http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU-RuR-qO4Y&ob=av2n
Leonard Cohen, Democracy
It's coming through a hole in the air,
from those nights in Tiananmen Square.
It's coming from the feel
that this ain't exactly real,
or it's real, but it ain't exactly there.
From the wars against disorder,
from the sirens night and day,
from the fires of the homeless,
from the ashes of the gay:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
It's coming through a crack in the wall;
on a visionary flood of alcohol;
from the staggering account
of the Sermon on the Mount
which I don't pretend to understand at all.
It's coming from the silence
on the dock of the bay,
from the brave, the bold, the battered
heart of Chevrolet: (Chevrolet = Chevvy)
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
It's coming from the sorrow in the street,
the holy places where the races meet;
from the homicidal bitchin'
that goes down in every kitchen
to determine who will serve and who will eat.
From the wells of disappointment
where the women kneel to pray
for the grace of God in the desert here
and the desert far away:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
Sail on, sail on
O mighty Ship of State!
To the Shores of Need
Past the Reefs of Greed
Through the Squalls of Hate
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on.
It's coming to America first,
the cradle of the best and of the worst.
It's here they got the range
and the machinery for change
and it's here they got the spiritual thirst.
It's here the family's broken
and it's here the lonely say
that the heart has got to open
in a fundamental way:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
It's coming from the women and the men.
O baby, we'll be making love again.
We'll be going down so deep
the river's going to weep,
and the mountain's going to shout Amen!
It's coming like the tidal flood
beneath the lunar sway,
imperial, mysterious,
in amorous array:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
Sail on, sail on ...
I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean
I love the country but I can't stand the scene.
And I'm neither left or right
I'm just staying home tonight,
getting lost in that hopeless little screen.
But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags
that Time cannot decay,
I'm junk but I'm still holding up
this little wild bouquet:
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
Vocabulary >>>
democracy
n. 民主，民主主义；民主政治
disorder
n. 混乱；骚乱
vt. 使失调；扰乱
sirens
n. 汽笛，警报器（siren的复数）
homeless
adj. 无家可归的
a crack in the wall
墙上的缝隙
visionary
adj. 梦想的；幻影的
+ vision
n. 视力；美景；眼力；幻象；想象力
alcohol
n. 酒精，乙醇
+ alcoholic
adj. 酒精的，含酒精的
+ A.A. (Alcoholic Anonymous)
匿名戒酒协会, 匿名戒酒会, 立了戒酒协会
( There's an organization called Gambler's Anonymous, which is like Alcoholic's Anonymous.
有个叫匿名戒赌协会的组织,就好像匿名戒酒协会一样 )
staggering
adj. 蹒跚的；令人惊愕的；犹豫的
Sermon on the Mount
登山宝训；山上宝训；主耶稣与神的国度
dock of the bay
医生海湾
bold
adj. 大胆的，英勇的；黑体的；厚颜无耻的；险峻的
battered
adj. 破旧的；磨损的；弄垮的；受到虐待的
Chevrolet: (Chevrolet = Chevvy)
n. 美国雪佛兰牌汽车
sorrow
n. 悲伤；懊悔；伤心事
homicidal
adj. 杀人的；行凶的；有杀人嗜好的；杀气腾腾的
+ homicide
n. 杀人；杀人犯
+ suicidal
adj. 自杀的，自杀性的；自我毁灭的；自取灭亡的
+ suicide
n. 自杀；自杀行为；自杀者
+ genocide
n. 种族灭绝；灭绝整个种族的大屠杀
+ insecticide
n. 杀虫剂
+ repellent
adj. 排斥的；防水的；弹回的；令人讨厌的
n. 防护剂；防水布；排斥力
+ insect
n. 昆虫；卑鄙的人
+ bugs
n. 臭虫，小虫；故障；窃听器
+ millenium bug
千年虫
to determine
vt. 决定；判决；使…下定决心
vi. 确定；决定；判决，终止
+ determination
n. 决心；果断
shores
n. 海滨；支柱
reefs
n. 暗礁；[地质] 矿脉；收帆
+ coral reef
珊瑚礁
greed
n. 贪婪，贪心
squalls
vi. 嚎啕；尖叫
n. 暴风；麻烦；高声哭喊；尖叫
vt. 尖声叫着；大声哭喊；起风暴
cradle
n. 摇篮；发源地；发祥地；支船架
range
n. 范围；幅度；排；山脉
+ mid-range
mid-range中阶；中型；产品；中位全距
machinery
n. 机械；机器；机构；机械装置
thirst
n. 渴望；口渴；热望
+ quench the thirst
vt. 熄灭，[机] 淬火；解渴；结束；冷浸
vi. 熄灭；平息
Quench A Thirst With Poison饮鸩止渴
The wine in the bolttle does not quench thirst.瓶中之酒不解渴
Drink poison to quench thirst饮鸩止渴
fundamental
adj. 基本的，根本的
+ fundament
n. 基础；臀部；肛门
+ basic
adj. 基本的；基础的
to weep
vi. 哭泣；流泪；哀悼；滴落；渗出液体
vt. 哭泣；流泪；悲叹；流出或渗出液体
tidal flood
tidal flood current涨潮流
tidal flood strength涨潮力；最大涨潮流速
+ flood
vt. 淹没；充满；溢出
vi. 涌出；涌进；为水淹没
n. 洪水；泛滥；一大批
+ overflow
vi. 溢出；泛滥；充溢
n. 充满，洋溢；泛滥；超值；溢值
vt. 使溢出；使泛滥；使充溢
+ flux
n. [流][机] 流量；变迁；不稳定；流出
vt. 使熔融；用焊剂处理
vi. 熔化；流出
+ stream
n. 溪流；流动；潮流；光线
vi. 流；涌进；飘扬
vt. 流出；涌出；使飘动
+ tide
n. 趋势，潮流；潮汐
+ reverse the tide
to reverse the tide要扭转局面
+ tidy
adj. 整齐的；相当大的
+ neat and tidy
homework neat and tidy习作整齐
neat and tidy orderly井然
clean, Neat and Tidy关于干净的词
beneath
prep. 在…之下
adv. 在下方
+ underneath
prep. 在…的下面；在…的形式下；在…的支配下
adv. 在下面；在底下
n. 下面；底部
adj. 下面的；底层的
lunar
adj. 月亮的，月球的；阴历的；银的；微亮的
+ luna (Italian, Latin, Spanish) = moon
sway
vt. 影响；统治；使摇动
vi. 影响；摇摆
n. 影响；摇摆；统治
imperial
adj. 帝国的；皇帝的；至高无上的；威严的
+ imperialism
n. 帝国主义
Cultural Imperialism文化帝国主义；帝国主义；文化的帝国主义；文化霸权主义
+ empire
n. 帝国；帝王统治，君权
+ Empire States Building
帝国国家建筑
As a symbol of the free, capitalist system of the United States, the Empire State Building attracts thousands of Chinese people to come to New York.
帝国大厦象征着自由和美国的资本主义制度，吸引着成千上万的中国人来纽约一睹它的风姿。
amorous
adj. 多情的；恋爱的；热情的；色情的
(in French, amour = love)
array
n. 数组，阵列；排列，列阵；大批，一系列；衣服
sentimental
adj. 感伤的；感情脆弱的
+ sentiments
n. 感情，情绪；情操；观点；多愁善感
stubborn
adj. 顽固的；顽强的；难处理的
decay
n. 衰退，[核] 衰减；腐烂，腐朽
+ wither away
枯萎；幻灭
junk
n. 垃圾，废物；舢板
+ junkie
n. 有毒瘾者；废旧品商人
+ junkie food
Did you eat at home or are you a fast food junkie?
你是在家吃的呢还是在快餐店吃的东西？
bouquet
n. 花束；酒香
