儿童故事集：Life is a Circus

 You taught me to fly and to swoop¹ to your arms;

And though I soared high I came to no harm;

 

You sawed me in half and you pulled me apart

And though I really laughed, you had broken my heart,

 

You stood me quite still and you threw straight your knives

And though you didn’t kill, you used eight of my lives,

 

You rattled² my cage and you cracked your whip

And though I really raged, I only bit my lip.

 

Chorus x 2

 

Our dream is

A circus

Run away

Live for the day

 

Our life’s

A circus

Ups and downs

round and round

 

You set up a hoop³, and I jumped through the fire,

And though you were cool, you lit up my desire

 

You stretched a high wire, and you made me walk the walk,

And though said you were a flyer, It was only ticks and talk.

 

Chorus x 2

 

Our dream is

A circus

Run away

Live for the day

 

Our life is

A circus

Ups and downs

round and round

 

Bridge—

 

We made a pact⁴

We’re a double act

A high wire flier

with a belly⁵ full of fire

 

A big attraction

with plenty of action

A spectacular show

With no net below

 

[Guitar Solo]

 

Our dream

is a a circus

Run away,

live for the day

 

Our life,

is a circus

ups and downs

round and round

 

Our dream

is a a circus

Run away,

live for the day

 

Our life,

is a circus

ups and downs

round and round

 

Our way is a circus

Thrills and spills,

looks that kill

 

Our love

is a circus

yes we fight, but it’s right on the night

 

Our way is a circus

Thrills and spills,

looks that kill

 

Our love a is

A circus

yes we fight

But it’s alright on the night

 

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1 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。

2 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

3 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。

4 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

5 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

6 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。