Sunday, 2 November 2014

BBC - Parkour is here to stay


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Words in the News - Parkour is here to stay

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It's not a sport yet. But it requires a lot of agility.
這還不算是一種運動,但必須要非常敏捷。

This is 'freerunning', also called Parkour, and it's here to stay. 
城市疾走,又稱為「跑酷」,推廣到英國了。

The practice of jumping through urban obstacles started in the streets in France and now is going mainstream in Britain.
這項起源於法國、穿梭都市街頭各種障礙的訓練,現在也開始風行於英國。

The country's first specialised academies have opened their doors, to encourage people to learn how to do it in a safe environment.
英國成立了第一家專門學院,在安全的環境中鼓勵學員練習跑酷。

It's estimated that 35,000 people practise 'freerunning' regularly.
估計約有 35,000 個學員經常參與這項活動。


Thursday, 30 October 2014

BBC - Alternative Miss World


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Words in the News - Alternative Miss World

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This is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, but what would the Bard make of this?
這是倫敦的莎士比亞環球劇院,但,莎翁是怎麼造就這裡的?

Both genders were competing for the title of Alternative Miss World. And they pushed the boat out with their costumes. How about a peacock for evening wear? Would an octopus do for swimwear?
不分男女都在爭奪另類世界小姐的頭銜,並且費盡心機為比賽裝扮。打扮成孔雀的晚宴裝看起來如何?或者穿著如章魚一般的泳衣呢?

This unusual contest was created about 40 years ago. Maybe the only real thing this event has in common with a beauty pageant is the emotional coronation.
這場不尋常的競賽創辦於四十年前。也許另類世界小姐跟一般選美比賽唯一的共通點是,令人激動的加冕禮。

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Thursday, 31 July 2014

[歌詞] Things That Stop You Dreaming - Passenger



一首很符合我現在的心境的歌,

喜歡Passenger濃厚的英國腔+簡單的一把吉他走天下
當個音樂旅人是我此生的夢想啊(菸)

Things That Stop You Dreaming - Passenger

讓你停止做夢的事 - 旅客


I’ve got no money in my hands or my coat or my pocket
我全身上下窮得連一毛錢都沒有
Wont get to space cos I haven’t got a rocket
去不了外太空因為我沒有火箭
But I’ve air in my lungs
但我還在呼吸(我肺裡有空氣)
Eyes in my sockets
還看得見(眼窩裡還有眼睛)
And a heart that beats
心臟也還在跳動
Like a tap that leaks
跳得像漏水的水龍頭般
In the night when you haven’t got a plumber who can stop it
大半夜你找不到水電工來修理

Jack in a box without a key to lock it
小丑在鎖不住的盒子裡
Well this boat may sink but I’m not gonna rock it
這條船可能會沉,但我不會動搖
Cos the sea doesn’t know my name
因為大海不知道我的名字
Yeah the boat may sink but I’m not gonna rock it
是啊,船可能快沉了,但我不會動搖
Cos the sea doesn’t know my name
因為大海不知道我的名字

Well if you can’t get what you love
假如無法獲得你所愛
You learn to love the things you’ve got
你學著去愛你得到的
If you can’t be what you want
假如無法成為你所期望的
You learn to be the things you’re not
你學著去扮成別人的樣子
If you can’t get what you need
假如得不到你需要的
You learn to need the things that stop you dreaming
你學著去需要讓你停止做夢的事
All the things that stop you dreaming
所有讓你停止做夢的事

Well I’ve got no ones word and no bodies promise
我得不到隻字片語和任何承諾
Not a lot to show but this book full of sonnets
這本書沒什麼可炫耀的,但寫滿14行詩
And my liver may be fucked but my heart is honest
我的肝可能爛掉了,但我的心是誠實的
And my word is true
我的話語是真實的
Like the sky is blue
就像天空鐵定是藍的
In the summer time when everybody gets on it
夏天來時,每個人都開心極了
Warm our skins and get sunburnt from it
溫暖我們的肌膚也讓我們曬黑了
And our eyes shine bright like a sky full of comets that shoot like silver trains
而我們的眼睛閃爍的像滿是彗星的天空,像銀色列車疾駛而出
Yeah our eyes shine bright like a sky full of comets that shoot like silver trains
是啊,我們的眼睛閃爍的像滿是彗星的天空,像銀色列車疾駛而出

Well if you can’t get what you love
假如無法獲得你所愛
You learn to love the things you’ve got
你學著去愛你得到的
If you can’t be what you want
假如無法成為你所期望的
You learn to be the things you’re not
你學著去扮成別人的樣子
If you can’t get what you need
假如得不到你需要的
You learn to need the things that stop you dreaming
你學著去需要讓你停止做夢的事
All the things that stop you dreaming
所有讓你停止做夢的事

Well if you can’t get what you love
假如無法獲得你所愛
You learn to love the things you’ve got
你學著去愛你得到的
If you can’t be what you want
假如無法成為你所期望的
You learn to be the things you’re not
你學著去扮成別人的樣子
If you can’t get what you need
假如得不到你需要的
You learn to need the things that stop you dreaming
你學著去需要讓你停止做夢的事
All the things that stop you dreaming
所有讓你停止做夢的事
All the things that stop you dreaming
所有讓你停止做夢的事


Saturday, 26 April 2014

[歌詞] Somewhere Only We Know - Keane


原唱Keane版本


Lily Allen版本


又是一首懷念過去的歌,該死,

沒有絢爛的配樂或華麗的唱腔,
簡簡單單,
帶給聽眾的感覺,
也如同過去那簡單的時光一樣,
再回不去了。


Somewhere Only We Know

我們的祕密基地

I walked across an empty land

穿過一片無人境地
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
我還清楚記得那條捷徑
I felt the earth beneath my feet
踩著土壤的感覺 還是那樣熟悉
Sat by the river and it made me complete
坐在河邊拼湊我的回憶
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
噢 那些單純的生活 再也回不去
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
我漸漸老成 需要一個可以寄託的地方
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
你準備好的時候請告訴我
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
我越來越疲倦 渴望回到最初的時光

I came across a fallen tree

經過橫倒著的大樹
I felt the branches of it looking at me
樹枝像是在看著我
Is this the place we used to love?
這是過去我們心愛的地方嗎
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
這是我一直嚮往的地方嗎
Oh simple thing where have you gone?
噢 那些單純的生活 再也回不去
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
我漸漸老成 需要一個可以寄託的地方
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
你準備好的時候請告訴我
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
我越來越疲倦 渴望回到最初的時光

And if you have a minute why don't we go

等你哪天終於有空 我們何不一起回去
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
聊聊只有我們知道的那些小事
This could be the end of everything
那些糾結或許早已雲淡風輕
So why don't we go
所以我們何不一起回去
Somewhere only we know?
我們的祕密基地
Somewhere only we know?
我們的祕密基地

Oh simple thing where have you gone?

噢 那些單純的生活 再也回不去
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
我漸漸老成 需要一個可以寄託的地方
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
你準備好的時候請告訴我
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
我越來越疲倦 渴望回到最初的時光
And if you have a minute why don't we go
等你哪天終於有空 我們何不一起回去
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
聊聊只有我們知道的那些小事
This could be the end of everything
那些糾結或許早已雲淡風輕
So why don't we go?
所以我們何不一起回去
So why don't we go?
所以我們何不一起回去

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

This could be the end of everything

很多事終究會過去
So why don't we go
所以我們何不一起回去
Somewhere only we know?
我們的祕密基地
Somewhere only we know?
我們的祕密基地
Somewhere only we know?
我們的祕密基地