听歌学英语: I Do-Colbie Caillat

Colbie 的歌算是流行民谣与R&B音乐的融合，但是她的编曲更偏民谣化，不过她在部分歌曲中的唱腔还是结合了一些当代R&B的元素。这首I Do作为她的首支单曲，在发行首日就登上iTunes流行单曲榜冠军，随后也在欧洲电台点播榜晋升至TOP5，挺进全美成人电台流行单曲榜第7名。


It's always been about me myself¹ and I
曾经我是个单身主义者
If all relationships² were nothing but a waste⁴ of time
如果爱情只会浪费我的时间
I never wanted to be anybody's other half
那我绝不会想要成为别人的另一半



I was³ happy saying⁵ I had⁶ a love that wouldn't last
很高兴告诉你我们的爱情不会有结果
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
这就是我，直到我遇见了你
You make we wanna say
我想告诉你
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo
我真的 我真的愿意
Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo
耶……我真得 我真的愿意 因为你
Cause⁷ every time before it's been like
这要是在以前
Maybe yes and maybe no
我就爱理不理
I can live without it, I can let it go
可现在我放不下你 我真的放不下
Ooh, I did⁸, I get myself into
唉 我到底是着魔了还是怎么？
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do,
我想告诉你 我真的真的
Tell me is it only me
告诉我
Do you feel the same?
你只对我有过这种感觉
You know me well enough to know that I'm not playing games
你会了解我没和你开玩笑
I promise⁹ I won't turn around and I won't let you down
我绝不会离你而去我不会抛弃你
You can trust¹⁰ I've never felt it like I feel it now
我真的不会再有这种感觉了
Baby there's nothing, there's nothing we can't get through
只要我们在一起 有啥大不了的？
So can we say
所以我说
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo
我真的 真的真的愿意
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo
我真的 真的真的 愿意
Cause every time before it's been like
这要是在以前
Maybe yes and maybe no
我就爱理不理
I won't live without it, I won't let it go
可现在我放不下你 我真的放不下
Wooh Can I get myself into
唉 我到底是着魔了还是怎么？
You make we wanna say
我想告诉你 我真的真的
Me a family, a house a family
我 一个家庭 一个房子
Ooh, can we be a family?
噢~ 我们在一起 有个温馨的家
And when I'm eighty years old I'm sitting next to you
直到 我们都老了 坐在你身边
And when we remember when we said¹¹
那时我们都还记得
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo
我真的 我真的愿意
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo
我真得 我真的愿意 因为你
Cause every time before it's been like
这要是在以前
Maybe yes and maybe no
我就爱理不理
I won't live without it, I won't let it go
可现在我放不下你 我真的放不下
Just look at what we got¹² ourselves¹³ into
我们 唉 无药可救啦！
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do,
我想告诉你 我真的真的
Love you
只爱你

歌词: If all relationships were nothing but a waste of time
如果爱情只会浪费我的时间
表达：nothing but；只不过，无非，仅仅，只有
例句：All that money brought¹⁴ nothing but sadness¹⁵ and misery¹⁶.
那笔钱带来的只有伤心和痛苦。

1 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

2 relationships   

n.（事物之间的）关系( relationship的名词复数 )；（人、团体、国家之间的）关系；情爱关系；血缘关系

参考例句：

• an intricate network of loyalties and relationships 忠诚与义气构成的盘根错节的网络
• My parents are old-fashioned about relationships and marriage. 我父母对男女关系和婚姻问题思想保守得很。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 waste   

v.浪费；滥用

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。

5 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。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 promise   

n.诺言，约定，希望；v.允诺，约定，预示

参考例句：

• I didn't make any promise.我没有作出任何承诺。
• His promise is a big lie.他的许诺是大谎言。

10 trust   

n.信任，信赖，盼望，希望，赊卖，热望，切望；adj.信托的，被信托的

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• In some things you must trust to your elders.有些事情你得依靠长辈。

11 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

12 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。

13 ourselves   

pron.我们自己

参考例句：

• We walked home by ourselves.我们独自走回家。
• We fight only for ourselves!我们只为自己而战！

14 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

15 sadness   

n.悲哀；难过

参考例句：

• Smiles help you forget your sadness.微笑让你忘却悲伤。
• The jokes were a mask to hide his sadness.玩笑是掩盖他内心悲伤的方式。

16 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。