听歌学英语：关于圣诞的歌 The Christmas Song

It's Christmas and we walk alone
圣诞节 我们独自漫步
Two strangers with no one to miss us
两个无人牵挂的陌生人
On our own
孑然独处
Out in the cold trudging¹ onward²
在寒冷中艰难前行 冒着严冬冰冷的风
Braving a harsh winter storm
你我在擦肩而过的
You and I met passing by
刹那相遇
And now our spirits feel warm
于是现在 我们的灵魂感到温暖
I don't have anyone at home to talk to
在家里 我没人可以谈心
And you don't have anything to do
而你 也没什么事好做
So I'll spend my Christmas with you
所以 我将与你共度我的圣诞
I'll spend my Christmas with you
我将与你共度我的圣诞
Its Christmas and we are in love
圣诞节 我们陷入爱河
With the way that the soft snowflakes kiss us
以温柔的雪花亲吻我们的方式
From far above the blustery breeze
来自远高于寒风的地方
Trudging onward
冒着严冬冰冷的风
Braving a harsh winter storm
你我在擦肩而过的
You and I met passing by
刹那相遇
And now our spirits feel warm
于是现在 我们的灵魂感到温暖
I believe that Jesus is truly the only way
我相信基督是真正的唯一
And I celebrate Christmas because it's his birthday
我庆祝圣诞 因为这是他的生日
I don't have anyone at home to talk to
在家里 我没人可以谈心
And you don't have anything to do
而你 也没什么事好做
So I'll spend my Christmas with you
所以 我将与你共度我的饿圣诞
I'll spend my Christmas with you
我将与你共度我的圣诞
I'll spend my Christmas with you
我将与你共度我的圣诞
I'll spend my Christmas with you
我将与你共度我的圣诞
I'll spend my Christmas with you
我将与你共度我的圣诞


Out in the cold trudging onward, braving a harsh winter storm在寒冷中,冒着严冬冰冷的风艰难前行
trudge³[tr?d?] v. 跋涉；步履艰难地走
The soldiers trudged⁴ through the mud.士兵们在泥泞中艰难地前行。
We had to trudge up the track back to the station. 我们不得不沿着铁轨艰难地走回车站。
braving原型为brave,动词为‘勇敢地面对’
eg: I decided⁵ to take the train to work rather than brave the traffic.我决定乘火车上班，不和拥挤的交通较劲
短语 brave it out:勇敢滴应对；一拼到底; 不顾猜疑或责难硬干下去;
Brave it out, no matter how diffcult it is. 不管困难有多大都要勇敢地面对！
短语 to brave the elements（自然力量/环境）/weather不顾天气恶劣 More than 100 people braved the elements and attended the rally.有一百多人不顾天气恶劣参加了集会。

圣诞节词汇：
christmas [kr?sm?s] n圣诞节；圣诞节期间
Both students and teachers took Christmas off. 学生和老师圣诞节都休假。
Christmasy ['krism?si] adj. 有圣诞节气氛的
It is pretty Christmasy all of a sudden.霎那间，四周已是一片圣诞景象。

Santa Claus ['s?nt?,kl?:z] 圣诞老人
The children are longing⁶ for Santa Claus to arrive. 孩子们热切盼望着圣诞老人的到来。
Father Christmas 圣诞老人

Jesus Christ,耶稣基督
Jesus ['d?iz?s] n 耶稣;Christ n. 基督；救世主 [kra?st]
Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ.圣诞节这一天，其实是耶稣基督的生日。

Christmas Eve （eve n,夏娃；前夕；傍晚）n. 圣诞节前夕（12月24日），平安夜
On this Christmas Eve, Laura and I send our best wishes to families across America as you gather in your homes to celebrate the holiday. 在这个圣诞节前夕, 我和Laura在此为全国上下的家庭送上良好的节日祝福，祝每个家庭都节日快乐。

Christmas stocking 圣诞袜（圣诞老人放礼物用的）
You're never too old to enjoy a christmas stocking. 不管你多大年纪，在圣诞袜里找到礼物都是一件令人快乐的事儿。

Good Tidings （tidings: ['ta?d??z] n. 消息；音信）喜讯；佳音
For two months they have had no tidings of Him. 那里的人已经有两个多月没有他的消息了。

Christmas Feast (Feast [fist] n 筵席，宴会；节日) 圣诞大餐

1 trudging   

vt.& vi.跋涉，吃力地走（trudge的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• There was a stream of refugees trudging up the valley towards the border. 一队难民步履艰难地爬上山谷向着边境走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two mules well laden with packs were trudging along. 两头骡子驮着沉重的背包，吃力地往前走。 来自辞典例句

2 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

3 trudge   

v.步履艰难地走；n.跋涉，费力艰难的步行

参考例句：

• It was a hard trudge up the hill.这趟上山是一次艰难的跋涉。
• The trudge through the forest will be tiresome.长途跋涉穿越森林会令人疲惫不堪。

4 trudged   

vt.& vi.跋涉，吃力地走（trudge的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He trudged the last two miles to the town. 他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。
• He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。