The Greatest: 不将就，不言弃

自于Sia的一首The Greatest。整首歌听来听去就抓住了一个单词Stamina。Stamina的意思是“毅力；持久力；活力；耐力”，顾名思义，这是一首励志歌。The Greatest，Great已经是“极好，非常好”的意思了，此处加上est，变为最高级，比喻的是，一个人要相信自己生来是要成就大事，人生不将就不言弃，要做就就做最好，要做就做传奇。

  

 

歌词欣赏（节选）：

 

Uh-oh running out of breath but I

虽然有些喘不过气 而我

Oh I I got stamina

而我 我仍精力充沛

Uh-oh running now I close my eyes

纵使我精疲力竭 我闭上双眼

Well oh I got stamina

我激情澎湃活力迸发

And uh-oh I see another mountain to climb

纵有更高的山峰等着我攀登

But I I got stamina

而我斗志昂扬意气风发

And uh-oh I need another love to be mine

我渴望一份属于我的爱

Cause I I got stamina

因为我激情无限

Don't give up I won't give up

绝不放弃 我绝不会放弃

Don't give up no no no

绝不放弃

Don't give up I won't give up

绝不放弃 我绝不会放弃

Don't give up no no no

绝不放弃

  

 

歌词点津：

 

1.  歌词：Oh I got stamina而我仍精力充沛

点津：stamina: ['stæminə] n. 精力, 活力, 耐力 n. [植]雄蕊

Marathon runners need plenty of stamina.参加马拉松长跑要有耐力。

He doesn't have the stamina to be a teacher.他没有当教师的精力。

 

2. 歌词：I transform with pressure. I'm hands-on with effort重重压力下我逆转局面 努力亲身实现梦想

点津：hands-on [ˈhændzˈɑn, -ˈɔn] adj.亲自实践的;实际动手操作的

Ninety-nine per cent of primary pupils now have hands-on experience of computers现在99%的小学生都亲手操作过电脑。

This hands-on management approach often stretches his workday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. 这种亲历亲为的管理方法经常让他从早上6点一直工作到晚上11点。

 

3. 歌词： Letdowns will get you and the critics will test you失败将成就你 批评将考验你

n. letdown [ˈlɛtˌdaʊn] 令人失望的事;失望;沮丧;减退;减低;松劲;松弛

点津：The flat was really nice, but compared with what we'd been used to, it was a terrible let-down...这套公寓真的很不错，但比起我们以往住的地方，那就差太远了。