音乐咖啡厅:阳光小王子Jesse Mccartney (How Do You Sleep)

用“阳光男孩”、“青少年偶像”、“少女杀手”…等等字眼来形容杰西麦卡尼，仅只能形容出不到十分之一的他。这位有着帅气外貌的18岁金发碧眼男孩，却希望大家从他身上看到的不是有形的外表，而是更多无形且具有深度的特质，也就是他的才华。

 
Artist：Jesse Mccartney
Song：How Do You Sleep

You better see right through that mother's eyes
Those freaks was¹ right when they said² you was dead
The one mistake³ you made⁴ was in your head
Ah⁵, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?

You live with straights⁶ who tell you you was king
Jump when your momma tell you anything
The only thing you done was yesterday
And since⁷ you're gone you're just another day
Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?
Ah, how do you sleep?

Ah, how do you sleep at night?
A pretty face may last a year or two
But pretty soon they'll see what you can do
The sound you make is muzak to my ears
You must have learned⁸ something in all those years
Ah, how do you sleep?
Ah, how do you sleep at night?
这位从小就踏入戏剧界的歌手是美国家喻户晓的好演员，他为演戏所投注的心力从他两度入围艾美奖日间节目类最佳年轻男演员奖项就可窥知一二，但杰西更大的兴趣与抱负是在音乐方面，他在14岁时就加入了男孩团体Dream Street，该团的首张同名专辑还创下白金销售佳绩，虽然后来乐团解散，但杰西对音乐的热情丝毫没有减褪，他在继续维持戏剧演出之余，还是努力充实自己，在创作与演唱方面不断吸收更多不同的养分。

　　对各种类型音乐兼容并蓄的涉足让杰西的唱腔与创作含括了摇滚、灵魂、流行与舞曲等等不同风格，他的超龄成熟歌声却还是能够让每一个音符与每一句歌词透射出青春的气息，无怪乎花了两年时间精心琢磨的首张专辑“天使的心（Beautiful Soul）”一推出就大受欢迎，获得全美专辑榜第15名的好成绩。杰西的创作与演唱实力已藉他的首张专辑建立起口碑，他的巡回演唱会在全球各地票房处处告捷、歌曲在电视台及电台获得超高的点播率、在2005年青少年直选（Teen Choice⁹ Awards）中连得三项大奖－“最佳跨界艺人”、“最佳男歌手”以及“最具突破男艺人”－，并且获得2005全美音乐奖“最佳新进艺人”奖项提名….等等睥睨同侪的成就在在证明了杰西正创立了一股属于自己的新风潮，这股风潮相对地也反映出杰西对音乐事业积极的态度和他天赋加上努力的双倍成效。

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 mistake   

n.错误，误会；v.犯错，误认

参考例句：

• Don't make the same mistake again.不要再犯同样的错。
• I made a mistake but you should give me a chance.我犯了一次错误，但你应该给我一次机会。

4 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

5 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

6 straights   

n.直道部份，直道( straight的名词复数 )；异性恋者

参考例句：

• Fujian is located along the coast of Southeast China, facing Taiwan across the straights. 福建地处我国东南沿海，与台湾隔海相望。 来自互联网

7 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

8 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

9 choice   

n.选择，抉择；精选品

参考例句：

• There are many books you can make a choice.有许多书你可以任意选择。
• He went abroad at his own choice.他出国是自愿选择的。