Lyrics: Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry” – Перевод песни: Ферджи “Большие девочки не плачут”

Вторая песня от преподавателя Яны. Заполняйте пропуски, и отвечайте на вопросы. (Песня вначале немного нудная, но с середины первой минуты становится повеселее.)
1. What are the good points of being small? Going to school? How do you think, if a woman or man can be a child in her/his heart? Can a person be a child in his relationship with another?

The smell of your   lingers on me now
You’re probably on   flight back to your    
I need some   of my own protection, baby
To be with myself and center, clarity, peace, serenity

linger [‘lɪŋɡə] – задерживаться, оставаться, тянуться
a taste that lingers in your mouth – вкус, который остается во рту
shelter [‘ʃeltə] – приют, убежище
They are in need of food and shelter.
clarity [‘klærətɪ] – прозрачность, ясность
He had only visited the village once, but remembered it with surprising clarity.
serenity [sə’renətɪ] – светлость, ясность, безмятежность

[ CHORUS ]
I hope you  , I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It’s  , myself and I
We’ve got some straightening out to do
And I’m gonna   you, like a
Child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a   on with my life
It’s time to be a big   now
And big girls don’t cry

have/be to do with somebody/something – быть связанным с чем-то, иметь отношение к чему-либо / кому-либо
this has nothing to do with you – это не имеет к тебе отношения
straighten something ↔ out (phrasal verb) [‘streɪtn] – to deal with problems or a confused situation and make it better, especially by organizing things [= sort out] (приводить в порядок, исправить):
There are several financial problems that need to be straightened out quickly.
blanket [‘blæŋkɪt] – одеяло

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The path that I’m  
I must   alone
I must take the baby   till I’m full grown, full grown
Fairy tales don’t always have a happy  , do they
And I foresee the   ahead if I stay

ahead [ə’hed] – вперед

[ CHORUS ]

Like the little   mate
In the school yard
We’ll play jacks and Uno cards
I’ll be your best   and you’ll be mine Valentine
Yes you can   my   if you want to
Cause I want to hold yours too
We’ll be playmates and lovers and
Share our   worlds
But it’s time for me to go  
It’s getting late and dark  
I need to be with   and center, clarity
 , serenity

jacks – a children’s game in which the players try to pick up small objects called jacks while bouncing (подпрыгивают) and catching a ball
Uno – карточная игра похожая на «Сто одно», но требующая специальной колоды карт.

[ CHORUS ]

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2. Find Russian equivalents to English words
playmates –
protection –
path –
full grown –
fairy tales –
foresee –
3. Find adjectives in the song and make your own sentences.
4. Find modal verbs.
5. Do you like the song? Why?

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