英语儿歌274首 第36期:Don't cry

 歌词如下:

Don't cry.Baby,don't cry,

I'll be nearby¹.please ,don't cry.

Baby,don't cry tonight.

Smile.Baby,please smile.

I'll stay here a while².

I'll rock your cradle³ tonight.

Sleep.Baby,now sleep.

Sleep.Baby,now sleep.

Then I will turn off⁴ the light.

Don't cry，Baby,don't cry,

I'll be nearby.

Please,don't cry.

Baby,don't cry tonight.

1 nearby   

adj.附近的；adv.在附近；prep.在...附近

参考例句：

• There is a supermarket nearby.附近有一家超市。
• We went fishing in the river nearby.我们去附近的河里钓鱼。

2 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

3 cradle   

n.摇篮，策源地，支船架；vt.把...放在摇篮里

参考例句：

• The baby was rocked to sleep in a cradle.婴儿在摇篮里被摇得睡着了。
• Tokyo was the cradle of Japanese culture.东京是日本文化的发源地。

4 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。