经典英文歌曲:Jordin Sparks+Whitney Houston - Celebrate：天后遗作

 Jordin Sparks+Whitney Houston - Celebrate：天后遗作

歌词：

 

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah ooh yeah, u-uu-uh

 

[Whitney Houston:]

Everybody's been so uptight¹

And forgetting to live the life

Let all the problems get them down

Till they make you wanna shout, oh yeah!

 

[Jordin Sparks:]

See everybody's been down in luck

Now finally things are looking up

The sun is chased² all the rain away

No more obstacles³ in our away, yeah.

 

[hook:]

It's time to celebrate (come on, yeah)

Come on and celebrate (that's what I want)

I wanna celebrate (because it's so right)

I celebrate you (I celebrate you, yeah)

Uh-hu

 

[Jordin:]

There is oh so many of us

(that underestimate⁴ the power of love)

So much hate going round and I've had enough

I've invited you for the love.

 

[Whitney:]

Though we been going through changes

Just trying to make it from day to day

Tonight don't you worry about a thing

Just cash your cares away.

 

[hook:]

It's time to celebrate

(come on, yeah)

Come on and celebrate

(it is what I want)

I wanna celebrate

(it's time to celebrate)

I celebrate you, I celebrate you!!

It's time to celebrate

(come on, come on)

Come on and celebrate

(no matter what color you are)

I wanna celebrate

(tonight everyone is a star)

I celebrate you, I celebrate you, u-uh!!

 

I'm gonna give you a reason

Why you should clap your hands and jump for joy!

There's something we can believe in,

Now that the rain is gone we're gonna dance in o a rainbow! oh-oh oh u-hu

 

It's time to celebrate

(come on, yeah)

Come on and celebrate

(time to celebrate)

I wanna celebrate

(because it's so right)

I celebrate you

(I celebrate you)

Celebrate me, celebrate me.

 

[hook:]

It's time to celebrate

(time to bring you and me)

Come on and celebrate

(no matter what color you are)

I wanna celebrate

(tonight everyone is a star)

I celebrate you, you celebrate me

 

It's time to celebrate

Come on and celebrate

I wanna celebrate

I celebrate you, you celebrate me u-uh [x3]

1 uptight   

adj.焦虑不安的，紧张的

参考例句：

• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.试着一笑了之，不要紧张。

2 chased   

vt.追捕（chase的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy chased the decoys down to the place of ambush. 敌人将诱骗者一直追到伏兵所在地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 obstacles   

n. 干扰；障碍

参考例句：

• I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
• There's no formidable obstacles in the world. 世上没有无法逾越的障碍。

4 underestimate   

vt.对...估价过低，低估

参考例句：

• Don't underestimate the role of theory.不要轻视理论的作用。
• I think a lot of people still underestimate him.我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。