Kelly Clarkson感人肺腑的浓郁唱腔使这首“Because of you”从一开始就牵动着听者的心灵。即使不知道歌词的人，也可能因为这首歌凄婉的曲调而扼腕感伤。各位好，这里是听歌学英语，我是Canace。Kelly如泣如诉而又富有弹性的声音，让人从中听到一种震慑人心的控诉，听到一个女子掩藏在坚强外表下的忧愁和委屈。这首歌的歌词更是感人至深。朴实的字里行间，写着一个女子从埋怨到挣扎，再到清醒的过程。在自己幼年的时候，她是父母间恶劣关系的牺牲品，所以当她也遭遇同样的处境时，看着小时候的自己目送拿着行李离家远去的父亲，她猛然醒悟，毅然走出了悲剧的循环。这不仅是情感的表达，而且是一种呼声，具有积极的社会意义。
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because you know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
I watched you die
When it wasn't even whole to start with
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don t know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you, I never stray too far from the sidewalk.
因为你，我从来不远离人行道。
stray有三个词性，作动词表示“流浪；迷路；偏离”
短语stray from 表示“偏离”
He constantly strayed from the main point of his talk.
他不断偏离他的话题。
做形容词表示“迷路的；离群的”；比如a stray dog就是指“失散的狗”。
作名词的意思也很好理解了，表示“走失的家畜；流浪者”。比如：
That cat is a stray that we took in.
那是我们收养的一只走失的猫。
I lose my way and it's not too long before you point it out.
在你指出问题的不久前，我迷失方向。
Lose one's way 迷失方向，迷路
It's very easy to lose your way in a strange city.
在一个陌生的城市里，你很容易迷路。
point out 指出，指明
No matter who point out our shortcomings, we will correct them.
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。
I'm forced to fake A smile, a laugh everyday of my life.
我被迫去伪装，微笑，大笑，在我的生命当中的每一天。
fake 假装 fake a smile 假笑，假装开心一笑
fake 做形容词表示“伪造的”
Are they real, or fake?
它们是真的吗？ 还是假的？
作名词表示“骗子，假货”
On closer examination the painting was proved to be a fake.
再经仔细观察，证实那幅画是膺品。
I was so young , you should have known better than to lean on me.
我当时太小，你应该知道一些比依靠我更好的办法。
lean on 依赖，靠在…上
I know you are tired;please lean on my arm.
我知道你累了,靠在我手臂上吧。
They always lean on us when they are in trouble .
他们有麻烦时总是依赖我们。
Now I cry in the middle of the night.
现在我在深夜里哭泣。
in the middle of night 午夜 深夜
In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.
在半夜里，两个孩子醒了并大声喊起来。
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