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#超棒練聽力素材
#英文就是是要融入日常生活中啊
週末大家過得好嗎？有沒有睡飽飽？
我以前有睡眠的困擾，主要是白天工作用腦過度時，晚上會感覺思緒還在腦袋裡衝來衝去，沒辦法把它們抓住，整個頭冷靜不下來。後來我用Insight Timer，是一個有很多冥想療程的APP，才慢慢懂得控制這些暴衝的思緒，每次邊聽也會邊想說，哇這真的很好練英文聽力耶！（職業病發作哈哈）因為：
1. 這些音檔的聲音都非常清晰
2. 講話非常緩…慢……
3. 其實聽久了就抓得到脈絡，同樣的字會一直重複，頂多是不同的老師會有不同用字，但整體來說內容很接近，就算聽不懂也很好猜，聽久了自然而然就會了

剛開始若怕全英文聽不懂的話，可以找15~20分鐘的療程，因為老師在這20分鐘內只會講最重要的內容（也就是等一下會教的英文部分），若找30分鐘以上的，可能會帶個奇幻旅程的故事（走入青草地或在雲朵中翻滾之類的🤣 )，每個老師說的故事都不一樣可能會讓初學者緊張。

以下是幾個 improve your sleep系列的療程裡，很常出現的脈絡和用字，先有個概念後，再猜一猜應該也可以聽懂七成。
睡前冥想最主要目的就是要讓你讓身體放鬆、腦袋放空，所以都一定會有這些段落：
1. 找個舒服的地方躺好
🧘‍♀ Let’s begin by coming into a comfortable position lying down.
(找個舒服的地方躺下，我們即將開始。)
position: 位置
🧘‍♀ Please find comfort in a soft spot. Bring your eyes to a close.
(找個舒服的地方，將你的眼睛閉上。)
comfort: 舒服、舒適
2. 放鬆心情
🧘‍♀ Gently close your eyes.
(慢慢閉上你的眼睛)
🧘‍♀ Allow yourself to come into a state of complete stillness.
(讓自己不要動，靜止下來。)
stillness: 靜止不動的狀態
🧘‍♀ Remind yourself that there’s nowhere else you need to be. Nothing you need to do or think about. (提醒自己跟自己說，現在哪裡都不需要去了，什麼也不需要想了。)
🧘‍♀ Allow your body to rest a little more deeply, simply letting go.
(讓你的身體再更放鬆，不用管其他的事。)
let something go/let go of something 這用法幾乎每個療程都會出現，冰雪奇緣的主題曲那首 “Let it go~let it go~~”就是要叫Elsa放掉那些包袱、壓力，讓它走吧不要管了的意思。

3. 專注呼吸
🧘‍♀ Bring your attention to your breathing. Notice the gentle rise and fall of your belly as you breathe in and out. (專注在你的呼吸，感覺吸氣呼氣時，你的肚子微微往上、往下。）
bring your attention to... 把你的注意力帶到...
🧘‍♀ Just simply experience the air as it flows in and out of your body.
（感受空氣流入你的身體、再流出。）
flow (液體/氣體) 流動
4. 引導各個部位有意識的放鬆：
🧘‍♀ Guide your awarenee to your face.
(把你的思緒放在臉上。)
awareness: 意識
🧘‍♀ Notice your jaw. Notice if you’re holding onto any tension or tightness in your jaw. Let that go.
(感受你的下巴，有沒有緊繃、緊張的感覺，有的話放鬆。)
tension: 緊張、焦慮 tightness: 緊繃
🧘‍♀ Allow your entire mouth to soften.
(讓你的嘴巴都放鬆、變柔軟。)
soften: 使柔軟
🧘‍♀ Release any tension in your brow.
(把你的額頭徹底的放鬆。）
release: 釋放、鬆開
🧘‍♀ 其他常被點名要放鬆的部位：
cheeks 臉頰
the crown of your head 頭頂
scalp 頭皮
throat 喉嚨
neck 脖子
elbows 手肘
forearms 前臂
wrists 手腕
the back of your hands 手背
palms手掌
fingers 手指頭
upper back 上背
lower back 下背
hips 屁股
pelvis 骨盆
thigh 大腿
calves 小腿
ankles 腳踝
feet 腳
knees 膝蓋
toes 腳趾
legs 腿

慢慢的一個部位一個部位引導放鬆、呼吸後，讓你的身心靈達到的狀態：
🧘‍♀ peaceful 平和的
🧘‍♀ comfortable 舒適的
🧘‍♀ calm 沈穩安靜的

我最近比較常聽的是一位叫Meg James的Relax Into Deep Sleep，不算是最好的但還是有成功讓我入睡，之前我很愛一位老師的冥想療程，但中間一度太久沒用，我現在竟然找不到那個音檔了，我那時真心覺得那個老師有魔力，他用斬釘截鐵又帶有磁性的聲音說 let go and fall asleep時，我真的就整個睡翻了😂 😂

不過大家也可以自己試試看不同老師的風格，我自己偏愛有小河流水那種大自然背景音樂，帶點英國腔更好，希望你們也找到適合自己的療程，然後就邊冥想邊練英文，讚！🤟

🌻另一個Zoom會議(第二次貼......有補上一些內容)
繼上次的年報導讀會議後, 讓我們再做另一個會議! 這次很榮幸邀請到一位對估值很有見解的股友前輩來帶大家了解估值(恩, 這次我會是主持人, 不是主講人).
主題: 估值(valuation)分享會(Cat: 這不算基礎的估值會議)
主講人: 小揚(from安泰價值投資)
https://www.facebook.com/antaiinvestment　(此為小揚的粉絲頁)
參與者: 具基本估值能力. 若打算參加者, 請事先跟我(請私訊)提出一個關於估值的case study, 到時候可在會議中分享(最好是以投影片形式呈現, 這樣到時候好跟大家分享). 若有估值的問題, 也可以提出.
Case study可以是美股, 也可以是台股.
時間: 台灣時間07/10 (周六)晚間９點.
預計一個小時(不會像上次那樣冗長了😅): 前30分鐘由小揚做分享, 後30分鐘大家分享估值案例&提問
進行方式: 以Zoom進行(之後會私訊會議資訊給參與者)

🌻Morgan Stanley Mid-year Investor Outlook: A tricky transition

https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/midyear-2021-global-markets-outlook

🌻在您投資生涯中, 有沒有一些觀念讓您受用很多?
下面這位投資名人的好觀念影響我很深. 他的意思是, 一般投資人, 只要能説出三個買一家公司的理由, 就很夠了. 這也迫使我, 每次在買股票時, 問自己對這家公司的了解有多少. 也會去衡量公司的優點與缺點在哪裡.

"It is vital (重要的) that you know what you own, that if I asked you on the street why you like a certain stock, you can give me three reasons. If you don't know how they make their money, who their key clients are and what they make if, then I will tell you that you are over your head and should not own individual stocks."

全文在此:
Jim Cramer: In Times Like This, Go for the Easy Money
Look at the stocks you own. Can you tell me why you've got them? If you can't answer the following three questions, then have a look at several I like right now.

We've endured the meme stock craziness, with all of its love for heavily shorted stocks. We have watched the collapse of bitcoin to levels viewed as shocking, even if they are still more than double where they were not that long ago. We've dealt with Fed officials making it clear that they are no longer on the side of the bulls or the bears. They are on the side of job growth, but are wary of inflation. We've seen the end of the rush to get vaccines, which means that millions of people are going to get the new COVID variant, because there is no natural immunity to it. We've watched as the hopes for an infrastructure bill have collapsed. We've endured shortages of everything from chips to plastic to imported goods and labor.

And we're still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yep, we are in one of those halcyon moments, where the masks are off -- even if they shouldn't be -- and Americans are back doing what they do best: consume, spend, go out to eat and then consume and spend some more.

There are times in the stock market where the collective mindset is revealed. This is one of those times: Things are cool, it's not a big moment, there's no real news for a bit, it's the historically strong period and we can reach some conclusions about where we are.

When things are like this, it is important to remember that buyers like to revert to tried-and-true companies that thrive no matter what. These are companies that have an edge and are better at what they do than other companies.

You know that I am a great believer in index funds, that the average person doesn't have the time or the inclination to research individual stocks. It's a difficult barrier. I think you need to make time to read the quarterly report and listen to the conference call, to Google articles and, if possible, get some research about the companies you own. It is vital that you know what you own, that if I asked you on the street why you like a certain stock, you can give me three reasons. If you don't know how they make their money, who their key clients are and what they make if, then I will tell you that you are over your head and should not own individual stocks. I am reminded by this, because, once again, without a mask, I can be recognized and if I am not holding "Nvidia the Second," I can carry on a conversation.

I have had many in the last two weeks and when I have asked this litany of questions, I find myself at a loss as to why almost no one knew what they owned. But they thirsted for individual stocks, because they, like me, think things are better post pandemic. No, that's not a facetious comment. Many, many stocks did better with a stay-at-home economy. A huge number.

So what do I do? I revert to what others do when you are stumped about how to stay in touch with stocks, but want to do less homework. That means buying stocks that are accessible, not stocks like Unity (U) or Snowflake (SNOW) or Twilio (TWLO) or Okta (OKTA) .

I revert to normal businesses people know and I suggest they Google some articles, peruse the conference call, but, above all, like the company's products so you can buy more if it goes down.

Here's some that I have been telling people I like:

First is Ford (F) . I think the Ford lineup is amazing. The electric F-150 series will be incredible. I am eager to get a Maverick for my family, because it is a smaller pickup that will get the job done for the myriad little things I need to do with this farm I bought from that crazy bitcoin foray. I like the competitive edge of the CEO, who says he is going to bury Elon Musk when the Lightning comes out. I even think the Bronco is cool as all get out. Most important, though? I think the chip shortage is ending. My semiconductor friends are telling me the foundries are producing more feature-rich chips and that means Ford can pump out the trucks small business people love and need. Plus, the used car prices at last have plateaued, according to their most important pricing index. Halcyon times.

Second, Costco (COST) : The samples are coming back. Tell me you don't love the samples. You need things in bulk. You want low prices. You want to get all of the things that people don't think of with Costco, like insurance, hearing-aids -- hey, they are a fortune -- jewelry, things around the house. You go and you will buy far more than you first came for. My kind of store.

The kids love this American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) , which we just bought for my charitable trust, which you can follow along by joining the Action Alerts PLUS club. Jay Schottenstein, the CEO, came on "Mad Money" recently and it's clear that his Aerie model has real staying power: 26 consecutive quarters of double digit growth. No flash in the pan, that one. Number one brand in jeans for the 15 to 25 year old group. The best in the mall. How did I know this? I see the credit card bills.

I got up this morning to do my physical therapy. I have been doing it ever since I hurt my back in February. I have this really cool pair of sneakers that fit me perfectly and I love them, but I am fortunate enough to have a vacation house and I am always taking those shoes with me.

So I went on Amazon (AMZN) this morning and lo and behold I saw them for half price. I bought two pairs. Then I went over everything I have bought in the last year and got a bunch of those things. Then I bought a pair of binoculars, because mine were stolen. I paid half price.

Yep, Amazon's universal. I was talking to Alexa, while I was ordering, getting some new music on, asking questions. I saw that despite all of the Sturm und Drang of Amazon being late with things, all the delivery dates were within range. I didn't click on any ads, and I didn't need the speed of Web Services, but the whole thing reminded me about how special the darned company is. I don't care if it's ahead or behind plan for the moment. I would just buy some more when it goes down.

Finally, Apple (AAPL) . I think people who don't own Apple should look what they are holding at this very moment. Yes, right now. Or look at what's in your lap or on the table besides your fork. And then think about the bill you paid last night without knowing it. Think about what you bought in the App store yesterday. Think about what would happen if it would break or get stolen or, left in the Uber (UBER) , or heaven forbid, be dropped into the pool or in the, yes, toilet.

There, that's what you buy in halcyon times. Stocks of companies you know that if they go lower, because things get less halcyon, you are fine with it and buy more. If things go up, believe me, you will participate.

So accept the moment. Don't try for the hard money. Go for the easy kind. That's the best kind.

https://realmoney.thestreet.com/jim-cramer/jim-cramer--15692051

Picture: 牡丹(peony)花開. 恨不得院子裡有一塊地是牡丹園.

翻聽Bob Dylan的《Desolation Row》湧起一股莫名的觸動，感覺就像走過了一條漫長的荒涼之路。頭兩句不知怎的讓我想到最近的香港：

They’re selling postcards of the hanging
They’re painting the passports brown

他們販售吊刑的名信片
他們把護照髹成啡色

然後我便分外留神聽接下來發生甚麼事：

The beauty parlor is filled with sailors
The circus is in town
Here comes the blind commissioner
They’ve got him in a trance
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
The other is in his pants
And the riot squad they’re restless
They need somewhere to go
As Lady and I look out tonight
From Desolation Row

美髮店擠滿了水手
馬戲團就在城後
然後來了一個特首
他們將他發入吽竇
一隻手綁住走鋼線高手
另一隻插在褲袋裡頭
還有防暴警察全在煩躁無休
他們需要某個地方抖抖
像這位小姐和我遍夜尋求
由荒涼之路口

然後找到哪裡去？似乎是酒館。

Cinderella, she seems so easy
“It takes one to know one,” she smiles
And puts her hands in her back pockets
Bette Davis style
And in comes Romeo, he’s moaning
“You Belong to Me I Believe”
And someone says, “You’re in the wrong place my friend
You better leave”
And the only sound that’s left
After the ambulances go
Is Cinderella sweeping up
On Desolation Row

灰姑娘，她似乎幾開放
「講嗰個就係嗰個。」佢笑咗
然後將雙手插進後袋
貝蒂戴維斯的風格
然後來了個羅密歐，佢喺度呻吟
「你係屬於我㗎我相信！」
然後有人話：「你來錯地方喇朋友，
你最好離開。」
然後唯一留低的聲音
在救護車走了之後
是灰姑娘的掃地聲
在荒涼之道上

我很喜歡這一種講故事的歌，因為這才叫做「吟遊」。當現在的歌失去了這種吟遊性，就空餘下一堆感質。我們已經不再用灰姑娘來形容負責打掃地方的女人，我喜歡這樣的形容，但設定跟原著是反轉的：掃完地，一到十二點，她就準時穿回自己的玻璃鞋。

然後已經好夜好夜了：

Now the moon is almost hidden
The stars are beginning to hide
The fortune-telling lady
Has even taken all her things inside
All except for Cain and Abel
And the hunchback of Notre Dame
Everybody is making love
Or else expecting rain
And the Good Samaritan, he’s dressing
He’s getting ready for the show
He’s going to the carnival tonight
On Desolation Row

現在月亮就快都看不見
繁星也開始隱淡
占卜未來的女人
甚已將她的所有東西收起
所有除了該隱和亞伯
以及聖母院的鐘樓佗俠
人人都在做愛
或其餘的在等雨
然後有個好撒馬利亞人，他在換裝
他已經準備好出騷
今晚他將會前往嘉年華
在荒涼之道上

突然輪到《哈姆雷特》的女主角奧菲利亞登場：

Now Ophelia, she’s ’neath the window
For her I feel so afraid
On her twenty-second birthday
She already is an old maid
To her, death is quite romantic
She wears an iron vest
Her profession’s her religion
Her sin is her lifelessness
And though her eyes are fixed upon
Noah’s great rainbow
She spends her time peeking
Into Desolation Row

現在奧菲利亞，她就倚在窗旁
我真為她擔心
在她廿二歲生日時
她已經是一個老女僕
對她，死亡是幾浪漫
她穿了一件鐵的背心
信仰就是她的自白
白活就是她的罪名
雖然她已定睛望着上方
那道挪亞的偉大彩虹
但她仍是費上時間來偷望
那條荒涼之路

而你有沒有聽過愛恩斯坦拉小提琴？這一個卻不是那一個，因為他太潦倒了：

Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood
With his memories in a trunk
Passed this way an hour ago
With his friend, a jealous monk
He looked so immaculately frightful
As he bummed a cigarette
Then he went off sniffing drainpipes
And reciting the alphabet
Now you would not think to look at him
But he was famous long ago
For playing the electric violin
On Desolation Row

愛恩斯坦扮成羅賓漢
帶着他車尾廂的回憶
在一小時前才經過這裡
和他的朋友、來自善妒寺的僧侶
他看起來不染得可怕
尤其在他討煙的時候
接着他走去嗅着水喉
叨唸着字母
現在你不會想望到他
但好耐之前他都風光過
奏着電子提琴
在那荒涼之路

從荒涼到荒淫？

Dr. Filth, he keeps his world
Inside of a leather cup
But all his sexless patients
They’re trying to blow it up
Now his nurse, some local loser
She’s in charge of the cyanide hole
And she also keeps the cards that read
“Have Mercy on His Soul”
They all play on pennywhistles
You can hear them blow
If you lean your head out far enough
From Desolation Row

猥褻醫生，他將他的世界
藏在一隻皮杯裡
但他所有無性的病人
他們正嘗試吹起它
現在他的護士，某個本地的失敗者
她是山埃孔的話事人
而她亦藏了一張卡片寫着
「願主垂憐他的靈魂」
他們全都玩着尖哨
你可以聽到他們在吹
如果你把頭傾得夠遠
從荒涼之道

卡薩諾瓦是意大利聞名的詩人情聖，這一段特別令我着迷：

Across the street they’ve nailed the curtains
They’re getting ready for the feast
The Phantom of the Opera
A perfect image of a priest
They’re spoonfeeding Casanova
To get him to feel more assured
Then they’ll kill him with self-confidence
After poisoning him with words
And the Phantom’s shouting to skinny girls
“Get Outa Here If You Don’t Know
Casanova is just being punished for going
To Desolation Row”

對面街他們已釘上帷幕
他們已準備好一場盛宴
《歌聲魅影》
牧師的完美形象
他們用湯匙向卡薩諾瓦灌藥
讓他稍為有安全感
然後他們用自信來殺掉他
之前用文字毒害他
然後魅影向瘦削的女孩們喊道：
「如果你不知道就請你們離開
卡薩諾瓦已經受罪因他
前往荒涼之道。」

接下來這一段，我懷疑是在描寫納粹的集中營：

Now at midnight all the agents
And the superhuman crew
Come out and round up everyone
That knows more than they do
Then they bring them to the factory
Where the heart-attack machine
Is strapped across their shoulders
And then the kerosene
Is brought down from the castles
By insurance men who go
Check to see that nobody is escaping
To Desolation Row

現在午夜所有特工
和超人類團隊
出來圍住了所有人
因為知道了不該知道的
然後把他們帶到工廠
那裡有心臟病機器
綁在他們的肩膊上
然之後那煤油
從城堡裡帶下來
有人會以防萬一
檢查一下看看是否無人能逃
逃往荒涼之路

Bob Dylan這首歌可能戲仿了英國詩人ES艾略特的長詩《荒原》，這首詩的一大特色是沒有人能看懂一個字——每個字都懂，湊起來卻不成意思。之前跟大家介紹過的艾茲拉龐德，勉強把《荒原》翻改成可讀的版本，加了很多註腳，務求令世人讀得通它的真意。這個情節，Bob Dylan也收錄在《Desolation Row》第九節裡面：

Praise be to Nero’s Neptune
The Titanic sails at dawn
And everybody’s shouting
“Which Side Are You On?”
And Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot
Fighting in the captain’s tower
While calypso singers laugh at them
And fishermen hold flowers
Between the windows of the sea
Where lovely mermaids flow
And nobody has to think too much
About Desolation Row

讚美歸於尼祿的海王星
鐵達尼啟程於黎明
而每個人都發出喊聲
「你到底站哪一邊？」
而艾茲拉龐和ES艾略
在船長的塔上決鬥
卡利索普歌手取笑他們
漁民手執鮮花
在大海的窗戶之間
那裡有可愛的美人魚流過
此際沒有人想太多
關於那荒涼之路

是的，Bob Dylan是在模仿ES艾略特式的混亂，而在最後一節揭曉了混亂的原因：

Yes, I received your letter yesterday
(About the time the doorknob broke)
When you asked how I was doing
Was that some kind of joke?
All these people that you mention
Yes, I know them, they’re quite lame
I had to rearrange their faces
And give them all another name
Right now I can’t read too good
Don’t send me no more letters, no
Not unless you mail them
From Desolation Row

係呀，我尋日收到你嘅信
（大概在門鎖壞了的時候）
你問我最近過成怎樣
是一個需要笑的笑話嗎？
全部這些你所提及的人
係呀，我知道佢哋，佢哋都幾無趣
我需要重新構建他們的臉容
給他們全都搞混了名字
此際我已經不太擅於閱讀
不要再寄更多的信給我了，不要
除非它們是你寄自
於荒涼之路

聽過這麼多段，就像走完了一段漫長的荒涼的路，有一種想哭的感覺。Bob Dylan的音樂經常都給予的這種荒涼感，只有經歷很多的人才會有這種感覺，寫得出這種詞，流下了這滴淚。

作者

【#幼兒英語】👧🏻0-5歲嬰幼童，在家用這些「🎶情境英語歌」輕鬆唱跳學英文!!!
讓嬰幼兒聽音樂🎵，好處不勝枚舉，舉凡提升記憶力、學習語言比較快、幫助入睡、提高身體協調、增強溝通能力，甚至陶冶性情等，都是每個爸媽們或多或少清楚的事。

但你知道嗎？兒童英文歌曲也扮演不同的功能，選對歌曲，律動＆英語學習魚與熊掌可以兼得☺️（詳細圖文和歌曲影片↘︎ https://pse.is/v28fc）

許多爸媽會透過聽英文歌曲，作為讓幼兒學習英語的第一步，像是TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR、OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM、LONDON BRIDGE、MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB等這些大家耳熟能詳的兒歌，更是常見的入門歌曲。（🎶 幼兒如何聽英語歌直播 https://PSE.IS/XACF5 ，無法觀看須先加入中文家庭雙語小孩不公開臉書社團）

🔥 英語兒歌百百種，該如何選擇呢？🤔

仔細觀察還是有差別的唷！
像上面舉例的這些歌曲，雖朗朗上口也是爸媽第一選擇，但當我們打算讓嬰幼兒透過情境歌曲，同時達到律動和英語學習一魚兩吃時，這類型音樂就偏相對『＃抽象』兒歌，較難直接在 ” 真實環境 “ 中呈現，爸媽也不容易透過實際肢體動作，直接操作給孩子看，甚至讓孩子進行體驗學習。

因此，不難發現，這類歌曲即使有影片，也很難單純用肢體去傳遞歌詞內容，多半會用雙手打節奏、身體自然隨音樂搖擺等方式表現。

因此，選擇『＃具象』，歌曲中動作實際連結身體部位，例如跳 (jump)、走 (walk)、跑(run)、拍手(clap)、轉圈(turn around)等，像「Head Shoulders Knees & Toes」就是最典型的 情境英語兒歌，唱個幾輪後，歌曲中提到的身體部位，很容易被孩子吸收並學會對應的單詞，甚至是句子，這就是聽音樂學語言的神奇魔力！

知道小訣竅後，爸媽可以善用網路資源，自製自己喜愛的嬰幼兒情境歌單👏

因此，對於想讓嬰幼兒透過聽英文歌曲，以身體力行方式，將當下做的「動作」與聽到的「語言」相連結，進而理解語言的意思，就是我們給0-5歲爸媽的英文選歌建議。

其他像「If You're Happy and You know it」也都是，透過這種體驗學習，像威利不到1歲半時，就能很清楚分辨walk和march的差別，第一次看到他的動作，說實話我們很訝異嬰兒的理解力是如此敏銳與細膩。

👦🏻 #配合嬰幼兒肢體發展進度，提供適齡情境英語歌

當然，挑歌同時也要將嬰「幼兒肢體發展程度」給考慮進來，不要6個月的baby，結果你挑了要她跳的歌曲，當然她無法辦到！

例如像威利，直到1y2m才會走、彎腰，還不會跳，所以歌曲完成度有限，但沒關係每一次聆聽寶貝們都在吸收，鼓勵爸媽不厭其煩將自己當作幼幼台哥哥姊姊，等小朋友有能力做出該動作，自然會給爸媽最好的回饋。

何以讓我獲得這個經驗分享？
其實就是來自寰宇迪士尼的「Play Along 跟著玩系列」的觀察，這系列以孩子肢體發展進度，分成0-1y、1-2y、2-3y三個階段。從0-1y很多動作需要爸媽協助進行，像是up and down(俗稱飛高高），到1-2y可以走、跑、甚至到2歲以後有能力唱歌同時，學會數數、水果分享等更複雜的學習。

威利就是透過這首歌曲，輕鬆學會轉圈、彎腰、拍手等動作的（Blog中有分享）

那為什麼寰宇是設定在0-3歲，我卻認為0-5歲（意即學齡前均可）都可以讓孩子聽這類歌曲呢？

這其實思考過在台灣不少中文家庭裡，多數孩子3歲前還是以中文學習為主，因此我認為只要是學齡前的幼童，都能透過聆聽「情境英語歌曲」快樂律動並輕鬆學語言！

對了，我發現當一開始讓小寶寶固定聽一些情境英語歌（像威利是從10個月開始聽寰宇PA歌曲）學會歌曲內相對應動作後，當他們聽到其他曲目中出現相同的內容時，例如：Clap yours hands /Open your hands and clap them，寶寶也都能夠做出正確的回應，不太受腔調和發音影響，表示孩子真的內化學會了，不只是聽到做出「制約反應」。

Blog內另分享了威利常聽的內容，也是除了寰宇迪士尼正餐外，威利平日經常聽的情境英語歌曲小點！

＃情境英語 ＃英語兒歌 ＃抽象 ＃具象
＃dwe ＃寰宇迪士尼 ＃中文家庭雙語小孩

最近剛好有個表演作了這首歌
所以就來錄了
『Coldplay 的 Viva la Vida 』
是西班牙文的"生命萬歲 活在當下"的意思
一開始聽到真的非常喜歡他的弦律
再加上鼓聲一進來 馬上身體跟著搖擺
因此好奇而查了一下這首歌的歌詞
才發現他的歌詞非常有深度
Coldplay用輕快異常的節奏
敘述了一段歷史的蒼涼，反差強烈，意味十足。
歌詞第一段
i used to rule the world, seas would rise when i gave the word
是講拿破崙回顧自己的過去的榮耀
但如今發現自己無法統治並擁有世界
相反只能sweep the streets i used to own。

副歌部分的bells and choirs都像征著葬禮的進行
也就是說拿破崙預示到自己的死亡
而mirror, sword和shield都是典型基督教的象徵
意味著拿破崙希望能夠升上天堂。

從wicked and wild wing到who would ever want to be king
都是他在懷念曾經擁有的權力和地位。

head on a silver plate指的就是法國
因為法國最先採用斷頭台執行死刑。

saint peter won't call my name是說
其實他知道並不會登上天堂 因為他是個暴君

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以下附上全部歌詞以及網路上找到最好的翻譯

I used to rule the world
我曾經掌握世界

Seas would rise when I gave the word
號令潮汐

Now in the morning I sleep alone
如今在這清晨孤單躺臥

Sweep the streets I used to own
巡視屬於我的路途


I used to roll the dice
我曾經左右命運

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
玩味敵人眼中的恐懼

Listen as the crowd would sing:
聽著人們的頌唱：

「Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!」
先王已死，新王萬歲！


One minute I held the key
就在剛才我還擁有開啟一切的關鍵

Next the walls were closed on me
轉瞬便走到了盡頭

And I discovered that my castles stand
我發覺自己的根基

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
建立於小信與虛妄之上（鹽柱子與沙子在聖經裡的隱喻）


I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
我聽見耶路撒冷的鐘

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
羅馬騎兵在唱頌聖詩

Be my mirror my sword and shield
讓它做我所信奉的，成為我的劍、盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field
將我的教義散播曠野（這段似乎是展望未來）

For some reason I can't explain
那些原因我無法明示

Once you go there was never, never an honest word
當你在此處再聽聞不到一句真實之言

That was when I ruled the world
就是我的日子來臨的時刻（指最後的審判？）



It was the wicked and wild wind
疾風肆虐大作（啟示錄中提到的六印開啟之像）

Blew down the doors to let me in.
破除一切阻礙後我會到來

Shattered windows and the sound of drums
敲響的鼓聲震天動地

People couldn't believe what I'd become
人們無法相信我為什麼會改變（神子以審判者而不是救贖者的身份顯現？）



Revolutionaries wait
顛覆已經齊備

For my head on a silver plate
將我的頭顱奉上吧（施洗約翰之死，指殉道）

Just a puppet on a lonely string
我不過是一個順應使命的傀儡

Oh who would ever want to be king?
誰願意做這種國王（耶穌被釘十字架的時候，頭上牌子寫著的罪名是「（號稱自己是）猶太人之王」）？



I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
我聽見耶路撒冷的鐘

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
羅馬騎兵在唱頌聖詩

Be my mirror my sword and shield
讓它做我所信奉的，成為我的劍、盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field
將我的教義散播曠野

For some reason I can't explain
那些原因我無法明示

I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我知道聖彼得不會叫出我的名字（聖經中記錄耶穌受難之時聖彼得為自保三次不認主）

Never an honest word
再也沒有真實之言的時候

But that was when I ruled the world
就該是我的日子臨到這個世界的時候



I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
我聽見耶路撒冷的鐘

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
羅馬騎兵在唱頌聖詩

Be my mirror my sword and shield
讓它做我所信奉的，成為我的劍、盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field
將我的教義散播曠野

For some reason I can't explain
那些原因我無法明示

I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我知道聖彼得不會叫出我的名字（聖經中記錄耶穌受難之時聖彼得為自保三次不認主）

Never an honest word
再也沒有真實之言的時候

But that was when I ruled the world
就該是我的日子臨到這個世界的時候

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最後附上原版Coldplay 的 Viva la Vida
http://youtu.be/dvgZkm1xWPE
建議可以配合歌詞一起 邊聽邊看
我個人是從頭到尾起雞皮疙瘩...