Sing! Sing a song.
Sing out loud.
Sing out strong.
Sing of good things, not bad;
Sing of happy, not sad.
Sing, sing a song.
Make it simple to last your whole life long.
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear.
Just sing, sing a song!
la,la. la…
Sing! Sing a song.
Let the world sing along.
Sing of love there could be.
Sing for you and me.
La, la, la…
Sing! Sing a song.
Make it simple to last your whole life long.
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear.
Just sing, sing a song!
Just sing, sing a song!
Just sing, sing a song!
La, la, la…
[参考译文]
唱吧
唱,放声唱,
声音要高,还要有力量。
唱美好不唱丑恶,
唱幸福不唱悲伤。
唱,放声唱,
要一生一世轻松欢畅。
莫怕唱得不够好,
别人会听到。
你就唱,放声唱!
啦,啦,啦……
唱,放声唱,
让整个世界也跟着唱。
唱可能有的爱,
为你我都欢快。
啦,啦,啦……
唱,放声唱。
要一生一世轻松欢畅。
莫怕唱得不够好,
别人会听到。
你就唱,放声唱!
你就唱,放声唱!
你就唱,放声唱!
啦,啦,啦……
[语言与解析]
1.sing out唱出来,原义为“大声叫喊”、“大声讲、讲出”。
例如:You should sing out your thoughts.你应把自己的思想讲出来。
2.sing out loud, sing out strong中的loud和strong分别等于loudly和strongly.
3.sing of happy, not sad = sing of happy things, not bad things.
sing of歌唱……
例如:They sang of their friendship. 他们歌唱友谊。
We sing of his great deeds.我们歌唱他的丰功伟绩。
4.Make it simple to last your whole life long.
it是形式主语,真正的主语是to last your whole life long,意思是唱歌能使你一生一世轻松,这样一件事非常simple.
5.Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear.
Don't worry.别担心,不要怕
that引导的是从句的内容。
enough to 足以……做……
例如:The water is not hot enough to drink. 这水太凉,不能喝。
He is old enough to take care of himself. 他够大了,可以自己照顾自己了。
else要放在 somebody, nobody , anybody, something, nothing, anything, somewhere, no where, anywhere这些词的后边。如果想表达“别人,其他人”用other,
例如:other people, 不可以说 else people.
6.Just sing, sing a song!
Just 可译为“就”,“尽管”,意思是不顾虑任何东西。
例如: Don' t be afraid. Just do it 别害怕,放心去干吧。
7. Let the world sing along.
the world 指人们
sing along 意为“随着唱”,“跟着唱”。
例如:When I sang that old song , many middle aged people sang along without being aware of it, 我唱起那首老歌时,许多中年人不知不觉地随着唱起来。
8.Sing for you and for me.
for 表示“为”。
例如:He did that for me. 他为我做了那事。
He sang for the soldiers. 他为士兵们唱歌。
[注释与赏析]
卡伦·卡彭特的歌喉善于演绎怀旧伤感歌曲。怀旧歌曲如《昔日重来》、《只是昨日》等;伤感歌曲如《超级明星》、《与爱告别》等,但她的其它歌曲,如《求求你,邮差先生》以及这首《唱吧》却十分轻快、流畅,不像别的歌有太多的忧郁味。
关于卡伦的情况,我们在前面以及后面续辑中都会浓墨重彩,给予尽可能多的介绍。这里我们专门给出卡伦去世的原因,希望对那些想或者正在减肥的朋友们,能起到一些借鉴作用。
有一次,卡伦演出归来, 无意中看到《Billboard》杂志上刊有对她评价的文章,其中一段说她身体胖了点。于是,为了迎合这些低级趣味的眼光,卡伦决心减肥。她强行节食,克制食欲,并时常服用泻药。本来她的演出十分频繁,每天疲于奔波,结果身体状况每日愈下,一天比一天虚弱,比正常时的体重还少三十五磅。减肥有成效了,但她却付出了生命的代价,最终因减肥而患上“神精性厌食症”。 1983年 2目4日,卡伦因医治无效,在家人啼血沥泪的目光中,病死在洛杉矶的一家医院里, 终年仅三十二岁。
