We Are the World

by Various Children

We Are the World

天下一家

by Various Children

本篇适合：欣赏、跟唱

每天吃得饱饱的，再精神抖擞地在教室里上课，这一点，对于很多小朋友来说都是再平常不过的事了。但是你们可能不知道，在世界上的许多地方，有很多人真的连吃饭都成问题，每天遭受饥饿的折磨。如果你知道有什么方法可以帮助这些人，你会献出自己的爱心吗？

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 [hiːd] v. 注意，留意

certain ['sзːtən] adj. 某一个

dying ['daɪɪŋ] adj. 垂死的

lend [lend] v. 借给

pretend [prɪ'tend] v. 假装，装扮（-ing形式：pretending）

somewhere ['sʌm（h）weə] adv. 某处，在某处

truth [truːθ] n. 事实，真理

choice [tʃɔɪs] n. 选择，抉择

care [keə] v. 关心，顾虑（第三人称单数：cares）

free [friː] adj. 自由的

show [ʃəʊ] v. 出示，指示（过去分词：shown）

down [daʊn] adj. 消沉的

realize ['rɪəlaɪz] v. 认识到，了解

save [seɪv] v. 解救，挽救（-ing形式：saving）

《天下一家》（We Are the World）是一首由美国著名歌手迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）和莱昂纳尔·里奇（Lionel Richie）共同作曲、迈克尔·杰克逊作词的歌曲。此曲最早的版本由美国45位歌星联合演唱，旨在呼吁世界援助当时在非洲饱受饥荒之苦的人民。

此曲在1985年推出，并在1986年的第28届格莱美颁奖礼上获得了四项大奖，最终为非洲筹集了至少六千万美元的慈善捐款，成为史上最著名最伟大的公益单曲。

听歌曲，填出下列横线上所缺单词。

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

中文大意及答案请见第45页。