Unit 2 The environment【导读】 《地球之歌》(Earth Song)是迈克尔·杰克逊的“公益三部曲”之一，于 1995年 12 月初发行。歌曲反映了世界战争不断，环境污染越来越严重，并呼吁世人觉醒。Earth Songby Michael JacksonWhat about sunriseWhat about rainWhat about all the thingsThat you said we were to gainWhat about killing fieldsIs there a timeWhat about all the thingsThat you said was yours and mineDid you ever stop to noticeAll the blood we've shed beforeDid you ever stop to noticeThis crying Earth this weeping shoresWhat have we done to the worldLook what we've doneWhat about all the peaceThat you pledge your only sonWhat about flowering fieldsIs there a timeWhat about all the dreamsThat you said was yours and mineDid you ever stop to noticeAll the children dead from warDid you ever stop to noticeThis crying Earth this weeping shoresI used to dreamI used to glance beyond the starsNow I don't know where we areAlthough I know we've drifted farHey，what about yesterday(what about us)What about the seas(what about us)Heavens are falling down(what about us)I can't even breathe(what about us)What about apathy(what about us)I need you(what about us)What about nature's worth(ooo，ooo)It's our planet's womb(what about us)1What about animals(what about it)We've turned kingdoms to dust(what about us)What about elephants(what about us)Have we lost their trust(what about us)What about crying whales(what about us)We're ravaging the seas(what about us)地球之歌迈克尔·杰克逊 演唱日出呢雨呢还有你应许给我们的一切呢被杀戮的土地呢有没有结束的时候还有你说过属于你和我们的东西呢你是不是忘了我们曾流的血你有没有注意到地球在流泪，海岸在哭泣我们对世界做了什么看看我们做错了什么吧还有你向独子许诺的一切和平呢鲜花遍布的大地呢有没有结束的时候还有你说过属于你和我的所有梦想呢你是不是忘了战争中死去的那些孩子你有没有看到地球在流泪，海岸在哭泣我曾经梦想过我曾经遥望群星之上如今我不知我们身在何方尽管我明白我们漂泊了太远嘿，昨天呢海洋呢天堂在堕落我简直不能呼吸冷漠麻木呢我需要你宝贵的自然呢2那是我们地球的孕育地动物呢我们把它们的王国化为灰烬大象呢我们是不是已失去它们的信任哭泣的鲸鱼呢我们污染了海洋[知识积累]1．pledge vt. 保证2．drift vi. 流动；漂流3．apathy n. 漠然；冷淡4．womb n. 摇篮；发源地5．ravage vi. 毁坏[文化链接]在这首歌中，迈克尔·杰克逊用淋漓的情感、高亢的嗓音，流着泪诉说着一切正离我们而去的美好事物：“你有没有看到，地球在流泪，海岸在哭泣？一切和平呢？鲜花遍布的大地呢？”。3
