篇一：{听经典英文歌曲--解析歌词}[24]~Cotton Field~
{听经典英文歌曲--解析歌词}［24］~Cotton Field~
当你听到这些经过岁月之流无情淘洗而依然闪光的优美
旋律，我想你会为之陶醉！ 这将歌词进行简单注释，使大家能够深刻体会歌曲的丰
富涵义！
《Cotton Field》
《Cotton Field》是一首美国传统的乡村民谣，也是农夫们的乡村生活和在田间劳作时感受的真实写照。在美国的发展史上，北部以工业为主，而南部以农业为主，许多大农场、种植园多在南部，种植小麦、棉花、烟草等农作物。因此，《Cotton Field》这首古老民歌就是在这样
的劳动背景下产生的。
Cotton Field
When I was a little bitty baby,
My mama would rock me in the cradle,
In them old cotton field back home.
It was down in Louisiana,
Just about a mile from Texarkana,
In them old cotton field back home.
And when them cotton ball get rotten,
You can't pick very much cotton,
In them old cotton field back home.
歌词大意
当我还是个小婴孩时，
妈妈常把我放在摇蓝里摇着我，
在家乡那片老棉花田里。
我的家乡在路易斯安那，
离泰克萨卡那一英里，
在家乡那片老棉花田里。
噢，当棉花桃腐烂时，
你就摘不到多少棉花，
在家乡那片老棉花田里。
歌词、句型分析
1．When I was a little bitty baby，my mama would rock me in the cradle in them old cotton field back
home．
= When I was still an infant，my mum would rock me to sleep in my cradle on the farm back in my hometown．当我还是一个小婴孩时，妈妈在家乡那片老棉花田里常
把我放在摇蓝里哄我睡觉。
bitty（形容词）意为：少许，一点点，细短的。例：a little bitty baby = a baby infant
小不点，一丁点大的婴孩。
Rock vt.摇动，使前后（左右）
例：The earthquake rocked the house．
那场地震使房屋摇动着。
Rock:一般是指激烈地咯咯摇动。
Swing:指下垂的东西摆动。
Sway:指树枝等的摇动。
cradle：摇篮、发源地、婴儿时期。
例：The baby is sleeping in the cradle．
婴儿在摇篮里睡觉。
The Yellow River，cradle of Chinese civilization
黄河——中国文明的摇篮
The girl has been sickly from the cradle．
那个女孩从幼年起便身体虚弱。
From the cradle to the grave
自生到死；一辈子。
in them old cotton field．此短语中的them，本应为the或their，从用词上我们可以看出美国南部的乡下人没有受过良好的教育，用them来代替the或their，这是他们的习惯；另一方面，这种用法是Black English（黑人英文）的一个特征。因此，我们说这首歌曲与黑人有关。
2．It was down in Louisiana，Just about a mile from
Texarkana．
= My hometown is down in the southern state of Louisiana，which is about a mile from Texarkana．我的家乡在路易斯安那，离泰克萨卡那一英里。
下面有个问题留给大家
3. Oh，when them cotton ball get rotten，you can't pick very much cotton in them old cotton field back
home．
请你说出rot的意思？举例！^*^
同时说出rot, spoil 和decay的区别！
参考答案
3．Oh，when them cotton ball get rotten，you can't pick very much cotton in them old cotton field back
home．
= Oh，when the cotton balls get rotten，you won't
have any harvest in their old cotton field．噢，当棉花桃腐烂时，你就不会有什么收成。cotton ball之后应加上“s”表示复数，此处又出现语
法上的错误，再次说明他们的文化水平很低。
get rotten：变坏，腐烂。（表示一个变化过程，get
是系动词）
作为系动词的词还有：turn，become，grow，prove，
run，go，fall等等。
例：These methods have proved effective in English
teaching．
在英语教学中，这些方法证实有效。
篇二：lyrics英文歌词赏析
butterfly fly away
Little girls things like that
Had to drive me everywhere
You were always there when I looked back
You had to do it
Must have been
And when I couldn't sleep at night
You would
Caterpillar in the tree
How you wonder who you'll be
Can't go far but you can always dream
Wish you may and
Don't you worry,
I promise you there will come a day
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away (Butterfly fly away) , now you can't stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true
Butterfly fly away (Butterfly fly away)
and know just what to do
Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away
Butterfly fly away
You tuck me in, turn out the light 你给我把被子盖好，关上灯
kept me safe and sound at night 让我夜里能安心地酣睡 Little girls depend on things like that 小女孩们依赖这样的事儿 Brushed my teeth and combed my hair
刷牙，梳理头发
Had to drive me everywhere 开车带我去各个地方 You were always there when I looked back
当我回望时，你总在那儿
You had to do it all alone 你总要一个人做这些事
Make a living, make a home
赚钱，养家 Must have been as hard as it could be
无论多艰苦 And when I couldn't sleep at night 当我夜里不能入睡时 Scared things wouldn't turn out right 害怕的东西袭来时 You would hold my hand and sing to me
你会握住我的手，轻声哼唱 Caterpillar in the tree
树里藏着的毛毛虫啊
How you wonder who you'll be 你疑惑你的未来 Can't go far but you can always dream
无法高飞，但永远有梦
篇三：英文歌曲赏析教案
广州市真光中学初中部校本课 课程名称 英文歌曲赏析 授课教师周丽君
《英文歌词解析》
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