听歌学英语:神秘感 Building a Mystery

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You come out at night
你在夜晚出现
That's when the energy comes
这时能量满满
And the dark side's light
黑夜紧挨着光明
And the vampires² roam
吸血鬼在漫游
You strut³ your rasta wear
你炫耀着你的拉斯塔法里衣服
And your suicide poem
和你的自杀之诗
And a cross from a faith that died
来自信仰的十字架死去
Before Jesus came
在耶稣来临之前
You're building a mystery
你在塑造神秘
You live in a church
你住在一个教堂
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
和巫毒娃娃睡在一起
And you won't give up the search
你不会停止寻找
For the ghosts in the halls
因为幽灵在走廊里
You wear sandals in the snow
你在雪中穿着凉鞋
And a smile that won't wash away
脸上带着不会褪去的微笑
Can you look out the window
你能向窗外望去
Without your shadow getting in the way
同时不让自己的影子挡住视线吗？
You're so beautiful
你是如此美丽
With an edge and charm
带有优势与魅力
But so careful
但是如此认真
When I'm in your arms
当我躺在你的臂弯
'Cuz you're working
因为你正在努力
Building a mystery
塑造神秘
Holding on
坚持住
And holding it in
约束住它
Yeah you're working
耶你正在努力
Building a mystery
塑造神秘
And choosing so carefully
如此认真地选择
You woke up screaming aloud
你醒来大声尖叫
A prayer from your secret god
来自你内心上帝秘密的祈祷
You feed off our fears
你使我们害怕
And hold back your tears oh
忍住你的眼泪
Give us a tantrum
冲我们发脾气
And a know-it-all grin
给一个了然的微笑
Just when we need one
在我们刚好需要时
When the evening's thin
当夜色渐渐散去
You're a beautiful
你是一个美丽的
A beautiful f*cked up man
一个美丽的人
You're setting up your
你在建立你的
Razor wire shrine⁴
剃刀线神殿

歌词：And the dark side's light, and the vampires roam.
黑夜紧挨着光明，吸血鬼在漫游。
Vampire¹ ['v?mpa??(r)] 　 ?n.吸血鬼
I want to dress up as a vampire.
我想要装扮成吸血鬼。
Roam 英 [r??m]?v.漫游；闲逛；徜徉
The young couple are roaming about in the park.
那对年轻的夫妇正在公园里漫步。

歌词：You wear sandals in the snow and a smile that won't wash away.
你在雪中穿着凉鞋，脸上带着不会褪去的微笑。
Sandal ['s?ndl] 　 　 n.凉鞋
She wears sandals every day in summer. 夏天她每天都穿凉鞋。
wash away?冲走； 洗去； 忘却
He is trying to wash away his sins. 他正试图洗刷他的罪过。
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears.
让雨水倾盆而下吧,冲洗干净我的眼泪。

歌词：Can you look out the window without your shadow getting in the way.
你能向窗外望去，同时不让自己的影子挡住视线吗？
Her social life get in the way of her study.
她的社交生活妨碍了学业。
He wouldn't allow emotions to get in the way of him doing his job.
他不会让感情妨碍自己的工作。

歌词：You feed off our fears, and hold back your tears oh. Give us a tantrum, and a know-it-all grin.
你使我们害怕，忍住你的眼泪。冲我们发脾气，给一个了然的微笑。
feed off?以 ... 为食物来源； 从 ... 取食；因…而壮大（常用语贬义）；依靠…维持生活
The bigger newspapers often feed off stories in the smaller papers.
大报纸常刊登从小报上摘选的新闻故事。
tantrum ['t?ntr?m] 　 　?n.发脾气；发怒
She was always in a tantrum if interrupted.要是有人打扰她，她总是要发一通脾气。
grin?英 [ɡr?n] 　　 　n.露齿笑；咧嘴笑?v.露齿而笑；(以咧嘴笑来)表示
She grinned with delight. 她高兴地咧开嘴笑。