WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Olive Stone

在2015年備受矚目的《中國好聲音》第四季的總決賽——鳥巢“巔峰之夜”上，以高音著稱的流浪歌者譚軒轅在主秀環節演唱了《We Are the Champions和《We Will Rock You》兩首歌的串燒。他別具一格的高亢噪音、撕裂般的吶喊，掀起了現場陣陣高潮，演出振奮人心。今天我們一起來聽一聽《We Are the Champions》這首歌，聊一聊這首歌背后的故事。

We Are the Champions

We are the champions

我們是冠軍

I've paid my dues

我已付出了代價

Time after time

次又一次

I've done my sentence

我沒有犯罪

But committed no crime

卻已經認罪服刑

And bad mistakes

我也犯過一些

I've made a few

嚴重的錯誤

I've had my share of sand kicked in my face

我自作自受

But l've come through

但是我堅持一路走了過來

We are the champions-my friends

我們是冠軍，我的朋友

And well keep on fighting-till the end

我們要戰斗到底

We are the champions

我們是冠軍

We are the champions

我們是冠軍

No time for losers

這世界不屬于失敗者

'Cause we are the champions-of the world

因為我們是世界之王

I've taken my bows

我已經謝幕，

And my curtain calls

帷幕將要落下

You brought me fame and fortune

你們為我帶來名譽和財富

And everything that goes with it

以及一切隨之而來的東西

I thank you all

我感謝你們

But it's been no bed of roses

但是這里并不是天堂

No pleasure cruise

也并不是一次愉快的旅程

I consider it a challenge before the whole human race

我把這當作是一個挑戰

And I ain't gonna lose

而我絕不會失敗

Won and won and won

百戰百勝

We are the champions-my friends

我們是冠軍，我的朋友

And well keep on fighting-till the end

我們要戰斗到底

We are the champions

我們是冠軍

We are the champions

我們是冠軍

No time for losers

這世界不屬于失敗者

'Cause we are the champions-of the world

因為我們是世界之王

歌曲介紹

We Are the Champions is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury.The song was a worldwide success，reaching Number Two in the UK Singles Chart，and NumberFour on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

《We Are the Champions》是弗雷迪·莫庫里編寫的搖滾抒情歌曲。這首歌取得了舉世矚目的成功，取得英國單曲排行榜排名第二的好成績，美國公告牌百強單曲榜排名第四。

In 2009，We Are the Champions was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame，and was voted the world's favorite song in a 2005 Sony Ericsson world music poll.We Are the Champions has become an anthem for victories at sporting events，including as official theme song for 1994 FIFA World Cup.

2009年，《We Are the Champions》列入格萊美名人堂，并在2005年索愛發起的全球音樂投票中，榮獲“全球最喜愛歌曲”稱號。《We Are the Champions》成為了運動賽事的榮耀頌歌，1994年成為國際足聯世界杯的官方主題曲。

歌者介紹

The song We Are the Champions is sung by a band named"Queen".The Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970.They originally consisted of Freddie Mercury（lead vocals，piano），Brian May（guitar，vocals），John Deacon（bass guitar），and Roger Taylor（drums，vocals）.

《We Are the Champions》這首歌由“皇后樂隊”演唱。 “皇后樂隊”是一支英國搖滾樂樂隊，1970年成立于倫敦。原班人馬包括了鋼琴手（主唱）弗雷迪·莫庫里、吉他手（和聲）布萊恩·梅、貝斯手約翰·迪肯，以及鼓手（和聲）羅杰·泰勒。

Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock，hard rock and heavy metal，but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles，such as arena rock and pop rock，into their music.

“皇后樂隊”最初期的作品受前衛搖滾、硬搖滾和重金屬搖滾影響頗深，但是樂隊漸漸趨于傳統，并將更多的風格——例如舞臺搖滾和流行搖滾融合到作品中，成就了許多富有磁性的音樂佳作。

Their 1977 album，News of the World，contained two of rock's most recognizable anthems，"We Will Rock You"and "We Are the Champions".

他們1977年的專輯《News of the World》收錄了兩支樂隊最具有辨識度的圣歌：《 We Will Rock You》和《We Are the Champions》。

Estimates of their record sales generally range from 150 million t0 300 million records，making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.They received the Outstanding Contribution to Bntish Music Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1990，and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

據估算，他們的唱片銷量在1.5億到3億，讓其成為全球銷量最好的音樂藝術家之一。1990年，樂隊榮獲由英國唱片業協會頒發的全英音樂獎的杰出貢獻獎，并于2001年入選搖滾名人堂。

詞匯積累

1.anthem n.圣歌

2.progressive adj.激進的；前衛的

3.conventional adj.傳統的

4.estimate n.&v.;估計，預測：報價，預算書：評價，判斷

5.induct v.使……進入；引入

6.venture into 冒險進入

7.range from…to… 范圍從……到……