一、歌名:You were Loved
二、演唱者:Whitney Houston
三、歌词原文及翻译:
We all wanna make a place in this world
我们都希望在世上能有一席立足之地,
We all want our voices to be heard
也都希望自己的声音能被倾听,
Every one wants a chance to be someone
世人皆有英雄情结。
We all have dreams we need to dream
我们都有需要追逐的梦想,
Sweeter than any star you can reach
甜美胜过任何触手能得的繁星,
Cuz when you reach and find, you've found someone
因为一旦你追逐到手,便是自己的英雄。
You'll hold this world's most priceless thing
你已紧握世上无价的瑰宝!
The greatest gift this life can bring
生活最至高无上的恩赐
Is when you look back and know
就是当你蓦然回首,已深知,
You were loved
你被爱意包围!
You were loved by someone
你被某人的爱意包围,
Touched by someone
被其深深触动,
Held by someone
被其紧紧护住,
Meant something to someone
你是他的全部。
Loved somebody
被其浓浓深爱,
Touched somebody's heart
无时不刻,
Along the way
不轻叩他的心扉。
You can look back and say
回首回顾,大声疾呼:
You were loved
我被爱意包围!
You can have diamonds in your hands
你可以双手攫满钻石,
Have all the riches in the land
将天下财富收归囊中。
But, without love
如果失去爱意的润泽,
You don't really have a thing, no no
那么你终将一无所有!
When somebody cares that you're alive
某人的关爱是你生命的支撑,
When somebody trusts you with their life
某人的信任是你生活的构筑!
That's when you'll know
当你参透这一切之时,
That you have all you need
便以拥有全部的需求!
You'll hold this world's most priceless gift
你已紧握世上无价的瑰宝!
The finest treasure that there is
天下最完美无瑕的至宝,
You can look back and know
就是当你蓦然回首,已深知,
You were loved
你被爱意包围!
You were loved by someone
你被某人的爱意包围,
Touched by someone
被其深深触动,
Held by someone
被其紧紧护住,
Meant something to someone
你是他的全部。
Loved somebody
被其浓浓深爱,
Touched somebody's heart
无时不刻,
Along the way
不轻叩他的心扉。
You can look back and say
回首回顾,大声疾呼:
Yes, You were loved
没错,我被爱意包围!
So many roads that you can take
路途繁多,任重而道远,
Whatever way you go
无论走向何方,
Don't take that road alone
切莫孤独上路。
It's better you should know
你就是应该知道,
You were loved by someone
你被某人的爱意包围,
Touched by someone
被其深深触动,
Held by someone
被其紧紧护住,
Meant something to someone
你是他的全部。
Loved somebody
被其浓浓深爱,
Touched somebody's heart
无时不刻,
Along the way
不轻叩他的心扉。
You can look back and say
回首回顾,大声疾呼:
You did okay
我干的漂亮!
You were loved
我被爱意包围!
So remember to tell that special one
切记告诉与你执手偕老之人,
You were loved
你被他的爱意包围!
You were loved
你被他的爱意包围!
You were loved
你被他的爱意包围!
四、歌曲背景信息:
Whitney Houston,美国已故著名女歌手,国际乐坛流行天后、好莱坞巨星。她以强而有力的嗓音、一字多转音的感染力与宽广的音域,所被誉为美国第一嗓。You Were Loved出自惠特尼1996年电影The Preacher’s Wife原声带,歌词富有深意,寓意在追逐理想与财富的时候,我们同时需要感知身边已存在的爱的力量。在我们奔波忙碌的时候,同事要记得我们仍被亲爱的人们触动着、包围着。
五、教学建议:
在教授“被动语态”的语法课中,呈现环节可使用You Were Loved中含有被动语态”be done”结构的歌词作为范例,引导学生观察红色加粗部分的字体有什么共同特征,参考歌词的中文释义时思考与”You loved”的语义有什么区别。在练习环节,教师可以利用含有被动语态”be done”结构的歌词设计挖空填词、时态变化等等的练习,或者提出特别注意不定式的被动语态构成(want something to be done)。在产出环节,学生可以把运用了被动语态的歌词转写为主动语态,或结合自己的生活经历做一个口头报告,以熟练运用。