听歌学英语：Underdog-Alicia Keys

 Ooh ooh ooh

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

She was walking in the street looked up and noticed

 

她走在街上，抬头一看，注意到一个男孩

 

He was nameless he was homeless

 

他只是一粒尘埃，此刻无家可归

 

She asked him his name and told him what hers was

 

她说出了自己的芳名，问他：“你叫什么？”

 

He gave her a story 'bout¹ life

 

他给她讲述了自己的经历

 

With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile

 

他眼中闪烁着金光，露出了微笑

 

One conversation a simple moment

 

一次简短的谈话，一刻普通的瞬间

 

The things that change us if we notice

 

若我们注意到，事情发生了些许变化

 

When we look up sometimes

 

当我们仰望星空之时

 

They said I would never make it

 

他说我永远都不可能出人头地

 

But I was built to break the mold

 

但我生来就是为了创造奇迹

 

The only dream that I've been chasing is my own

 

这一生，我坚定一个信念，做自己，追梦想

 

So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop

 

所以我在公交站台，唱励志的歌给那些为了生活摸爬滚打的奋斗者

 

Single mothers waiting on a check to come

 

那位等着支票来救济生活的单身母亲

 

Young teachers student doctors

 

年轻的教师，医学生

 

Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run

 

在战场前线的少年们知道他们不能临阵脱逃

 

This goes out to the underdog

 

若打退堂鼓，那么你就是一个彻头彻尾的失败者

 

Keep on keeping at what you love

 

坚守着你内心的一份爱

 

You'll find that someday soon enough

 

有一天，你会发现

 

You will rise up rise up yeah

 

你会渐渐升起，成为一颗闪耀的星星

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

She's riding in a taxi back to the kitchen

 

她打的回到家里，带上围裙，进入厨房

 

Talking to the driver 'bout his wife and his children

 

听着司机谈论他的妻子和孩子

 

On the run from a country where they put you in prison

 

为了过上幸福的生活，非法偷渡，被关进了监狱

 

For being a woman and speaking your mind

 

他想知道作为一个女人，是怎么看待这件事的

 

She looked in his eyes in the mirror and he smiled

 

他眼中闪烁着金光，露出了微笑

 

One conversation a simple momenth

 

一次简短的谈话，一刻普通的瞬间

 

The things that change us if we notice

 

若我们注意到，事情发生了些许变化

 

When we look up sometimes

 

当我们仰望星空之时

 

They said I would never make it

 

他说我永远都不可能出人头地

 

But I was built to break the mold

 

但我生来就是为了创造奇迹

 

The only dream that I've been chasing is my own

 

这一生，我坚定一个信念，做自己，追梦想

 

So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop

 

所以我在公交站台，唱励志的歌给那些为了生活摸爬滚打的奋斗者

 

Single mothers waiting on a check to come

 

那位等着支票来救济生活的单身母亲

 

Young teachers student doctors

 

年轻的教师，医学生

 

Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run

 

在战场前线的少年们知道他们不能临阵脱逃

 

This goes out to the underdog

 

若打退堂鼓，那么你就是一个彻头彻尾的失败者

 

Keep on keeping at what you love

 

坚守着你内心的一份爱

 

You'll find that someday soon enough

 

有一天，你会发现

 

You will rise up rise up yeah

 

你会渐渐升起，成为一颗闪耀的星星

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

Everybody rise up

 

每个人都站起来了

 

You gonna rise up ayy

 

你也不可以落后

 

So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop

 

所以我在公交站台，唱励志的歌给那些为了生活摸爬滚打的奋斗者

 

Single mothers waiting on a check to come

 

那位等着支票来救济生活的单身母亲

 

Single mothers

 

那位单身母亲

 

Young teachers student doctors

 

年轻的教师，医学生

 

Yeah

 

Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run

 

在战场前线的少年们知道他们不能临阵脱逃

 

This goes out to the underdog

 

若打退堂鼓，那么你就是一个彻头彻尾的失败者

 

Keep on keeping at what you love

 

坚守着你内心的一份爱

 

You'll find that someday soon enough

 

有一天，你会发现

 

You will rise up rise up yeah

 

你会渐渐升起，成为一颗闪耀的星星

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

Ooh ooh ooh

 

 

You will rise up rise up yeah

 

你会渐渐升起，成为一颗闪耀的星星

 

rise up耸立； 上升； 起来造反； 起义

 

例句：

 

He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas².

 

近朱者赤,近墨者黑.

 

The whole family inclines³ to rise up early.

 

全家人都愿意早起.

 

They finally rise up and burst their fetters⁴.

 

他们最后挺身而起,挣开枷锁.

 

 

On the run from a country where they put you in prison

 

为了过上幸福的生活，非法偷渡，被关进了监狱

 

run from逃避，飞奔以逃离

 

例句：

 

Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.

 

15岁的丹尼从地方当局的收容所逃跑了。

 

The contract was to run from 1992 to 2020.

 

这份合同在1992年至2020年间有效。

 

The bank is a ten minutes'run from the hotel.

 

从旅馆到银行跑步需十分钟.

 

 

Keep on keeping at what you love

 

坚守着你内心的一份爱

 

Keep on继续雇用； 继续前进； 继续穿着； 重复

 

例句：

 

They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.

 

他们不停地提出其他政治问题，力图把水搅浑。

 

Ray will earn his keep on local farms while studying.

 

雷求学期间会在当地的农场干活赚取生活费。

 

He used to keep on at me about the need to win.

 

他以前总是跟我唠叨必须获胜才行。

 

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

2 fleas   

n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

参考例句：

• The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
• Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 inclines   

斜坡( incline的名词复数 )； 斜度

参考例句：

• His letter inclines me to believe that he doesn't want to come. 他的书信使我倾向于认为他不愿意来。
• The road inclines to the right. 这条路偏向右边。

4 fetters   

n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 )；束缚v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance. 他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
• They will run wild freed from the fetters of control. 他们一旦摆脱了束缚，就会变得无法无天。 来自《简明英汉词典》