Kiko:Hello everyone, welcome to English Classroom.:)
New term,new program,today let’s do something different.We will share you 4 songs,of course we don&`&t just give you the music.Grammar and new words you can get from them. As you know,we are English Classroom,we have a wide range of topics to talk,so we are different from M&M.
Kiko 节选(Bad Day)
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
他们告诉我你的世界已经乌云密布
They tell me your passion’s gone away
他们还告诉我你的世界已经冰冷无比
And I don't need no carryin' on
我不希望你轻言放弃
This is “Bad Day” from Daniel Powter.
Beaten: ['bitn] adj. 被打败了的;筋疲力竭的;踏平的
They bragged that they had never been beaten. 他们夸耀他们从没被击败过。
beaten path 常规;惯例;常走的路
Nowadays novelists aim at novelty either in subject or in style, instead of following the beaten path of conventionality.如今,小说家们的创作目标要么是力求题材上的新颖要么是在风格上标新立异,而不是像以往那样走俗套路线。(conventionality n. 惯例;习俗;老套)
dare: vt.挑战;冒...的风险vi.勇于;胆敢n.胆量;挑战
truth or dare:真心话大冒险
Go ahead and dive if you dare.如果你敢,尽管跳下水去(Go ahead开始)
I dare say you are right.我敢说你是对的。
cinch: n. [俚语]有把握的事情;容易做的事情;必然发生的事情; vt.确实把握住;确保;弄清楚:
Ability and hard work cinched his success.才干与努力保证了他的成功。
I know I've made some money, But it was no cinch to get it.我是挣了钱,但这钱挣得太不容易了
lost: adj.迷路的;丢失的;错过的;失败的;不知所措的
He missed the catch and the match was lost. 他没有接住球,比赛输了。
It beats me how she found her lost ring.我想不通她是怎么找到丢掉的戒指的。(It beats me.难倒我了;我莫名其妙;你问倒我了)
lost and found:失物招领处
Is this the right way to the lost and found office/box?去失物招领处是从这儿去吗?
get lost 迷路;走开,滚开
Get lost, baldy.别烦我,秃子。
will: n. 意志;决心;情感;遗嘱;意图;心愿
Even though she was in terrible pain, she never lost the will to live.尽管十分痛苦,但她从来没有失去生存的毅力。
It requires discipline and will-power, but the results are well worth the sacrifice.这需要自制力和毅力,但是这些付出都是值得的。
outclass vt. 远高于;远胜于
He far outclasses the others in many ways.他在很多方面要比其他人强很多。
I was outclassed from the start of the race.比赛一开始我就大大落後。
Richard节选唱(That’s Why)
you're the one who set it up. 是你带给我这种感觉
now you're the one to make it stop. 又是你将它毁灭
I'm the one who's feeling lost right now. 现在我的心早已迷失方向
now you want me to forget. 现在你要我忘却
every little thing you said. 你所说的一切
but there is something left in my head. 但我心中总留存着某些感觉
This is “That’s Why”from Michael Learns To Rock.This song is classic, lovelorn find the cause, found that she is not intoxicated him, so no matter how he did, she is not satisfied. Seems to be unrequited love, he loves her and she does not love him. You're the one who set it up now you're the one to make it stop. Note that each paragraph is the last but there is something left in my head, memory retention. Sitting here all alone in the middle of nowhere, feel nothing, you and I have nothing to say.
歌词:Love is one big illusion I should try to forget.
爱是一种假象,我应该试图去忘记它。
illusion: 错觉;幻觉
It is an illusion to think that all wisdom is contained in books.
以为学问知识尽在书中的看法是错误的。
Try to do sth.:“努力做某事”。
Please try to finish this work in thirty minutes.
请尽量在30分钟之内完成这项工作。
这里的try to do sth.很明显是“努力去做某事”的意思,下面要听的例句中try doing表示“尝试做某事”。
She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo.
她试着用一种新的洗发香波洗头发。
歌词:You're the one who set it up now you're the one to make it stop.
你就是让我产生爱的那个人,但是你也是要让它停止的那个人。
Her father set her up in business.
她父亲出钱帮她创业。
He likes to set himself up as an intellectual.
他喜欢自命为知识分子。
A hot drink will soon set you up.
你喝杯热饮料马上就精神了。
歌词:I'm the one who's feeling lost right now.
此时此刻我感到迷茫。
feel lost 恍然若失,感到失落
I am sorry, but I am using it right now.
对不起,不过我现在正好在用。
歌词:You were never satisfied ,no matter how I tried.
无论我怎样努力你都未曾感到满足。
Such a most talented person as he shouldn't be satisfied with what he is.
像他这么有才华的人不应满足于现状。
歌词:Sitting here all alone in the middle of nowhere.
独自一个人迷茫地坐在这里。
in the middle of 在……中间
He is standing in the middle of the classroom.
他正站在教室中间。
in the middle of nowhere [口语]在偏僻的地方,在远离人烟稠密的地方
We camped out in the middle of nowhere last summer.
去年夏天我们在一处茫茫蛮荒之地露营。
Baileys节选唱(Soledad)
If only you could see the tears, in the world you left behind
但愿你能看到那些眼泪,在你留下的这个世界
If only you could heal my heart, just one more time
但愿你能治愈我的心,再一次就够了
Even when I close my eyes, there's an image of your face
即使当我闭上双眼,看见的还是你的身影你的脸
And once again I come to realize, you're a loss I can't replace于是我才再次想起,你是我无法弥补的损失
Soledad in Spanish means loneliness,it is also a girl’s name.The first time in the chorus, the front was originally a shane casino, a touch of loneliness, a touch of desolate. Then, his voice to move forward, the voice of others to join in, the song suddenly become gentle, but also bring out the tragic Shane's voice. After the harmony in a step-by-step atmosphere to the climax of the song at the same time, Shane expression of feelings are also introverted to the release to release, and finally, even with all his thoughts of all love cried. However, just screaming, not screaming. Because he has no choice. The kind of helpless tie him, can only despair shouting "soledad", can only remember the face of love, as if we have to rush to the airport to retain people who want to go. But then he had boarded, we can only look at the sky gradually turned into black spots of the aircraft, but can not do anything.
歌词:If only you could see the tears, in the world you left behind
但愿你能看到那些眼泪,在你留下的这个世界
tear
n. 眼泪, (撕破的)洞或裂隙
vi. 流泪
He was in floods of tears on the phone.
他在电话里大哭。
vt. 撕扯
This material does not tear.
这种料子撕不破。
wear and tear n. 磨损
tear down v. 扯下;诋毁;拆卸
without tears不难学的;易懂的
tear into猛攻
full tear轻率地;拼命地,不顾一切地
tear away疾驰
歌词:If only you could heal my heart, just one more time
但愿你能治愈我的心,再一次就够了
at the same time同时;然而
in time及时;适时
on time按时,准时;按时付款
all the time始终,一直
for the first time首次;第一次
every time每次,每当
first time第一次;第一时间
at a time一次;每次;在某时
Annabelle节选唱(Raindrops keep falling on my head)
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
雨点落在我的头上
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
这种感觉就像一个有双大脚的人却睡在一张小床上
Nothin' seems to fit
一切都很不合适
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'
这些雨点落在我头上一直都不停
So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
所以我呢决定找太阳谈谈
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
我说,你这样做事很不厚道
Sleepin' on the job
工作的时候睡觉
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'
就纵容这些雨点一直不停往我头上掉
This is “Raindrops keep falling on my head”,covered from Joanna Wang.l love Joanna’s voice,so lazy and free, listening to her songs just like drinking a cup of red wine in a club alone at midnight.
歌词:Raindrops keep falling on my head, and just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed. Nothing seems to fit.
雨点不断落在我头上,就像一个大个子躺在一张小床上,一切似乎都不对劲。
Keep doing sth. 持续做某事
Nothing seems to fit.= Everything is out of order. 一切都不对劲了。
Fit在这儿指“适合,合适”。比如:
This coat doesn't fit me. 这件上衣我穿着不合身。
歌词:The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me.
他们带给我的忧郁无法把我打倒。
Blues在这里是名词blue忧郁的复数形式,再比如:
Leave me alone. I really have the blues today.
离我远点,我今天情绪确实不好。
Blues还代表一种音乐类型,布鲁斯音乐。比如:
No one sings the blues like she did.
唱布鲁斯歌谁也比不上她。
Defeat 作名词和动词都可以,表示“挫败,击败”。
He was depressed by his defeat.这句话中的defeat是名词,句子含义为“失败让他沮丧”。
Kiko:Today I am glad to introduce you 2 new friends——Here are introductions! Let’s welcome them!
Daisy: I'm daisy from social work class 2.My hometown is shijiazhuang,the provincial capital of Hebei.Watching American TV series and listening to music is my favorite,recently I've been watching bojack horseman,a really realistic series.I hope you like our program.
Lydia: Hello everyone!I am Lydia,from horticulture 1602. I am a quite outgoing girl and Harry Poter is my favorite novel and my favorite movie.I can play erhu and a little bit guitar. I am so happy that you guys can hear my voice.
Daisy节选唱:(Don’t Let Me Down)
I need you I need you I need you right now
此刻我需要你
Yeah I need you right now
此刻我需要你
So don't let me don't let me don't let me down
不要让我失望
I think I'm losing my mind now
我想我已失去理智
It's in my head darling I hope
脑海里都是你 我希望
That you'll be here when I need you the most
当我最需要你的时候你能在我身边
So don't let me don't let me don't let me down
不要让我失望
Don't let me down
不要让我失望
This is don' let me down from the chainsmokers, as a rock band, set up in2012 and became well known for their song selfie in 2014
This year their closer &this one Don't let me down got top10 in billboard and closer became their tital track.
Congratulations on their hard work!
I've heard this song many times in commercial buildings.
A man sings to a woman, which makes me feel more from two different perspectives, and this kind of song always appeals to me.
Repeating "don't let me down "again and again strengthens the strong anticipation for her lover's accompanying. I'm fortunate enough to have friends' company when I need them. I hope our English classroom can be here when you need us most.
Lydia节选唱:(Cross Every River)
That I would cross every river
我愿意渡过每一条河流
I would sail every sea
我愿意航行于每一片海域
I would climb every mountain
我会翻越每一座山脉
If it could bring you back to me
只要你能回到我身边
I would part every oceaan
我