Many Rivers To Cross

• By: Jimmy Cliff
• Album: Wonderful World, Beautiful People

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Many rivers to cross

许多河流要渡过

But I can't seem to find my way over

但我似乎找不到过河的路

Wandering, I am lost

徘徊，我迷失了

As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover

当我沿着多佛的白色悬崖旅行时

Many rivers to cross

许多河流要渡过

And it's only my will that keeps me alive

只有我的意志让我活着

I've been licked, washed up for years

我已经被打击，沉沦多年

And I merely survive because of my pride

我仅仅因为我的骄傲而生存

But the loneliness won't leave me alone

但孤独不会让我安宁

It's such a drag to be on your own

独自一人真是太痛苦了

My woman left and she didn't say why

我的女人离开了，她没有说为什么

Well, I guess I have to try

好吧，我想我得试试

Many (many) rivers to cross (rivers to cross)

许多（许多）河流要渡过（河流要渡过）

But just where to begin? I'm playing for time

但到底从哪里开始呢？我在拖延时间

There'll be times (many) I find myself (rivers to cross)

有时（许多）我会发现自己（河流要渡过）

Thinking of committing some dreadful crime

想着要犯下某种可怕的罪行

Yes, I got many (many) rivers to cross (rivers to cross)

是的，我有许多（许多）河流要渡过（河流要渡过）

But I can't seem to find my way over

但我似乎找不到过河的路

(I've got) wandering, I am lost (many rivers to cross)

（我在）徘徊，我迷失了（许多河流要渡过）

As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover

当我沿着多佛的白色悬崖旅行时

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
rivers /ˈrɪvərz/ A1	noun - 河流
cross /krɒs/ A2	verb - 横穿 noun - 十字
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - 道路
wandering /ˈwɒndərɪŋ/ B1	verb - 徘徊
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - 迷路的
travel /ˈtrævl/ A2	verb - 旅行
cliffs /klɪfs/ B1	noun - 悬崖
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - 白色
will /wɪl/ B1	noun - 意志
keeps /kiːps/ A2	verb - 保持
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - 活着的
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - 年
survive /səˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - 生存
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - 自豪
loneliness /ˈləʊnlinəs/ B2	noun - 孤独
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - 离开
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1	verb - 开始
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - 犯罪
dreadful /ˈdredfl/ B2	adjective - 可怕的

Grammar:

• Many rivers to cross

  ➔ 目的不定式

  ➔ 短语“to cross”是不定式，用于表达“many rivers”的目的。 它表明人们需要对河流做什么。

• But I can't seem to find my way over

  ➔ "seem to" 结构

  ➔ 短语“can't seem to”表达了做某事的不确定性或困难。 这意味着说话者正在努力寻找自己的路，但遇到了麻烦。

• Wandering, I am lost

  ➔ 分词短语

  ➔ “Wandering”作为一个分词，修饰主语“I”。 它相当于说“Because I am wandering, I am lost”。

• And it's only my will that keeps me alive

  ➔ 带有'that'的分裂句

  ➔ 这是一个分裂句，强调“my will”。 与其说“My will keeps me alive”，不如重新构建句子以强调“my will”是唯一让他活下去的东西。

• I've been licked, washed up for years

  ➔ 过去分词作为形容词/被动语态

  ➔ “Licked”和“washed up”是过去分词，充当形容词来描述说话者的状态。 “I've been licked”也是一种被动结构，意味着他被击败或克服了。

• It's such a drag to be on your own

  ➔ 感叹句 'such a' 结构和不定式短语作为主语

  ➔ “It's such a drag”是一个感叹短语，表示强烈的负面情绪。 “To be on your own”是一个不定式短语，充当句子的主语。

• But just where to begin? I'm playing for time

  ➔ 间接疑问句

  ➔ “But just where to begin?”是一个间接疑问句。 这就像说“I don't know where to begin”，但表达为一个直接问题，以强调说话者的不确定性。

• Thinking of committing some dreadful crime

  ➔ 动名词短语

  ➔ “Thinking of committing some dreadful crime”是一个动名词短语，“thinking”作为动名词。 整个短语充当名词，描述说话者正在考虑的事情。