听歌学英语:赛琳娜·戈麦斯的Who Says

听歌学英语:赛琳娜·戈麦斯的Who Says

Selena Gomez（赛琳娜·戈麦斯），美国歌手和演员，生于美国纽约，被称为Miley Cyrus最强劲的对手。6岁开始对表演产生兴趣，7岁出演美国著名儿童电视节目《Barney and Friends 》，10岁被迪斯尼全球才艺计划发掘。代表作品有：《公主保护计划》、《kiss & tell》等等。她的单曲《Who Says》的声线非常特别，有极高的辨识度，沙沙的声音中带着很是吸引人的性感和磁性，极具爆发力。如今这个18岁的女孩已成为全美乃至全球青少年心目中优质的甜美偶像。

You made me insecure
Told me I wasn’t good enough
But who are you to judge
When you’re a diamond in the rough
I’m sure you got some things
You’d like to change about yourself
But when it comes to me
I wouldn’t want to be anybody else
Na na na I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me
Na na na
You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
cmon
Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful
Who says
It’s such a funny thing
How nothing’s funny when it’s you
You tell ‘em what you mean
But they keep whiting out the truth
It’s like a work of art
That never gets to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won’t let you touch the sky
Who says you’re not start potentia
Who says you’re not presidential
Who says you can’t be in movies
Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don’t pass the test
Who says you can’t be the best
Who said, who said
Won’t you tell me who said that
Yeah, oh


歌词解析：


You made me insecure，told me I wasn’t good enough
你让我没安全感，你告诉我我不够好
insecure  adj.  不安全的, 不稳固的, 不可靠的, 缺乏安全感的, 缺乏信心的
adv.粗糙的，粗暴的    v.使粗糙，殴打，草拟
I feel insecure on this high ladder.
站在这高高的梯子上我感到不安全。
The foundations of the house are insecure.
这房屋的地基不牢固。
He's very insecure about his appearance.
他对自己的长相没有信心。

Who are you to judge when you’re a diamond in the rough
可是你有什么资格批评我呢，你自己也是未经打磨的钻石
rough粗糙的, 粗略的, 粗暴的, 艰难的, 讨厌的, 不适的
The rough road made the car vibrate. 崎岖不平的道路使车颠簸得很厉害。
You'd better give us a rough idea of your price.
您最好给我们一个粗略的价格。
They complained rough handling by the police. 他们抱怨受到警察粗野的对待。
I feel a bit rough--I'm going to bed.
我有点儿不舒服－－想去睡觉了。
The gang decided¹ to rough him up,as a warning to others.
暴徒们决定揍他一顿，作为对别人的警告。
The tour guide rough out a seating plan.
导游草拟出了一个坐位表。

Who says you’re not start potentia,who says you’re not presidential
谁说你没有巨星潜质，谁说你没有当总统的潜能
potentia n. 能力，潜能  potential adj.潜在的，可能的 n.潜力，潜能
He has  the potentia to conduct research and write a thesis
他有进行研究和撰写论文的潜质。
These potential effects must be studied carefully.
这些潜在的影响必须仔细地加以研究。
Several potential disturbances² had to be reckoned with.
几种可能的干扰已被列入计算。
She has acting³ potential, but she needs training.
她有表演潜力，但需要训练。
presidential adj.  总统的, 总统制的
In America, presidential elections are held every four years. 美国总统选举每四年举行一次。
He was elected presidential candidate. 他被选为总统候选人。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。