阿慢打胃之不落閣

Take A Bow，下台一鞠躬，二個超級歌手在不同的時期以同歌名，來詮釋與情人再見掰掰的歌，詞意旋律意境表達各有千秋，非常耐人尋味。不過瑪姐總是喜歡賣弄性感風騷，這支MV也不例外，我打算拿這二首歌來英語教學，不知道效果會如何？


Madonna - Take a bow (1994)

Take a bow, the night is over
This masquerade is getting older
Lights are low, the curtains down
There's no one here
[There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd]
Say your lines but do you feel them
Do you mean what you say when there's no one around [no one around]
Watching you, watching me, one lonely star
[One lonely star you don't know who you are]

Chorus:

I've always been in love with you [always with you]
I guess you've always known it's true [you know it's true]
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye

Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye

Make them laugh, it comes so easy
When you get to the part
Where you're breaking my heart [breaking my heart]
Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown
[Just make 'em smile the whole world loves a clown]
Wish you well, I cannot stay
You deserve an award for the role that you played [role that you played]
No more masquerade, you're one lonely star
[One lonely star and you don't know who you are]

(chorus, repeat)

Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye

All the world is a stage [world is a stage]
And everyone has their part [has their part]
But how was I to know which way the story'd go
How was I to know you'd break
[You'd break, you'd break, you'd break]
You'd break my heart

I've always been in love with you
[I've always been in love with you]
Guess you've always known
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye

(chorus)

Say good-bye [bye bye], say good-bye
Say good-bye
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Rihanna - Take A Bow (2008)

Oh, how about a round of applause
yeah, standing ovation
oooohhh yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

[Verse #1]
You look so dumb right now
Standing outside my house
Trying to apologize
You're so ugly when you cry
(Please...)
Just cut it out

And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught

[Chorus]
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow
oh oh oh

[Verse #2]
Grab your clothes and get gone
Ya better hurry up before the sprinklers come on
Talkin' bout girl I love you you're the one
It just looks like a rerun
(Please...)
What else is on?

And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught

[Chorus]
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow
Ooohh

[Bridge]
And the award for the best liar goes to you
For making me believe that you could be faithful to me
Let's hear your speech ooohh

How about a round of applause?
Standing ovation

[Chorus]
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow

But it's over now...