PROTECTOR

• By: Beyoncé, Rumi Carter

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

Mom, can I hear the lullaby, please?

妈，可以唱摇篮曲给我听吗？

And there I was, tangled up in marigold

我就那样，缠绕在金盏花中

We were listening to the reverend children singing

我们在听牧师孩子们唱歌

(Sing, sing, sing, sing) hm, yeah

（唱啊，唱啊，唱啊，唱）嗯，是的

Hummin' low as the garden river flows

低声哼着，像花园里的河水缓缓流淌

While the August light becomes a golden evenin' (evenin'), yeah

当八月的光变成金色的黄昏（黄昏），是的

And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way

如果你迷路了，我会带你走那条路

Born to be a protector, mm-hmm

天生就是保护者，嗯哼

Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

即使我知道，总有一天你会自己发光

I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm

我会成为你的投影仪，嗯，嗯哼

An apricot picked right off a given tree

一颗杏子，从树上摘下

I gave water to the soil, and now it feeds me, yeah, yeah (yeah)

我浇灌土壤，现在它养活了我，是的，是的（是的）

And there you are, shaded underneath it all

你就在那儿，阴影下遮蔽一切

I feel proud of who I am, because you need me, yeah (yeah)

我为我是谁感到骄傲，因为你需要我，是的（是的）

And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way (uh)

如果你迷路了，我会带你走那条路（啊）

Born to be a protector-tor, mm

天生就是保护者，嗯

Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

即使我知道，总有一天你会自己发光

I will be your projector, mm-hm

我会成为你的投影仪，嗯哼

And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

即使我知道，总有一天你会自己发光

I will be your projector, projector, projector

我会成为你的投影仪，投影仪，投影仪

I first saw your face in your father's gaze

我第一次看到你的脸，在你父亲的目光中

There's a long line of hands carryin' your name, mm

有一长串人在传递你的名字，嗯

Liftin' you up, so you will be raised

托起你，让你被抬起

Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

即使我知道，总有一天你会自己发光

I will be your projector, yeah

我会成为你的投影仪，是的

And even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own

即使我知道，总有一天你会自己发光

I will be your protector, born to be a protector

我会做你的保护者，天生就是保护者

Okay

好的

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
protect /prəˈtɛkt/ B2	verb - 保护免受伤害
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - 发光
projector /prəˈdʒɛktər/ C1	noun - 投影仪
guardian /ˈgɑːrdiən/ B2	noun - 守护者
river /ˈrɪvər/ A2	noun - 河流
garden /ˈgɑːrdn/ A2	noun - 花园
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - 光 adjective - 轻的，明亮的
proud /praʊd/ B2	adjective - 感到自豪或满足
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - 雨
tree /triː/ A2	noun - 树
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	verb - 浇水

Grammar:

• And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way.

  ➔ 简单将来时.

  ➔ 短语"我将引导"表示未来的承诺或意图.

• Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own.

  ➔ 带有'即使'的从句.

  ➔ 短语"即使我知道"引入了知识和期望之间的对比.

• I feel proud of who I am, because you need me.

  ➔ 带有从属子句的复合句.

  ➔ 短语"因为你需要我"解释了自豪感的原因.

• I first saw your face in your father's gaze.

  ➔ 简单过去时.

  ➔ 短语"我第一次看到"表示过去完成的动作.

• There's a long line of hands carrying your name.

  ➔ 现在进行时.

  ➔ 短语"携带你的名字"描述了一个正在进行的动作.