听歌学英语:命运的捉弄 Twist Of Fate

听歌学英语:命运的捉弄 Twist Of Fate

流行歌手萧敬腾的《王子的新衣》，从极具生命力的声音开启了整首歌曲，内容传达了歌手从小到大的感受，无论是开心还是悲伤，所有的心情故事都浓缩珍藏在歌词当中。这首在KTV中常被点到的歌曲其实来自于英文原曲"Twist Of Fate"，歌手Linnéa Handberg也被称作papaya，是一名丹麦女歌手。她很擅长摇滚舞曲音乐，除了自己的音乐外，papaya还为其他艺术家写歌。歌曲讲述了一个孤儿努力学习而进入耶鲁大学，但最终选择岔路，迷茫了方向。对于这样的故事，歌手又怎样的感慨呢？下面让我们一起来欣赏《王子的新衣》英文原唱"Twist Of Fate"。

Verse 1
A girl I knew grew up in an institution, she was an orphan¹ and all alone.
She worked hard and made a contribution, went to Yale and now she has a home.
And now the girl seemed to have it all, picture perfect hanging on the wall.
She took a turn down the wrong way, no one knows where she's today.
Things are never easy or what they seem.
Are you stuck in a nightmare or living the dream.
Chorus
If you're running on empty the battery is low, you lost your sense of direction and you don't know where the hell you're supposed to go.
If you want to play it safe then just close your eyes.
Life has a funny way of sneaking² up on you and taking you by surprise.
Do you really want to wait until it is too late for your twist of fate.
Verse 2
You feel you've been raised in the darkness, they tell you how to be and how to live your life.
Reality can be painful 'cuz no one has a list of what's wrong or right.
They can neither love or harm you by placing it all right in your hand.
Or you can lose it in a second, they will never understand.
Things are never easy or what they seem.
Are you stuck in a nightmare or living the dream.
Chorus
If you're running on empty the battery is low, you lost your sense of direction and you don't know where the hell you're supposed to go.
If you want to play it safe then just close your eyes.
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you and taking you by surprise.
Do you really want to wait until it is too late for your twist of fate.
Bridge
You can build it up or break it down, turn the picture upside down.
Listen to your inner voice, it's your choice.
Now is now, make or break, take in life what you can take, but most of all be the master of your fate.
If you want to play it safe then just close your eyes.
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you and taking you by surprise.
Chorus
If you're running on empty the battery is low, you lost your sense of direction and you don't know where the hell you're supposed to go.
If you want to play it safe then just close your eyes.
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you and taking you by surprise.
Do you really want to wait until it is too late for your twist of fate

1 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

2 sneaking   

a.秘密的，不公开的

参考例句：

• She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
• She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走，躲开采访者。