聽歌學英語：酷玩《Champion of the world》

最近，酷玩樂隊Coldplay勵志單曲Champion of the world的MV首播。

雖然這首歌去年就發行了，不過MV纔剛剛發佈。

在這首勵志單曲中，主唱馬山芋Chris Martin竟然返老還童變身小學生，用想象力去探索世界的奧祕。

我們今天就來看一下從歌詞裏都能學到什麼吧！

完整歌詞：

I tried my best to be just like
The other boys in school
I tried my best to get it right
And died at every duel
This mountainside is suicide
This dream will never work
Still the sign upon my headstone, write
"A champion of the world"

 

I tried my best to stay alight
Fly like a firework
I tried my best at taking flight
But my rocket ship reversed
Oh, referee, don't stop the fight
Everyone can see I'm hurt
But I'll stand before conquistadors
Till I'm champion of the world

 

(When I sail) And when I sail
I'm sailing west
(Know I might fail) Knowing I might fail
But still I'm hoping for the best
(In my dreams) And in my dreams
Onto my chest
She'll pin the colours and say
"I wandered the whole wide world but
Baby, you're the best"

 

So I'm flying on my bicycle
Heading upwards from the Earth
I am jumping with no parachute
Out into the universe
I have E.T. on my bicycle
Because giving up won't work
Now I'm riding on my rocketship
And I'm champion of the world

 

歌詞筆記：

1. try my best to do 盡全力去做

2. die at every duel

其中的“duel”是決鬥、鬥爭的意思，這句話可以翻譯爲“每次都敗給內心的鬥爭”。

duel  /ˈdjuːəl/ n. 決鬥；鬥爭，抗爭 vi. 決鬥

例句

The two men duelled to the death. 

兩個男人決鬥到直至有一個人喪命。

3. headstone 墓碑，基石

4. reverse v. 顛倒；n. 逆向，反向；adj. 相反的，背面的

5. conquistador 征服者

6. sail west 向西航行

7. wandered the whole wide world 漫遊世界

8. parachute 降落傘