the Rose

• By: Bette Midler

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Some say love, it is a river

有人说爱是一条河

That drowns the tender reed

淹没了柔嫩的芦苇

Some say love, it is a razor

有人说爱是一把刀

That leaves your soul to bleed

让你的灵魂流血

Some say love, it is a hunger

有人说爱是一种饥渴

An endless aching need

无尽的痛苦需求

I say love, it is a flower

我说爱是一朵花

And you, its only seed

而你是它唯一的种子

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...

It's the heart, afraid of breaking

这是心，害怕破碎

That never learns to dance

从未学会舞蹈

It's the dream, afraid of waking

这是梦，害怕醒来

That never takes the chance

从未抓住机会

It's the one who won't be taken

这是那个不愿被夺走的人

Who cannot seem to give

似乎无法给予

And the soul, afraid of dying

而灵魂，害怕死亡

That never learns to live

从未学会生活

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When the night has been too lonely

当夜晚过于孤独

And the road has been too long

而道路过于漫长

And you think that love is only

当你认为爱只是

For the lucky and the strong

属于幸运和强者

Just remember in the winter

只需记住在冬天

Far beneath the bitter snows

在苦涩的雪下

Lies the seed that with the sun's love

埋藏着种子，伴随着阳光的爱

In the spring becomes the rose

在春天变成玫瑰

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱 verb - 爱
drowns /draʊnz/ B2	verb - 溺水
tender /ˈtendər/ B2	adjective - 温柔的
reed /riːd/ B2	noun - 芦苇
razor /ˈreɪzər/ B2	noun - 剃刀
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - 灵魂
bleed /bliːd/ B2	verb - 流血
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡər/ B2	noun - 饥饿
aching /ˈeɪkɪŋ/ B2	adjective - 疼痛的
need /niːd/ A2	noun - 需要 verb - 需要
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - 花
seed /siːd/ A2	noun - 种子
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - 心脏
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - 打破
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - 梦 verb - 做梦
waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - 醒来
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - 机会
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - 死
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - 活
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - 寂寞的
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - 道路
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A2	adjective - 幸运的
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - 强壮的
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A1	noun - 冬天
bitter /ˈbɪtər/ B2	adjective - 苦涩的
snows /snoʊz/ A1	noun - 雪
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - 太阳
spring /sprɪŋ/ A1	noun - 春天
rose /roʊz/ A1	noun - 玫瑰

Grammar:

• Some say love, it is a river

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语"有人说"表示一种普遍的看法或信念。

• That drowns the tender reed

  ➔ 关系从句

  ➔ 从句"淹没柔嫩的芦苇"描述了名词"爱"。

• It's the heart, afraid of breaking

  ➔ 现在进行时

  ➔ 短语"害怕破裂"表示一种正在进行的恐惧状态。

• And the soul, afraid of dying

  ➔ 现在分词

  ➔ 短语"害怕死亡"使用现在分词来描述灵魂的状态。

• Just remember in the winter

  ➔ 命令语气

  ➔ 短语"只需记住"是一个命令或建议。

• Lies the seed that with the sun's love

  ➔ 倒装

  ➔ 结构"种子在"是强调的倒装例子。

• In the spring becomes the rose

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语"变成玫瑰"表示一种定期发生的转变。