Traveling Light教唱乡村音乐(country music)是一种具有美国民族特色的流行音乐,于20世纪20年代兴起于美国南部,其根源来自英国民谣,是美国白人民族音乐代表。乡村音乐的特点是曲调简单,节奏平稳,带有叙事性,具有较浓的乡土气息,亲切热情而不失流行元素。我们熟悉的《Take Me Home Country Roads》就是乡村音乐代表人物之一约翰·丹佛的代表作。还有一首《500 Miles Away from Home》,原唱Bobby Bare,也是美国乡村音乐歌手和作词人。而《加州旅馆》(Hotel California)也是是美国著名乡村摇滚乐队老鹰乐队的歌曲。堪称乡村音乐的经典曲目。今天我们学唱的《Traveling Light》也是一首节奏轻快,充满积极向上精神的歌曲。每次听完,都让人心情开朗。《Traveling Light》(《轻装前行》),发行时间为2002年,是歌手Joel Hanson & Sara Groves演唱的乡村风格歌曲,收录于专辑《What If It Is》中。歌词发音技巧:I was doubling over the load on my shoulders曾经在我肩头有千钧重担,让我不堪重负doubling over 连读load on 连读Was a weight I carried with me everyday每天每日我都觉得沉重不堪难以解脱!Was a连读 weight I 连读carried d省音Crossing miles of frustrations and rivers a raging穿过满路荆棘挫折,趟过无数狂怒激流miles of 连读frustrations and 连读and d省音rivers a 连读Picking up stones I found along the way不忘一路俯拾寻找圆润美丽的卵石!Picking up 连读 up p省音stones I 连读found along连读I staggered and I stumbled down我一路蹒跚,坎坷前行staggered and I 连读stumbled d省音Pathways of trouble走过这条烦恼不断的旅途!Pathways of 连读trouble I连读I was hauling those souvenirs of misery所有痛苦不幸的回忆让我步履蹒跚souvenirs of 连读And with each step taken my back was breaking每一步都仿似将要压弯我的脊梁And d省音with each 连读step p省音'Til I found the One who took it all from me直到遇到他,我如释重负'Til I 连读found d省音 who弱读 took it all 连读