Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Dream

封面故事：Dream My Life Away

2013年Ben Stiller自導自演The Secret Life of Walter Mitty，生活平凡枯燥的上班族Walter Mitty每天活在自己的白日夢裡，Day dreaming，虛度生命，Dream the life away，一天，他下定決心讓夢想成真，Live the dream，大家都不看好，做你的夢吧，Dream on!

常用詞：Live the dream，不是「活在夢裡(live in a dream)」，而是活在令人「羨慕忌妒恨」的真實世界裡：

He seemed to be living the dream - a gorgeous wife and countless handsome money.
(他活在天堂裡，美麗老婆和數不完的鈔票)

常用詞：In your wildest dreams，超過想像

You could have never imagined, in your wildest dreams, a day Ross and Rachael ended up together.
(想都想不到，Ross和Rachael最後在一起了)

常用詞：Who would have dreamed that? 當時誰想得到？

Who would have dreamed that KP would become a mayor?
(當時誰想得到柯教授能選上市長？)

【 Dream about 和 Dream of】

Dream about是真的做夢，也可以是想像

I dreamed about you last night.
(昨晚我夢見妳)

Dream of，單純的想像或者發白日夢

I dreamed of becoming your husband.
(我夢想成為妳的老公)

【 Dream on】
你做夢吧！繼續做你的春秋大夢吧！

Go to sleep and dream on!
(睡覺做你的大頭夢去吧！)

【 Dream up】
憑空想出、橫空出世

Just dream something up!
(你就隨便想個辦法吧！)

【 Dream away】
想出神、虛度光陰

Don’t dream away your life. Live your dream!
(不要虛度一生，要讓夢想成真！)

兩首Dream經典名曲

【 All I Have to Do is Dream】
Everly Brother, 1983
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU3zdAgiX8

Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
(每當想妳的時候，我只需要)
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
(做夢做夢作夢)
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
(妳是我的女朋友，我可以品嚐妳唇上紅酒)
Anytime night or day
(白天晚上都可以)
Only trouble is, gee whiz
(問題只是，唉)
I'm dreaming my life away
(我不過在虛度生命)

【 Your Wildest Dreams】
The Moody Blues, 1986
-www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmPFrkuPq0

Once upon a time
從前
Once when you were mine
當我們在一起的時候
I remember skies
記得當時的天空
Reflected in your eyes
映照在妳的眼睛
I wonder where you are
想知道妳現在哪裡
I wonder if you
想知道是否妳曾經
Think about me
想過我
Once upon a time
從前
In your wildest dreams
在妳最不可能的夢裡

Once the world was new
倆人世界剛開始的時候
Our bodies felt the morning dew
我們感受清晨露水
That greets the brand new day
迎接新的一天
We couldn't tear ourselves away
誰也分不開誰
I wonder if you care
不知道妳是否還在乎
I wonder if you still remember
不知道妳是否還記得
Once upon a time
過去(這畫面)
In your wildest dreams
是否曾出現在妳最不可能的夢裡