音乐咖啡厅:johnny

Craig David是英国正当红的R&B守护者。1981年5月5日出生于英国的Southampton，自小受贝司手父亲的音乐熏陶，很早就在俱乐部担任说唱歌手和DJ 。2000 年，才华横溢的Craig David和著名制作人Mark Hill相遇并擦出音乐的火花，同年，他推出两首单曲“Fill Me In”和“7 Days”都荣登排行榜的冠军。首张个人专辑Born¹ To Do It更是轰动了整个英国歌坛。这位“英国小天王”迅速窜红，连Elton John 、U2 、Jamiroquai 、Sisqo 、Usher都对他的音乐盛赞不已。 2003年，Craig David与Sting合唱的一首“Rise and Fall”被《时代》周刊评选为“年度最重量级音乐组合”。2005年，Craig David的全新专辑 Story Goes又为R&B音乐开创了一片新的蓝天。
 

it's another day at school
and he's just walking out the door
got² his rucksack on his back
and his feet dragging³ on the floor
always late for when he's questioned
he can't think of what to say
hides the bruises⁴ from the teachers
hoping that they go away
even⁵ though⁶ his mom and dad
they both got problems⁷ of their own
caught a catch at 22
but he'd still rather⁸ be at home
cries himself⁹ to sleep and prays
when he wakes¹⁰ up things might¹¹ have changed
but everything's still the same
but didn't you say
you always said¹² that i should speak up hmm
but it seems¹⁴ like all the things
you said to me before meant nothing at all
because
i keep telling you that johnny's hitting me
that's why i'm late for school
(but you never listen)
instead you always seem¹³ to end up blaming¹⁵ me
for things i didn't do
(for what it's worth)
i didn't even want to tell you anything
in case it made¹⁶ things worse
(just so you know)
everytime i say that johnny's hitting me
hey mom and dad it hurts
every day keeps on repeating
like the record¹⁷ on replay
slowly getting off¹⁸ the bus
with johnny waiting at the gates
like a friend who will smile
and wave¹⁹ at him or calling out his name
put his arm around his neck
whisper "now give me all your change!"
to afraid to make a scene
or plea with him to letting go
he just takes whatever's coming
feels the pain with every blow
tries in vain to make himself be heard
as soon as he gets home
and to never be afraid to come
and tell you if i needed to talk
(if i needed to talk, yeh)
well i don't know the meaning of love hmm
'cos it seems like all the things you said to me
before meant nothing at all

1 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

2 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

3 dragging   

adj. 拖曳用的, 拖延的 动词drag的现在分词

参考例句：

• It's the high fever that's been dragging him down. 是这场高烧把他的身体拖垮的。
• They're dragging the river for the body of the missing boy. 他们在河底打捞失踪男孩的尸体。

4 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

7 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

8 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

9 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• 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。

10 wakes   

v.醒( wake的第三人称单数 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• In spring nature wakes from her long winter sleep. 春天大自然从长长的冬眠中苏醒过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On holidays the little town wakes up. 每逢假日，这个小城镇就活跃起来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

12 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。

13 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

14 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

15 blaming   

v.指责，责怪，归咎于( blame的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened? 你何必为已发生的事没完没了地自责？
• Don't keep blaming your little sister for your bad behavior. 不要总是把你的不良行为怪在你的小妹妹身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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。

17 record   

n.记录，唱片；v.记录，记载

参考例句：

• She broke the former record.她打破以前的记录。
• All the important events are on record.重大事件都有记载。

18 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。

19 wave   

n.波，波浪，波动；v.波动，挥动，起伏

参考例句：

• The flag waved in the wind.旗帜在风中飘扬。
• The waves stopped.波浪停止了。