English Grammar 英语语法
第8章 Prepositions 介词
第15课 歌曲分析 We Will Rock You
主讲 Tim
OBJECTIVES 学习目标
1 了解歌曲的相关文化背景。
2 能完整演唱歌曲。
We Will Rock You
UK
Background
由,被...(作者)
"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and
recorded by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World.
专为.....(目的) 的(限定)
Background
Other than the last 30 seconds, which contains a guitar
except 除了
以......形式
solo by May, the song is generally set in a cappella form,
作为
using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic body
percussion beat.
Background
Since its release, "We Will Rock You" has been covered,
自从
remixed, sampled, parodied, referred to, and used by
固定搭配
refer to
multiple recording artists, TV shows, films and other
media worldwide.
Background
It has also become a clichéd stadium anthem at sports
在(某个
具体的场合)
events around the world, due mostly to its simple rhythm.
环绕 due to 由于
歌曲背景
We Will Rock You是由皇后乐队(Queen)吉他手布赖恩 梅作
词作曲,收录于皇后乐队1977年发行的专辑News of the World
中。滚石杂志于2004年将其评为史上最伟大的500首歌曲
(The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time)的第330名,同时美国唱
片业协会将其排在“Songs of the Century”(世纪之歌)榜单中
的第146位。 除了最后30秒由May弹奏的吉他独奏(solo)
外,整首歌曲采用了阿卡贝拉的形式,只使用跺脚和拍手作
为音乐节拍。1977年,We Will Rock You及We Are the Champions
合并在一张单曲专辑中发行,成为世界十大畅销单曲之一。
自发行以来,We Will Rock You已被世界各地的音乐人翻
唱,重混,被电视节目,电影和其它媒体模仿和引用。由于
节奏简单,在世界各地的体育赛事中,它也成了一首耳熟能
详的体育场摇滚曲目。
We Will Rock You
[Verse 1]
Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street, gonna be a big man
someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Kicking your can all over the place, singing
[Chorus]
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you
We Will Rock You
[Verse 2]
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world
someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
[Chorus]
We will, we will rock you (Sing it out)
We will, we will rock you
We Will Rock You
[Verse 3]
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you some
peace someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
[Chorus]
We will, we will rock you (Sing it out)
We will, we will rock you
Exercise
Fill in the blanks. 用介词补全歌词。
1
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting _____ the street, gonna take _____ the world someday
You got blood ______ your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all ______ the place
Exercise
Find the prepositions. 用下划线勾出歌词中的所有介词。
2
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you some peace
someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
Answer Keys
Exercise
Fill in the blanks. 用介词补全歌词。
1
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street, gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
Exercise
Find the prepositions. 用下划线勾出歌词中的所有介词。
2
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes, gonna make you some peace
someday
You got mud on your face, you big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place