Words & expressions
☆blinking ['blɪŋkɪŋ] adj. 眨眼的；闪光的
The lights are blinking, and the wind is really loud.
电灯忽明忽暗地闪着，外面狂风咆哮。
拓展：adv.非常；十足
a blinking good film 一部非常好的电影
☆ sapphire ['sæfaɪə] adj. 天蓝色的
It’s a sapphire engagement ring. 这是一枚蓝宝石订婚戒指。
☆ unwinding [ʌn'waindiŋ] n. 循环
拓展：unwind v. 展开，放松
Cooking or preparing food is a good way to unwind.
烹饪或准备食物是一种极好的放松方法。
Lyrics
The Circle Of Life
From the day we arrive on the planet 从我们来到这星球的那一天
And blinking step into the sun 眨眨眼步入明媚阳光
There is more to see than can ever be seen 这儿的一切看之不尽
More to do than can ever be done 一切做不完
There's far too much to take in here 太多东西等你去发掘
More to find than can ever be found 新的发现应接不暇
But the sun rolling high 但当太阳升起
Through the sapphire sky 在这湛蓝的天空
Keeps great and small on the endless round 伟大与渺小不停转变
It's the circle of life 这就是生生不息
And it moves us all 感动我和你
Through despair and hope 失望和希望
Through faith and love 忠贞与爱意
Till we find our place 找准自己位置
On the path unwinding 在这漫漫长路
In the circle 在这生命圈中
The circle of life 生生不息
Appreciation
太阳从地平线上缓缓升起，黑夜已过去，白昼降临人间。突然，一声嘹亮的非洲土著的喊声划破黎明的寂静，唤醒了薄雾笼罩的非洲大地。随着缓和而又富有节奏感的旋律，无数动物从非洲大草原上飞奔而来。万兽聚集，共同庆贺一个新生命，Simba的诞生。《The Lion King》的片首曲The Circle Of Life前面一段是Swahili（斯瓦西里语），它是东非多国的通行语言或官方语言，据说是非洲土著语言中唯一有文字的语种。
歌曲开头的非洲土著黑人的歌声发音壮观，感情丰富，让我们感受到了什么是大气磅礴，什么是动人心魄。这首主题歌不但旋律优美动听，而且歌词意味深长！令人百听不厌，每听一次，都会给我们震撼，给我们力量。
歌名The Circle of Life常见的翻译是《生生不息》，也可以译为《生命的轮回》。这首歌是对我们生命的真实写照，它关于生，也关于死；它既体现了自然界The survival of the fittest（适者生存）的残酷法则，又体现了live and let live（和平共存）的人文关怀。这首歌所彰显的元素有：奋斗与生存，伤痛与落寞，人性与尊严，辉煌与荣耀。
Let's enjoy the essence of the song:
让我们不妨来一起欣赏一下其中的精华吧：
☆There's more to see than can ever be seen/More to do than can ever be done.
这个世界五彩斑斓，充满未知与诱惑，总是有太多太多我们看不过来的风景和做不完的事。人生就是以有限之生命探索无限之知识、智慧与财富的过程。
☆ But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky/Keeps great and small on the endless round
天地之间，万类霜天竞自由，芸芸众生为生存。只有那伟大的太阳，穿越广袤蔚蓝的天空，让无尽轮回包容世间万物。
☆ Till we find our place
Everything should be in its place.孔子说过类似的话：物须尽其用，人须尽其才。动物们寻找自己在生物链中的位置，也许我们人类终其一生在做的一件事，就是找到属于自己的这个place。
Other Songs
1.Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
…
So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She’d turn away from me
He’s holding back, he’s hiding
But what, I can’t decide
Why don’t he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn’t look too far
Stealing through the night’s uncertainties
Love is where they are
(And if he falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
His carefree days with us are history
In short, our pal is doomed)
2.I Just Can't Wait To Be King
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies beware!
(Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair)
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR
(Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing)Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
(You've rather a long way to go, young master, if you think...)
No one saying do this
(Now when I said that, I ...)
No one saying be there
(What I meant was...)
No one saying stop that
(Look, what you don't realize...)
No one saying see here
(Now see here!)
Free to run around all day
(Well, that's definitely out...)
Free to do it all my way!
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
(If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about
This child is getting wildly out of wing)
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight!
(Not yet!)(Chorus)
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king!
3、Hakuna Matata
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophyHakuna Matata!
When he was a young warthog
When I was a young warthog
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the Savannah after every meal
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And, oh, the shame
Thoughta changin' my name
And I got downhearted
Ev'rytime that I...
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophyHakuna Matata!
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
4、Be Prepared
I never thoughth yenas essential
They’re crude and unspeakably plain
But maybe they’ve a glimmer of potential
If allied to my vision and brain
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog’s backside
But thick as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride
It’s clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we’re talking kings and successions
Even you can’t be caught unawares
So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
And where do we feature?
Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid
But you’ll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!
It’s great that we’ll soon be connected
With a king who’ll be all-time adored
Of course, quid pro quo, you’re expected
To take certain duties on board
The future is littered with prizes
And though I’m the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
You won’t get a sniff without me!
So prepare for the coup of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
(Oooh... La! La! La!)
Meticulous planning
Tenacity spanning
Decades of denial
Is simply why I’ll
Be king undisputed
Respected, saluted
And seen for the wonder I am
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -
Be prepared!
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