听歌学英语:灵魂乐歌手 Corinne Bailey Rae夏日清凉.音乐走起 Put Your Records On

英国的新灵魂乐（Neo soul）歌手Corinne Bailey Rae,给乐坛带来了一股曾被BBC广播电台评为06年“最有潜力新人”。被EMI唱片发掘而签下。2005年末，Corinne推出了首张单曲Like a Star，获得了UK BILLBOARD¹ TOP 40的不错成绩。

Three little birds, sat on my window.
三只小鸟，停留在我的窗边
And they told me I don't need to worry.
它们告诉我不要担心
Summer came like cinnamon
夏天如肉桂般到来（小鸟的世界中肉桂可是好东西）
So sweet
如此甜蜜
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
小女孩在街边水泥地上跳绳

Maybe sometimes, we got it wrong, but it's alright
也许有的时候，我们会弄错一些事情，没事
The more things seems to change, the more they seem to stay the same.
事物越是看着在变化，越是一层不变的
Oh, don't you hesitate.
哎，不要犹豫

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
女孩，打开音乐，告诉我你最爱的歌曲
You go ahead, let your hair down
放下你的长发（尽情享受这美妙的音乐吧）
Saphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
穿宝蓝褪色的牛仔裤女孩，希望你能实现自己的梦想
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
放下你的长发，尽情享受这美妙的音乐吧
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
你会不知怎地就在某个地方遇见真实的自己

Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely
天空湛蓝，看着自己黝黑的皮肤，隐隐地有点孤独
Sipping² tea in the bar by the road side
坐在街边的茶馆悠闲地品茶
(just relax, just relax)
放松，放松
Don't you let those other boys fool you
不要再让那些男孩愚弄你
Gotta love that afro hairdo.
去梳那款你所爱的非洲卷发吧

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
也许有些时候，我们会害怕，没事的
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
你越是不想改变，改变却会频繁地发生
Don't you think it's strange?
难道你不觉得很奇怪吗？

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
女孩，打开音乐，告诉我你最爱的歌曲
You go ahead, let your hair down
放下你的长发（尽情享受这美妙的音乐吧）
Saphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
穿宝蓝褪色的牛仔裤女孩，希望你能实现自己的梦想
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
放下你的长发，尽情享受这美妙的音乐吧
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
你会不知怎地就在某个地方遇见真实的自己

There was more than I could take, pity for pity's sake³
如果实在承受不来，纯粹为同情而同情一下自己
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
难眠的夜晚，我常以为我会更坚强
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer.
而当你真正领悟了人生，你就不会再去尝试把自己变得更坚强
Do what you want to.
做你想做的事吧

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
女孩，打开音乐，告诉我你最爱的歌曲
You go ahead, let your hair down
放下你的长发（尽情享受这美妙的音乐吧）
Saphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
穿宝蓝褪色的牛仔裤女孩，希望你能实现自己的梦想
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
放下你的长发，尽情享受这美妙的音乐吧
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
你会不知怎地就在某个地方遇见真实的自己

record n.记录；唱片；记载；经历 v.记录；录制；记载；录（音）(读音有区分)
The bank refused to loan⁴ him the money, because he had a bad record.银行拒绝给他贷款，因为他有不良记录。
off the record非正式的；不作笔录的；不得引用(或发表)的；
Nearly every conversation with him is off the record. 几乎每一次与他的对话都是非正式的。
Can I have a discussion⁵ with you off the record? 我能和你作一次非正式的谈话吗？

Little girls double-dutch on the concrete
double-dutch是荷兰人带入美国纽约后大受欢迎的街头花式跳绳运动

The more things seem to change, the more they seem to stay the same.事物越是看着在变化，越是一层不变的
The more..., the more...越...越
（使用语境）：
By all means, bring all your friends to the party. The more, the merrier!请务必带你所有的朋友来参加聚会，人越多越热闹！ （by all means一定，务必）
The longer you stay here, the more you will like the place.你在这里待得愈久，你愈会喜欢这个地方。
Find a few different ways to motivate yourself — the more the better. 寻求许多不同的自我激励方法，越多越好/多多益善。

You go ahead, let your hair down
Let your hair down 彻底放松，不拘礼节, 态度随意，放松一下；
We're halfway⁶ through the week, and it's time to let your hair down and start celebrating for the weekend.这周已经过去一半了，是时候大家都放松一下提前庆祝周末啦
It's wonderful to let your hair down at the weekend after you've been working hard all week.辛苦工作一周，能在周末这样放松一下挺好的！
扩展：sit back 放松；袖手旁观；休息一下
All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the fun.你所要做的就是放松，玩儿个痛快
You should take this opportunity to sit back and relax.你应该利用这次机会好好放松一下。

Gotta love that afro hairdo
Afro: 爆炸头；非洲式发型
hairdo：发型
You've got to get a new hairdo.你得换个发型了
I'm ready for a new hairdo. Do you have any suggestions? 我准备换个新发型，你有什么建议吗？
He is very handsome, and his dress and hairdo are very fashionable.他长得挺帅的，衣着和发型也很潮。

1 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

2 sipping   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
• She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。

3 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。

4 loan   

n.贷款；借出的东西；借；vt.借出；贷予

参考例句：

• I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
• Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗？

5 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。

6 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。