英文流行歌曲 09英国偶像冠军Joe McElderry首支单曲

09英国偶像冠军Joe McElderry首支单曲

2009年度《英国偶像》The X-factor 冠军Joe McElderry的首支单曲——翻唱自电影《汉娜·蒙塔娜》(Hannah Montana: The Movie)中由麦莉·塞勒斯(Miley Cyrus)演唱的主题曲“The Climb”，上榜首周，在英国单曲榜遗憾的位居亚军，而冠军则被美国老牌说唱金属乐队暴力反抗机器(Rage Against¹ The Machine)夺得。所幸，在单曲上榜第二周勇夺冠军宝座。

Artist：Joe McElderry
Song：The Climb

I can almost² see it
That dream³ I am dreaming⁴
But there's a voice⁵ inside⁶ my head saying⁸
"You'll never reach⁹ it"

Every step¹⁰ I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction¹¹
My faith¹² is shaking¹³

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle¹⁵
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose¹⁶

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side⁷
It's the climb

The struggles¹⁷ I'm facing
The chances¹⁸ I'm taking
Sometimes might¹⁹ knock²⁰ me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going²¹

And I, I got¹⁴ to be strong
Just keep pushing²² on

‘Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

1 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

2 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

3 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

4 dreaming   

v.做梦，向往( dream的现在分词 )；想到，料到；[常用于疑问句或否定句]考虑到，想到，料到；虚度（光阴），（在空想中）度过（时间），迷迷糊糊地度过（与 away,out 连用）

参考例句：

• I found him in the garden, dreaming away as usual. 我发现他像平日一样在花园里做着好梦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He says he works hard, but he's day-dreaming half the time. 他说他工作努力，可他却长时间地胡思乱想。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 voice   

n.说话声；声音

参考例句：

• Her voice was music to my ears.她的声音听起来就像音乐。
• That song doesn't suit her voice.那首歌不适合她的嗓子。

6 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

7 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

8 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

9 reach   

n.延伸，范围，河段；vt.到达，伸出，延伸，取得联系；vi.延伸

参考例句：

• The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
• Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗？

10 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

11 direction   

n.方向；方位；指令；说明

参考例句：

• In which direction did he go?他朝哪个方向去了？
• He looked in that direction and saw an airplane.他朝那个方向看，看见了一架飞机。

12 faith   

n.信任，信念，宗教信仰，忠实，保证，诺言，约定

参考例句：

• Once again he has broken his faith with them.他又一次对他们不守信义。
• He looked so honest that I accepted his story on faith.他看上去很诚实，我就不加怀疑地相信了他的话。

13 shaking   

n.摇动；挥动；震动；震惊adj.抖动的，发抖的，颤抖的v.摇撼( shake的现在分词 )；（使）颤抖；握手；动摇

参考例句：

• Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. 尽管她竭尽全力控制自己，声音仍然在颤抖。
• I arrived cold and shaking in Liverpool early the next morning. 第二天一早我到达了利物浦，冷得瑟瑟发抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

15 battle   

n.战斗，战役；斗争；vi.斗争，搏斗

参考例句：

• People whose marriage has ended often battle over the children.离婚者常为孩子而争斗。
• This battle is our last chance,we must fight to a finish.这场战斗是我们最后的机会，我们必须战斗到底。

16 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

17 struggles   

n.打斗( struggle的名词复数 )v.搏斗( struggle的第三人称单数 )；奋斗；努力；争取

参考例句：

• Many countries have gained national independence after prolonged struggles. 许多国家经过长期斗争而获得了民族独立。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Only the united struggles of the people of the world can check aggression and save peace. 只有全世界人民的团结斗争能制止侵略，挽救和平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 chances   

n.机会( chance的名词复数 )；偶然；风险；某事发生的可能性

参考例句：

• I'm not over-optimistic about my chances of getting the job. 我对获得这份工作不抱太大希望。
• They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning. 他们对胜利的可能性显得出奇地悲观。

19 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

20 knock   

n.敲，敲打；vt./vi.敲击，互撞，攻击

参考例句：

• There was a very quiet knock at the door.有人轻声叩门。
• She took a bad knock when her parents died. 她的父母去世使她受到沉重的打击。

21 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

22 pushing   

adj.接近（某个年龄）的；接近40岁（或50岁等）；莽撞的；死后下葬v.推，推动( push的现在分词 )；对…施加压力；逼迫；按

参考例句：

• The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. 人们挤来挤去，想看得清楚点儿。
• All our efforts are pushing towards a reorganization of the prison system. 我们正尽一切努力去整顿监狱系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》