音乐咖啡厅:Craig David又一力作—Johnny

Craig David

现为白金销量歌手的Craig David出生于英国南安普敦，童年时已发挥出其音乐才华。十五岁时，年纪轻轻的Craig David受到母亲的鼓励下，参加了作曲比赛。他只用了两天时间来完成的参赛歌曲"I'm Ready"，更令他在比赛中脱颖而出。胜出比赛除了令他的作品被流行乐队Damage采用外，更为Craig David打开其歌唱事业。

Artist：Craig David
Song：Johnny

It's another day at school and he's just walking out the door
今天又是在学校里的一天,他正在走出门外.
Got his ruck sack¹ on his back and his feet dragging on the floor
把他那起皱的书包背上,在地板上拖着脚步
Always late, but when he's questioned he can't think of what to say
经常迟到,当被问起的时候他又不知道说什麽
Hows the bruises² from the teacher he's hoping that they go away
老师打后留在身上的淤痕怎麽了?他希望它们能散去
Even though his mom and dad they both got problems of their own
即使他的父母自己本身也有问题

Caught in a catch 22 but he'd still rather be at home
22岁的时候在一次抓捕中被逮捕,但是他宁愿呆在家裏
Crys himself to sleep and prays when he wakes up things m
ight have changed
在哭泣中入睡,祈祷当他醒来时一切都能改变
But everythings still the same
但是所有的事情还是没有改变
(But didn't you say) You always said that I should speak up, Mmm....
(但是你不是说过)你常说我应该大声地说,嗯,,,
But it seems like all the things you said to me before mean nothing at all
Because...
但是似乎你以前对我说的一切都毫无疑义
因为

[Chorus:] (合声)
I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
我一直在告诉你强尼一直在打我
Thats why I'm late for school (but you never listen)
那就是我上学迟到的原因(但是你从来都不听)
Instead you always seem to end up blaming me for things I didn't do (For what it's worth)
取而代之的是,你总似乎不再因为我没做过的事情而责备我(因为它的意义何在)
I didn't even want to tell you anything incase it made things worse (Just so you know)
我甚至什麽都不想告诉你,一直隐瞒,直到事情到更糟糕的地步(就像你所知道的那样)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
每次当我说其强尼在打我的时候
Hey Mom and Dad it hurts
嘿,妈妈爸爸,这(强尼打他这件事情让他感觉)很疼

[Verse 2:] (第二段)
Everyday keeps on repeating like the record on replay
日子总在继续,就像在播放中的唱片
Slowly getting off the bus with Johnny waiting at the gates
和强尼一起慢慢下车,在大门口等著
Like a friend smiling and waiveing and called him out his name
像一个朋友在微笑招收,呼唤他的名字
Put his arm around his neck whats up now gimme all your change
把手搂在他的脖子上说道:"你现在怎麽了?让我看到你的改变."
Too afraid to make a scene or plead³ with him to let him go
很害怕跟他吵架或者恳求他让他走
He just takes whatevers coming, feels the pain with every blow
他逆来顺受,忍受着每次打击所带来的痛苦.
Trys in vain⁴ to make himself be heard as soon as he gets home
尽量一到家就跟家人打招呼(告诉他们回家了)
But everythings still the same...
但是一切仍然依旧

(But didn't you say) You always said that I should speak up, Mmm....
But it seems like all the things you said to me before mean nothing at all
Because...

[Chorus:]
I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
Thats why I'm late for school (but you never listen)
Instead you always seem to end up blaming me for things I didn't do (For what it's worth)
I didn't even want to tell you anything incase it made things worse (Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey Mom and Dad it hurts

Craig Daivd大事记 
 
2000

MOBO Music Award 年度新人、年度单曲、年度R&B艺人 
Silver Clef Award 年度新人奖 
TV Hits 年度新人奖 
2001

British Music Award 最佳唱片、男歌手、新进艺人、单曲、音乐录影带及舞曲艺人等六项提名 
Capital Music Award 最受欢迎单曲、最受欢迎男歌手 
Ivor Novello Award 最佳当代歌曲、最佳舞曲、年度创作 
MTV Music Award, MTV2 最佳年度新人提名 
Europe Music Award 音乐奖最佳R&B艺人、最佳英国与爱尔兰艺人 
2002

Grammy Award 年度流行男歌手提名 
MTV Music Award 最佳男歌手提名 
Teen Choice Awards 最佳男歌手提名 
BET Music Award 最佳男歌手、最佳新人提名 
British Music Award 最佳英国男歌手、最佳英国专辑、最佳英国舞曲艺人提名

1 sack   

n.袋子，劫掠；vt.解雇，劫掠，把...装入袋子

参考例句：

• They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.他们解雇了他，从而使他因自己的过错而受到了惩罚。
• If you're late again tomorrow,you'll get the sack!如果你明天再迟到，那就卷铺盖走吧！

2 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 plead   

vt.辩护，恳求，提出借口；vi.辩护，反对

参考例句：

• He had a good lawyer to plead his case.他请了一位出色的律师为自己的案子辩护。
• Are you ready to plead against the case offered by the defendant?你准备好反驳辩护人提出的问题了吗？

4 vain   

adj.徒劳的，徒然的，无效的，空虚的，自负的

参考例句：

• It was in vain that we tried to find his mother.我们百般设法找他的母亲，但毫无结果。
• He's very vain of his abilities.他对于自己的能力很自负。