今天要介绍的歌曲名字为Uptown Girl.选播的是Westlife的版本。节奏欢快。故事也很可爱和励志。这首歌的原创是Billy Joel。写的就是他自己的真实故事。出身平凡长相平凡的Billy喜欢当时超级名模Christie Brinkley。这位金发美女就是歌曲里面Uptown Girl。纽约市分uptown, mid-town, downtown这几个地区。uptown是富人区，而Christie正出身于此。Billy 为Christie写了这首"Uptown Girl并成功获得芳心。两年后两人走进婚姻殿堂并且维持了长达九年婚姻。门第相貌差距都不是问题，问题是你够不够自信能不能勇敢追求。
Uptown Girl
富家小姐
She's been living in her uptown world
她一直都住在那富人区里
I bet she never had a back street guy
我敢说她没有一个穷小子男友
I bet her mama never told her why
我敢说她妈妈从来没有告诉她为什么
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
我要去尝试追求这个富家女孩
She's been living in her white bread world
她一直都住在那单调乏味的富人区里
As long as anyone with hot blood can
只要是热血青年就有机会
And now she's looking for a downtown man
现在她在寻找着一个穷小子
That's what I am
我就是这样的一个人
And when she knows what she wants from her time
当她随时着时间推移明白她的真正需要
And when she wakes up and makes up her mind
当她幡然醒悟，她会作出自己的决定
She'll see I'm not so tough
她会看见我并不粗鲁
Just because
只是因为
I'm in love with an uptown girl
我爱上了这个富家女孩
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
你知道我在富人区里看见过她
She's getting tired of her high class toys
她厌烦了她的那些高级玩具(隐喻"纨裤子弟")
And all her presents from her uptown boys
还有那些富家子弟们的礼物
She's got a choice
她有自己的选择
Uptown girl
富家女孩
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
你知道我买不起珠宝送给她
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
但也许有一天也会财运亨通
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
她会明白我是什么样的人
And then I'll win
那时我就拥有一切
And when she's walking
当她漫步时
She's looking so fine
她看起来非常美丽
And when she's talking
当她说话时
She'll say that she's mine
她会说她属于我
She'll say I'm not so tough
她会说我并不粗鲁
Just because
只是因为
I'm in love
我恋爱了
With an uptown girl
和一个富家女孩
She's been living in her white bread world
她一直住在她那单调乏味的富人区里
As long as anyone with hot blood can
就连有点激情热血的男孩（也很难遇见）
And now she's looking for a downtown man
现在她在寻找着一个穷小子
That's what I am
那就是我
Uptown girl
富家女孩
She's my uptown girl
她是我的富家女孩
You know I'm in love
你知道我恋爱了
With an uptown girl
和一个富家女孩
My uptown girl
我的富家女孩
You know I'm in love
你知道我恋爱了
With an uptown girl
和一个富家女孩
My uptown girl
我的富家女孩
You know I'm in love
你知道我恋爱了
With an uptown girl
和一个富家女孩
My uptown girl
我的富家女孩
歌词解析: She's been living in her uptown world.她一直都住在那富人区里
uptown:the high class area of town富人区；住宅区；非商业区。
What 's an uptown girl doing robbing a gas station?
住城郊的富家女抢劫加油站干什么?
Is this bus going uptown?
这公交车是去城郊吗？
反义词：downtown非住宅区; 市中心
The downtown is being overpopulated.
闹市区的人口越来越稠密了。（overpopulated:人口过多；过剩）
Can you direct me to the downtown?
请问到闹市区怎么走?I bet she never had a back street guy 我敢说她没有一个穷小子男友
back street指的是‘小街道；偏街’。a back street guy指的就是那种来自这些不知名的小街道的男孩子，也就是穷小子的意思。
这句话里面的这个I bet...，意思就是‘我敢打赌...’
我们来看几个例句:
I bet you are a cute girl.
我敢打赌你一定是个可爱的女孩。
I bet you won't pass the test.
我敢打赌这次考试你过不了。
I bet you could not outrun me.
我赌你追不上我.She's been living in her white bread world.她一直都住在那单调乏味的富人区里
white bread:plain, tasteless, boring and trashy
乏味；单调；没趣儿，掉价儿。
She's nothing special, just a typical white bread bitch.
她没什么特别的，就是个一般的特没趣的贱人而已！
OMG Becky， look at that chick, She is soooo white bread.
我的天，Becky，你快看那个女的，太掉价了吧！And when she wakes up and makes up her mind.当她醒悟过来下决定的时候...
wake up:VP,醒过来；I woke up very late this morning.
我今早醒得很晚。
make up one's mind:VP，做决定
I have made up my mind to study management in college.
我决定在大学里攻读管理学。She's getting tired of her high class toys.她厌烦了她的那些高级玩具(隐喻"纨裤子弟")
get tired of sth=be tired of sth对...厌烦；对...厌倦
(Do you get tired of working for someone else?)Are you tired of working for someone else.
你厌倦了为别人工作吗？
You must get tired of my voice!
你一定厌倦了我的声音了吧。
这句话里面的high class是‘高级；高质量；高水准’的意思。
Ram-raiders smashed their way into a high-class store.
驾车抢劫者开车冲进了一家高档商店。
This table with top quality dishes is of quite high class.
这桌宴席，炮凤烹龙，规格相当高。But maybe someday when my ship comes in，she'll understand what kind of guy I've been但也许有一天也会财运亨通事业成功,她就会明白我有多厉害了。
这里的when someone’s ship comes in是引喻，是变成富翁时或事业发达时。
When my ship comes in, my dear, you will have everything you could desire!
亲爱的，等我发了大财，你想要啥就有啥。
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