The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting Over An Open Fire)

• By: Christina Aguilera
• Album: My Kind Of Christmas

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

- (Young Christina) Merry Christmas.

- (童年克里斯蒂娜) 圣诞快乐。

(paper crinkling)

(paper crinkling)

Oh look what I got, Mommy!

哦，看看我得到了什么，妈妈！

(Christina vocalizing)

(Christina vocalizing)

(Christina vocalizing)

(Christina vocalizing)

♪ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪

♪ 栗子在明火上烤着 ♪

♪ Jack Frost nipping at your nose ♪

♪ 严寒的杰克冻红了你的鼻子 ♪

♪ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir ♪

♪ 圣诞颂歌被唱诗班吟唱 ♪

♪ And folks dressed up like Eskimos ♪

♪ 人们打扮得像爱斯基摩人 ♪

♪ Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe ♪

♪ 每个人都知道火鸡 - 和一些槲寄生 ♪

♪ Will help to make the season bright ♪

♪ 将有助于使这个季节更加明亮 ♪

♪ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow ♪

♪ 眼睛闪闪发光的小孩子们 ♪

♪ Will find it hard to sleep tonight whoa ♪

♪ 会觉得今晚难以入睡，哇 ♪

♪ They know that Santa's on his way ♪

♪ 他们知道圣诞老人正在赶来 ♪

♪ He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪

♪ 他在雪橇上装载了许多玩具 - 和好东西 ♪

♪ And every mother's child is going to spy ♪

♪ 每一个母亲的孩子 - 都要偷偷地看 ♪

♪ To see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪

♪ 看看驯鹿 - 是否真的知道如何飞翔 ♪

♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪

♪ 所以我献上这句简单的话语 ♪

♪ To kids from one to ninety-two, ooh ooh yeah ♪

♪ 给一岁到 - 九十二岁的孩子们，哦哦耶 ♪

♪ Though its been said many times many ways ♪

♪ 尽管已经被说过 - 很多次，用很多方式 ♪

♪ Merry Christmas to you oh yeah ooh ohh yeah ♪

♪ 祝你圣诞快乐 - 哦耶，哦哦耶 ♪

♪ They know that Santa's on his way, he's on his way ♪

♪ 他们知道圣诞老人正在 - 赶来，他正在赶来 ♪

♪ He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪

♪ 他在雪橇上装载了许多玩具 - 和好东西 ♪

♪ And every mother's child is going to spy ♪

♪ 每一个母亲的孩子 - 都要偷偷地看 ♪

♪ To see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪

♪ 看看驯鹿 - 是否真的知道如何飞翔 ♪

♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪

♪ 所以我献上这句简单的话语 ♪

♪ To kids from one to ninety-two yeah oh ♪

♪ 给一岁到九十二岁的孩子们，耶，哦 ♪

♪ Although its been said many times many ways ♪

♪ 尽管已经被说过 - 很多次，用很多方式 ♪

♪ Merry Christmas yeah ♪

♪ 圣诞快乐，耶 ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ 圣诞快乐 ♪

♪ Merry Christmas yeah ♪

♪ 圣诞快乐，耶 ♪

Oh ooh yeah, oh yeah oh

哦，哦耶，哦耶，哦

(Christina vocalizing)

(Christina vocalizing)

♪ Merry Christmas baby yeah oh yeah ♪

♪ 圣诞快乐，宝贝，耶，哦，耶 ♪

♪ To you ♪

♪ 给你 ♪

(Christina vocalizing)

(Christina vocalizing)

(piano accompaniment)

(piano accompaniment)

(Christina vocalizing)

(Christina vocalizing)

(piano accompaniment)

(piano accompaniment)

♪ To you yeah ♪

♪ 给你，耶 ♪

♪ Oh to you ♪

♪ 哦，给你 ♪

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
roast /roʊst/ B1	verb -
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun -
snipping /ˈsnɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb -
season /ˈsiːzn/ B1	noun -
carol /ˈkɛr.əl/ B2	noun -
dressed /drɛst/ A2	verb -
mingle /ˈmɪŋ.gl̩/ B2	verb -
seasonal /siˈzəʊ.nəl/ C1	adjective -
glow /gloʊ/ A2	verb -
oliday /ˈɪn.dɪˌvɪdʒu.əl/ C2	adjective -
reindeer /ˈreɪn.dɪər/ B2	noun -
sleigh /sleɪ/ B2	noun -
sleigh /sleɪ/ B2	noun -
nostalgia /nɒˈstæl.dʒə/ C1	noun -
sleigh /sleɪ/ B2	noun -

Grammar:

• Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

  ➔ 现在分词作形容词

  ➔ “roasting” 是一个现在分词，用作形容词来描述 “chestnuts”。 它表示栗子目前正在经历的动作。

• Jack Frost nipping at your nose

  ➔ 现在分词 (Nipping) 描述正在进行的动作

  ➔ "Nipping" 是一个现在分词，表示 Jack Frost 正在积极地 "nipping" （轻轻捏/咬）你的鼻子。

• Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

  ➔ 一般现在时 (knows)

  ➔ 动词 “knows” 是一般现在时，表达一个被广泛接受的普遍真理或事实。

• Will help to make the season bright

  ➔ 情态动词 “will” 用于未来的预测/意图

  ➔ “Will help” 使用情态动词 “will” 来表达对未来会发生的事情的预测或意图。 “help to make” 的结构也很重要； 在这种情况下，“to” 是可选的。

• Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

  ➔ 形容词 “aglow” 用于描述眼睛的状态。

  ➔ 形容词 “aglow” 的意思是发光或明亮。 它描述了眼睛，突出了它们的兴奋和幸福。

• Will find it hard to sleep tonight whoa

  ➔ 与情态动词 "will" 的将来时, "it" 作为虚主语, 形容词 "hard" 作为主语补语

  ➔ “Will find it hard to sleep” 使用带有情态动词 “will” 的将来时来表示预测。 “find it + 形容词 + to 不定式” 结构常用于表达做某事的难易程度。“It” 是指睡觉的行为的虚主语。

• To see if reindeer really know how to fly

  ➔ 使用 "if" 的间接疑问句

  ➔ 短语 “if reindeer really know how to fly” 构成一个间接疑问句。 “if” 引入一个从句，充当动词 “see” 的宾语。 它将直接疑问句 “Do reindeer really know how to fly?” 转换为一个嵌入式从句。

• Though its been said many times many ways

  ➔ 与连词 “though” 的现在完成时被动语态 (has been said)

  ➔ 短语 “it's been said” 使用现在完成时被动语态来表示过去某个不确定的时间发生并且与现在相关的动作。“Though” 是一个引入对比想法的连词。