听歌学英语:月亮晚安 Shivaree - Goodnight Moon

Shivaree寂寞沙哑的嗓音带着一丝哀怨和忐忑，于是黑暗中，思绪带着眼睛开始在天花板和床底之间周游，房间里的一切都活过来了。

There's a nail in the door
门上有个钉子
and there's glass on the lawn
草坪上有块玻璃
tacks¹ on the floor
地板上有大头钉
and the TV is on
电视也在播放
and I always sleep with my guns
我睡觉以枪为伴
when you're gone
在你离开以后

There's a blade by the bed
床上有一把刀
and a phone in my hand
手里握着电话
a dog on the floor
狗趴在地板上
and some cash on the nightstand
床头有些零钱
when I'm all alone the dreaming stops
当我孤独，开始失去睡梦
and Ijust can't stand
无法抵抗

What should I do? I'm just a little baby
我仅仅是个孩子能够作什么
What if the lights go out and maybe
当灯光熄灭
And then the wind just starts to moan
风声呻吟
outside the door he followed me home
门外，他随我回家
Now goodnight moon
晚安，月亮

I want the sun
我渴望太阳
If it's not here soon
如果不能马上看到太阳
I might be done
我会倒下
No it won't be too soon 'til I say
但是我不会马上看到太阳
goodnight moon
直到我说，晚安，月亮

There's a shark in the pool
泳池里藏着鲨鱼
and a witch in the tree
树叶中隐着女巫
A crazy old neighbour and he's been watching me
疯狂的老邻居监视着我
And there's footsteps loud and strong coming down the hall
大厅传来响亮的脚步声

Something's under the bed
床底有东西
Now it's out in the hedge
现在已经跑到外面的树篱中
There's a big black crow sitting on my window ledge²
窗台上停着一只黑乌鸦
and I hear something scratching through the wall
墙壁中传来抓擦声

Oh what should I do I'm just a little baby
我仅仅是个孩子能够做什么
What if the lights go out and maybe
当灯光熄灭
I just hate to be all alone
我憎恨孤独
Outside the door he followed me home
门外，他跟随我回家
now goodnight moon
晚安，月亮

I want the sun
我渴望太阳
If it's not here soon
如果太阳不能马上出现
I might be done
我或许会倒下
No it won't be too soon 'til I say
但是太阳不能马上出现直到我说
goodnight moon
晚安，月亮

Well you're up so high
你离我太远（上帝高高在上）
How can you save me
如何能够拯救我
When the dark comes here
当今夜黑暗来临
tonight to take me up
带我离开
to the mouth when awoke
醒来之后的嘴唇
and into bed where it kisses my face
亲吻我的脸
and eats my hand
舔着我的手
Oh what should I do I'm just a little baby
我仅仅是个孩子能够作甚么

What if the lights go out and maybe
灯熄了怎么办
And then the wind just starts to moan
也许夜风会就这样呻吟起来
Outside the door he followed me home
门外，他随我回家
Now goodnight moon
现在，晚安，月亮
I want the sun
我要阳光
if it's not here soon
如果不快点来的话
I might be done
我也许会死掉
No it won't be too soon 'til I say goodnight moon
除非我对月亮说晚安，它不会就这么快到来
no it won't be too soon 'til i say goodnight moon
除非我对月亮说晚安，它不会就这么快到来

There's a nail in the door, and there's glass on the lawn. There's a shark in the pool, and a witch in the tree.
歌词描述了主人公，心里被恐惧占据着，所以目不转睛地盯着房间里的每一个角落，思绪也不停滴到处乱串，从门上的铁钉到屋子外面草坪上的玻璃，以及幻想出来的池塘里的鲨鱼还有树上藏着的女巫，都在说明这是一个不安而危险的夜晚。
There be句型，中文意思是‘有’。好了，大家现在看一看自己周围，尝试着用there be句型来造两个句子吧。
There's a cockroach³ ['k?kr??t?] in your bed.你的床上有一只小强！
There are no words to describe how much I love you.没有语言能够描述我对你深深的爱。

There's a blade by the bed, and a phone in my hand. A dog on the floor, and some cash on the nightstand. When I'm all alone the dreaming stops. And Ijust can't stand.
这几句歌词把主人公随时准备战斗的那种架势描述得很生动。床边有一把匕首，电话就握在手上，狗狗在地板上躺着，床头柜上还放着现金。
介词by的用法：by意思： prep. 通过；被；依据；经由；在附近；在……之前
I pay them by the hour. 我按小时给他们钱。
I defeated him by knocking down his argument. 我通过驳斥他的论点击败了他。
Let me in by the kitchen door.让我从厨房的门进来吧。
歌词里面，by+地点名词，表方位，意为“在…旁边”
After supper she would sit down by the fire,sometimes for as long as an hour,thinking of her young and happy days.晚饭后，她常常会坐在火旁，有时会坐长达一个小时，回忆一下自己年轻快乐的那些岁月。
再扩展一下： by+时间名词，意为：“到…时（已发生某事），最晚，不迟于…，在…之前谓语多用完成时；”
The train leaves at 6:00 pm.So I have to be at the station by 5:40 pm.火车下午六点开，所以最晚我得五点四十赶到车站。
床头柜：nightstand

What should I do? I'm just a little baby. What if the lights go out and maybe? And then the wind just starts to moan. Outside the door he followed me home.
学会用短语what if，意思，‘如果；如果…将会怎样’,看一下例句：
What if you were to run out of money? What would you do?假设你的钱用完了呢？你将怎么办呢？（虚拟语气，谓语动词用了过去式were, were to do sth指的是，将要发生...事情）
What if this is all there is to our life? 假如生活就这样了，又该怎么办呢？

Goodnight Moon.
歌名灵感实际来自于同名童话故事Goodnight Moon。Goodnight Moon这个童话故事讲的是孩子在睡觉之前会跟房间里面所有的东西道‘晚安’，他会跟灯光道晚安，跟红气球，还有椅子、手套和袜子等等道晚安，琳达截取了一段，大家听一下
Goodnight light
And the red balloon
Goodnight bears
Goodnight chair
Goodnight kittens
Goodnight mittens
Goodnight clocks
And goodnight socks
Goodnight little house
And goodnight mouse

1 tacks   

大头钉( tack的名词复数 )； 平头钉； 航向； 方法

参考例句：

• Never mind the side issues, let's get down to brass tacks and thrash out a basic agreement. 别管枝节问题，让我们讨论问题的实质，以求得基本一致。
• Get down to the brass tacks,and quit talking round the subject. 谈实质问题吧，别兜圈子了。

2 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。

3 cockroach   

n.蟑螂

参考例句：

• A cockroach can live several weeks with its head off.蟑螂在头被切掉后仍能活好几个星期。
• She screamed when she found a cockroach in her bed.她在床上找到一只蟑螂时大声尖叫。