WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Olive Stone

在2015年备受瞩目的《中国好声音》第四季的总决赛——鸟巢“巅峰之夜”上，以高音著称的流浪歌者谭轩辕在主秀环节演唱了《We Are the Champions和《We Will Rock You》两首歌的串烧。他别具一格的高亢噪音、撕裂般的呐喊，掀起了现场阵阵高潮，演出振奋人心。今天我们一起来听一听《We Are the Champions》这首歌，聊一聊这首歌背后的故事。

We Are the Champions

We are the champions

我们是冠军

I've paid my dues

我已付出了代价

Time after time

次又一次

I've done my sentence

我没有犯罪

But committed no crime

却已经认罪服刑

And bad mistakes

我也犯过一些

I've made a few

严重的错误

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

我自作自受

But l've come through

但是我坚持一路走了过来

We are the champions-my friends

我们是冠军，我的朋友

And well keep on fighting-till the end

我们要战斗到底

We are the champions

我们是冠军

We are the champions

我们是冠军

No time for losers

这世界不属于失败者

'Cause we are the champions-of the world

因为我们是世界之王

I've taken my bows

我已经谢幕，

And my curtain calls

帷幕将要落下

You brought me fame and fortune

你们为我带来名誉和财富

And everything that goes with it

以及一切随之而来的东西

I thank you all

我感谢你们

But it's been no bed of roses

但是这里并不是天堂

No pleasure cruise

也并不是一次愉快的旅程

I consider it a challenge before the whole human race

我把这当作是一个挑战

And I ain't gonna lose

而我绝不会失败

Won and won and won

百战百胜

We are the champions-my friends

我们是冠军，我的朋友

And well keep on fighting-till the end

我们要战斗到底

We are the champions

我们是冠军

We are the champions

我们是冠军

No time for losers

这世界不属于失败者

'Cause we are the champions-of the world

因为我们是世界之王

歌曲介绍

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·莫库里编写的摇滚抒情歌曲。这首歌取得了举世瞩目的成功，取得英国单曲排行榜排名第二的好成绩，美国公告牌百强单曲榜排名第四。

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》列入格莱美名人堂，并在2005年索爱发起的全球音乐投票中，荣获“全球最喜爱歌曲”称号。《We Are the Champions》成为了运动赛事的荣耀颂歌，1994年成为国际足联世界杯的官方主题曲。

歌者介绍

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》这首歌由“皇后乐队”演唱。 “皇后乐队”是一支英国摇滚乐乐队，1970年成立于伦敦。原班人马包括了钢琴手（主唱）弗雷迪·莫库里、吉他手（和声）布莱恩·梅、贝斯手约翰·迪肯，以及鼓手（和声）罗杰·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.

“皇后乐队”最初期的作品受前卫摇滚、硬摇滚和重金属摇滚影响颇深，但是乐队渐渐趋于传统，并将更多的风格——例如舞台摇滚和流行摇滚融合到作品中，成就了许多富有磁性的音乐佳作。

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

他们1977年的专辑《News of the World》收录了两支乐队最具有辨识度的圣歌：《 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.

据估算，他们的唱片销量在1.5亿到3亿，让其成为全球销量最好的音乐艺术家之一。1990年，乐队荣获由英国唱片业协会颁发的全英音乐奖的杰出贡献奖，并于2001年入选摇滚名人堂。

词汇积累

1.anthem n.圣歌

2.progressive adj.激进的；前卫的

3.conventional adj.传统的

4.estimate n.&v.;估计，预测：报价，预算书：评价，判断

5.induct v.使……进入；引入

6.venture into 冒险进入

7.range from…to… 范围从……到……