Oh Mother

• By: Christina Aguilera

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

(audience cheering)

(观众欢呼声)

(gentle piano intro music)

(温柔的钢琴前奏)

(piano and drum music)

(钢琴和鼓声)

♪ Whoa oh oh ♪

喔 喔 喔

♪ Ay ay ay ay ay ♪

哎 哎 哎 哎 哎

♪ She was so young with such innocent eyes ♪

她如此年轻，眼神天真无邪

♪ She always dreamt of a fairytale life ♪

她总是梦想着童话般的生活

♪ And all the things that your money can't buy ♪

以及金钱买不到的所有事物

♪ She thought that he was a wonderful guy ♪

她以为他是个很棒的男人

♪ Then suddenly things seemed to change ♪

然后突然间，事情开始改变

♪ It was the moment she took on his name ♪

就在她冠上他的姓氏的那一刻

♪ He took his anger out on her face ♪

他把怒火发泄在她的脸上

♪ And she kept all of her pain locked away ♪

她把所有的痛苦都藏了起来

♪ Oh mother we're stronger ♪

哦 妈妈 我们更坚强了

♪ From all of the tears you have shed ♪

从你流下的所有眼泪中

♪ Oh mother don't look back ♪

哦 妈妈 不要回头

♪ 'Cause he'll never hurt us again ♪

因为他再也不会伤害我们了

♪ So mother, I thank you, oh I thank you ♪

所以妈妈，我感谢你，哦 我感谢你

♪ For all you've done and still do ♪

为了你所做的一切，以及现在仍在做的一切

♪ For all you do ♪

为你所做的一切

♪ You got me, I got you ♪

你拥有我，我拥有你

♪ Together, we always pull through ♪

我们一起，总能渡过难关

♪ We always pull through ♪

我们总能渡过难关

♪ We always pull through ♪

我们总能渡过难关

♪ Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ It was the day that he turned on the kids ♪

就在他开始对孩子们下手的那天

♪ That she knew she just had to leave him ♪

她知道她必须离开他

♪ So many voices inside of her head, oh whoa ♪

她脑海里有太多声音，哦 喔

♪ Saying over and over and over ♪

一遍又一遍地说

♪ Said, you deserve much more than this ♪

说，你值得比这更好的生活

♪ She was so sick of believing the lies, and trying to hide ♪

她厌倦了相信谎言，以及试图隐藏

♪ Covering the cuts and bruises, cuts and bruises ♪

掩盖伤口和瘀伤，伤口和瘀伤

♪ So tired of defending her life, she could have died ♪

厌倦了捍卫自己的生命，她本可能死去

♪ Fighting for the lives of her children ♪

为了孩子们的生命而战

♪ Oh mother, we're stronger ♪

哦 妈妈，我们更坚强了

♪ From all of the tears, for all of the tears you have shed ♪

从所有的眼泪，为你流下的所有眼泪

♪ Oh mother, don't look back, oh mama ♪

哦 妈妈，不要回头，哦 妈妈

♪ 'Cause he'll never hurt us again ♪

因为他再也不会伤害我们了

♪ He'll never hurt us again ♪

他再也不会伤害我们了

♪ So mother, I thank you, oh I thank you ♪

所以妈妈，我感谢你，哦 我感谢你

♪ For all that you've done and still do ♪

为了你所做的一切，以及现在仍在做的一切

♪ For all you still do ♪

为你仍然做的一切

♪ You got me, I got you, 'cause you got me and I got you ♪

你拥有我，我拥有你，因为你拥有我，我拥有你

♪ Together, we always pull through ♪

我们一起，总能渡过难关

♪ Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ All of your life you have spent ♪

你的一生都在

♪ Burying hurt and regret ♪

埋葬伤痛和遗憾

♪ But mama, he'll never, never touch us again, no, no ♪

但妈妈，他再也不会，再也不会碰我们了，不，不

♪ For every time he tried to break you down ♪

每次他试图击垮你的时候

♪ Just remember who's still around ♪

只要记住谁还在你身边

♪ It's over and we're stronger ♪

一切都结束了，我们更坚强了

♪ We'll never go back again ♪

我们再也不会回去了

♪ Oh mother, we're stronger ♪

哦 妈妈，我们更坚强了

♪ From all of the tears you have shed, whoa ♪

从你流下的所有眼泪中，喔

♪ Oh mother, don't look back ♪

哦 妈妈，不要回头

♪ 'Cause he'll never hurt us again ♪

因为他再也不会伤害我们了

♪ I said I thank you mother ♪

我说我感谢你，妈妈

♪ So mother, for all that you've done and still do ♪

所以妈妈，为了你所做的一切，以及现在仍在做的一切

♪ You got me, I got you ♪

你拥有我，我拥有你

♪ Together, we always pull through ♪

我们一起，总能渡过难关

♪ We always pull through, yeah ♪

我们总能渡过难关，耶

♪ We always pull through ♪

我们总能渡过难关

♪ Yeah ♪

耶

♪ I love you, mom ♪

我爱你，妈妈

(gentle piano music)

(温柔的钢琴声)

♪ Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

(audience cheering)

(观众欢呼声)

♪ Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ Oh mother, oh mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ Oh mother, oh, mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ Oh mother, oh, mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

(audience cheering)

(观众欢呼声)

♪ Oh mother, oh, mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ Oh mother, oh, mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

♪ Oh mother, oh, mother, oh mother ♪

哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈，哦 妈妈

(percussion music fades)

(打击乐渐渐消失)

(audience cheering and screaming)

(观众欢呼尖叫)

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - 母亲
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - 眼睛
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - 生活
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - 事情
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - 钱
guy /ɡaɪ/ A2	noun - 家伙
anger /ˈæŋɡər/ B1	noun - 愤怒
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - 脸
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - 疼痛
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ B1	noun - 声音
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - 谎言
cuts /kʌts/ B1	noun - 伤口
bruises /ˈbruːzɪz/ B2	noun - 瘀伤
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1	noun - 孩子们
stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ A2	adjective - 更强

Grammar:

• She was so young with such innocent eyes

  ➔ 用 "so... with such..." 表达强烈程度。

  ➔ 结构 "so + 形容词" 强调了她的年轻程度。"such + 形容词 + 名词" 强调了她眼睛的纯真。

• And all the things that your money can't buy

  ➔ 使用 "that" 作为关系代词的关系从句。

  ➔ "That your money can't buy" 修饰 "all the things"。"That" 替换了动词 "buy" 的宾语。

• It was the moment she took on his name

  ➔ 过去时和短语动词 "take on"（承担）。

  ➔ "Took on" 表示她承担了他的名字，通常是通过婚姻。过去时将动作设置在过去。

• Oh mother we're stronger From all of the tears you have shed

  ➔ 现在完成时 ("have shed") 表明过去的行为与现在相关。

  ➔ 她过去流下的眼泪使他们现在变得更坚强。过去的行动的结果仍然在现在感受到。

• Cause he'll never hurt us again

  ➔ 将来时态，使用 "will" 和副词 "never"。

  ➔ "Will never hurt" 表明了将来他不再伤害他们的确定性。"Never" 否定了伤害的行为。

• So mother, I thank you, oh I thank you For all you've done and still do

  ➔ 现在完成时 "have done" 和现在时 "still do" 表示已完成和正在进行的动作。

  ➔ "Have done" 指的是她过去的所有行为，而 "still do" 指出她持续的努力和行动。

• It was the day that he turned on the kids

  ➔ 使用 "It was... that" 强调的分裂句。

  ➔ 结构 "It was + X + that + Y" 强调 X。在这里，它强调了他背叛孩子们的具体日子，以此作为转折点。

• Saying over and over and over

  ➔ 重复以示强调。

  ➔ "over and over and over" 的重复强调了她脑海中声音的持续和坚持的性质。