听歌学英语：摇啊摇 Rockabye

Call it love and devotion

称它为"爱和奉献"

Call it the mom’s adoration 1

称它为"母亲的爱"

Foundation

"生命之基"

A special bond of creation, hah

"诞生了一种特殊关系"

For all the single mums out there going through frustration 2

献给那些正在经历挫败感的所有单身妈妈们

Clean Bandit, Sean-da-Paul, Anne-Marie

洁匪，大山炮和安妮玛丽





She works the nights, by the water

她在水池边工作到夜里（估计是洗碗工）

She's gonna stress, so far away

她的压力如此之大

From her father's daughter

来自她父亲的女儿（自己）



She just wants a life for her baby

她只是想给她的孩子一个像样的生活

All on her own, no one will come

全靠她自己，没人来帮她

She's got to save him (daily struggle)

她不得不养活他（每天挣扎着）

[Pre-Chorus: Anne-Marie (Sean Paul)]

She tells him "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love

她对他说：“哦，我亲爱的宝贝，没人会伤害你的，宝贝

I'm gonna give you all of my love

我会给你我所有的爱

Nobody matters like you"

没有人像你一样重要”

She tells him "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life

她对他说："你的人生绝对不会重蹈我的覆辙

You're gonna grow and have a good life

你会长大，拥有一个好的未来

I'm gonna do what I've got to do"

我会为你做所有我必须做的事"

So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye

摇啊摇，宝贝，摇啊摇

I'm gonna rock you

我会给你摇摇篮

Rockabye baby, don't you cry

摇啊摇，宝贝，不要哭

Somebody's got you

你有我在你身后

Rockabye baby, Rockabye

摇啊摇，宝贝，摇啊摇

I'm gonna rock you

我会给你摇摇篮

Rockabye baby, don't you cry

摇啊摇，宝贝，不要哭

Rockabye, no

摇啊摇

Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye

摇啊摇，摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥

Rockabye, oh oh yeah

摇啊摇

Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye

摇啊摇，摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥



Single mama you doing out there

单身妈妈独自承担

Facing the odd life, we don't know fair

面对这怪诞人生，我们都不知道公平是什么

I know that you really care

我知道你真的在乎

Cause any obstacle come you're well-prepared

前路有任何障碍物到来，你都会准备好去迎接

No mama you never shed tear

勇敢的母亲不会轻易流泪

Cause you have to shed things year after year

你每年都要经历一些事情

And You give the youth love beyond compare

青春时，付出的爱无法衡量

You find his school fee and the bus fare

你筹集到了他上学和坐公交车的费用



Mmm marie, the pap' disappear

hey，玛丽， pap不见了

In the round back can’t find him nowhere

返回去也没有找到

Steadily 3 you work flow, everything you know

日复一日

Say you nah stop no time for your year

没有时间无暇顾及自己



Now she gotta a six year old

现在她有了一个已经六岁的孩子

Trying to keep him warm

尽力去给他温暖

Trying to keep all the cold

尽力去阻挡一切寒冷

When he looks her in the eyes

当他看她的眼睛

He don't know he's safe

他不知道他是那样的安全

When she says "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love

当她说：“哦，我亲爱的宝贝，没人会伤害你的，宝贝



I'm gonna give you all of my love

我会给你我所有的爱

Nobody matters like you"

没有人像你一样重要”

So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye

摇啊摇，宝贝，摇啊摇

I'm gonna rock you

我会给你摇摇篮

Rockabye baby, don't you cry

摇啊摇，宝贝，不要哭

Somebody's got you

你有我在你身后

Rockabye baby, Rockabye

摇啊摇，宝贝，摇啊摇

I'm gonna rock you

我会给你摇摇篮

Rockabye baby, don't you cry

摇啊摇，宝贝，不要哭

Rockabye, no

摇啊摇

Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye

摇啊摇，摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥

Rockabye, oh oh yeah

摇啊摇

Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye

摇啊摇，摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥



Now she gotta a six-year-old

现在她有了一个已经六岁的孩子

Trying to keep him warm

尽力去给他温暖

Trying to keep out the cold

尽力去阻挡一切寒冷

When he looks her in the eyes

当他看她的眼睛

He don't know he's safe when she sys

他不知道他是那样的安全，当她说...

She tells him "uh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love

她对他说：“哦，我亲爱的宝贝，没人会伤害你的，宝贝

I'm gonna give you all of my love

我会给你我所有的爱

Nobody matters like you"

没有人像你一样重要”

She tells him "your life ain't gonna be nothing like my life

她对他说："你的人生绝对不会重蹈我的覆辙

You're gonna grow and have a good life

你会长大，拥有一个好的未来

I'm gonna do what I've got to do"

我会为你做所有我必须做的事"

So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye

摇啊摇，宝贝，摇啊摇

I'm gonna rock you

我会给你摇摇篮

Rockabye baby, don't you cry

摇啊摇，宝贝，不要哭

Somebody's got you

你有我在你身后

Rockabye baby, Rockabye

摇啊摇，宝贝，摇啊摇

I'm gonna rock you

我会给你摇摇篮

Rockabye baby, don't you cry

摇啊摇，宝贝，不要哭

Rockabye

摇啊摇

Rockabye

摇啊摇

Rockabye

摇啊摇

Rockabye, oh oh

摇啊摇

Rockabye

摇啊摇

Rock-a-bye有点像中文里面的‘摇啊摇’。有一首非常著名的英文儿歌就叫做Rock-a-bye Baby《宝贝乖乖睡》，想必，我们这里播放的歌曲应该就出自于这首儿歌。



Call it love and devotion称它为"爱和奉献"

devotion

n.忠诚;热爱;献身；奉献;信仰；祈祷

As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty. 作为战士，他表现出了对其天职的无私奉献。

Despite his constant protestations of devotion and love, her doubts persisted. 尽管他一直宣称对她的爱忠贞不渝，她仍然心存怀疑。(Despite prep. 尽管，不管;protestation n. 抗议，异议；声明；断言 persist[p?'s?st] vi. 存留，坚持；持续，固执)



Call it the mom’s adoration称它为"母亲的爱"

adoration n 崇拜，敬爱；尊重；爱慕，敬慕，钟爱

He struts 4 and preens 5 like a peacock and believes he is worthy 6 of adoration.他像孔雀一样趾高气扬，认为自己应该受到爱戴。（strut vt. 炫耀；趾高气扬地走；给…加支撑preen vi. 洋洋自得；把（自己）打扮漂亮）



A special bond of creation, hah诞生了一种特殊关系

bond[bɑ:nd]n.

债券;纽带;联系;保释金 v.

使结合;建立互信关系;与…紧密联系;与…黏合

Most of it will be financed by government bonds.其主要资金来源于政府债券。

The experience created a very special bond between us. 这种经历使我们之间产生了一种特殊的感情/特殊的关系。

Belinda was having difficulty bonding with the baby 贝琳达难以与孩子建立亲密的关系。

Diamond may be strong in itself, but it does not bond well with other materials.钻石本身可能很坚固，但却不易与其他物质很好地黏合。



Trying to keep out the cold尽力去阻挡一切寒冷

keep out:(使)留在外面；挡住，不让进来，扣留，留下

People can keep out of the sun to avoid skin cancer. 人们可以通过避免阳光照射来预防皮肤癌。

They sandbagged their homes to keep out floods. 他们在房屋周围堆沙袋以抵御洪水的侵袭。

The company keeps 5% of his salary out each month.公司每月扣下他薪水的5%。



Cause any obstacle come you're well-prepared前路有任何障碍物到来，你都会准备好去迎接

well-prepared adj 做好充分准备；准备良好的

Success and Opportunity are only given to those people who are well-prepared!成功和机会是给有准备的人的！

We can see every lecture of his is well-prepared. 我们能看出他每次讲课都做了精心准备。

This presentation is brief, professional and extremely well-prepared. 这个报告简短、专业，准备得非常充分。