【听歌练听力】Waterfalls – TLC

欲望禁区“瀑布”

人一出生就带着七情六欲而来，人的一生就是与欲望周旋斗争的历史。有的人在这场斗争中练成无欲则刚的英雄。有的人则一败涂地，最后放弃抵抗。更可悲的是，在欲望面前不是每个失败者有重新站起来的机会，很多人只能延着欲望的阶梯走向可以预见的毁灭。

1995年， 美国黑人组合 TLC (T-Boz, Left eye, Chilli) 推出了歌曲 “瀑布” (waterfalls) ， 讲述了两个因为欲望而让人绝望的故事。

故事选取了人类社会最普通，最原始也最让人难以抵制的两种欲望：钱和色。在第一个故事里，一个年轻人不原意用最诚实的劳动换取财富，选择了以最容易的方式获取最丰厚的回报。这条通往天堂的捷径也是通往地狱的快车道，虽然歌曲并未道明，但肯定是违背法律和良心的交易，年轻人很快死于非命，横尸街头。第二个故事里，一个年轻人沉湎于美色而不能自拔。在这场性爱与健康的拔河中，年轻人人日渐消瘦，最终被“三个字母”带到死神的身边。

副歌 (chorus) 部分，演唱者不断告诫人们最好待在自己熟悉的河流与湖边，不要追寻貌似美丽的瀑布，因为瀑布的魅惑下往往隐藏着暗流涌动的深潭，歌曲中的瀑布代表的是一切将人引向毁灭的诱惑，如钱，色，权，或者单纯的身心享乐，如毒品。歌中所唱的河流与湖水，意指生命中那些最朴实，最简单的幸福与快乐。虽然这些快乐不会让人纵情声色，甚至要靠艰苦的劳动获得，它却是人类身心愉悦的源泉。

“瀑布”一经推出就得到广大听众认可，曾在 Billboard 排行榜上蝉联七周冠军。遗憾的是，正当组合 TLC如日中天之时，演唱着之一 Lopes 却在 2002年的一场车祸中丧失，令人惋惜不已。(文_张仪)

请大家猜一猜歌词中的那三个字母指的是什么。

Waterfalls Lyrics

A () mother () out of her window

() at a son that she just can't ().

If at any time he's in a () she'll be by his (),

but he doesn't () he hurts her so much.

But all the () just ain't helping at all,

'cause he can't seem to keep his self out of ().

So, he goes out and he makes his () the best way he knows (),

another body laying () in the ().

() to me.

(Chorus)

Don't go () waterfalls.

Please () to the rivers and the lakes that you're () ().

I know that you're gonna have it your () or nothing () (),

but I think you're () too fast.

Little () has a nat'ral () for (),

but he just can't see.

She gives him () that his body can't (),

but () he can say is, "Baby, it's good to me."

One day he goes and takes a () in the (),

but he doesn't () his () face.

His () is () and he doesn't know why.

Three letters took him to his () () place.

Y'all don't hear me.

(Chorus)

 

对白 (没有空)

(I seen rainbow yesterday

But too many storms have come and gone

Leavin' a trace of not on God-given ray

Is it because my life is ten shades of gray

I pray all ten fade away

Seldom praise Him for the sunny days

And like His promise is true

Only my faith can undo

The many chances I blew

To bring my life to anew

Clear blue and unconditional skies

Have dried the tears from my eyes

No more lonely cries

My only bleedin' hope

Is for the folk who can't cope

Wit such an endurin' pain

That it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain

Who's to blame

For tootin' caine in your own vein

What a shame

You shoot and aim for someone else's brain

You claim the insane

And name this day in time

For fallin prey to crime

I say the system got you victim to your own mind

Dreams are hopeless aspirations

In hopes of comin' true

Believe in yourself

The rest is up to me and you)

(Chorus)

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所有跟帖： 

• shafa! Reserve a seat. Still at work. Will listen after I go hom -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 18:05:53

• 很有哲理的歌曲。谢谢NewVoice。 -EnLearner- ♀ (2602 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 18:37:45

• 愚公听得真好！能不能猜猜那三个字母捏？ -NewVoice- ♀ (1726 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 18:53:01

• 回复：愚公听得真好！能不能猜猜那三个字母捏？ -EnLearner- ♀ (77 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 18:59:00

• Very close. Have a nice evening! YuGong. -NewVoice- ♀ (25 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 19:07:06

• Thank you, NewVoice. You enjoy your evening too. -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 19:10:59

• 呵呵，猜对了！ -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:13:13

• 我猜错了。我猜的是中文那三个字。 -路过这儿- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 15:37:50

• Reserve a seat, I will enjoy it later. Thank you! -依圆- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 19:03:02

• 好歌！谢谢新声姐姐！感觉以前听到过 -非文学青年- ♀ (2235 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:11:46

• 不愧为文牛教授。 -EnLearner- ♀ (97 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:17:49

• 哪儿啊？你听出来 -非文学青年- ♀ (187 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:24:58

• 我听得比你更离谱，都不好意思说了。 -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:31:28

• 咳，有啥不好意思的，咱老朋友了，况且别忘了 -非文学青年- ♀ (35 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:49:31

• 说的好。 -EnLearner- ♀ (125 bytes) () 11/26/2011 postreply 22:56:04

• 妹妹听力真厉害！只错了三处。三个字母也猜对了。 -NewVoice- ♀ (92 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 04:38:48

• 谢谢姐姐，是你没用那段难的对白来这折磨我们。 -非文学青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 13:46:44

• 回复：【听歌练听力】Waterfalls –TLC -beautifulwind- ♀ (4555 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 06:30:30

• 刚看到原文中的三个字母。嗯，同意文青的第二个答案。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 09:04:38

• 很多不懂，试着填填。 -新人说梦- ♀ (9119 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 08:24:42

• end是最后3个letter吗？ -新人说梦- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 08:31:06

• 坏了，第二段全错了。 -新人说梦- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 08:38:59

• 听得挺好的。这首歌歌词比较难懂。temptation 能听出来挺不容易的。 -NewVoice- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 17:43:18

• 【听歌练听力】答案 Waterfalls by TLC -NewVoice- ♀ (2058 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 17:39:43

• 请看我是不是和考托福听力一样，又得零分（100％ of guesswork） -路过这儿- ♀ (1173 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 18:19:30

• 一看就make sense。等着声姐答案。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 20:44:13

• 我还没看答案。但有一个词我猜都不知道猜什么。看来我听力还是差呀。唉 -路过这儿- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 20:50:15

• 答案已经贴出来了。就在你帖子上一个帖就是。希望你以后次次参与！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 21:05:45

• 今天我就不看了，怕睡不好觉，哈 -路过这儿- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 21:11:26

• 呵呵，跟我听得差不多 -非文学青年- ♀ (38 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 22:30:42

• 我满足了，比我30年前的托福听力有进步，哈 -路过这儿- ♀ (155 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 23:43:03

• Listening to the song many years ago, could only make out the ti -jingbeiboy- ♂ (3470 bytes) () 11/27/2011 postreply 23:54:44