美国摇滚组合Bon Jovi在1992年有一名曲叫Keep the faith,内容讲述我们要坚持自己的信念,人每天会遇到不同的挑战及逆境,重点是不要让大爱变成仇恨;若我伤害了你,也希望你会原谅。我们从歌词当中可以学会一些常用的动词片语(phrasal verbs),以下节录一小段歌词:
Lord we've gotta keep the faith
Tell me baby when I hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me "all's forgiven"
Just hide behind your pride
Everybody's bleeding 'cause the times are tough
Well it's hard to be strong
When there's no one to dream on
Faith!:You know you're gonna live through the rain
I've been walking in the footsteps
of society's lies
I don't like what I see no more
Sometimes I wish I was blind
Sometimes I wait forever
To stand out in the rain
So no one sees me cryin'
Trying to wash away this pain
学生可以从歌曲中学到phrasal verbs:
hide behind防止被批评或捉住做错了的事情。
dream on表明一个不切实际的建议或事情。 live through继续活着。
stand out坚持或拒绝遵守。
wash out清洗或淨化(一般指腐败或内疚罪恶的事情)。
我把这首歌作为教材介绍给学生之余,也希望可以勉励他们:社会动荡时期,更加要装备自己,迎接不同年代带给我们的挑战。
Miss Carol
大专院校语文讲师、企业培训讲师及国际英文公开试主考官。
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