We Are the World

by Various Children

We Are the World

天下一家

by Various Children

本篇適合：欣賞、跟唱

每天吃得飽飽的，再精神抖擻地在教室里上課，這一點，對于很多小朋友來說都是再平常不過的事了。但是你們可能不知道，在世界上的許多地方，有很多人真的連吃飯都成問題，每天遭受饑餓的折磨。如果你知道有什么方法可以幫助這些人，你會獻出自己的愛心嗎？

by WJ

There comes a time when we heed a certain call

When the world must come together as one

There are people dying

And it’s time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all

We can’t go on pretending day by day

That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

We are all a part of God’s great big family And the truth, you know,

Love is all we need

* We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day So let’s start giving

There’s a choice we’re making

We’re saving our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day

Just you and me *

Send them your heart

So they’ll know that someone cares

And their lives will be stronger and free

As God has shown us by turning stone to bread

So we all must lend a helping hand

Repeat *

When you’re down and out

There seems no hope at all

But if you just believe

There’s no way we can fall

Let us realize that a change can only come If we stand together as one

Repeat *

There’s a choice we’re making

We’re saving our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day Just you and me

heed [hi?d] v. 注意，留意

certain ['sз?t?n] adj. 某一個

dying ['da???] adj. 垂死的

lend [lend] v. 借給

pretend [pr?'tend] v. 假裝，裝扮（-ing形式：pretending）

somewhere ['s?m（h）we?] adv. 某處，在某處

truth [tru?θ] n. 事實，真理

choice [t???s] n. 選擇，抉擇

care [ke?] v. 關心，顧慮（第三人稱單數：cares）

free [fri?] adj. 自由的

show [???] v. 出示，指示（過去分詞：shown）

down [da?n] adj. 消沉的

realize ['r??la?z] v. 認識到，了解

save [se?v] v. 解救，挽救（-ing形式：saving）

《天下一家》（We Are the World）是一首由美國著名歌手邁克爾·杰克遜（Michael Jackson）和萊昂納爾·里奇（Lionel Richie）共同作曲、邁克爾·杰克遜作詞的歌曲。此曲最早的版本由美國45位歌星聯合演唱，旨在呼吁世界援助當時在非洲飽受饑荒之苦的人民。

此曲在1985年推出，并在1986年的第28屆格萊美頒獎禮上獲得了四項大獎，最終為非洲籌集了至少六千萬美元的慈善捐款，成為史上最著名最偉大的公益單曲。

聽歌曲，填出下列橫線上所缺單詞。

1. When the world must come________as one.

2. That someone, somewher e will soon______a change.

3. So let’s start_______.

4. Send them your________.

5. There seems no______at all

中文大意及答案請見第45頁。