听歌学英语：天生要飞翔 Wings

Little Mix，由英国选秀节目走出来的音乐组合，她们早期的作品比较适合成长中的孩子。

Mama told me not to waste¹ my life²
妈妈告诉我不要浪费生命
She said³ spread⁴ your wings my little butterfly
她说，展开双翅吧,我的小蝴蝶
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
别让那些闲言闲语让你夜不能寐
And if they give you shhhh..
倘若他们要你闭嘴
Then they can walk on by
那么，他们可以滚了
My feet, feet can't touch the ground⁵
我的双腿无法着地
And I can't hear a sound
而我也无法听见任何声音
But you just keep on running⁶ up your mouth yeah
但是你的臭嘴不能停
Walk, walk on over there
一边凉快去吧
Cause⁷ I'm too fly to care⁸, oh yeah
我太专注于飞翔，你根本无法让我分心。

Your words don't mean a thing
你的话狗屁不是
I'm not listening
我根本没有在听
Keep talking. All I know is
不管你怎么说，我只知道
Mama told me not to waste my life,
妈妈让我不要浪费生命
She said spread your wings my little butterfly
她说，展开双翅吧！我的小蝴蝶
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
别让那些闲言闲语扰乱你的生活
And they can't detain⁹ you
他们无法限制你
Cause wings are made¹⁰ to fly
因为翅膀是用来飞翔的

And we don't let nobody¹¹ bring us down
我们才不会让任何人打败我们
No matter what you say it won't hurt me
不管你怎么说，我都无所谓
Don't matter if I fall from the sky
就算我从高空坠落也不在意
These wings are made to fly
因我生了一对用来翱翔的双翼

Huh huh...
啊啊
I'm firing up on that runway
我正从跑道上起飞
I know we're gonna get there someday¹²
我知道我们总会达到目的地
But we don't need no ready steady¹³ go, no
我们才不需要预备口号
Talk, talk turns into air
闲言碎语消失于空气
And I don't even¹⁴ care, oh yeah
我一点也不在乎
Your words don't mean a thing
你说的那些话根本没有意义
I'm not listening
我根本听不进去
Keep talking, all I know is
不管你怎么说，我只知道
Mama told me not to waste my life,
妈妈跟我说别随便浪费生命
She said spread your wings my little butterfly
她说，展开双翅吧！我的小蝴蝶
Don't let what they say keep you up at night,
别让那些闲言闲语扰乱你的生活
And they can't detain you
他们无法绑住你
Cause wings are made to fly
因为翅膀天生要飞翔
And we don't let nobody bring us down
我们才不会让任何人打败我们
No matter what you say it won't hurt me
不管你怎么说，我都无所谓
Don't matter if I fall from the sky
就算我从高空坠落也别不怕
These wings are made to fly
因我生了一对用来翱翔的双翼
I don't need no one saying¹⁵ hey, hey, hey, hey
我不需要任何人来告诉我
I don't hear no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
我不需要任何人来告诉我
You better keep on walking
你最好闪一边
I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd
我不想听
You better keep on walking
你最好一边凉快
I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd
我不想听见任何人的谈论
Your words don't mean a thing
你说的那些话根本没有意义
I'm not listening
我根本听不进去
They're just like water off¹⁶ my wings
那些对我根本毫无作用
Mama told me not to waste my life
妈妈跟我说别随便浪费生命
She said spread your wings my little butterfly
她说，展开双翅飞翔吧吧！我的小蝴蝶
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
别让那些闲言闲语扰乱你的生活
And they can't detain you
他们无法绑住你
Cause wings are made to fly
因为翅膀天生要飞翔
And we don't let nobody bring us down
不会让任何人打败我们
No matter what you say it won't hurt me
不管你怎么说，我都无所谓
Don't matter if I fall from the sky
就算我从高空坠落也不怕
These wings are made to fly
因为翅膀天生要飞翔
And we don't let nobody bring us down
没有人能打败我们
No matter what you say it won't hurt me
不管你怎么说，我都无所谓
Don't matter if I fall from the sky
就算我从高空坠落也没不怕
These wings are made to fly
因为翅膀天生要飞翔

Your words don't mean a thing
你的话狗屁不是
I'm not listening
我根本没有在听
Keep talking. All I know is:
不管你怎么说，我只知道
Mama told me not to waste my life.
妈妈让我不要浪费生命
She said ‘spread your wings my little butterfly
她说，展开双翅吧！我的小蝴蝶
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
别让那些闲言闲语扰乱你的生活
And they can't detain you
他们无法限制你
Cause wings are made to fly '
因为翅膀是用来飞翔的

1 waste   

v.浪费；滥用

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。

2 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

3 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。

4 spread   

n.传播，散布，伸展；adj.扩延的，伸展的；vt.展开，铺开；传播，推广；伸出；涂，敷

参考例句：

• The news spread very widely.这消息传播得很广。
• She spread a cloth on the table.她用一块布铺在餐桌上。

5 ground   

n.土地，战场，场地；adj.土地的，地面上的；v.放在地上，使...搁浅，打基础

参考例句：

• The baby is playing on the ground.婴儿正在地上玩。
• He picked a pen from the ground.他从地上捡起一支钢笔。

6 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

7 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

8 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

9 detain   

vt.拘留，扣留，留住，耽搁

参考例句：

• The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时。
• Allow me to detain you for a moment.请允许我耽误你一会。

10 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。

11 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

12 someday   

adv.(今后)有一天

参考例句：

• He'll forgive me someday.总有一天他会宽恕我的。
• My hope is that someday you will move to this town.我希望你有朝一日能搬到这个城市里来。

13 steady   

adj.稳定的，不动摇的，沉着的，稳固的，坚定的，可靠的；vt.使稳定

参考例句：

• She has a steady income.她有固定的收入。
• He is a steady young man.他是一个稳重的年轻人。

14 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

15 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

16 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。