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听歌学英语|Taylor Swift《Brought Up That Way》


    Brought Up That Way是Taylor Swift在2010年初网上被泄露出来的一首美国乡村音乐风格的歌曲。这首歌曲表达了一位父亲对女儿深切的关爱,即便她受欺负,她叛逆,但父亲的爱从未改变。
    
    Emily comes home from school
    Grabs onto her daddy’s hand
    He says, "Baby girl, what’s wrong with you?"
    She says, "Please don’t make me go back there again."
    Emily comes home from school
    Emily 从学校回到家
    Grabs onto her daddy’s hand
    拉住他爸爸的手
    He says, "Baby girl, what’s wrong with you?"
    他说。‘宝贝女儿,你怎么了?’
    She says, "Please don’t make me go back there again."
    她说,‘我不想再去学校了’
    歌曲一开始,主人公emily似乎在学校似乎遭遇了一些事情。
    She said, "I wish there was someway to make them stop it."
    So he drives down to that principles office
    And says, "I didn’t bring her up so they could cut her down
    She said, "I wish there was someway to make them stop it."
    她说,‘我希望有个办法可以让他们停止’
    So he drives down to that principles office
    他开车到了学校的办事处
    And says, "I didn’t bring her up so they could cut her down
    他说,‘我不是为了让她受到伤害才把她送来学校的
    I didn’t bring her here so they could shut her out
    I’d live my whole damn life to see that little girl smile
    So why are tears pouring down that sweet face?
    She wasn’t brought up that way."
    I didn’t bring her here so they could shut her out
    我不是为了让她无法开口才让她来上学的
    I’d live my whole damn life to see that little girl smile
    我努力地生活就是为了看见那孩子脸上的微笑
    So why are tears pouring down that sweet face?
    所以为什么眼泪会从她的脸上流下来
    She wasn’t brought up that way."
    她没有被这样对待过’
    Emily’s home late again
    He sees that boy drive away
    Oh but something’s different this time
    She doesn’t have too much to say
    Emily’s home late again
    Emily 又一次晚归
    He sees that boy drive away
    他看到那个男孩离开了
    Oh but something’s different this time
    但是这一次有点不同
    She doesn’t have too much to say
    她并没有多说什么
    She said, "He tried but there’s just some things I won’t do"
    And through the tears she said, "I couldn’t do that to you"
    And he said, "I didn’t bring you up so he could wear you down
    Take that innocent heart and turn it inside out
    She said, "He tried but there’s just some things I won’t do"
    她说。‘他努力过了,但是有些事情我就是不能做’
    And through the tears she said, "I couldn’t do that to you"
    伴随着眼泪她说,‘我不能那么对你’
    And he said, "I didn’t bring you up so he could wear you down
    他说,‘我不是为了让他折磨你才把你养大
    Take that innocent heart and turn it inside out
    不是为了把你这颗天真的心变得浑浊
    I’d live my whole damn life to see my little girl smile
    So don’t let nobody take that away
    You weren’t brought up that way."
    I’d live my whole damn life to see my little girl smile
    我努力的生活就是为了看到我女儿的微笑
    So don’t let nobody take that away
    所以不要让任何人把那份微笑带走
    You weren’t brought up that way."
    你不该被这样对待’
    The phone rings on a rainy night
    Says, "It’s Officer Tate"
    He said, "Sir, there’s been an accident
    You’d better come down here right away
    A drunken driver missed an overpass
    And Emily she’s fading fast."
    The phone rings on a rainy night
    下着雨的一天电话铃响了
    Says, "It’s Officer Tate"
    里面说;‘这里是警察局’
    He said, "Sir, there’s been an accident
    他说,‘先生,这里发生了一场意外
    You’d better come down here right away
    你最好过来看一下
    A drunken driver missed an overpass
    一个酒醉的司机在立交桥上出了失误
    And Emily she’s fading fast."
    Emily 现在伤的很重。’
    He says, "God I didn’t bring her up to watch them lay her down
    Nearly killed me the day they put her mama in the ground
    Only thing that kept me alive was that little girl’s smile
    So please don’t take that away
    He says, "God I didn’t bring her up to watch them lay her down
    他说。‘上帝啊,我不是为了让她被带走才把她养大
    Nearly killed me the day they put her mama in the ground
    她妈妈去世的那天,我已经几乎要崩溃了
    Only thing that kept me alive was that little girl’s smile
    唯一让我活下去的原因就是那孩子脸上的微笑
    So please don’t take that away
    求求你,不要带走她
    It won’t be easy taking her today, she wasn’t brought up that way."
    He stands over the hospital bed
    Emily opens her eyes
    It won’t be easy taking her today, she wasn’t brought up that way."
    不会让你这么简单的把她带走的,她不该被这样对待’
    He stands over the hospital bed
    他站在医院的床边
    Emily opens her eyes
    Emily 慢慢的睁开了她的眼睛
    I’d live my whole damn life to see my little girl smile
    So don’t let nobody take that away
    You weren’t brought up that way."…
    都说taylor虽然以乡村音乐女歌手的身份出道,
    但是她的音乐现在已经越来越没有乡村感。
    再次听到这首歌,也许最初的歌迷会得到一些安慰。
    把目光焦距在一个歌手的作品上,而不是她的绯闻上,
    这才是一个歌手应有的状态。
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