10 Songs about Spring Can Be Happy or Sad 关于春天的歌可以是欢快的或悲伤的

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Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life.The long，cold winter is over.The weather is warmer and sunnier.The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming.The season represents hope，joy and beauty.

春天是一个庆祝重生和新生活的美好季节。结束了漫长寒冷的冬天，天气更温暖，阳光更明媚。树木长出新树叶，鲜花盛开，这是个代表希望、快乐和美好的季节。

听力详解：播音员重读spring和rebirth，强调春天代表着重生，接下来的话题是关于春天的；此外spring[spriη]中的[p]浊化成了[]。

词汇宝典：这里bloom做动词，表示“花盛开”。比如：Most flowers will begin to bloom in late May.大多数玫瑰从五月末开始开花。做名词时，还可以用短语in bloom表示花盛开。

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However，not all songs about spring are happy.This song by K.D.Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places.She recorded“I Dream of Spring”in two thousand eight.

然而，并不是所有关于春天的歌曲都是欢快的。由凯蒂莲在2008年录制的《我梦想春天》，是关于在寒冷黑暗的地方梦见春天的一首歌。

听力详解：cold的音标是[kəuld]，此时cold中的[d]吞音。

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Unlike the other seasons，there are not many rock songs about spring.Most of the songs about this season were written in the nineteen thirties and forties by famous modern composers.The songs became“standards，”popular songs recorded by many singers.

与其他季节不同，关于春天的摇滚歌曲不多。关于春天的大多数歌曲都是著名现代作曲家于20世纪三四十年代创作的。这些由许多歌手录制的流行歌曲成了春天歌曲的标准。

听力详解：other[′ʌðə]第一个音标是元音音标，所以前面的the要读成浊化音[ði]，而后面的单词song[sɔη]不是以元音音标开头，读作[ðə]。

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Here is one example，“It Might as Well Be Spring”.Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote the song for the movie “State Fair”in nineteen forty-five.Frank Sinatra sings about having “spring fever”.This is not a real sickness.It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring.

例如：1945年，理查德·罗杰和奥斯卡·汉默斯坦为电影《嘉会良缘》写了一首歌——《但愿是春天》。法兰克辛纳屈唱过关于春倦症的歌，这并不是一种真正的疾病，而是春天带来的悸动或兴奋的感觉。

词汇宝典：bring sth.on指“促使（水果，作物）成长”；bring in the指的是“赚得，挣”。比如：他靠兼职每年赚2万美元，就可以说 He brings in$20，000by doing part-time jobs.

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Richard Rodgers also wrote“Spring Is Here”，this time with Lorenz Hart.Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.

Frank Loesser wrote this sad song，“Spring Will be a Little Late This Year”.Why has the season been delayed？Because the singer's lover has left her.Sarah Vaughn released her version of the song in nineteen fifty-three.

理查德·罗杰也写过《春天来了》这首歌，这次是和劳伦兹·哈特合作。艾拉·费兹洁拉将这首歌唱出了春天里忧伤的感觉。

弗兰克·罗瑟写过一首悲伤的歌《今年的春天会迟来》，迟来的原因是她的爱人离开了她。在1953年，萨拉·沃恩年将这首歌改编并发行了自己的版本。

听力详解：此处重读her，表示萨拉·沃恩将这首歌改编了，发行的是自己的版本。

学着说一说

1.record

▶这里record表示“录制（音乐）”。如：

The bank is recording their new album.乐队正在录制新专辑。

▶此外，record 还表示“做记录”，如：

You should record your expenses in your notebook.

你应该在你的笔记本上记录下你的开支。

▶口语中常用的record表达还有for the record，意为“从以往（记录，经验）来看”，常作为解释的开场白，如：

Just for the record，what she said is wrong on two points.

必须明确指出，她的话有两点是错误的。

2.be delayed

▶delay 表示“使延迟，使推迟”，如：

The airline was delayed due to heavy rain.飞机由于大雨延误了。

▶delay 还可表示“延期；耽搁”，口语中可以表达为“磨蹭”，如：

A：I'm dying to buy a jeep.我很想买辆吉普车。

B：Well，then what's the delay？那还磨蹭什么呀？

A：I am broke.我穷啊。

3.release her version of the song

▶release 表示“发布”，表达“发布新产品”，可以说，release new products。

▶release 还可表示“发泄，宣泄情感”，如：

She burst into tears，releasing all her pent-up emotions.

她放声大哭，发泄出全部郁积的情感。

▶release 也可表示“免除，解雇”，如：

The club released some of its players.俱乐部解聘了一些老队员。