听歌学英语:很有节奏感的说唱歌曲 Oh Aaron

"Oh Aaron"这首歌记录的是歌手生活中的趣事，Aaron告诉他的朋友他有位哥哥也就是著名音乐团体后街男孩的成员之一，并许诺说他能帮他的朋友们拿到免费的演唱会门票。整首歌曲几乎是说唱的形式，唱的部分并不多，因此整首歌很适合用作听力练习，您也可以试着跟唱，培养节奏感和语感。

[Aaron:] Well, I guess the best way for me to begin is
The Other day I was hanging with some friends
Going around the room talking about our favorite noise
I said I had a brother in the Backstreet Boys
So everyone screamed
[Group of Kids:] Hey is this some kinda trick
[Dopey Guy:] Yea, which one is he?
[Aaron:] The Blonde One, Nick
Then the cutest girl said:
[Girl:] I have to see their show
But I have no ticket, Aaron
How can I go
[Aaron:] Your wish is my command
See it's no problem, hon
In fact I'll get some tickets here for everyone
All I gotta is pick up the celly
And its a done deal
Let me call Nick and tell him
[Other Guy:] By the way Aaron, if you could, while you're at it
Can you hook² up some seats
For my friends and my parents?
[Aaron:] So I said to myself, well heck, why not?
There's nothing that can beat the connection I got
[Chorus (girls):] Aaron, Oh Aaron
What are you going to do?
You make empty promises oh so big
([Aaron:] man)
How gonna make them come true?
([Aaron:] I don't know)
Aaron, Oh Aaron,
What are we going to do with you?
Always a makin' a bigger mistake
Always a-makin' a fool
([Aaron:] Yo, I gotta make a phone call)
[Ring]
[Nick:] Hello?
[Aaron:] Hey Nick
I need a favor¹ from you, dude
I promised people tickets
So you gotta come through
[Nick:] Sure, bro...how many do you need?
[Aaron:] 1...2...uh, 3003
[Nick:] WHAT?!
I can get you maybe a dozen
You can't promise seats to everyone and their cousin
What did you do?
How'd you get in this mess?
[Aaron:] I was talkin to this girl...
[Nick:] Hold your breath³ I know the rest
Guess you better get yourself a whole lotta money
[Aaron:] For 3000 tickets?
Nick, that's isn't funny.
Aaron：How'm I supposed to pull that off in so little time?
[Nick:] You got me, Aaron
That's your problem...not mine
([Aaron (annoyed):] What?)
What are we going to do with you?
([Aaron:] I don't know)
Always a makin' a bigger mistake
([Aaron:] So, it was just one mistake)
Always a-makin' a fool
([Aaron:] Whatever)
[Aaron:] How in the world can he do that to me?
I thought we were blood.
I thought we were family.
We're gettin' to the show
We'll get good seats
Everyone on the bus, you're all coming with me
I'm tellin' you guys when we get to the gate
He can never say "no" when he looks at my face
Hook me up! Nick, Man, I swear I'll pay you back
[Nick:] Well come to think about, we need an opening act.
[Aaron:] What do you want me to do: tell jokes; dance; act?
[Nick:] Nah, I want you on stage, I want you to rap⁴.
'Cause if you don't you're gonna have some disappointed⁵ friends
And by the way you're on at eight, that's when the show begins

The Other day I was hanging with some friends.
有一天我与一些朋友闲逛。
the other day 不久前某一天；几天以前
回顾歌词： The Other day I was hanging with some friends. 有一天我与一些朋友闲逛。
In fact I'll get some tickets here for everyone. All I gotta is pick up the celly and its a done deal.
事实上我能给每个人拿到门票，只要我打个电话，一切就能搞定。
in fact 事实上，实际上（=as a matter of fact）
Jack⁶ said he was ill. As a matter of fact, he was all right.
杰克说他病了，实际上，他很好。
celly （俚）手机，无线电话（相当于cellphone）
Pick up the celly就是拿起手机。
done deal 成交的买卖，注定的事儿，板上钉钉的事儿
Don’t buy any dresses until I tell you it’s a done deal.
在我告诉你这件事确定下来之前不要买任何礼服。
Can you hook up some seats for my friends and my parents?
你能帮我留一些位置给我的朋友和亲戚吗？
Hook作名词表示“挂钩”，作动词表示“钩住”。
Hook up基本意思是“用钩钩住”。
You can hook up the dress at the back.
你可以把这条裙子从背后扣住。
Hook up的引申含义是“将…联接起来，关系亲密起来”。
I was kinda hoping we could hook up again!
我希望我们能够重新来过！
You make empty promises oh so big. How gonna make them come true?
你的承诺太大不能成真，我要怎么让它实现呢？
empty promise 空洞的诺言，假意的允诺，无诚意的许诺
Empty promisecannot convince⁷ her that I love her by my heart.
空空的许诺不能让她相信我是真的爱她。
come true 实现，成真，成为现实
My dream will come true one day.
我的梦想总有一天会实现。

1 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。

2 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。

3 breath   

n.呼吸，气息，微风，迹象，精神，一种说话的声音

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。

4 rap   

n.轻敲，拍击，责骂，厉声说出，说唱音乐，谈话，最少量；vi.轻敲，敲门，表演说唱音乐，畅谈；vt.抓，抢，拍击

参考例句：

• I heard a rap on the door.我听到有轻轻的敲门声。
• Today we are going to rap about relationships.今天我们要聊聊关系的问题。

5 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

7 convince   

vt.使确认，使信服；使认识错误

参考例句：

• It requires a lot of talking to convince him.要说服他很费口舌。
• I have given over trying to convince him.我已经不再试图说服他了。