听歌学英语：My Little Prayer-David Archuleta

Heavenly Father, I am grateful

天父，我感谢

For your eternal presence

您那永恒的存在

I am learning to be patient

我正学会宽容

And that you are really there.

而您也不离不弃

Sometimes I am afraid,

有时我会畏惧什么

And I know that's lacking faith.

因我缺乏忠诚

But I'm beginning to understand,

但我知道

That for me you have a plan.

您的光辉落于我肩

Heavenly Father, I am grateful

天父，我感谢

For you sending your son

您让圣子降临人间

To die so that I live

他在十字架上，偿还我们的罪

And for never giving up.

至始至终，不曾放弃

I'm learning everyday

我终将知晓

That I won't always have my way.

不可能一切如意

But I'm beginning to understand

但我知道

That for me you have a plan.

您的光辉落于我肩

Heavenly Father, I am grateful

天父，我感谢

For you hearing my prayer.

感谢您曾聆听我的小小祈愿

I am learning to be patient,

我正学会宽容

And that you are really there.

而且您不离不弃

There are answers I'm receiving.

那便是给我的答复

No, they're not always immediate¹.

只是需要用心去看见

Sometimes I have felt a feeling,

有时我感到

That's when I kneel down in prayer.

于是我虔诚祈祷

You show me you hear my prayer.

而您聆听这一切

I'm amazed by how you care,

于是我对这一切惊奇

Cause you hear

因为您听到了

My little prayer.

喧嚣中我的只言片语，我的小小祈愿


Heavenly Father, I am grateful

天父，我感谢

Grateful adj.感激的；令人愉快的

I can't express how grateful I am.
我说不出我有多么感激。

These refugees are very grateful tothe government's succor².
这些难民非常感激政府的救援。

I am grateful for all your pastkindness.
多蒙关照,万分感激。

The trees afford grateful shade.
这些树能为（行人)提供纳凉之所。


And for never giving up.

至始至终，不曾放弃

Give up v.放弃；抛弃；戒除；交出

例句：

The doctors had given her up but she made aremarkable recovery.
医生们已放弃了治愈她的希望，而她却恢复得很好。

You might as well advise me to give up myfortune as my argument.
你劝我停止辩论，倒不如劝我抛弃一切财产。

You ought to give up smoking; Igave it up last year.
你应该戒烟，我去年就戒掉了。
 

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 succor   

n.援助，帮助；v.给予帮助

参考例句：

• In two short hours we may look for succor from Webb.在短短的两小时内，韦布将军的救兵就可望到达。
• He was so much in need of succor,so totally alone.他当时孑然一身，形影相吊，特别需要援助。