歌名:We Are The World
作者:迈克尔·杰克逊和莱昂纳尔·里奇
背景信息:
We Are The World是迈克尔·杰克逊和莱昂纳尔·里奇作曲、迈克尔杰克逊作词的歌曲。当时,埃塞俄比亚和苏丹的食物短缺、人民挨饿的消息震惊了迈克尔· 杰克逊和莱昂内尔·里奇,两人认为自己该做点什么,因此创造了该歌曲。歌词是说理和叙述性的:“天下一家,四海皆兄弟,要人人生活得更美好,从现在做起。拯救人类生命,就只能靠自已,那光辉的明天,靠我和你。”
歌词:
There is a time when we should heed a certain call
Cause the world it seems it’s right in this line
Cause there’s a chance for taking in needing our own lives
It seems we need nothing at all
I used to feel that I should give away my heart
And it shows that fear of needing them
Then I read the headlines and it said they’re dying there
And it shows that we must heed instead
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me
Give in your heart and you will see that someone cares
Cause you know that they can feed them all
Than I read the paper and it said that you’ve been denied
And it shows the second we will call
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me
No there’s a time when we must love them all
And it seems that life, it don’t make love at all
But if you’d be there, and I’ll love you more and more
It seems in life, i didn’t do that
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me
教学建议:
除了朋友和家人,这世界上还有许许多多需要我们帮助的陌生人。每个人作为人类的一份子,都要有人类命运共同体的意识,积极投身公益,帮助那些需要我们帮助的人。在讲到帮助他人,或者介绍伟大的慈善家、和平使者等相关课题的时候,可以播放该歌曲及视频,让学生们了解那些生活在水深火热中的人们,以此激起学生对于课题的同感和理解。