1985, for the charitable organization 'USA For Africa'. Michael Jackson, along with Lionel Richie, composed the song 'We Are The World'. Numerous artists took part and sung this song. The song eventually gained millions of dollars used to fight famine in Africa, and have won numerous awards, including 4 Grammys.
1985年,Michael Jackson完成了一件国际性慈善创举,为救援非洲饥民,Michael Jackson作为发起人呼吁美国歌手一起录制了歌曲We Are The World。当然这成为全球大热的单曲,为非洲儿童酬得四千万美元。80年代中期,是Michael Jackson的?金时期,他的名气召集了45位美国人气歌星如Lindsey Buckingham,Kim Carnes,Ray Charles,Bob Dylan,Daryl Hall,Billy Joel,Willie Nelson,Jeffery Osborne,Steve Perry,The Pointer Sisters,Lionel Richie,Smokey Robinson,Kenny Rogers,Diana Ross,Paul Simon,Tina Turner,Stevie Wonder,Quincy Jones等参加。
这首We're the World 《天下一家》是Michael与Lionel Richie合作仅用了两小时的时间就完成了的作品。这首单曲在四天内就卖出了五十万张,电台播放率超过90%,震撼了亿万人的心,风靡全球。1986年We are the World获得了葛莱美"年度最佳歌曲奖"。
We're The World 天下一家
International Super Stars
There comes a time when we hear a certain call 我们听到了一声召唤,
When the world must 1)come together as one 全世界必须团结在一起!
There are people dying 不断有人死去,
And its time to 2)lend a hand to life 是时候向这些生命伸出援助之手,
The greatest gift of all 生命是世界上最珍贵的。
We can't go on pretending day by day 我们不能日复一日地幻想,
That someone, somewhere will soon 3)make a change 总有别人会一瞬间让世界改变。
We are all a part of God's great big family 我们都是上帝大家庭的一员,
And the truth, you know, 我们都知道,
Love is all we need 我们需要的就是爱。
We are the world, 4)we are the children 天下一家,我们都是上帝的孩子。
We are the ones who make a brighter day 我们要创造光辉灿烂的明天,
So let's start giving 所以现在我们就要付出。
There's a choice we're making 这是我们的选择,
We're saving our own lives 我们在自我拯救。
It's true we'll make a better day 要创造一个更美好的世界,
Just you and me 要靠你和我。
Send them your heart 用心帮助他们,
So they'll know that someone cares 他们会知道还有人关心,
And their lives will be stronger and free 他们的生命会更坚强,更自由。
As God has shown us by 5)turning stones to bread 上帝把石头变成面包来给我们启示,
So we all must lend a helping hand 所以我们必须伸出援助之手。
We are the world, we are the children 天下一家,我们都是上帝的孩子。
We are the ones who make a brighter day 我们要创造光辉灿烂的明天,
So let's start giving 所以现在我们就要付出。
There's a choice we're making 这是我们的选择,
We're saving our own lives 我们在自我拯救。
It's true we'll make a better day 要创造一个更美好的世界,
Just you and me 要靠你和我。
When you're 6)down and out, 当你沮丧绝望,
There seems no hope at all 就看不到任何希望。
But if you just believe 但是如果你坚定信念,
There's no way we can fall 我们就不会失败。
Let us realize that a change can only come 要知道只要团结在一起,
When we stand together as one 世界才能改变。
We are the world, we are the children 天下一家,我们都是上帝的孩子。
We are the ones who make a brighter day 我们要创造光辉灿烂的明天,
So let's start giving 所以现在我们就要付出。
There's a choice we're making 这是我们的选择,
We're saving our own lives 我们在自我拯救。
It's true we'll make a better day 要创造一个更美好的世界,
Just you and me 要靠你和我。
歌曲语言点讲解
1. come together as one就是说人们团结在一起,像一个人一样,不分彼此。
2. The greatest gift of all就是指life"生命"。lend a hand to sb or sth表示"向某人或者某物伸出援手",这里的hand的意思可不是"手",而是"帮助"的意思,比如我们还可以说,Do you need a hand? 你需要帮忙吗?还有,Maybe I can give you a hand in this. 也许我能帮上你的忙。
3. make a change表示"做出改变"。还有do sth for a change,表示"做某事来改变",比如说,Stop complaining! Do something for a change! 别抱怨了!要改变就要有行动!还有,Let's go swimming for a change. 我们换个活动,去游泳吧。
4. we are the children是说"我们是上帝的孩子"或者"我们是大自然母亲的孩子"都可以,也就是要突出"我们都是一家人"的感情。只有我们一起努力,才能创造更美好的明天。
5. As God has shown us by turning stones to bread说的是《圣经》里面的故事,耶稣曾经把地上的石头变成了面包,分给饥饿的人吃。这里面是用这个典故说明只要相信,就会有奇迹出现,只有付出自己的真心去帮助别人,这个世界才会更加美好。
6. When you're down and out当中的down表示"失败,沮丧",out补充完整了应该是 out of place,表示"迷失了方向,找不到归属感"。比如我们可以说,Sometimes I feel out of place.有时候我感觉自己很迷茫,无所适从。
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