

To redefine the story line again

重新定义故事的走向

Hey, if I was taken for a day and shown another way

嘿，如果我被带走一天，被展示另一条路

Now every child can learn a different thing

现在每个孩子都可以学到不同的东西

See I tried a million times but I had to change my mind

我试过无数次，但我得改变想法

Oh, sadness was the best thing I can bring

哦，悲伤是我能带来的最好东西

On the inside he was dead and this is what he said

他内心已死，这就是他说的

As he took away the bloom above the clouds

当他摘走云上的繁盛

Oh, superiority was clearly meant to be

哦，优越感显然是注定的

So destiny will manifest in time

所以命运终将显现

So where has love all gone?

那么爱到底去哪了？

A troubled trail of tears will tell the take

一条苦难的泪水之路会讲述

Of how I was put down where I don't belong

我被放在不该的地方

Woman, child and man for sale

女人、孩子和男人都在卖

For ethical slavery is just an absurdity

因为伦理奴役不过是一场荒谬

How can you be alive when you are dead?

你怎么还能活着，当你已死去？

With these chains of hypocrisy, the shame of my ancestry

这些虚伪的枷锁，祖先的耻辱

Forever stained by blood in which you tread

永远被你踩在脚下的血所染

Hey, if I was taken for a day and shown another way

嘿，如果我被带走一天，看到另一条路

Oh, now every child can learn a different thing

哦，现在每个孩子都能学到不同的东西

See I tried a million times but I had to change my mind

我试过无数次，但我得改变想法

Oh, sadness was the best thing I can bring

哦，悲伤是我能带来的最好东西

On the inside he was dead, oh, and this is what he said

他心已死，哦，这就是他说的

As he took away the bloom above the clouds

当他摘走云上的繁盛

Oh, superiority was clearly meant to be

哦，优越感显然是注定的

So destiny will manifest in time

所以命运终将显现

So where has the love all gone

那么爱到底去哪了

So wanna know where, wanna know where

我想知道到底哪里去了

Wanna know where, wanna know where

我想知道到底哪里去了

Somebody tell me where the love has all gone

有人告诉我，爱到底去哪了

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
crucify /ˈkruːsɪfaɪ/ C1	verb - 将某人钉在十字架上处死
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B2	noun - 完美的幸福之地或状态
satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/ B2	noun - 满足感
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - 命运
manifest /ˈmænɪfæst/ (adjective/noun/verb depending on context) B2	verb - 显露，展现 adjective - 明显的 noun - 货运清单
trail /treɪl/ B1	noun - 小路，小迹 verb - 追踪
stigmatized /ˈstɪɡmætɪzaɪd/ C1	verb (past participle) - 给...贴上耻辱的标签
hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒkrəsi/ C1	noun - 虚伪
stained /steɪnd/ B2	adjective (past participle) - 染色的， 骚染的
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - 链条
hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒkrəsi/ C1	noun - 虚伪
apparent /əˈpærənt/ B2	adjective - 明显的
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ A2	noun - 意思
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - 未来

Grammar:

• 'Cause I remember

  ➔ 'because' + 'I'的缩写

  ➔ 用来解释某事的原因；非正式缩写。

• Since you came to crucify

  ➔ 表示时间点的介词 'since'。

  ➔ 引入行动或事件开始的时间点。

• To satisfy the souls of chosen men

  ➔ 表示目的或意图的不定式'to' + 动词原形。

  ➔ 用以表达行动的目的；指明行动旨在达成的目标。

• How can you be alive when you are dead?

  ➔ 使用情态动词'can' + 主语 + 基本动词的疑问句。

  ➔ 表达可能性或能力的疑问句，通常用'can' + 基本动词。

• And they were taken far away from home

  ➔ 过去时的被动语态 ('were taken') + 副词短语。

  ➔ 主语接受动作；'were taken'是过去时的被动语态。

• So destiny will manifest in time

  ➔ 将来时，用 'will' + 动词原形。

  ➔ 表达未来将发生的动作或事件。

• Wanna know where, wanna know where

  ➔ 'want to' + 'know' 的非正式缩写。

  ➔ 以非正式的方式表达想知道信息的愿望。