by Connie Talbot from Beautiful World
萤火虫
Fireflies
本篇适合:欣赏、跟唱
by Connie Talbot from Beautiful World
炎炎夏日,当夜幕降临,乡间田野总会看到一些“小精灵”闪着光,漫天飞舞,点缀夜空,美得就好像落在凡间的星星,让人惊叹。小朋友们知道它们是什么吗?对啦,它们就是美丽的萤火虫!
萤火虫成群结队给我们带来美景,但它们的生命却很短暂,一般只有几天。因此,大家记得要珍惜它们的美,好好保护它们哟!
by WJ
You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
’Cause they’d fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You’d think me rude
but I would just stand and stare
’Cause I’d get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread
* I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say
That I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep
’Cause everything is never as it seems
(When I fall asleep) *
Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
’Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I’m far too tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies
I’m weird ’cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell
But I’ll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
’Cause I saved a few
And I keep them in a jar (jar, jar)
Repeat *×2
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
firefly ['faΙəflaΙ] n. 萤火虫(复数:fireflies)
believe [bΙ'liːv] v. 相信,信任
million ['mΙljən] num. 百万,百万个
light up [laΙt Λp] 点燃(过去式:lit up)
fall asleep [fɔːl ə'sliːp] 入睡(过去式:fell asleep)
open air ['əʊpən eə] 户外
teardrop [tΙədrɒp] n. 泪珠(复数:teardrops)
everywhere ['evrΙhweə] adv. 各处,到处
stare [steə] v. 凝视,盯着看
lightning bug ['laΙtnΙŋ bΛɡ] 萤火虫(复数:lightning bugs)
foxtrot ['fɒkstrɒt] n. 狐步舞
sock hop [sɒk hɒp] 短袜舞
beneath [bΙ'niːθ] adv. 在……之下
disco ball ['dΙskəʊ bɔːl] 迪斯科舞厅的闪光灯球
thread [θred] n. 线,细丝
planet ['plænΙt] n. [天] 行星
awake [ə'weΙk] adj. 醒着的
never ['nevə] adv. 决不,从未
crack [kræk] n. 裂缝
insomniac [Ιn'sɒmnΙæk] n. 失眠症患者
count[kaʊnt] v. 数,计算(-ing形式:counting)
weird [wΙəd] adj. 怪异的,神秘的
misty ['mΙstΙ] adj. 模糊的
farewell ['feə'wel] n. 再见,再会
several ['sevərəl] pron. 几个
bizarre [bΙ'zαː] adj. 奇异的
jar [dʒαː] n. 罐,广口瓶
歌手简介
康妮·塔波特(Connie Talbot),出生于2000年11月的英国歌手。据称,康妮18个月大时就开始对唱歌产生浓厚的兴趣,甚至在睡梦中也会唱歌。然而,因为家里经济条件有限,康妮的父母没有能力供她上声乐课,唯一能提供给她的就是一台价值几十英镑的唱片机。
六岁时,康妮参加了选秀节目《英国达人》(Britain’s Got Talent),结果歌喉技惊四座,一举成名。之后,康妮获得唱片公司高达六位数英镑的合约,并且小小年纪就推出了自己的专辑,全球瞩目。2010年,康妮还参加了央视的六一晚会。
这首《萤火虫》出自康妮2012年的专辑《美丽世界》(Beautiful World)。尽管已经12岁,但康妮歌声中的纯净和活泼依然让人非常陶醉。
听歌曲,填出下列横线上所缺单词。
1. You would not believe your______ .
2. But I would just_______ and stare.
3. I’d like to make______ believe.
4. Why do I tire of counting_______.
5. I’m weird ’cause I hate_______.
中文大意及答案请见第45页。