听歌曲是学英语的一种很有效并且有趣的方法。通过歌曲,我们不仅可以学习英语词汇、句型、语法等,提高自身英语水平;还能享受到美妙的音乐,异国的文化,洗涤身心。
为大家推荐一首《Love Story》。这是一首由美国乡村流行乐女歌手泰勒•斯威夫特演唱的一首乡村歌曲,词曲由泰勒•斯威夫特创作。
Taylor Swift - Love Story
We were both young when I first saw you
第一次见到你时,我们都很年轻
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
闭上眼睛,即回到过去
I’m standing there on a balcony in summer air
夏天的夜风中我站在那里,站在露台上
See the lights, see the party, the ballgowns
看着闪烁的灯光,看着舞会,看着裙摆舞动
See you make your way to the crowd
看到你走向人群
And say hello, little did I know
并说你好,我不知道
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
你就是Romeo,你扔着小石子
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet!"
我爹爹嚷嚷:“不要招惹Juliet!”
And I was crying on the staircase
我站在楼梯上
Begging you please don’t go
求你:请别走
And I said,
我说:
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
“Romeo,带我走,去一个我们可以独处的地方
I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run
我会一直等你,我们能做的只能是离开(私奔,呵呵……)
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
你是我的王子,我是你的公主
It’s a love story, baby, just say yes"
这是一个爱情故事,宝贝,只需说,我愿意”
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
于是我溜到花园里去见你
We keep quiet, ’cause we’re dead if they knew
我们轻轻悄悄,因为如果被人们发现,我们只有死路一条
So close your eyes, escape this town for a little while
所以闭上你的双眼,暂时逃离此地
’Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
因为你是Romeo,我是一个红字(?)”
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet!"
而我爹爹又说了:“不要招惹Juliet!”
But you were everything to me
但你是我的一切
I was begging you please don’t go
我央求你,请别离开我

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
“Romeo,带我走,去一个我们可以独处的地方
I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run
我会一直等你,我们能做的只能是离开(私奔,呵呵……)
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
你是我的王子,我是你的公主
It’s a love story, baby, just say yes"
这是一个爱情故事,宝贝,只需说,我愿意”

Romeo, save me, they’re trying to tell me how to feel
“Romeo,救救我,人们试图告诉我该如何感受
This love is difficult, but it’s real
这份爱很艰辛,但很真实
Don’t be afraid, we’ll make it out of this mess
不要害怕,我们会理出头绪
It’s a love story, baby, just say yes"
这是一个爱情故事,宝贝,只需说,我愿意”

I got tired of waiting,
我厌倦了等待
wondering if you were ever coming around
总在想,你是否还会回来
My faith in you was fading,
我的信念正渐渐消逝
when I met you on the outskirts of town
在镇外遇见你时
And I said,
我说:
"Romeo, save me, I’ve been feeling so alone
“Romeo,救救我,我觉得非常孤独,
I keep waiting for you but you never come
我一直等你,但你却全不露面
Is this in my head, I don’t know what to think"
这是否是我的空想,我完全不知道作何感想”
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
他跪在地上,拿出一枚戒指,
And said,
并说道:
"Marry me, Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone
“嫁给我吧,Juliet,你再也不会孤独
I love you and that’s all I really know
我爱你,这便是我确知的全部
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
我跟你爹爹谈过了,去挑一件白色长裙吧
It’s a love story, baby, just say yes"
这是我们的爱情故事,宝贝,只需说,我愿意。”
We were both young when I first saw you
我们相识时,彼此都很年轻

歌词I close my eyes and the flashback starts中flashback原意为电影或戏剧的闪回,后来引申为对往事的回顾。
I see you make your way through the crowd.中Make one’s way through 是前进、事业进步的意思,有一种艰难的意味在里面。
Little did I know。中little表示否定,意思是很少,少到几乎没有;little作为否定性副词放在句首,形成倒装句式,起到强调的作用,强调女主角当时迷茫的状态。 
I sneak out to the garden to see you. 中Sneak out是偷偷溜出来的意思。
All there’s left to do is run.在这句歌词中,there’s left to do做后置定语修饰all,而run具有名词词性,在这里的意思是逃离,所以这句话意思为:现在唯一能做的就是逃离。
We’ll make it out of this mess.我们终究会走出困境。Mess在这里做名词,意为困境、混乱的状态,它做动词还有弄脏、弄乱的意思。Mess sth. up意为将某事搞砸。
当你学会了这首《Love Story》,这首歌的歌词、句型、语法、文化就随着歌曲的旋律一起留在了你的脑海里。每当你哼唱这首歌的时候,你的大脑就在复习这些歌词、句型、语法。这样的英语学习不是在死记硬背中进行的,是在美妙的五线谱中度过的。