听歌也是学英语的好方式,寓学于乐,随时随地。美国乡村歌曲、摇滚和歌谣的作词水平相当高,在很大程度上取代了传统的诗歌。Bob Dylan因为歌词还获得了诺贝尔文学奖。本推头像下面那句“Keep rolling till I'm in the dirt …”就是取自乡村歌手Chris Stapleton的《Traveler》。乡村歌曲充满草根俚语和大白话,从中能学到无数书本上学不到的表达方式。Chris Stapleton有首《Fire Away》,当你理解了那些词语表达的含义时,无法不被其中的悲怆所感染。
Honey load up your questions
Pick up your sticks & your stones
And pretend I’m a shelter for heartaches that don’t have a home
Choose the words that cut like a razor
& all that I’ll say is
Fire away
Take your best shot
Show me what you got
Honey I’m not afraid
Rear back & take aim
And fire away
Well I wish I could say
That I’ve never been here before
But you know and I know
That I’ll always come back for more
Your love might be my damnation
But I’ll cry to my grave
Fire away
Take your best shot
Show me what you got
Honey I’m not afraid
Rare back & take aim
And fire away
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