听歌学英语:灰姑娘 Tata Young - Cinderella

《Cinderella》，名字叫做灰姑娘，但是歌曲的内容却跟童话里的故事截然相反。独立、坚强、自信，做个女汉子将会是这首《Cinderella》带给您的听觉冲击。它在诉说，从来就没有什么救世主，人能依靠的最终只有自己。

When I was just a little girl
当我还是个小女孩时
My momma used to tuck me into bed
妈妈在哄我睡觉的时候
and she'd read me a story
会给我讲个故事
It always was about a Princess in distress¹
总是关于一个不幸的公主
And how a guy would save her and end up with glory
然后一个王子如何英雄救美,故事唯美落幕
I'd lie in bed and think about the person that I want to be
我就躺在床上想,如果我是那个公主多好呀
Then one day I realized the fairy tale life wasn't for me
然后突然有一天我醒悟过来,那不是属于我的童话
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
我不想像灰姑娘一样
Sittin' in a dark old dusty cellar
坐在黑暗脏乱的地窖里
Waiting for somebody, to come and set me free
等待着一个人来解救我
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
我也不想像白雪公主那样等待
For a handsome prince to come and save me on a horse of white,
等待一个英俊的王子骑着白马来救我
unless we're riding side by side
除非 我们并肩前行（比翼双飞）

Don't want to depend on no one else
我不想依赖其他人
I'd rather rescue myself
我宁愿自我拯救

Someday I'm gonna find someone who wants my soul, heart, and mind
总有一天我会找到一个人,愿拥有我的灵魂,我的心和我的思想
Who's not afraid to show that he loves me
他会勇敢地向我示爱
Somebody who will understand I'm happy just the way I am
他能理解为什么我喜欢走自己的路
Don't need nobody taking care of me
不需要别人的呵护
I will be there for him just as strong as he will be there for me
在特定的时刻，我会像他一样为方而坚强
When I give myself then it has to to be, an equal thing
而我也希望，我的付出能得到同等的回报

I can slay², my own dragons
我自己可以降服恶龙
I can dream, my own dreams
我有属于自己的梦想
My knight³ in shining armour⁴ is me
我的盔甲骑士应该就是我自己
So I'm gonna set me free
我将解救我自己

歌词解析:

When I was just a little girl.My momma used to tuck me into bed and she'd read me a story
小时候,妈妈在哄我睡觉的时候,会给我读故事
momma['mɑm?]跟Mom和Mother都是同一个意思。
来学一句跟Momma有关的高频口语吧："You kiss your Momma with that mouth?"别人对你说脏话,你就回敬他这一句,言下之意,就是说‘你也是用这脏嘴亲吻你妈妈的吗?
My momma used to tuck me into bed，used to：惯于；过去经常做，表示过去常常做某事，而现在往往不做了，后面接动词原形哦。它的发音是[ju:st],I used to like English.我曾经很喜欢英语的。We used to be friends.我们曾经是朋友。She used to be a loner.她以前总是不合群（以前是独行侠）。大家会用这个短语了吗？
tuck me into bed,这里是一个动宾短语，动词tuck是‘卷起’，to tuck up one's trousers
卷起裤子。tuck me into就等于tuck me to bed，是‘给我盖好被子使我入睡’的意思。

It always was about a Princess in distress.故事总是跟一个不幸的公主有关。
distress，n,危难，不幸；贫困；悲痛;in distress是介词短语作状语，‘遇难；在困境中’的意思。来看几个例句：He was ready to lend a helping⁵ hand to anyone in distress. 什么人有难,他都乐于帮助.A man who is dissatisfied with his condition is always in distress. 一个人如果不能满足于现状,他只会一直处于痛苦之中.

And how a guy would save her and end up with glory.然后一个王子如何英雄救美,故事唯美落幕
end up...以...告终，例如：If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want.如果你不知道自己想要什么，到头来你可能得非所愿。If she carries on shoplifting, she'll end up in jail.她如果继续这样进商店行窃，迟早会进监狱的。
glory光荣，荣誉； 壮观，壮丽
They are driven by a craving⁶ for personal glory.对个人荣誉的渴望驱动着他们。He was bathed in glory on the day he became the Ministry⁷.在成为部长的那一天他感到无上光荣。

Then one day I realized the fairy tale life wasn't for me然后突然有一天我醒悟过来,那不是属于我的童话
Then，然后，那么，那时候；one day,可以指将来的某一天，也可以指过去的某一天，realize，意识到；懂得；领悟；fairy tale life童话般的生活；

I don't wanna be like Cinderella，sittin' in a dark old dusty cellar我不想像灰姑娘一样 坐在黑暗脏乱的地窖里
cellar:地窖；酒窖；地下室
Spiders cobwebbed the cellar.地下室里布满了蜘蛛网 cobweb是名词‘蛛网’或者动词‘使布满蛛网；使混乱’的意思。
cell:细胞;牢房；电池的意思，cell phone手机 The radio won't work, if you swap⁸ the cell's poles over. 如果你把电池的正负极颠倒了，收音机就不会响了。

We're riding side by side 除非我们并肩前行
side by side并肩；一起；并排 We must stand side by side in this trouble and help each other. 在这困难时刻我们必须团结一致，互相帮助。Gathered together, the old, the middle-aged⁹ and the young studied side by side and encouraged each other.老、中、青济济一堂， 共同学习，相互激励。

Don't want to depend on no one else. I'd rather rescue myself 我不想依赖其他人。我宁愿自我拯救。
depend on sb依靠某人：You can't depend on your parents forever.你不能永远依赖你的父母。I depend on you to do it.这件事我就指望你了。
I'd rather=I would rather 我宁愿...I would rather travel by train than by plane我宁愿乘火车也不愿乘飞机旅行。
rescue:V营救，救援：Her own boat capsized after she attempted a rescue. 她在设法营救别人时自己的船也翻了.（capsize翻覆；弄翻）

I can slay, my own dragons 我自己就可以降服恶龙
slay，v屠杀;使某人绝倒，压倒、折服；
These jokes always slay the audience.
这些笑料总是会让观众叫绝。
Oh, you just slay me with your silly remarks.
唉，你说的那些蠢话简直叫我服了你了。

My knight in shining armour is me 我的盔甲骑士应该就是我自己
knight ，骑士；armour盔甲；shining光亮的； 华丽的

1 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

2 slay   

v.杀死，宰杀，杀戮

参考例句：

• He intended to slay his father's murderer.他意图杀死杀父仇人。
• She has ordered me to slay you.她命令我把你杀了。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

9 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。