听歌学英语：做自己 Mike Posner-Be As You Are

Virginia woolf and poetry

读着Virginia woolf的书和她的诗

No one seemed to notice me

似乎无人察觉我的存在

Being young was getting so old

青春的年龄 却是垂老的外表

Cheap beer and cigarettes

沉迷在廉价烟酒中

Life was like a movie set

生活犹如电影场景

And I seemed to be given no role

而我却演着无名氏

But In times of trouble

当挫败困境降临

I can turn to my mother

我总向妈妈倾诉

And I know that she gon' understand

我知道她能明白我的苦楚

So at age 18

在我18岁时

I cried to my mother

我向妈妈哭诉

And she told me: young man

她对我说 年轻人

There are moments when you fall to the ground;

人生充满起起落落

But you are stronger than you feel you are now

但经历过了 你便会比此时更加强大

You don't always have to speak so loud no

你不必总是大声呼喊 不

Just be as you are

就做真实的自己

Life Is not always a comfortable ride

生活并非一帆风顺

Everybody's got scars 1 that they hide

每个人都有不愿展现的伤疤

And everybody plays the fool sometimes yeah

甚至有时我们还得扮演傻瓜

Just be as you are

就做真实的自己

They played me on the radio

他们在电台点播我的歌

And everything was changing so

一切都已改变

I thought I was all the way grown

我以为我一直在成长

But I can still remember In that cold november

但我仍记得那个寒冷冬夜

When I realized I'm all alone

当我意识我一直孑然一身

But In times of trouble

但当挫败困境降临

I can turn to my mother

我可以向妈妈倾诉

And I know that she gon' understand

我知道她能明白我的苦楚

So at age 22

在我22岁时

I cried to my mother

我向妈妈哭诉

And she told me young man

她对我说 年轻人

There are moments when you fall to the ground

人生总是此起彼落

But you are stronger than you feel you are now

但经历过了 你便会比此时更加强大

You don't always have to speak so loud no

你不必总是大声呼喊 不

Just be as you are

就做真实的自己

It doesn't matter If you become some star

你能否成为闪耀之星并不重要

Life Is better when you open your heart

当你敞开心扉 生活会变得美好

You don't always have to act so hard no

你不必时刻都刻意表现

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就做真实的自己

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If I'm speaking truthfully

坦白说来

I'm not who I used to be

我早已不是从前的自己

And I know some people might laugh

我知道有些人会嘲讽我

Cause my music doesn't sound the same

因为我的音乐不再一样

And my head's no longer shaved

我开始留起胡子

I'm worried If I'm on the right path

我总是担心我是否走在正确的道路上

But In times of trouble

但每当进退维谷

I can turn to my mother

我总是求助于母亲

And I know that she gon' understand

我知道她会懂我

So at age 26

在我26岁时

I spoke 2 to my mother

我对妈妈说

And she told me young man

她对我说 年轻人

There are moments when you fall to the ground

人生总是此起彼落

But you are stronger than you feel you are now

但经历过了 你便会比此时更加强大

You don't always have to speak so loud no

你不必总是大声呼喊 不

Just be as you are

就做真实的自己

It doesn't matter If you become some star

你能否成为闪耀之星并不重要

Life Is better when you open your heart

当你敞开心扉 生活会变得美好

You don't always have to act so hard no

你不必时刻都刻意表现

Just be as you are

就做真实的自己

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词汇扩展：



Life was like a movie set生活犹如电影场景

set: [set] n.集合, 组合, 日落, 一套, 一副, 一局比赛, 舞台, 姿态, 头发的定型

The mattress 3 and base are normally 4 bought as a set.床垫和床基通常成套购买。

Do you have a color TV set?你有彩色电视机吗？

I want one more stamp to complete my set.我再有一枚邮票就凑成一套了。

v.放置, 设定, 确定, 规定, 使开始, 使着手做,下沉

The diamond was beautifully set.这颗钻石镶嵌得十分完美。

A round table was set in the middle of the room.房间中央放了一张圆桌。

She set the alarm for 5 a.m.她把闹钟调到了早晨五点。

No date has been set for the visit.访问的日期尚未确定。

Her words set me thinking.她的话使我深思。

As the sun set, the shadows lengthened 5.随着夕阳西下, 影子变长了。



But In times of trouble, I can turn to my mother当挫败困境降临，我总向妈妈倾诉

in times of 在…的时候；在…的时期

In times of stress, the three best things to have are an old dog, an old wife and ready money.在失意的时候有三样东西最为宝贵：老狗、老婆和现金。

He promised to help me in times of trouble.他答应在我有困难的时候会伸出援助之手。

turn to sb: 向(某人)求助；求助于

In India, people with severe 6 mental illnesses often turn to temples and shrines 7, not to doctors.在印度，患有严重精神疾病的人往往求助于寺院、神庙而不是医生。

You can turn to your teacher when you have any problems.有任何问题可以求助于你的老师。

He had nobody to turn to when he was in trouble because he never cared to help others.因为他从来不帮助人，所以在困难的时候，他无处求助。



Life Is not always a comfortable ride生活并非一帆风顺

ride n.搭便车；（乘车或骑车的）短途旅程；免费搭车；（乘坐汽车等的）旅行

I presume 8 you're tired after the long ride.长途旅行后我想你肯定累了。

Could you give me a ride to the station?你能开车送我到车站吗？



一起来看歌词里面的句子：

Everybody's got scars that they hide每个人都有不愿揭开的伤疤

And everybody plays the fool sometimes.有时我们还会装傻

It doesn't matter If you become some star能否成为闪耀之星并不重要

Life Is better when you open your heart当敞开心扉,生活会变得美好

You don't always have to act so hard你不必时刻都刻意表现

Just be as you are做真实的自己就好