经典老歌《when you believe》歌词解析

《when you believe》

Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey

Many nights we’ve prayed with no proof anyone could hear

In our heart a hopeful song, we barely understood

Now we are not afraid, although we know there’s much to fear

We were moving the mountain long before we knew we could

许多个夜晚我们都在祈祷，不能证明谁能听到

我们的心就是希望之歌，我们刚刚明了

而如今我们不再惧怕，虽然我们有提案多害怕的事情

我们能够移山，在我们之前

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解析：

Proof：证据，证明

例：

There is no proof to prove your innocence.

没有证据能证明你的无辜。

The passerby brought forward the important and authentic proof of the accident.

那个路人提供了关于这次事故中重要的并且可信的证据。

As a proof of his love, he bought a house for her, which spent all his earning.

作为他爱她的证明，他花光所有的积蓄为她买了栋房子。

There can be miracles

when you believe

Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill

Who knows what miracles, you can achieve

When you believe, somehow you will

you will when you believe

这一定是个奇迹，当你相信的时候

尽管希望如此脆弱，但也不能轻易扑灭

谁知道奇迹是什么，你可以做到

当你相信的时候，不知道什么原因你就会做到

解析：

Achieve：完成，实现，达成

例：

He spent all his life to achieve his ambition to be a lawyer.

他用尽一生来实现他当一名律师的抱负。

The Play achieved victory in the end in the civil war.

在内战中，共产党最终取得了胜利。

It took a long time to achieve my goal.

我花费了很长时间才达成我的目标。

You must persevere if you want to achieve success.

如果你想去的成功的话就必须持之以恒。

And this time of fear, when prayer so often proves in vain

Hope seems like the summer birds too swiftly flown away

And now I am standing here, my heart’s so full I can’t explain

seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I’d say

在这个令人寒心的时刻，当信徒们徒劳无功地证明

希望像是夏天的小鸟，飞快地掠过

现在我站在这里，满溢的心声说不出

寻找信仰 说我从未想过我会说的话

解析：

（1）in vain：徒劳，无效

例：

When I stepped into the office, I knew my effort is not in vain.

当我走进那个办公室，我明白我的努力没有白费。

Don’t try to persuade me. It is just in vain.

不要试图说服我，只是白费力气而已。

After all the sweat in vain, we indulge the hope like before.

在一切的汗水白费后，我们依旧心怀希望，像从前一样。

We struggle all our life not to live in vain.

我们一生奋斗，不是为了白白度日。

（2）flow away：流走

例：

All we suffered will flow away in the end.

我们承受的一切终将随风逝去。

Time flow away before we know it.

时光在不知不觉中流走。

The flowers fall into the river and flow away.

花瓣落到河里，随着河水流走。

They don’t always happen when you ask and it’s easy to give in to your fear

but when you’re blinded by your pain, can’t see you way safe through the rain thought of a still resilient voice

says love is very near

当你询问的时候它们不经常出现，而且很轻易地带给你惧怕

但是当你因为痛苦而盲目无助，想象一种很平静的声音

说爱是如此靠近，不能在大雨中看清你的路

解析：

Give in to：屈服于，向……让步，向……呈上

例：

Jim will give his resignation in to the company.

吉姆将会向公司提交辞呈。

Only the coward gives in to his fate.

只有懦夫才向命运屈服。

The expert promised he will give the final solution in to the association.

专家承诺他会将最终方案呈给协会。

Give into：通向，让步