歌名：We are the world

作者：Michael Jackson

歌词：

There comes a time when we hear a certain call

当我们听到了恳切的呼唤
When the world must come together as one

全世界应该团结一致
There are people dying

有些地方的人们正逐渐死亡
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life

是该伸出援手的时候了
The greatest gift of all

对生命而言，这是最好的礼物
We can't go on pretending day by day

我们不能日复一日的伪装下去了
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

在某些地方总有人要改变自己
We're all a part of God's great big family

我们都是上帝的大家族中的一员
And the truth - you know love is all we need

事实上，我们需要的就是爱
We are the world, we are the children

四海皆一家，我们都是神的子民
We are the ones who make a brighter day

创造美好的未来要靠我们
So let's start giving

所以，让我们开始奉献自己
There's a choice we're making

我们正在做的抉择
We're saving our own lives

是在拯救自己的生命
It's true we'll make a better day

我们真的可以创造更美好的明天
Just you and me

就靠你和我
Well, send'em your heart

将你的心传递给他们
So they know that someone cares

让他们明了有人关心他们
And their lives will be stronger and free

他们的生活才能更坚强、更自由
As God has shown us

如同上帝开释我们的
By turning stone to bread

借着把石头变成面包这件事
And so we all must lend a helping hand

我们都应该伸出援手才对
We are the world, we are the children

四海皆一家，我们都是神的子民
We are the ones who make a brighter day

创造美好的未来要靠我们
So let's start giving

所以，让我们开始奉献自己
There's a choice we're making

我们正在做的抉择
We're saving our own lives

是在拯救自己的生命
It's true we'll make a better day

我们真的可以创造更美好的明天
Just you and me

就靠你和我
When you're down and out

当你意志消沉、不被接纳
There seems no hope at all

一切似乎全无希望
But if you just believe

但只要你相信
There's no way we can fall

我们不可能倒下
Well, well, well, let's realize

让我好好想清楚
That one change can only come

只能做一个改变
When we stand together as one

当我们像一家人站在一起
We are the world, we are the children

四海皆一家，我们都是神的子民
We are the ones who make a brighter day

创造美好的未来要靠我们
So let's start giving

所以，让我们开始奉献自己
There's a choice we're making

我们正在做的抉择
We're saving our own lives

是在拯救自己的生命
It's true we'll make a better day

我们真的可以创造更美好的明天
Just you and me

就靠你和我

歌词背景及含义：

本单元是沪教版八年级下册第一单元Help those in need，这个课件使用了Michael Jackson 的We are the world这首歌。We are the world是Michael Jackson为了募捐资金帮助非洲的人民而作，由45位著名歌手一同演唱。它表达了要人与人之间相互帮助的重要性，只要人们团结起来，世界就会变得更加美好。这首歌较好地切合了本单元的主题Help those in need，且歌词情真意切，有利于激发学生的同情心，起到良好的教学与教育效果。

教学建议：

    在教学过程中，教师可以适用此课件引入课文，作为一个衔接自然的课堂引入，深化课堂主题，同时情景交融，增强学生对帮助的认识，焕发学生同情心。

社会行为-We are the world.pptx