英文歌parttwo

英⽂歌parttwo
歌曲⼀：Obvious （明显的爱恋）选⾃Westlife Turn around Album
We started as friends
⼀开始我们是⽆话不谈的好朋友
But something happened inside me
但我⼼中默默的起了化学作⽤
Now I’m reading into everything
现在的我沉浸在暗恋你的世界⾥
But there’s no sign you hear the lightning, baby
亲爱的你似乎没有察觉到这个秘密
You don’t ever notice me turning on my charm
你难道没有发现我在对你散发魅⼒
Or wonder why I’m always where you are
你难道不觉得奇怪有你的地⽅我⼀定在
Chorus:
I’ve made it obvious
我表现的这么明显
Done everything but sing it
暗⽰了⼀切只除了倾诉衷曲
(I’ve crushed on you so long, but on and on you get me wrong 我暗恋你好久但你总是不知不觉) I’m not so good with words
我不善于表达⾃⼰
And since you never notice
既然你从未察觉
The way that we belong
我们可以两⼼相许
Ill say it in a love song
我只好唱⼀⾸情歌向你倾诉
I’ve heard you talk about
我听你说过
How you want someone just like me
我就是你梦中情⼈的典型
But every time I ask you out
但是每当我们单独相处时
We never move pass friendly, no no
却总是没有向前跨越的勇⽓
And you don’t ever notice how I stare when were alone 你难道没有发现我总注视你的眼睛
Or wonder why I keep you on the phone
你难道不觉得奇怪我每次都不让你挂电话
Chorus:
You are my very first thought in the morning
你是我早晨醒来的第⼀个念头
And my last at nightfall
你是我夜晚⼊睡的最后⼀丝意念
You are the love that came without warning
你就这么毫⽆预警的闯进我⼼扉
I need you, I want you to know
我想让你知道我不能没有你
I’ve made it obvious
我表现的这么明显
So finally Ill sing it
终于我要对你唱出来
(I’ve crushed on you so long)
（我暗恋你好久）
I’m not so good with words
我不善于表达⾃⼰
And since you never notice
既然你从未察觉
The way that we belong
我们可以两⼼相许
Ill say it in a love song
我只好唱⼀⾸情歌向你倾诉
(And sing it until the day you’re holding me)
（我要唱到你明了的那⼀天）
I’ve wanted you so long but on and on you get me wrong 我暗恋你好久但你总是不知不觉
I more then adore you but since you never seem to see 我真挚的爱慕着你你从不知我的⼼意
Since you never seem to see, Ill say it in this love song
但是你从来不知道我的⼼意我只好唱这⾸情歌向你倾诉
歌曲、歌词分析
这⾸歌表现了少男少⼥之间懵懂纯真的爱恋，其中有⼀些喜欢、暗恋的表达⽅法，歌词的翻译也⽐较到位。

1．Something happened inside me. 男⽣对⼥⽣内⼼产⽣想法了，翻译成“起了化学作⽤”。

2．But there’s no sign you hear the lightning, baby.
Sign: 征兆;前兆[(+of)][+(that)]
All the signs are that business will get better.种种迹象表明⽣意将会好转。

World trade is showing signs of revival.世界贸易正显⽰出重新活跃的征兆。

Lightning: Informal. A sudden, usually improbable stroke of fortune意外的幸运
3. You don’t ever notice me turning on my charm
Turn on:我们学得的意思是“打开”，例如turn on the TV, 但也可以接charm,表⽰散发魅⼒。

此外，turn on还有其他意思：
1: to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a drug; broadly: to cause to get high
2: to move pleasurably ; also: to excite sexually
3: to cause to gain knowledge or appreciation of something specified
4. I’ve crushed on you so long, bu t on and on you get me wrong.
Crush: n.【⼝】迷恋;迷恋的对象[C][(+on)] ; v. 迷恋
To have/get a crush on sb. 狂热地爱上某⼈，⾮常喜欢某⼈
例如：He is her latest crush. 他是她最近热恋的对象。

暗恋的表达⽅法：unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly
She has a crush on the new music teacher.
To get sb.(sth.) wrong: <⼝>误解某⼈（某事）
5．And since you never notice the way that we belong
这⾥介绍⼀下两个⼈般配的说法：to be made for each other, to belong to each other, to match (each other) ,a perfect/good match
6．You are my very first thought in the morning, and my last at nightfall.你是我早晨醒来的第⼀个念头,你是我夜晚⼊睡的最后⼀丝意念。

很优美、感⼈的说法，值得收藏，可以写进情书⾥⾯。

歌曲⼆：When A Woman Loves A Man（当⼥⼈爱上男⼈）选⾃Westlife Turn around Album
When the stars are in her eyes
当她的眼中闪烁着爱的光芒
And the sun is in her smile
当她的笑容散发着阳光的温暖
The only moment in a life
⽣命中亘古不变的
That happens the same time
那个最美的时刻就是
Is when a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
She'll be a mother and a child
她会是⼀个好妈妈⼀个好⼥孩
Sacrifice her days and nights
⽇⽇夜夜牺牲⾃⼰
And no other will exist
细⼼呵护家庭
She'll put her life in every kiss
她将⽣命化为每⼀个温柔的吻
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
And you'll be amazed at when you're stumbling 你会惊讶的发现当你跌倒挫折的时候She'll fight for you and won't let you give in
她会挺⾝⽽出不让你因挫折⽽退缩
She'll do all that she can
她会为你付出⼀切
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
A soothing breeze always blows
微风依然清拂着⼤地
Somebody understands another soul
恋⼈们⼼有灵犀批次相系
It's like the planets have aligned
就像天上的那⼀串串星星
Every sentence has a rhyme
每⼀句话都成了诗句
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
Oh, you'll be amazed how when you're needing it 你会惊讶的发现当你有所需求She'll fight for you from the beginning to the end 她⾃始⾄终都会为你争取
And she'll do all that she can
她会为你付出⼀切
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
It's the greatest gift of all
爱是世间最美的事
Knowing that unconditionally
不求回报的献出⾃⼰
She'll catch you when you fall
当你坠落的时候她会紧紧地接住你
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
When the stars are in her eyes
当她的眼中闪烁着爱的光芒
And the sun is in her smile
当她的笑容散发着阳光的温暖
She'll be a mother and a child
她会是⼀个好妈妈⼀个好⼥孩
But all at the same time
她可以同时扮演这两个⾓⾊
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
She'll be your air，she'll bring you life
她会是你呼吸的空⽓她给你⽣命的⼒量
She'll make me sacrifice
她为你燃烧⾃⼰
When a woman loves a man
当⼥⼈爱上男⼈
歌曲、歌词分析
这⾸歌⼗分感⼈，唱出了⼥性的伟⼤，仔细回想，⾃⼰的妈妈在家庭⾥⾯确实做出了很多牺牲，让我想起“angle in the house”。

The Angel in the House is a poem by Coventry Patmore, first published in 1854 and revised up until 1862. Although largely ignored upon publication, it became enormously popular during the nineteenth century and its influence continued well into the twentieth. The poem, an account of Patmore's wife, Emily, whom he believed to be the perfect Victorian wife, described the perfect Victorian wife: "She was intensely sympathetic. She was immensely charming. She was utterly unselfish. She excelled in the difficult arts of family life. She sacrificed daily. If there was a chicken, she took the leg; if there was a draught she sat in it ... Above all, she was pure." (Woolf, 1966: 2, 285)
Following the publication of Patmore's poem, the term angel in the house came to be used in reference to women who embodied the Victorian feminine ideal: a wife and mother who was selflessly devoted to her children and submissive to her husband.
But for Virginia Woolf, the repressive ideal of women represented by the Angel in the House was still so potent that she wrote, in 1931, "Killing the Angel in the House was part of the occupation of a woman writer." The following excerpt will give you a sense of the ideal woman and the male-female relationship presented by Patmore's poem:
Man must be pleased; but him to please
Is woman's pleasure; down the gulf
Of his condoled necessities
She casts her best, she flings herself.
How often flings for nought, and yokes
Her heart to an icicle or whim,
Whose each impatient word provokes
Another, not from her, but him;
While she, too gentle even to force
His penitence by kind replies,
Waits by, expecting his remorse,
With pardon in her pitying eyes;
And if he once, by shame oppress'd,
A comfortable word confers,
She leans and weeps against his breast,
And seems to think the sin was hers;
Or any eye to see her charms,
At any time, she's still his wife,
Dearly devoted to his arms;
She loves with love that cannot tire;
And when, ah woe, she loves alone,
Through passionate duty love springs higher,
As grass grows taller round a stone.
1. She'll be a mother and a child
这是理想状态中的妻⼦，既是孩⼦的好妈妈，⼜是丈夫的好⼥孩，可是⼜有多少⼥⼦能做到这样完美呢？能在⽣⼉育⼥之后保持少⼥的矜持呢？
2．Sacrifice her days and nights⽇⽇夜夜牺牲⾃⼰
Sacrifice ⾮常重要且使⽤的单词
n. (供奉神的)祭牲,祭品;献祭[C][U]；牺牲;牺牲的⾏为[C][U]；亏本出售,⼤贱卖;亏本出售的商品[C]
Parents often make sacrifices for their children.
⽗母亲常常为⼦⼥作出牺牲。

He will sell his house at a sacrifice because he needs money.
因为他缺钱,他将亏本出售他的房⼦。

vt. 牺牲;献出[(+for)]；亏本出售；献祭[(+to)]
I could sacrifice a great deal for a cause.
我能够为⼀个动机作出巨⼤牺牲。

He sacrificed his car when he went abroad to work.
他到海外去⼯作的时候亏本出售了他的汽车。

The ancient Greeks sacrificed lambs or calves before engaging in battle.
古希腊⼈参战前都要献祭羔⽺或⽜犊。

vi. 献祭；【美】【棒】作牺牲打
3．Knowing that unconditionally
Unconditional：not conditional or limited : absolute, unqualified
Unconditional love is a term that means to love someone regardless of his or her actions or beliefs. It is a concept comparable to true love, a term which is more frequently used to describe love between lovers. By contrast, unconditional love is frequently used to describe love between family members, comrades in arms and between others in highly committed relationships. It has also been used in a religious context to describe God's love for humankind. Some secular authors make a distinction between unconditional love and conditional love. In conditional love: love is 'earned' on the basis of conscious or unconscious conditions being met by the lover, whereas in unconditional love, love is 'given freely' to the loved one 'no matter what'. Conditional love requires some kind of finite exchange whereas unconditional love is seen as infinite and measureless. Unconditional love should not be mistaken with unconditional dedication: unconditional dedication refers to an act of the will irrespective of feelings (e.g a person may consider they have a duty to stay with a person); unconditional love is an act of the feelings irrespective of will.
歌曲三：I did it for you（只为你）选⾃Westlife Turn around Album
A life without taking chances
没有冒险的⽣活
Is no kind of life at all
根本称不上是完整的⽣命
You've gotta stand up for something
你必须努⼒争取克服⼀切
Even if you might fall
⽆论是否会遇到挫折
Gotta take that road
冒险⾛⼀条新的道路不管它会通向何处
No matter where, no matter what
⽆论⾝在何处⽆论未来会发⽣什么
I want you to know，I want you to know
我要你知道⼀定要你知道
Chorus:
I tried to do my best to do the best I could
我已经付出我的所有
I had to give my all，It's what I had to do
我必须给你我的全部我必须这样做
I'd do it all again and that's the honest truth
我愿意重新来过这是我⼼中最诚实的告⽩
I, I did it for you
我我所做的⼀切只为你
Maybe I was crazy
也许我是失去理智了
I guess I was sometimes
我以为我可以成就些什么
And maybe it's hard to change things
也许改变世界真的不是件简单的事
But I had to know I tried
但我知道⾄少我试过了
Everyday you've got to live for what you believe
跟随信念是我⽣活的动⼒
Please understand，I had no choice
请你要了解我别⽆选择
It's what had to be，It's what had to be
这是⼀定的这是⼀定的
Chorus:
And I had no choice, no
我已别⽆选择
It was something that I believed
这是我⼼中永远的渴望
The dream that was driving me
我的梦想指引着我
A fire inside of me
⼼中的梦想推动我步步向前
Chorus
歌曲、歌词分析
这⾸歌⿎舞年轻⼈追求梦想，勇敢⾯对挑战。

年轻的你我有做到每天“live for what you believe”吗？有做到“tried to do my best to do the best I could”吗？1．A life without taking chances is no kind of life at all.
To take chances: 冒⼀冒险, 碰碰运⽓, 利⽤⼀下机会
chance : n.机会, 机遇; 侥幸, 幸运, 运⽓; 偶然性, 偶然事件
vt., vi.碰巧；刚好；偶然; 冒…的危险
习惯⽤语
a dog's chance 极微⼩的⼀点⼉机会
a fat chance [⼝]良机[讽]很少希望, 可能性很⼩
a fifty-fifty chance ⼀半的可能性
a smart chance [美俚]很⼤的可能性
as chance would have it [⼝]凑巧; 偏偏; 不巧
as it may chance 要看当时的情况, 不能预料
by any chance 万⼀, 碰巧, 或许
by chance 偶然, 意外地
by some chance 不知为啥, 不知道为什么
Cat-in-hell's chance 微乎其微的机会
fighting chance 需要奋⽃的机会, 经过努⼒才能成功的机会
give sb. a chance 给某⼈⼀次机会[⼝]讲点道理吧, 不要太苛求啦
half a chance ⼀点点机会
have no chance whatever 没有任何希望
leave nothing to chance 把事情做得四平⼋稳, 不留漏洞
leave things to chance 听天由命, 听其⾃然
let the chance slip 错过机会
long chance 冒相当⼤的险, 没有多⼤把握的事情
lose no chance for 不放松, 抓住时机
not (even) a cat's/dog’s chance [⼝]毫⽆机会, 全⽆希望, 没有任何可能off chance 不⼤会有的机会, 极⼩的可能性
on the chance of 指望, 期待, ⼼想也许会
on the chance that 指望, 期待, ⼼想也许会
on the off chance 抱着万⼀希望; 只是碰碰运⽓
outside chance 极少的可能性, 不⼤可能的机会
run the chance of being ... 有...的可能
sporting chance [⼝]胜负均等的机会, 公平的机会
stand a chance of 有...的希望
stand no chance of 没有...的希望
stand one's chance 碰碰运⽓, 好⽍试试看
take a chance 冒⼀冒险, 碰碰运⽓, 利⽤⼀下机会
take one's chance 冒⼀冒险, 碰碰运⽓, 利⽤⼀下机会
take chances 冒⼀冒险, 碰碰运⽓, 利⽤⼀下机会
take no chances 不冒险, ⼒求万全
the main chance 最有利的机会, 赚钱机会, 发财机会
chance it [⼝]冒险⼀试, 碰运⽓
chance one's arm [⼝]冒险⼀试, 碰运⽓
chance one's luck [⼝]冒险⼀试, 碰运⽓
chance of a lifetime 千载难逢的良机, ⼀⽣中唯⼀的机会
2. You've gotta stand up for something even if you might fall.
Gotta<美俚> (=have got to) 必须
stand up :v.站起来, 竖⽴, 站得住脚, 坚持, 经得起, 拥护, 抵抗
stand up to 勇敢地⾯对；抵抗；经得住
例如：A soldier must stand up to danger. ⼀个⼠兵要敢于⾯对危险。

The dress will not stand up to the years as my velvet will. 这件⾐服不如我那件丝绒的经久耐穿。

stand up for : v.⽀持
例如：You must stand up for your rights. 你⼀定要维护⾃⼰的权利。

歌曲四：To be with you（伴你⼀⽣）选⾃Westlife Turn around Album
To be with you
Hold on little girl
勇敢⼀些⼥孩
Show me what he's done to you
告诉我他是如何亏待你
Stand up little girl
坚强⼀点⼥孩
A broken heart can't be that bad
有时候⼼受伤了并没有那么糟
When it's through, it's through
该是结束的时候⼀切就随风⽽逝吧
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
来吧亲爱的来到我的⾝边
Let me be the one to show you
你可愿让我告诉你
Chorus
I'm the one who wants to be with you
我才是渴望跟你在⼀起的⼈
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
我真⼼盼望你能感受我的情意
Waited on a line of greens and blues
在⼈⽣的道路上
Just to be the next to be with you
我要伴你⼀⽣
Build up your confidence
你要建⽴⾃⼰的信⼼
So you can be on top for once
你也可以享受站在世界顶峰的乐趣
wake up who cares about
醒醒吧谁会在乎那个
Little boys that talk too much
少不经事只会吹⽜的⼩⽑头
Well I’ve seen it all go down
我看过太多的世态炎凉
Your game of love was all rained out
这样的爱情游戏总叫⼈筋疲⼒尽
So come on baby, come on over
来吧亲爱的来到我的⾝边
Let me be the one to hold you
让我成为那个拥你⼊眠的⼈
Chorus
Why be alone when we can be together baby 两个⼈在⼀起的快乐让你忘却⼀个⼈的寂寞You can make my life worthwhile
你让我的⽣命闪闪发光
And I can make you start to smile
我要让你重拾甜美的笑容
When it's through, it's through
该是结束的时候⼀切就随风⽽逝吧
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
来吧亲爱的来到我的⾝边
Let me be the one to show you
你可愿让我告诉你
Chorus X2
And, just to be the next to be with you
我要伴你⼀⽣
歌曲、歌词分析：
⼜⼀⾸感⼈的情歌，男孩细⼼温柔，引导因爱受伤的⼥孩⾛出低⾕，重拾欢笑。

⼈总有脆弱受伤的时候，尤以情伤最为常见，这⾸歌提供了如何安慰⼈的基本思路，和⼀些基本词汇。

1. Fate will twist the both of you.
“Twist of Fate”是Emilia(艾蜜莉亚) Big Big World 专辑中的⼀⾸歌，也很好听。

twist :vt., vi.卷；捻；搓;卷成；捻成；搓成;盘旋⽽⾏；蜿蜒曲折地⾛过;转动;扭伤;扭断；转断；捻断;歪曲原义；曲解
n.扭成，捻成，搓成的东西;癖性;拐弯；弯曲；曲折;意想不到的转机；意料不到的改变
习惯⽤语
a twist in one's tongue 发⾳不清, ⼝齿不清
a twist on the shorts 杀空头(抬⾼市价, 使抛空盘者受到损失)
twist it down 狼吞虎咽
twist of the wrist 巧妙的⼿法
twist off 扭断; 扭[拧]开
twist up 把...卷成螺旋形; 扭弯; 歪曲
twists and turns 迂回曲折之处; 各个⾓落; 精微处
2. Waited on a line of greens and blues
Here “greens and blues” has something to do with mood rings
It means the boy is waiting for her to change her mood .
Blue: adj.沮丧的; 忧郁的;穿蓝⾊服装的; 以蓝⾊为标志的;(⼥⼈)有学问的;清教徒的, 禁律严的;下流的, 淫猥的;[Blue ](美国南北战争时)北军的;极度的, 完全的, ⼗⾜的
习惯⽤语
baby blue 淡蓝⾊
be in the blues 情绪低落; ⽆精打采; 郁郁不乐
fall in the blues 情绪低落; ⽆精打采; 郁郁不乐
cry the blues 没精打采
drink till all's blue ⼤醉, 烂醉
feel blue 感到⽆精打采
give sb. the blues 使某⼈情绪低落
have the blues 郁郁不乐
get the blues 郁郁不乐
in the blue 在碧蓝的天空[海洋]⾥
into the blue ⾄远处; 不见, 消失得⽆影⽆踪
look blue 神⾊沮丧; 脸⾊发青
Oxford blue 深蓝⾊⽜津⼤学代表队的深蓝⾊服装
dark blue 深蓝⾊⽜津⼤学代表队的深蓝⾊服装
sing the blues [美]唱布鲁⼠歌[美俚]垂头丧⽓, 闷闷不乐
the Blue and the Gray 美国南北战争时的北军与南军
till all's blue 直到头昏眼花(指喝酒过度) 到极点
true blue 忠实可靠的⼈; 忠⼼耿耿(政党)忠实成员
True blue will never stain. [谚]正直的⼈决不会做坏事; 纯洁的品德不会被玷污(屠夫为防⾐服被⾎染⽽常戴蓝⾊围裙, 因此产⽣此语)。

A mood ring （⼼情戒指）is a ring which contains a thermochromic element, such as liquid crystal. The ring changes color in response to the body temperature of its wearer. The color is said, by some proponents, to indicate the emotional state of the wearer.
Mood Ring是60年代流⾏的⼀种饰品，使⽤特殊⼯艺制作的⼀种戒指，能够根据⼈的体温改变颜⾊。

⼀般有以下⼏种变化：Dark blue: Happy, romantic or passionate
Blue: Calm or relaxed
Blue-green: Somewhat relaxed
Green: Normal or average
Amber: A little nervous or anxious
Gray: Very nervous or anxious
Black: Stressed, tense or feeling harried
picture of a mood ring
3．Your game of love was all rained out。

rain out :v.To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. 延期，取消：由于⾬⽽被迫取消或推迟（户外活动）
歌曲五：Love is color blind（爱⽆国界）选⾃Sarah Connor（莎拉-蔻娜）专辑Key to my soul
Love is color blind
It don't matter if you're black ⽆论你是⿊⼈
white or yellow, if you're brown or red ⽩种⼈还是黄种⼈，抑或是棕⾊⼈还是红种⼈
let's get down to that 都让我们⼀起来实现
love is color-blind 爱⽆国界
Verse 1:
I remember when 我仍记得
I was a child and couldn't understand 当我还是⼀个⼩孩⼦的时候
people having fun discriminating all the different ones ⽆法理解那些⼈为什么要嘲笑和歧视那些与⾃⼰不同的⼈
mama just used to say 妈妈曾经对我说
when you grow up you'll maybe find a way 当你长⼤后你要
to make these people see 使⼈们意识到
that everything I do comes back to me
善有善报恶有恶报
Bridge:
You gotta live your life 你应当为⾃⼰⽽活
we're all the same, no one's to blame 我们都是⼀样的，没有⼈应当被责备they gotta live their lives 他们应当为⾃⼰⽽活just play the game and let love reign 这只是⼀个游戏，让爱来⽀配吧Chorous:
It don't matter if you're black ⽆论你是⿊⼈
white or yellow, if you're brown or red ⽩种⼈还是黄种⼈，抑或是棕⾊⼈还是红种⼈
let's get down to that 都让我们⼀起来实现
love is color-blind 爱⽆国界
TQ:
I remember as a young boy 我仍记得我还是⼩男孩的时候
I watched my neighborhood go up in flames 我看见我的邻居被⼈纵⽕
I saw the whole thing thru tears of pain 我看到的只有他们的眼泪和伤痛
and a situation's rackin' my brain 我的脑海⾥显现⼀个情景
I wish I could fly away and never come back again 我希望我能飞着离开这⾥永远不再回来
we need some love y'all 我们⼤家都需要爱
we need some real deal help from above y'all 我们都需要来⾃你们真⼼的帮助I mean the kids watchin' 我想说⼀个孩⼦看到and I just can't see it stoppin', I don't understand 却不能阻⽌这⼀切，我不懂
I mean we all bleed the same blood, man! 我想说，⼈啊！我们⾝上都流淌着同样的⾎液啊
Bridge:
You gotta live your life 你应该为⾃⼰⽽活
better than our fathers did 活得⽐你们的长辈更要好
let's make some love, baby, have some kids 让我们给多点爱，让所有的孩⼦they gotta live their lives 都为他们⽽活
and I don't care what color they are, or u are, or we are
it's all love, baby! 我不管他们还是你们抑或是我们是什么肤⾊，都要相亲相爱C-Part:
You have been my mother 你可以是我的妈妈
you could have been my brother 你可以是我的兄弟
what if you were my sister 或者是我的姐妹
if you were my father? 或者是我的爸爸？
you could have been my fella 你可以是我的伙伴
you could have been my teacher 可以是我的⽼师
what if you were my friend? 也可以是我的朋友？
would be so nice to meet ya 我都会很⾼兴遇到你
歌曲、歌词分析：
⾸先要介绍⼀下美国的种族歧视问题。

Racism: the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. Racism has been called the national curse of the United States ever since the first black slaves were brought into this continent. We all know the sufferings of the blacks as described in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; we also know about the Ku Klux Klan and the Jim Crow Laws种族隔离法律.But since the Civil Right movement of the1960s, a lot of changes have taken place, and the racial relationship has improved. However racism is still very much alive. The only thing is that it now may take more subtle forms.
Racial Discrimination:
Racial discrimination, or, the color problem,
refers mainly to Negroes in the United States,
as they constitute one tenth of the total
population. The term "Negro" is applied to
people descended or partly descended from
slaves transported from Africa long ago. It is
now avoided by many white Americans for fear of offending their "non-white" brothers. The old term "nigger" is now considered to be insulting, and is altogether avoided in decent usage. In official
statistics the term "non-white" is used, and in ordinary situations it is acceptable to call non-white people "black", although this term was once also somewhat insulting.
种族歧视或肤⾊问题，在美国主要指与⿊⼈有关的问题，因为他们占美国总⼈⼝的⼗分之⼀。

尼格罗（Negro）这⼀词，是指很久前从⾮洲运来的⿊⼈奴⾪的后裔或混⾎后裔。

现在许多美国⽩种⼈避免使⽤尼格罗这⼀名称，以免引起"⾮⽩种"兄弟们的不快。

旧的称呼⿊崽（nigger）如今被认为是污蔑⿊⼈的⽤语，在正规的习惯⽤语中已完全摒⽽不⽤。

在官⽅统计中⽤的是"⾮⽩种"⼀词，在通常情况下，把⾮⽩种⼈称为⿊种⼈（black）是⾏得通的，虽然该词⼀度也带有⼏分侮辱的意思。

Without some reference to historical back- ground, the Negro position today couldn't be understood. The black population is about 20 million. Their ancestors were brought to America as slaves in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Nearly all their descendants were kept in legal slavery in the South until 1865. The southern states were defeated in the Civil War and were forced to abolish slavery and set the slaves free. But the southerners were determined to keep the Negroes from becoming equal in anything but constitutional law.
不掌握些历史背景⽅⾯的材料，就⽆从了解⿊⼈今天的地位问题。

⽬前美国的⿊⼈⼈⼝略多于三千万，其中百分九⼗的⼈，祖先是在⼗七和⼗⼋世纪被作为奴⾪引进美洲的。

他们的后裔，直到⼀⼋六五年在美国南⽅还全部处于法定的奴⾪地位。

在南北战争中．南⽅诸州战败，被迫废除奴⾪制，释放了奴⾪。

但是南⽅⼈决⼼，除了在宪法上（意思是指仅在⼀纸虚⽂上），任何⽅⾯都不让⿊⼈得到平等待遇。

The Federal Government has, gradually compelled the white majority in the South to allow Negroes to enjoy civic rights. But legal protection has been slow to develop and has not yet solved the social problem of inequality in voting, education, employment and housing.
联邦政府逐渐地迫使在南⽅占多数的⽩⼈允许⿊⼈享有公民权利。

但是有关的法律保障进展缓慢，⾄今未能解决在选举、教育、就业和住房⽅⾯不平等的社会问题。

The masses of the unemployed black and
the mounting wrath against social injustice
constitute an active volcano in society and
are attracting more and more serious
public concern. Those who worry about
the future of the country have been
seeking a way to the solution of the
problem. So in 1954 , the Supreme Court
decided that the whole system of separate
education in the South was denying the constitutional right of equal treatment to the Negroes. It ordered that the southern educational authorities should
integrate their schools for the white with the schools for the black. In 1964 President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Acts, banning discrimination in public place based upon race or color. But if the Federal Government has been making some effort for a program of providing equal education opportunity to all minority people, the progress has been slow and difficult.
⿊⼈失业群众以及社会不公平引起的⽇益增长的愤慨，构成了隐藏在社会⾥的⼀个活⽕⼭，愈来愈引起公众密切的关注。

担⼼国家前途的⼈⼠⼀直在寻求解决问题的途径。

于是在⼀九五四年，美国最⾼法院裁定，南⽅的整个隔离教育制度违反了宪法规定的⿊⼈享受平等待遇的权利。

最⾼法院命令南⽅教育当局将⿊⼈⼉童学校与⽩⼈⼉童学校合并。

⼀九六四年，约翰逊总统签署了民权法案，禁⽌在公共场所实⾏种族或肤⾊上的歧视。

但是即便联邦政府曾进⾏过⼀定的努⼒，来实现向所有少数民族提供教育机会均等的计划，其进展也是缓慢⽽艰难的。

1. I was a child and couldn't understand people having fun discriminating all
the different ones.
vt., vi.（常与between连⽤）区别；辨别；（常与against, in favor of连⽤）歧视；不⼀视同仁
习惯⽤语
discriminate against 歧视, 排斥
discriminate between 区别; 辨别
discriminate...from... 分清...与...的差别
discriminate in favour of 特别优待...
2. When you grow up you'll maybe find a way to make these people see that
everything I do comes back to me.
Everything you do comes back to you. 另⼀种说法：What goes around comes around.07年Justin Timberlake的新专辑就叫What goes around comes around. What goes around comes around这⾸歌是完全不同的曲风与内容，但⾥⾯也有⼀些有⽤的词汇。

“善有善报，恶有恶报”的直接翻译是：Good will be rewarded with good and evil with evil.
3. We're all the same, no one's to blame.
blame ：vt.责备, 谴责; 找...的差错;[⼝]埋怨, 怪, 把...归咎于, 推诿(on, upon) n.过失, 责备
例如：Don't blame it on him, but on me. 别怪他, 该怪我。

习惯⽤语
be small blame to sb. 不能多怪某⼈
be to blame 应该受责
bear the blame 承担责任
lay the blame at the right door 指责当受指责的⼈
lay the blame on the right shoulder 指责当受指责的⼈
lay the blame at the door of another 把责任推到别⼈的头上
put the blame at the door of another 把责任推到别⼈的头上
shift the blame on sb. 嫁祸于⼈
take the blame 负过失的责任
blame sb. for sth. 因某事责备某⼈
blame sth. on sb. 把...怪到...头上; 把某事的责任归咎于某⼈[事]
blame sth. on to sb. 把...怪到...头上; 把某事的责任归咎于某⼈[事]
4. Just play the game and let love reign.
Reign: vi.统治, ⽀配, 盛⾏, 占优势
n.统治, 统治时期, ⽀配
习惯⽤语
a reign of terror 恐怖统治
the Reign of Terror [法]【史】恐怖时期(1793-1794)
under[in] the reign of ... 在...的统治下
歌曲六：You raise me up（你⿎舞了我）选⾃Secret Garden（神秘园）专辑Once in a red moon You raise me up
When I am down 当我失意低落之时
and, oh my soul, so weary; 我的精神，是那么疲倦不堪
When troubles come 当烦恼困难袭来之际
and my heart burdened be; 我的内⼼，是那么负担沉重
Then, I am still 然⽽，我默默的伫⽴
and wait here in the silence, 静静的等待
Until you come 直到你的来临
and sit awhile with me. 并与我⼩坐⽚刻
You raise me up, 你激励了我
so I can stand on mountains; 故我能⽴⾜于群⼭之巅
You raise me up, 你⿎舞了我
to walk on stormy seas; 故我能⾏进于暴风⾬的洋⾯
I am strong, 在你坚实的臂膀上
when I am on your shoulders; 我变得坚韧强壮
You raise me up: 你的⿎励
To more than I can be. 使我超越了⾃我
There is no life -所有的⽣命世上
no life without its hunger; 都蕴藏着欲望和不安
Each restless heart 躁动的⼼
beats so imperfectly; 难以激荡完美的乐章
But when you come 但是你的到来
and I am filled with wonder, 让我⼼中充满了奇迹
Sometimes, I think 甚⾄有时我认为因为有你
I glimpse eternity. 我已捕捉到永恒之光
You raise me up, 你激励了我
so I can stand on mountains; 故我能⽴⾜于群⼭之巅
You raise me up, 你⿎舞了我
to walk on stormy seas; 故我能⾏进于暴风⾬的洋⾯
I am strong, 在你坚实的臂膀上
when I am on your shoulders; 我变得坚韧强壮
You raise me up 你的⿎励
To more than I can be. 使我超越了⾃我
歌曲、歌词分析：
我从⼤学开始迷恋神秘园，神秘园总能让我想起英国维多利亚诗⼈Arthur W.E. O'Shaughnessy（亚瑟·欧绍格尼西）那⾸著名的“Ode”（《颂歌》），“我们创造⾳乐，我们遐思⽆限，我们徘徊在寂寞的浪花边，我们坐傍在孤独的溪流旁……凭借不朽的优美歌谣，我们在世间，建造起⼀座座伟⼤的城镇，即使神灵也忘尘莫及……”。

在诗⼈笔下，⼼灵净⼟的耕耘者可以缔造⽆限；⽽来⾃挪威、爱尔兰的双⼈组合Secret Garden（“神秘园”）乐如其名，⼀⾸⾸纯净得直抵⼼灵的乐章，可以拨动听者灵魂深处最最隐秘的⼼弦。

在神秘园⾥，⼈们可以拥有牧歌式的⽥园，可以如孩童般率性去嬉戏，可以逃离烦忧⽽⾃由翱翔……神秘园在⽤⾳乐告诉园⼦⾥的⼈，他们可以⾃主把握⽣命的航舵。

“You raise me up”（《你⿎舞了我》）是神秘园2002年第四张⼤碟“Once In A Red Moon”（《忆游红⽉》）的主打曲⽬，取⾃⼀⾸爱尔兰民歌。

勒夫兰谱完曲⼦后，邀请著名作家Brondan Grahan（兰登·葛瑞翰）填词，之后，在雪莉⼩提琴独奏的引领下，有着“爱尔兰⾳乐⼤使”称号的创作歌⼿Brian Kennedy（布莱恩·⽢乃迪）以其独具震撼⼒的嗓⾳给歌曲以淋漓尽致的诠释。

常常这样想，爱神伟⼒的极限是什么？不⽌是良师，不⽌是益友，亦不⽌是⽗母的慈爱和情⼈的关怀，“爱”或许可以达到这样⼀种境界--⽆语的眼神、⽆⾔的陪伴，可以熨平对⽅⼼中的失落、忧伤甚或躁动不安的情结，构成其⼼灵深处最为坚实、最为可靠、最为平和的⽀撑⼒。

在歌曲“You raise me up”中，我们似乎可以捕捉到这种神奇之爱的光芒所在--因为您的存在，您的⿎励，我才能⽴于群⼭之颠、才能踏过风⾬海浪、才能不断超越⾃我、才能让⼼灵感受永恒和完美……
歌词本⾝的另⼀亮点在于感恩的⼼境，听完这⾸仿佛隔世的天籁声韵，⼼灵深处可以再次领悟由于感恩⽽⾃⾝⾔传的快乐和祥和。

因为感恩，我才能感受到“您”的⿎励以及⾃⾝受之于⿎励后的意义，这或许就是⽣命个体追寻幸福的万能锁匙。

据说，这⾸歌本是献给母亲的歌，也有⼈解读为上帝之爱，我第⼀次听过之后就是这样感觉的，因为歌词后半部分--所有的⽣命，都蕴藏着欲望和不安……但是，当您来到我⾝旁，⼼哦，⾃此感受到神奇，有时我想，我已捕捉到永恒之光，与泰⼽尔那⾸歌咏⼼中神明的《吉檀迦利》具有异曲同⼯之处：“我的欲望很多，我的哭泣也很可怜，但你永远⽤坚决的拒绝来拯救我，……。

你使我⼀天⼀天地更配领受你⾃动的简单伟⼤的赐予--这天空和光明，这躯体和⽣命与⼼灵--把我从极欲的危险中拯救了出来……”
1. When I am down
down : low in spirits; depressed（情绪低落的，沮丧的）
例如：I am feeling down today.（我今天情绪低落。

）
2. Then, I am still
still: free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion（安宁的，不受⼲扰的）
3. You raise me up to more than I can be.
more than I can be: more than 在这⾥相当于over（超过，超越）例如I love you more than I can say.（爱你在⼼⼝难开。

）
歌曲七：Father In You（⽗爱）选⾃：Mary J. Blige 专辑：The Breakthrough Father In You
Can I talk to you baby? 亲爱的能和你谈谈吗
When I was a little girl 我⼩时候
I didn't have a father 没有享受过⽗爱
And that's why 这是为什么
I'm leaning on you 我需要依靠你
When I was a baby 我孩提时。