英语悠选脱口秀 第99期:告诉世界我来过

 　　讲解

　　今天要特别隆重地推荐给大家一首歌 名字是I was here

　　And the key word in this song is Footprint

　　Footprint F-o-o-t-p-r-i-n-t

　　脚印

　　A footprint is a mark（印记） in the shape of a foot that a person or animal makes on a surface(表面).

　　Here is an example from this touching¹ song

　　I want to leave my footprints on the sands of time.

　　我想在时间的沙滩上留下我的脚印。

　　This is the first sentence of the song “I was here” Most songs simply make you happy or sad. But some are trying to do more, shedding² light（发光；启迪） on an important social issue or prompting（鼓励） people to act.

　　"I Was Here"就是这样一首能让人思考的歌曲。It is a song recorded by Beyoncé from her fourth studio album. The music video for the song features Beyoncé performing the song live at the United Nations General Assembly³.

　　在这首歌的MV里，Beyonce 一袭白裙，站在纽约联合国总部的大会议厅里，背后的弧形幕布上播放着联合国人道主义援助的画面。完美的唱功，感人的画面，加上动人的歌词。超级震撼！

　　You have to watch the video!这首歌完美的诠释了The power of music. The song is aimed to create social media history with one billion people sharing the message of doing something good for another person.

　　Here are some sentences from this song:

　　“When I leave this world, I'll leave no regrets

　　Leave something to remember, so they won't forget

　　I was here

　　I lived, I loved

　　I did, I've done everything that I wanted

　　And it was more than I thought it would be

　　I will leave my mark so everyone will know

　　I was here”

　　我来过这个世界，当我离开的时候，我不会带着一丝遗憾走。So！趁年轻！Just do it! Dream it! And try your best to make your dreams come true! Trying to help other people as your capacity⁴ allows.努力的生活，Leave your mark. You will know that you can make a difference. Even it is a tiny little bit of change the world will be better place to live because of you.

1 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

2 shedding   

n.脱落，蜕落v.流出( shed的现在分词 )；流下；蜕皮；树叶脱落

参考例句：

• The factory is shedding a large number of jobs. 这家工厂正大批裁员。
• The trees began shedding their leaves. 树木开始落叶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 assembly   

n.集会(不可数)；会议(可数)，装配(不可数)

参考例句：

• He took his seat in an unobserved corner of the assembly room.他在会议室一个不为人注意的犄角坐下来。
• It was very quiet in the assembly hall.会场里静悄悄的。

4 capacity   

n.能力，力量，接受力；容量，能量，容积

参考例句：

• She is employed by the president in an advisory capacity.她被总裁聘为顾问。
• This carriage has a seating capacity of 120 people.这节车厢定员120人。