听歌学英语:Like a prayer-Madonna

Like a prayer
Madonna

麦当娜不仅是个流行歌手，而且是敢于向传统道德抗争的具有时代精神的典型女性。她的服饰、性感的形象和自我宣扬的生活方式使其成了上个世纪80和90年代的女性偶像。1989年3月发行的“Like a prayer”是麦当娜的第四张专辑，这是麦当娜“物质女孩”风格逐渐走向成熟的作品，在这张专辑里，她从最初的反叛者形象发展成了一个天主教徒。今天我们要学习的这首Like a prayer，就是这张专辑中的主打歌曲。



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[00:09.12]麦当娜
[00:25.90]Like a prayer
[00:44.73]播放音乐
[00:49.34]Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
[00:57.25]I hear you call my name
[01:02.21]And it feels like home
[01:16.54]When you call my name it's like a little prayer
[01:20.55]I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
[01:24.96]In the midnight hour I can feel your power
[01:29.21]Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
[01:34.10]I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing
[01:42.29]I have no choice, I hear your voice
[01:47.95]Feels like flying
[01:50.92]I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling
[01:59.14]Out of the sky, I close my eyes
[02:05.11]Heaven help me
[02:07.62]When you call my name it's like a little prayer
[02:11.81]I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
[02:16.21]In the midnight hour I can feel your power
[02:20.58]Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
[02:25.82]Like a child you whisper softly to me
[02:33.98]You're in control just like a child
[02:39.52]Now I'm dancing
[02:42.15]It's like a dream, no end and no beginning
[02:50.79]You're here with me, it's like a dream
[02:56.51]Let the choir¹ sing
[02:59.21]When you call my name it's like a little prayer
[03:03.39]I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
[03:07.82]In the midnight hour I can feel your power
[03:12.02]Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
[03:16.47]When you call my name it's like a little prayer
[03:20.48]I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
[03:24.84]In the midnight hour I can feel your power
[03:29.12]Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
[03:42.27]Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
[03:50.89]I hear you call my name
[03:55.34]And it feels like home
[03:59.62]Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
[04:03.49]Just like a muse² to me, you are a mystery
[04:07.83]Just like a dream, you are not what you seem
[04:12.34]Just like a prayer, no choice your
[04:14.68]voice can take me there
[04:17.10]Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
[04:20.77]It's like a dream to me
[04:31.91]歌词大意
[04:34.29]原声播放--请用心收听、理解
[04:58.52]Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
[05:01.88]I hear you call my name
[05:03.74]And it feels like home
[05:06.57]歌词大意
[05:15.35]原声播放--请用心收听、理解
[05:39.22]When you call my name it's like a little prayer
[05:41.75]I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
[05:44.58]In the midnight hour I can feel your power
[05:47.64]Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
[05:51.96]歌词大意
[06:06.78]prayer  祈祷者，祷告者
[06:10.04]原声播放--请用心收听、理解
[06:47.63]I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing
[06:50.58]I have no choice, I hear your voice
[06:53.55]Feels like flying
[06:55.13]I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling
[06:58.25]Out of the sky, I close my eyes
[07:00.77]Heaven help me
[07:03.02]歌词大意
[07:19.62]have no choice
[07:25.41]but to do something
[07:31.66]I had no choice but to take the last train to go home.
[07:41.48]原声播放--请用心收听、理解
[08:18.81]Like a child you whisper softly to me
[08:21.04]You're in control just like a child
[08:23.41]Now I'm dancing
[08:25.00]It's like a dream, no end and no beginning
[08:28.66]You're here with me, it's like a dream
[08:31.36]Let the choir sing
[08:34.43]歌词大意
[08:49.35]be in control
[08:57.89]Professor Smith is in control of a hospital.
[09:05.08]be in the control
[09:08.04]something
[09:15.73]The hospital is in the control of Professor Smith.
[09:20.60]原声播放--请用心收听、理解
[09:42.98]Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
[09:45.85]Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery
[09:49.16]Just like a dream, you are not what you seem
[09:52.33]Just like a prayer, no choice your
[09:55.51]voice can take me there
[09:58.35]歌词大意
[10:09.85]muse  沉思，冥想
[10:18.92]She has been sitting there musing³ for hours.
[10:27.36]原声播放--请用心收听、理解
[10:37.44]Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
[10:39.85]It's like a dream to me
[10:43.00]歌词大意
[10:50.56]谢谢收听

1 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

2 muse   

n.缪斯（希腊神话中的女神），创作灵感

参考例句：

• His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
• Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。

3 musing   

n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面，”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边，站着沉思了一会儿。