听歌学英语：快乐颂 The Happy Song

There're so many things that make me happy有太多让我开心的事情了
I could go on and on我可以一直讲个不停

Radishes¹, cabbages, holding hands萝卜和卷心菜手挽手
and getting packages for my friend John我正在把这些打包给我的朋友John
Horses， birthdays， popsicles马儿,生日,棒冰
and watching my dog play on the lawn.看着我的狗狗在草地上嬉戏
There're so many things that make me happy有太多让我开心的事情了
I could go on and on.我可以一直讲个不停

Strawberries, barefeet, swing sets草莓,光脚板,秋千架
Watching my baby brother yawn看着我年幼的弟弟打呵欠
Climbing trees and not skinning my knees?爬树膝盖没蹭破皮
good cheese made by Uncle Don?以及Don叔叔做的美味芝士
Butterflies, pretty birds, rainbows蝴蝶,漂亮的船只,彩虹
and frog sitting on the lawn.草地上的青蛙 ...
There're so many things that make me happy有太多让我开心的事情了
I could go on and on说也说不完

When I'm feeling frustrated,当我沮丧、
mad and just a little bit sad生气和小悲伤的时候
I can think of my list of happy我可以想想我的快乐清单
and then I get so very glad.然后就变得开心了
There're so many things that make me happy有太多让我开心的事情了
The list goes on and on我的快乐清单可以无限长
And now I wanna know what makes you happy现在我想知道什么东西可以让你开心
I bet your list is just as long我敢肯定你的名单一定和我的一样长
popcorn²爆米花
cartwheels侧手翻
baseball棒球
pancakes煎饼
turtles乌龟
penguin³企鹅

There're so many things that make me happy有太多让我开心的事情了
The list goes on and on名单可以无限长
So many things that make me happy太多可以让我开心的事情了
I could go on and on我可以说个没完
so many things that make me happy太多可以让我开心的事情了
I could go on and on我可以一直这样
so many things that make me happy太多可以让我开心的事情了
I could go on and on我可以数个没完
I could go on and on说也说不完


词汇扩展：
positive adj 积极乐观的；自信的; 表示赞同的；拥护的
Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life...要对自己的未来充满信心，继续过一种正常的生活。
She tried to be more positive about her new job. 她试着对新的工作抱一种更积极的心态。
The report ended on a positive note. 报告的结尾显得很乐观。
We must take positive steps to deal with the problem. 我们必须采取积极步骤处理这个问题。
It will require positive action by all in the industry. 这将需要业内全体同仁的积极行动。

良好的；有助益的；正面的
His family have been a very positive influence on him. 他的家庭对他有十分良好的影响。

~ (about sth) | ~ (that…) 有绝对把握；确信；肯定
I can't be positive about what time it happened. 我说不准这事是什么时间发生的。
She was positive that he had been there. 她确信他曾在场。
‘Are you sure?’ “你敢肯定吗？”‘Positive.’ “绝对肯定。”

证据确凿的；明确的
We have no positive evidence that she was involved. 我们没有确凿证据证明她参与其事。

完全的；绝对的
He has a positive genius for upsetting people. 他气人的本事可大呢。
It was a positive miracle that we survived. 我们能够生还，完全是个奇迹。
Good day to you, Bernard! It's a positive delight to see you...你好，伯纳德！见到你真高兴。

n 优势；优点
Take your weaknesses and translate them into positives. 把你自己的弱点变成优点。

n positivity 积极性
Positivity is not just contagious⁴; it makes people want to work with you. 积极的态度能够影响他人，也会让别人愿意和你共事。


She didn't waste time feeling sorry for herself─she just picked herself up and carried on. 她没有浪费时间自怜，而是振作起来继续干。
 

1 radishes   

n.（做色拉用的）小萝卜( radish的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a bunch of radishes 一捆萝卜
• These radishes of mine taste as good as pears. 我这萝卜赛梨。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

3 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

4 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。