Manifest Destiny – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: Jamiroquai

歌词与翻译

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[中文]

因为我记得

已经过去四百多年

自从你来折磨

他们被带离故乡

曾有天堂的承诺

但如果那天有人告诉他们

他们会被这样出卖

为了满足被选中者的灵魂

你看我得仔细看看

我祖先的耻辱

重新定义故事的走向

嘿，如果我被带走一天，被展示另一条路

现在每个孩子都可以学到不同的东西

我试过无数次，但我得改变想法

哦，悲伤是我能带来的最好东西

他内心已死，这就是他说的

当他摘走云上的繁盛

哦，优越感显然是注定的

所以命运终将显现

那么爱到底去哪了？

一条苦难的泪水之路会讲述

我被放在不该的地方

女人、孩子和男人都在卖

因为伦理奴役不过是一场荒谬

你怎么还能活着，当你已死去？

这些虚伪的枷锁，祖先的耻辱

永远被你踩在脚下的血所染

嘿，如果我被带走一天，看到另一条路

哦，现在每个孩子都能学到不同的东西

我试过无数次，但我得改变想法

哦，悲伤是我能带来的最好东西

他心已死，哦，这就是他说的

当他摘走云上的繁盛

哦，优越感显然是注定的

所以命运终将显现

那么爱到底去哪了

我想知道到底哪里去了

我想知道到底哪里去了

有人告诉我，爱到底去哪了

...

[英语]

'Cause I remember

It was four hundred years or more

Since you came to crucify

And they were taken far away from home

There were promises of paradise

But if they had been told that day

That they would be sold this way

To satisfy the souls of chosen men

See I had to look carefully

At the shame of my ancestry

To redefine the story line again

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

Now every child can learn a different thing

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

Oh, sadness was the best thing I can bring

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

As he took away the bloom above the clouds

Oh, superiority was clearly meant to be

So destiny will manifest in time

So where has love all gone?

A troubled trail of tears will tell the take

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

Woman, child and man for sale

For ethical slavery is just an absurdity

How can you be alive when you are dead?

With these chains of hypocrisy, the shame of my ancestry

Forever stained by blood in which you tread

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

Oh, now every child can learn a different thing

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

Oh, sadness was the best thing I can bring

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

As he took away the bloom above the clouds

Oh, superiority was clearly meant to be

So destiny will manifest in time

So where has the love all gone

So wanna know where, wanna know where

Wanna know where, wanna know where

Somebody tell me where the love has all gone

重点词汇

词汇	含义
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

重点语法结构

• '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。