英語領域教學部落格

上篇題到美國當紅鄉村歌手 Taylor Swift 的最新作品、電影《飢餓遊戲》的主題曲 Safe and Sound

讓我們再來看一首泰勒絲的作品吧！

"Fifteen" 這首歌很適合八年級的同學聽，歌詞淺顯易懂，說著一個故事， 主旨是想告訴人們、由其是青少年們，許多現在你很在意的事情，例如愛情或友誼，也許幾年後你有所成長、回頭再看這些東西時，會發現他們其實沒有那麼重要。

歌詞十分具啟發性。

現在我們就來一同欣賞吧

妳深吸一口氣，走進門，這是開學第一天的早晨

You say hi to your friends you ain’t seen in a while 　　Try and stay out of everybody’s way

妳對許久不見的朋友們打招呼，靜靜地和人潮擦身而過
It’s your freshman year and you’re gonna be here 　　For the next four years in this town

這是新生報到的第一天，接下來的四年都將在這鎮上度過

Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say “You know, I haven’t seen you around before”

期待哪個學長會對妳眨眼，說「嘿，我以前似乎沒見過妳」

Cause when you’re fifteen and somebody tells you they love you 　　You’re gonna believe them

因為當妳十五歲，有人告訴妳他們愛你，妳必定深信不疑

And when you’re fifteen 　Feeling like there’s nothing to figure out

而當妳十五歲，感覺沒什麼好想的

Well, count to ten, take it in 　This is life before you know who you’re gonna be 　Fifteen

那，數到十，接受現實。在妳了解要成為什麼樣的人之前，生活便是如此。十五歲

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail 　　And soon enough you’re best friends

坐在隔壁的紅髮艾比，很快的成為妳的好姊妹
Laughing at the other girls who think they’re so cool 　We’ll be out of here as soon as we can

一起嘲笑那些自以為酷的女生，我們才不同流合汙
And then you’re on your very first date and he’s got a car 　And you’re feeling like flying

妳開始了第一次的約會，他開車帶妳去兜風，妳心情像飛翔般快樂
And your moma’s waiting up and you think he’s the one

不管媽媽還在等門，妳只覺得他就是妳的白馬王子
And you’re dancing round your room when the night ends   When the night ends

妳開心的在房間裡歡欣跳舞，整晚直到天亮

Cause when you’re fifteen and somebody tell you they love you 　You’re gonna believe them

因為當妳十五歲，有人告訴妳他們愛你，妳必定深信不疑
When you’re fifteen and your first kiss 　Makes your head spin around, but

十五歲的初吻，使妳的世界天旋地轉
In your life you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team

但其實在妳生命中，還有比和橄欖球隊員約會還重要的事等著妳
But I didn’t know it at fifteen

但當我十五歲時，我並不知道

When all you wanted was to be wanted 　　當時妳一心想受人疼愛

Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now

當妳長大點，希望妳能回頭給當時的自己一些建議

Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday

當時我發誓我一定要嫁給他

But I realized some bigger dreams of mine 　

但後來我發現夢想其實可以更偉大

And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy 　而艾比把一切都給了他

Who changed his mind and we both cried 　他卻離開了。我們都哭了。

Cause when you’re fifteen and somebody tells you they love you 　You’re gonna believe them

因為當妳十五歲，有人告訴妳他們愛妳，妳必定深信不疑

And when you’re fifteen, don’t forget to look before you fall

當妳十五歲，別忘了看看，在妳陷入前

I’ve found out time can heal most anything 

妳會發現時間幾乎可以治癒一切

And you just might find who you’re supposed to be

妳或許會了解妳想要成為怎樣的人

I didn’t know who I was supposed to be at fifteen 

當我十五歲時，我還不曉得該如何

La la la la la .. la la la la la .. La la la la la

You’re very first day 開學第一天
Take a deep breath, girl 　深吸一口氣吧，女孩
Take a deep breath as you walk through those doors　深吸一口氣，再踏入那些門