Popular

• 作者: Ariana Grande
• 专辑: Wicked - Music & Lyrics By Stephen Schwartz

歌词:

[English]

[中文]

Elphie, now that we're friends

艾尔菲，现在我们是朋友

I've decided to make you my new project

我决定把你当作我的新项目

Oh, you really don't have to do that

哦，你真的不用那样

I know

我知道

That's what makes me so nice

这也是我这么好心的原因

Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I

每当我看到有人比我不幸

And let's face it, right, who isn't

说到底，谁不是呢

Less fortunate than I?

比我更不幸？

My tender heart tends to start to bleed

我柔软的心总会开始流血

And when someone needs a makeover

当有人需要改造时

I simply have to take over

我就必须接管

I know, I know exactly what they need

我知道，我知道他们需要什么

And even in your case

甚至对于你这种情况

Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face

虽然这是我遇到的最难的案例

Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed

别担心，我一定会成功

Follow my lead

跟着我的节奏

And yes, indeed

没错，你会

You will be

变得

Popular

受欢迎

You're gonna be popular

你会变得很有人气

I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys

我会教你怎么跟男孩说话的巧妙策略

Little ways to flirt and flounce, oh

一些调情和炫耀的小技巧，哦

I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair

我会告诉你穿什么鞋子，怎么整理头发

Everything that really counts to be

所有真正重要的事，变得

Popular

受欢迎

I'll help you be popular

我会帮你变得受欢迎

You'll hang with the right cohorts, you'll be good at sports

你会和对的人们一起，你会擅长体育

Know the slang you've got to know

学会你必须知道的俚语

So let's start, 'cause you've got an awfully long way to go

所以我们快开始吧，因为你还有很长的路要走

Don't be offended by my frank analysis

别被我直率的分析激怒

Think of it as personality dialysis

把这当作个性透析

Now that I've chosen to become a pal, a sister, and adviser

既然我决定做你的朋友、姐妹和顾问

There's nobody wiser

没人比我更聪明

Not when it comes to

尤其是在

Popular, I know about popular

“受欢迎”这方面，我懂得

And with an assist from me to be who you'll be

如果我帮你一把，成为你想成为的人

Instead of dreary who you were, well, are

而不是那个阴郁的你，或者说，曾经的你

There's nothing that can stop you from becoming populer, 'lar

没有什么能阻止你变得流行，哦

La-la, la-la

啦啦，啦啦

We're gonna make you popular

我们要让你变得受欢迎

When I see depressing creatures

当我看到那些令人沮丧的存在

With unprepossessing features

长相平庸

I remind them on their own behalf to think of

我会提醒他们，自己要想到

Celebrated heads of state

那些著名的国家领袖

Or especially great communicators

或特别出色的沟通者

Did they have brains or knowledge?

他们真有脑子或知识吗？

Don't make me laugh

别让我笑

They were (popular), right

他们是“受欢迎”的，对吧

It's all about popular

一切都关于受欢迎

It's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed

这不仅关乎才能，关乎你被看待的方式

So it's very shrewd to be

所以学会像我一样

Very, very popular like me

非常，非常受欢迎是很聪明的

...

...

And though you protest

虽然你抗议

Your disinterest

你表现出不在意

I know clandestinely

我暗地里知道

You're gonna grin and bear it

你会咧嘴一笑，忍耐

Your new-found popularity (ah)

你新找到的人气（啊）

La-la, la-la

啦啦，啦啦

La-la, la-la

啦啦，啦啦

La-la, ooh

啦啦，哦

You'll be popular

你会变得受欢迎

Just not quite as popular as me

只是不如我那么受欢迎

...

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这首歌中的词汇:

词汇	含义
friend /frɛnd/ A2	noun - 朋友
project /ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ B1	noun - 项目
fortunate /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/ B1	adjective - 幸运
less /lɛs/ A2	adjective - 较少
fortunate /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/ B1	adjective - 幸运
tender /ˈtɛndər/ B2	adjective - 温柔的
bleed /blid/ B2	verb - 流血
makeover /ˈmeɪkˌoʊvər/ B2	noun - 变身
succeed /səkˈsiːd/ B2	verb - 成功
proper /ˈprɒpər/ B2	adjective - 合适的
flirt /flɜːrt/ B2	verb - 调情 noun - 调情
shrewd /ʃruːd/ C1	adjective - 精明的
offended /əˈfɛndɪd/ B2	adjective - 被冒犯

语法:

• I've decided to make you my new project

  ➔ 现在完成时

  ➔ 短语"我已经决定"使用现在完成时来表示过去做出的决定与现在的相关性。

• I know exactly what they need

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语"我知道"使用一般现在时来表达一般真理或事实。

• Don't be offended by my frank analysis

  ➔ 命令语气

  ➔ 短语"不要感到冒犯"处于命令语气，用于给出命令或建议。

• It's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed

  ➔ 连词

  ➔ 短语使用连词"不是关于...而是..."来连接两个对比的想法。

• You'll be popular

  ➔ 一般将来时

  ➔ 短语"你会受欢迎"使用一般将来时来表示对未来的预测。

• Think of celebrated heads of state

  ➔ 命令语气

  ➔ 短语"想想..."处于命令语气，用于给出命令或建议。

• It's all about popular

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 短语"一切都与...有关"使用一般现在时来表达一般真理。