2014年美国好声音 The Climb - Audra McLaughlin

I can almost¹ see it.

That dream² I'm dreamin' but

There's a voice³ inside⁴ my head saying⁶

you'll never reach⁷ it.

Every step⁸ I'm taking.

Every move I make feels

Lost with no direction⁹.

My faith¹⁰ is shakin.

But I, I gotta keep tryin.

Gotta keep my head held high.

There's always gonna be another mountain.

I'm always gonna wanna make it move.

Always gonna be an uphill battle¹¹

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose¹².

Ain't about how fast I get there.

Ain't about what's waitin on the other side⁵.

It's the climb.

The struggles¹³ I'm facing.

The chances¹⁴ I'm taking.

Sometimes might¹⁵ knock¹⁶ 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 going¹⁷.

And I, I gotta be strong.

Just keep pushing¹⁸ on 'cause¹⁹,

There's always gonna be another mountain.

I'm always gonna wanna make it move.

Always gonna be an uphill battle

But Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose.

Ain't about how fast I get there.

Ain't about what's waitin on the other side.

It's the climb.

Yeah-yeah

There's always gonna be another mountain.

I'm always gonna wanna make it move.

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes you're gonna have to lose.

Ain't about how fast I get there.

Ain't about what's waitin on the other side.

It's the climb.

Yeah-yeah-yea

Keep on moving,

Keep climbing,

Keep the faith,

Baby.

It's all about,

It's all about the climb.

Keep your faith,

Keep your faith.

Whoa, O Whoa.

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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？

8 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。

9 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 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。

13 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》

14 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。

15 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？

16 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。

17 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。

18 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》

19 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。