歌名：If I Had $1,000,000

作者： Barenaked Ladies 

歌词：

If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元

If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you a house I'd buy you a house

我会给你买一座豪宅 我会给你买一座豪宅

And if I had a million dollars If I had a million dollars

I'd buy you furniture for your house  maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman

我会为你的豪宅配上家具 也许是长沙发也许是软垫椅

And if I had a million dollars If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you a K-Car a nice reliant automobile

我会给你买一辆豪车 一辆漂亮可靠的车子

And if I had a million dollars I'd buy your love

如果我有一百万美元 我要买你的爱

If I had a million dollars I'd build a tree-fort in our yard

如果我有一百万美元 我要在我们的院子里搭建树屋

If I had a million dollars you could help it wouldn't be that hard

如果我有一百万美元 你的生活就不会那么艰难

If I had a million dollars maybe we could put a little tiny fridge in there somewhere

如果我有一百万美元 也许我们可以随处放一个小冰箱

“ You know we could just go up there and hang out

“我们可以四处游玩

Like open the fridge and stuff

就像一打开冰箱门

And there'd all be foods laid out for us like little pre-wrapped sausages and things

各种食物就会涌出来 比如包装好的小香肠或其它（食物）

They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon ”

有包装好的小香肠却没有包装好的培根”

“Well can you blame them ”

“那能怪他们吗”

“Yeah”

“当然了”

If I had a million dollars  If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you a fur coat but not a real fur coat that's cruel

我会给你买一件皮毛大衣 当然不是真的皮毛 那太残忍了

And if I had a million dollars  If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you an exotic pet  yep like a llama or an emu

我会给你买一只奇怪的宠物 比如美洲驼或是鸸鹋

And if I had a million dollars If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you John Merrick's remains  all them crazy elephant bones

我会给你买约翰·梅里克的遗物 尽是些诡异的象骨

And if I had a million dollars I'd buy your love

如果我有一百万美元 我要买你的爱

If I had a million dollars we wouldn't have to walk to the store

如果我有一百万美元 我们不必走路去商店

If I had a million dollars we'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more

如果我有一百万美元 我们乘豪车去 这样花钱才过瘾

If I had a million dollars we wouldn't have to eat Kraft dinner

如果我有一百万美元 我们就不必吃卡夫晚餐

“But we would eat Kraft dinner”

“可是我们要吃卡夫晚餐”

“Of course we would  we'd just eat more”

“当然要吃 我们还要吃得更多”

“And buy really expensive ketchup with it”

“我们还要搭配昂贵的番茄酱”

”That's right  all the fanciest Dijon ketchup”

“妙极了 要最美味的第戎番茄酱”

If I had a million dollars  If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you a green dress  but not a real green dress  that's cruel

我会给你买一套绿色礼服 当然不是真的绿色礼服 那太残忍了

And if I had a million dollars  If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you some art  A Picasso or a Garfunkel

我会给你买几件艺术品 也许是毕加索也许是加芬克尔

And if I had a million dollars  If I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

Well I'd buy you a monkey  haven't you always wanted a monkey

我会给你买一只猴子 你不是总想要一只猴子吗

And if I had a million dollars I'd buy your love

如果我有一百万美元 我要买你的爱

If I had a million dollars; if I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

If I had a million dollars; if I had a million dollars

如果我有一百万美元 如果我有一百万美元

If I had a million dollars  I'd be rich

如果我有一百万美元 我会很富有

背景信息： 

《If I Had $1,000,000》这首歌的歌词简单易懂，节奏欢快，适合初中生学习。

歌词也涉及到这一课的相关内容。

这首歌实际上是加拿大文化的象征之一，反映了希望赢得大量彩票的加拿大人的情绪。在2005年，这首歌受到各年龄段人士的欢迎，使其在加拿大CBC电台播出的50首加拿大精选曲目中排名第二。

所以，尽管这首歌的背景与单元内容的关系不大，但是从另一个方面来说，它在某个角度上是增进了学生对一个国家文化的了解。

教学建议：

在教学过程中，教师可以使用这个课件进行课程引入，活跃课堂气氛。同时也可以与学生进行互动，提问学生，如“猜猜这节课我们要讲什么呢？”。或是询问学生观看视频后的感想收获，对课文内容进行铺垫。视频内所用图片基本均为卡通图片，较为生动活泼。

由此通过这个视频，激发学生对这一课内容的学习兴趣，并且对歌曲中一些关于商品的单词也能够有所了解。

教师也可在讲完课后给学生观看该课件，与课内知识进行结合，在一定程度上可以巩固复习，同时对课文内容进行拓展，引导学生思考。

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