听歌学英语:cinderella 灰姑娘

When I was just a little girl 当我还是个小女孩时
My momma used to tuck me into bed 妈妈总是喜欢把我塞进床里
and she read me a story 然后 为我讲个故事
It always was about a Princess in distress¹ 总是关于一个不幸的公主
And how a guy would save her and end up with the glory然后一个王子如何英雄就美,故事唯美落幕
I'd lie in bed and think about the person that I wanted to be我就躺在床上,梦想我会成为那个人
Then one day I realized the fairy tale life wasn't for me 终于有一天我明白,那不是属于我的童话
I don't wanna be like Cinderella 我不想像灰姑娘一样
Sittin' in a dark old dusty cellar 坐在黑暗脏乱的地窖里
Waiting for somebody to come and set me free 等待着一个人来解救我
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting 我也不想像白雪公主那样等待
For a handsome prince to come and save me On a horse of white 等待一个英俊的白马王子来救我
unless we're riding side by side 我们比翼双飞
Don't want to depend on no-one else 不想奢望成为别人
I'd rather rescue myself 只希望可以自我救赎
Someday I'm gonna find someone  who wants my soul heart and mind 总有天我会找到一个人,愿拥有我的灵魂,我的心,我的思想
Who's not afraid to show that he loves me 他并不害怕将他对我的爱公之于众
Somebody who will understand I'm happy just the way I am  他会理解,我就爱这样的我
Don't need nobody taking care of me 不需要别人的呵护
(I will be there)
I will be there for him just as strong as he will be there for me我要像他一样强壮,就像他做为我付出的那样
When I give myself then it has got to be an equal thing我们的付出彼此相等
I can slay² my own dragon 我会降伏我的猛兽
I can dream my own dreams 我可以梦我所梦
My knight³ in shining armour⁴ is me 我憧憬的骑士就是我自己
So I'm gonna set me free 我将解救我自己

1.My momma used to tuck me into bed
  tuck into 用被子将...盖好；大吃
  例如：
    1.He tucked his wallet into a pocket.
      他把钱包塞进一个口袋里。
    2.He tucked into the ham hungrily.
      他狼吞虎咽地大吃火腿。
2.It always was about a Princess in distress 总是关于一个不幸的公主
  in distress 遇难；在困境中
  例如：
    1.At the news of his son's death, he tore his hair in distress.
      得知儿子死亡的消息，他悲痛欲绝。
    2.Most men will help a damsel in distress.
      男人多愿帮助有困难的女子。
    3.The lifeboat went out to a ship in distress.
      救生船去救一艘遇险的船只。
3.And how a guy would save her and end up with the glory然后一个王子如何英雄就美,故事唯美落幕
  end up with 结束；以…而结束；以…告终
  例如：
    1.His false accusations⁵ kicked back and ended up with himself in prison.
      他的诬告反而害了自己，落得个坐牢的下场。
    2.If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.
      你要是做那件事,必将以耻辱告终。
4.I don't wanna be like Cinderella 我不想像灰姑娘一样
  cinderella n.灰姑娘, 被埋没的人
  例如：
    1.She is the flip⁶ side of Cinderella.
      她的命运相当于童话中的灰姑娘。
    2.Cinderella can go to the ball.
      灰姑娘可以去参加舞会了。
5.Don't want to depend on no-one else 不想奢望成为别人
  depend on 取决于；依赖；依靠
  例句：
    1.However, our season does not depend on one match.
      但是在整个赛季不会仅依靠这场比赛。
    2.All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
      万物生长靠太阳。
 

1 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

2 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

5 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。