Daughters

Daughters
掌上明珠
(歌手:John Mayer)

I know a girl
我认识一个女孩
She puts the color inside of my world
她令我的世界变得缤纷多彩
She’s just like a maze
可她却像一个迷宫
Where all of the walls all continually change
里面的每一面墙壁都在不停地变化

I’ve done all I can
我已尽我所能
To stand on the steps with my heart in my hand
想要跟上自己的心
Now I’m starting to see
而现在我终于发现
Maybe it’s got nothing to do with me
也许我做什么都是徒劳

Fathers be good to your daughters
父亲们,请对你们的女儿好一些
Daughters will love like you do
她们也会一样地爱你们
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
哪个女孩不是变成别人的爱人,又摇身一变,成为一个母亲?
So mothers be good to your daughters too
所以呀,母亲们,也请善待你们的女儿吧

Oh you see that skin
你看,她的肌肤多么美好
It’s the same she’s been standing in
可她竟一直默默地站在原地等待
Since the day she saw him walking away
自从那天她看着他离开之后就不曾挪步
Now she’s left cleaning up the mess he made
现在她还要收拾他留下的烂摊子

Fathers be good to your daughters
父亲们,请对你们的女儿好一些
Daughters will love like you do
她们也会一样地爱你们
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
哪个女孩不是变成别人的爱人,又摇身一变,成为一个母亲?
So mothers be good to your daughters too
所以呀,母亲们,也请善待你们的女儿吧

Boys you can break
男孩么?快别妄想了
Find out how much they can take
你永远不会知道,他们会从家带走多少钱
Boys will be strong and boys soldier on
他们倒是强壮又能吃苦
But boys would be gone
可儿子总是要离开家的呀
without warmth of a woman’s good, good heart
也没有女人才有的善良温暖的心肠

On behalf of every man, looking out for every girl
每个女孩子都应该替男人好好照顾自己
You are the god and the weight of the world
你们是天神呢,代表着整个世界的重量

So fathers be good to your daughters
父亲们,请对你们的女儿好一些
Daughters will love like you do
她们也会一样地爱你们
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
哪个女孩不是变成别人的爱人,又摇身一变,成为一个母亲?
So mothers be good to your daughters too
所以呀,母亲们,也请善待你们的女儿吧
So mothers be good to your daughters too
所以呀,母亲们,也请善待你们的女儿吧
So mothers be good to your daughters too
母亲们,也请善待你们的女儿吧

put forth / throw light on / down to earth

I love how she’s confident enough to put forth her views about the current issues and struggles of women and how she’s able to relate to and understand them and then throw light on what the world has probably been doing wrong and comment on that. All of her thoughts and ideas and opinions are so down to earth and genuine that they just touch your heart and I really appreciate her efforts of making this world a better place to live in by promoting valuable projects and regenerating the idea of gender equality amongst the youth and the older generation as well.

我喜欢她有足够的自信来阐述她对女性当前问题和斗争的看法,以及她如何与她们建立联系并理解她们,然后揭示世界可能做错了什么并对此发表评论。她所有的想法、意见和主张都是如此真实,以至于打动了你的心。我真的很感激她通过推动有价值的项目和在年轻人和老一辈中重新树立性别平等的理念,使这个世界变得更美好。

1. put sth/sb forward
(美式英语)put sth/sb forth
提出(想法或计划);推荐(某人)

2. cast/shed/throw light on sth
为…提供解释;使…较容易理解

3. down-to-earth
实际的;务实的

little more than

只不过,仅仅是,和…无差别

例句:

1. The play seems to be little more than a vehicle for its director and star. 那部戏看起来不过是为其导演兼主演量身打造的而已。(vehicle 为某个表演者或艺术家特意制作的电影或演出节目、展览等)

2. The President will be little more than a figurehead. 总统将不过是个傀儡而已。

a common sight

司空见惯,普通的景象,随处可见

例句:

1. Today, hybrids and pure electric vehicles are a common sight around the world. 如今,混合动力车和纯电动汽车在世界各地随处可见。

2. Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare. 有些曾经随处可见的鸟类现在日益稀少。

compound growth rate

compound growth rate 复合增长率

compound annual growth rate 年均复合增长率(缩写:CAGR)

例句:

1. China’s overall coffee sales will rise at an 8.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2022–2027, according to analytics firm GlobalData. CAGR is a measure of investment returns, which takes into account what an investment yields at an annual rate over a specified period. 根据分析公司GlobalData的数据,从2022年到2027年,中国咖啡的整体销售额将以8.7%的复合年增长率增长。复合年增长率是衡量投资回报的指标,它考虑了在特定时期内投资的年收益率。

burst onto the scene

burst onto the scene / burst on the scene / burst upon the scene

 To appear in a place suddenly; to become popular or famous quickly. 突然出现在现场,闯入现场;迅速走红

也可以在scene前面加上某行业、领域等名词,表示突然进入到该行业、领域。

例句:

1. Do you remember how we decided not to invite Uncle Chris? We decided he would probably cause problems and want to start a fight. He just burst onto the scene a couple of minutes ago. He ran onto the dance floor and started yelling insults at people he doesn’t even know. 你还记得我们是如何决定不邀请克里斯叔叔的吗?我们认定他可能会制造麻烦,并想开始一场战斗。几分钟前他突然出现在现场。他跑到舞池里,开始大声辱骂他都不认识的人。

2. But beyond the familiar laundry list, a new topic has burst on the scene: direct investment by Chinese firms in the united states. 但在这个熟悉的清单以外,一个新的话题已经迅速引起注意,那就是中国企业在美国的直接投资。

3. Luckin Coffee burst onto the Chinese coffee scene to challenge Starbucks through affordable coffee options and mobile ordering. 瑞幸咖啡迅速进入中国咖啡市场,通过平价咖啡和手机订购向星巴克发起挑战。

trickle

英音 /ˈtrɪk.(ə)l/

美音 /ˈtrɪk.(ə)l/

1. [ verb I ] trickle down, from, out of, etc. sth
If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and without force in a thin line.
[ 不及物动词 ] 从…向下滴(或淌)

例句:

Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. 血从他的嘴角滴了下来。

Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank. 油正从油罐上的一个小孔往下滴。

2. [ verb I ] trickle in, out, back, etc.
to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers
缓慢而零星地进入/离开/返回(等等)

例句:

Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half. 渐渐地,人们开始三三两两地回到剧院看下半场。

3. [ noun S ] a very small number of people or things arriving or leaving somewhere
[ 单数名词 ] 三三两两,零星

例句:

We usually only get a trickle of customers in the mornings. 早上我们店里通常只有零星的顾客。

4. [ noun C ] a small amount of liquid that is flowing slowly in a thin line
[ 可数名词 ] 从…向下滴(或淌)

A trickle of melted butter made its way down his chin. 一滴融化了的黄油顺着他的下巴向下滑。

anatomy

英音 /əˈnæt.ə.mi/

美音 /əˈnæt›.ə.mi/

1. [ noun U ] the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
[ 不可数名词 ] 解剖学

例句:

An understanding of human anatomy is important to a dancer. 对于一个舞蹈演员来说,通晓一些人体解剖学知识非常重要。

He later became professor of anatomy at Kiel. 后来他成为基尔大学的解剖学教授。

2. [ noun C or U ] the structure of an animal or plant
[ 可数或不可数名词 ] 解剖构造;(动植物)结构

例句:

the female anatomy 女性人体解剖构造

the anatomy of a leaf 叶子的结构

3. [ noun C, humorous ] a person’s body
[ 可数名词,幽默说法 ] 身体

例句:

On which part of her anatomy is she tattooed? 她在她身体的什么部位刺了纹身?

4. [ noun C formal ] a detailed examination of a subject
[ 可数名词,正式用语 ] 剖析,分析;细察

例句:

The whole play reads like an anatomy of evil. 整个剧本读起来就如同是一份对邪恶的剖析报告。

translucent

英音 /trænzˈluː.s(ə)nt/

美音 /trænˈsluː.s(ə)nt/

[ adjective,often approving ] If an object or a substance is translucent, it is almost transparent, allowing some light through it in an attractive way.
[ 形容词,常用作褒义 ] 半透明的

例句:

translucent plastic/glass 半透明的塑料/玻璃

This china is so fine and delicate that it’s translucent. 这件瓷器做工精细,晶莹剔透。

Laura’s skin has a translucent quality. 劳拉皮肤白皙清透。

glaze

英音 /ɡleɪz/

美音 /ɡleɪz/

1. [ verb T ] to make a surface shiny by putting a liquid substance onto it and leaving it or heating it until it dries
[ 及物动词 ] 给…上釉;给…上光;使光滑,使光亮

例句:

Glaze the pastry with beaten egg. 往油酥面团里和入打匀的鸡蛋,使其滑亮。

The pot had been badly glazed. 这个罐子上釉上得很差。

2. [ verb I ] If your eyes glaze or glaze over, they stay still and stop showing any emotion because you are bored or tired or have stopped listening.
[ 不及物动词 ] (眼神)变呆滞,发呆

例句:

Among the audience, eyes glazed over and a few heads started to nod. 听众目光变得呆滞无神,一些人则开始打盹。

3. [ verb T ] to put a piece of glass into a window or the windows of a building
[ 及物动词 ] 给(窗户)装玻璃

例句:

The house is nearly finished but it hasn’t been glazed yet. 房子即将完工,但是窗户还没有装玻璃。

4. [ noun C ] a substance used to glaze something
[ 可数名词 ] 釉,釉料;(用来使食物有光泽的)浆,汁

例句:

a cake with a dark chocolate glaze 浇有黑巧克力的蛋糕

pottery with a fine, translucent glaze 发半透明光泽的陶器