英文流行歌曲：The Heart Strings - 《Pedalo》

Pedalo
The Heart Strings¹
It seems as good a day as any
To start my trek² across the ocean
With no funds for ship or sail
I'll use my legs and my devotion.
An aqua bike will be my vessel³
And high adventure the land I seek
So farewell friends who've come to gather
Waving hankies, tear on cheek, oh...
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
My joy was surging, spirit soaring
The sky was huge, the sea was placid⁴
But soon my vim⁵ was somewhat dimmed
By bucketloads of lactic⁶ acid.
And then a ship took me aboard
Was full of whiskey and hearty⁷ sailors
I rested up, then pedaled onwards
Once I found out they were whalers
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
I saw a mermaid⁸, thwarted⁹ pirates
Wrestled¹⁰ sea squids, this and more
But as I ponder that horizon
I fancy someone moved the shore,
Oh, Hope can come, and hope can go
But for the most part seems to go
But still I huff, and still I puff¹¹
On my yellow pedalo
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
It's a long long way to go on a pedalo, a pedalo...
It's a long long way to go
It's a long long way to go
It's a long long way to go
 

1 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

2 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

3 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

4 placid   

adj.安静的，平和的

参考例句：

• He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。
• You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。

5 vim   

n.精力，活力

参考例句：

• He set to his task with renewed vim and vigour.他再度抖擞精神，手完成自己的工作。
• This young fellow does his work with vim and vigour.这小伙子干活真冲。

6 lactic   

adj.乳汁的

参考例句：

• Now they wear rubber fingers treated with lactic acid.现在他们带上了用乳酸处理过的橡皮指套。
• Lactic acid is an important organic acid of industrial importance.乳酸是一种具有重要工业价值的有机酸。

7 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

8 mermaid   

n.美人鱼

参考例句：

• How popular would that girl be with the only mermaid mom!和人鱼妈妈在一起，那个女孩会有多受欢迎！
• The little mermaid wasn't happy because she didn't want to wait.小美人鱼不太高兴，因为她等不及了。

9 thwarted   

阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
• Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。

10 wrestled   

v.（与某人）搏斗( wrestle的过去式和过去分词 )；扭成一团；扭打；（与…）摔跤

参考例句：

• As a boy he had boxed and wrestled. 他小的时候又是打拳又是摔跤。
• Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. 武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 puff   

n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气

参考例句：

• He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
• They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。