在國內(nèi)的時候,覺得支付寶和微信比信用卡更受歡迎唱蒸,但是來了英國之后邦鲫,覺得信用卡還是最廣泛的付款方式。且這里都是自己刷卡油宜,有地方自動開啟小額免密掂碱,所以很方便的。
今天要給大家推薦的這首歌呢慎冤,就跟信用卡相關疼燥。
這首歌叫Ka-ching,歌手是Shania Twain蚁堤。這個歌名就是收銀臺那個抽屜打開時的聲音醉者,系不系很有意思但狭?(歌詞摘自百度,翻譯是我原創(chuàng))
We live in a greedy little world
that teaches every little boy and girl
to earn as much as they can possibly
then turn around and spend it foolishly
我們生活的世界充滿貪婪
它讓每個小孩學會
先拼盡全力掙很多錢
轉(zhuǎn)身就揮霍掉這些錢
首先撬即,押韻立磁,也就是rhyme
world和girl押韻,元音因素都是/??/剥槐,possibly和foolishly押韻唱歧,元音因素都是/i/。這樣唱起來就朗朗上口是不是粒竖?
We've created us a credit card mess
We spend the money that we don't possess
Our religion is to go and blow it all
So it's shoppin' every Sunday at the mall
我們亂用信用卡
總是寅吃卯糧
我們深信不疑隨便花
因此每周末都在買買買
to create a credit card mess就是亂花信用卡颅崩,這里面to create a … mess就是制造了…混亂的局面。換一下動詞蕊苗,to deal with/clean a … mess沿后,就是要收拾殘局。
e.g.
We have created a credit card mess, but there is no one who can really clean the mess.
a credit card, n.信用卡
別忘了朽砰,現(xiàn)在買買買尖滚,以后都要還的,如果不還瞧柔,你的personal credit會受到影響漆弄。來看credit在personal credit中的意思:
如果你不為你借銀行的錢負責,也就是如果你刷了信用卡但是不還錢非剃,你的信用就會打折扣置逻,你以后辦別的事情,尤其跟錢相關的事情就麻煩啦~所以呢备绽,what comes around goes around, 借了一定要還哦券坞!
a debit card, n.儲蓄卡
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
我們總是想要更多
比我們之前想要的更多
快帶我去最近的商場
你聽到付款成功的聲音了嗎
是不是讓你想唱歌
這聲音真是太美妙了
有辣么多鉆戒呢
它們給了你太多快樂
你活得像國王
坐擁金錢和物品
這段趕腳好像句子結(jié)構(gòu)和詞匯都比較基礎,各位自行消化~但是肺素,前兩句在很多場合都可以直接拿來用:
e.g.
-I feel that we are drifting apart and I want to know why so that we don’t mess it up.
-Oh I feel the same and I think maybe all we ever want is more, a lot more than we had before.
-我趕腳咱們漸行漸遠了恨锚,我想知道原因,這樣咱們就不會把好好的感情弄沒了倍靡。
-我也這么趕腳的猴伶。我覺得也許咱們都太貪婪的,比之前要的多太多塌西。
When you're broke go and get a loan
Take out another mortgage on your home
Consolidate so you can afford
To go and spend some more when you get bored
你沒錢了去銀行貸款
再次用你的房子抵押
賬目合并起來你就又能去買買買了
打發(fā)無聊的時光
注意他挎,這里是broke, 不是broken。有個美劇叫two broke girls破產(chǎn)姐妹捡需,可不是two broken girls崩潰姐妹~
所以說I’m broke就是我木有錢了办桨;說I’m broken就是我桑心桑成了太平洋要崩潰了…或者,我渾身要散架了…不管怎樣站辉,多一個n好像就悲催了好多??????
to get a loan就是去銀行申請貸款呢撞,這里的get可以替換成take/ask for/apply for损姜,而student loan學生貸款這個詞組也經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)。不過不要忘了loan是要還滴~天下沒有免費午餐殊霞,尤其不要想跟銀行要免費午餐摧阅。遲早都要還,不過在歐美國家绷蹲,student loan是低息棒卷,甚至有些地方是零息,且還款時間很長祝钢,有的長達20年娇跟。這些優(yōu)惠政策讓畢了業(yè)的學生們安心工作,每個月稍微注意一下就能還上學生貸款太颤。只是呢,我見過的老外好像每個月還是捉襟見肘盹沈,還了學生貸款就得拖欠房租龄章,然而在兩個都會damage his/her credit的選擇中,還是會選擇還了學生貸款乞封。相比之下中國的大部分學生幸福多了做裙,因為家長大多不會讓孩子過得這么窘迫,雖然我也想argue一下肃晚,接受太多保護的寶寶們成長得太慢锚贱。
to consolidate在這里是個專有名詞,就是合并賬目的意思关串。至于具體操作拧廊,我這個技術盲就不誤導大家了,咨詢experts or people with relevant expertise吧晋修!
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!
Loats of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
(同上)
Let's swing
Dig deeper in your pocket
Oh,yeah,ha
Come on I know you 've got it
Dig deeper in your wallet
咱們快動起來
在你口袋里再找找
噢耶
我知道你有錢的
快在你的錢包里找找
swing的主要意思是“搖擺”吧碾,引申為“動起來”。這也是個有很多意思的詞墓卦,所以自己去我安利了很多次的oxford advanced learners’ dictionary里找吧倦春!
好了,歌詞分析到這兒落剪,華麗麗的分割線來也~
話說睁本,你們覺得信用卡怎么樣?
What do you think of credit cards?
經(jīng)常用嗎忠怖?
How often do you swipe your card(s)?
用的是主卡還是副卡呢堰?
Are you a main-card holder or a secondary-card holder?
曾經(jīng)欠賬不還嗎?
Have you ever missed your payment deadlines?
歡迎給我留言脑又,告訴我你對信用卡的看法(づ ̄ 3 ̄)づ