你要留神,
你最好别哭,
不要生气,
听我说仔细。
圣诞老人就要进城。
他一一记下,他检查两遍,
要去分清谁听话淘气,
圣诞老人就要进城。
你睡时他会观望,
你醒时他知道。
他知道你是好或坏,
因此你要表现好。
哦!你要留神,
你最好别哭。
不要生气,
听我说仔细。
圣诞老人就要进城。
带着小喇叭和玩具小鼓,
喇叭嘀嘀嘀,小鼓嗒嗒嗒,
圣诞老人就要进城。
看卷发玩偶蹒跚和私语,
还有像船和玩具汽车,
圣诞老人就要进城。
在孩子们的世界要举行大庆典。
他们要建一座城堡,
就围绕着圣诞树。
所以,你要留神,
你最好别哭。
不要生气,
听我说仔细。
圣诞老人就要,
圣诞老人就要,
圣诞老人就要进城。
【语言点解析】
1.You better.
=You’d better.你最好。
2.Better not.
=You‘d better not.你最好别。
3.make a list:列表。
4.gonna=goning to.
5.Who’s naughty and nice.谁淘气谁听话。
6.So be good for goodness sake.因此你一定要表现好。
=So you should be good for goodness sake.
for goodness sake.=for God‘s sake=for mercy’s sake.(用于加强请求的语气)
看在上帝的面上,务请。
7.rooty toot-toots:嘟嘟的喇叭声。
8.rummy tum-tums:奇怪的嗒嗒的鼓声。
9.toddle and coo:走路蹒跚,窃窃私语的样子。
10.kiddie cars:玩具汽车。
11.the kids in girl and boyland:儿童世界里的孩子们。
12.have a jubilee:欢乐的佳节。
13.all around the Christmas tree:大家都围绕着圣诞树。
【注释与赏析】
这是圣诞前夕,父母唱给孩子们的歌。根据西方习俗,传说中的圣诞老人会在圣诞夜从烟囱爬进屋里,把孩子想要的圣诞礼物放进孩子们头一天就挂在床头的袜子里。当然,只有听话的孩子才会得到他们应得的礼物。听到父母唱着这首“圣诞老人进城来”还有哪个孩子不乖乖地上床睡觉呢?这首歌诙谐有趣,演唱时应显得轻松愉快,富有节奏感。
I Won‘t Last a Day Without You
Day after day,
I must face a world of strangers,
Where I don’t belong.
I‘m not that strong.
It’s nice to know that there‘s someone,
I can turn to who will always care,
You’re always there.
When there‘s no getting over that rainbow,
When my smallest dream won’t come true,
I can take all the madness the world has to give,
But I won‘t last a day without you.
So many times when the city seems to be,
Without a friendly face,a lonely place.
It’s nice to know that you‘ll be there,
If I need you and you’ll always smile.
It‘s all worth while.
When there’s no getting over that rainbow,
When my smallest dream won‘t come true,
I can take all the madness the world has to give,
But I won’t last a day without you.
Touch me and I‘ll end up singing.
Troubles seem to up and disappear.
You touch me with the love you’re bringing.
I can‘t really lose when you’re near.
When you‘re near,my love.
If all my friends have forgotten
Half their promises,
One look at you and I know that
I could learn to live without the rest,
I’ve found the best.
When there‘s no getting over that rainbow,
When my smallest dream won’t come true,
I can take all the madness the world has to give.
But I won‘t last a day without you.
When there’s no getting over that rainbow,
When my smallest dream won‘t come true,
I can take all the madness the world has to give,
But I won’t last a day without you.
Won‘t last a day without you,
Without you...