歌名:Coming of age
作者:Millow
风格:抒情
歌词:
Coming of age ain't about what you do
成长与你做什么无关
It's giving in to what's predefined
它屈服于预定义的东西
When you trade all your dreams for compromise
当你用你所有的梦想换取妥协
It is never what you have in mind
这不是你想要的
One shot of happy, two shots of sad
一张快乐的照片,两张悲伤的照片
That's how our lives are aligned
这就是我们的生活是一致的
The path that you chose has got highs has got lows
你选择的道路有高潮也有低谷
But it's never what you have in mind
但这不是你想要的
I must say that I still wonder why it disappears
我必须说,我仍然想知道为什么它消失了
Must say that I still wonder why
必须说我还在想为什么
The years keep tumbling by
岁月在流逝
Coming of age ain't about who you meet
成长不是关于你遇见了谁
It's about the people who leave you behind
是关于那些离开你的人
Your brothers, your parents, your lovers, your friends
你的兄弟,你的父母,你的爱人,你的朋友
It is never what you have in mind
这不是你想要的
One shot of happy, two shots of sad
一张快乐的照片,两张悲伤的照片
We know we might run out of time
我们知道我们可能没时间了
But when it comes to living, dying is the easy part
但是说到活着,死亡是最容易的部分
Not exactly what you had in mind
不是你想的那样
I really doubt that I'll find out why it disappears
我真的怀疑我能否找到它消失的原因
I really doubt that I'll find out
我真的怀疑我是否会发现
What these years are all about
这几年是怎么回事
You might ask if these thoughts that I just summed up
你可能会问我是否总结了这些想法
Are of any importance to you
对你来说重要吗
Maybe not but when things don't turn out like you planned
也许不是,但是当事情不像你计划的那样发展时
It helps to know that they never do
知道他们从不这样做是有帮助的
Besides, if each shot of happy
此外,如果每个镜头都快乐
Comes with only two shots of sad
只有两张悲伤的照片
Then coming of age is not so bad
那么,成熟并不是那么糟糕
Then coming of age is not so bad
那么,成熟并不是那么糟糕
Then coming of age is not so bad
那么,成熟并不是那么糟糕
教学建议:
歌曲主题符合人教版九年级英语教材Unit12 life is full of the unexpected,可以在讲课前或者讲完课后给学生观看,引导学生思考如何面对人生中的挫折,成长中的困难,如何看待人生。这首歌中出现许多使用频率较高的短语,学生通过欣赏歌曲掌握短语的意思,能够运用短语到写作和日常交谈中。另外,歌曲主题为成长成年,通过歌曲让学生珍惜时间,引导学生树立目标,激发学生学习热情,增强学生责任感,增进同学友谊、拉近师生距离、培养兄弟姐妹父母亲情。