my parents started teaching me,
when i was just two,
all about manners
and the right things to do.
then told me, “learn to say ‘thank you’,
and learn to say ‘please’,
and learn to say ‘excuse me’
if you happen to sneeze.”
good manners,
good manners,
good manners are important
to everyone in the world.
my parents kept on teaching me
when i was three.
and then the more i learned,
the more that i could see.
that there’s a way to do it wrong,
there’s a way to do it right.
everybody use your manners now,
and be polite.
good manners,
good manners,
good manners are important
to everyone in the world.
good manners,
good manners,
good manners are important
to everyone in the world.
(yeah they are!)
good manners are important
to everyone in the world.
[英语abc]
1． my parents started teaching me.
start teaching me = start to teach me
1)begin 和 start 后面都可以接“to”不定式，也可接＿ing形式，通常没有什么区别。当我们谈论开始一个漫长的或习惯性的行为，也许更常用＿ing的形式。
例：how old were you when you first started playing the piano?
2)在begin 和start 后面的动词如果是“understand”和 “realize”就只能用“to”不定式。
例：she began to understand what he really wanted.
(not:…understanding)
2． if you happen to sneeze.
1)如果你打了个喷嚏，或咳嗽，或放了个屁，或打了个饱嗝，西方人都习惯说声“对不起”。
2）happen to do something 偶然……；碰巧……
例：do you happen to remember his name?
你还记得他的名字吗？
3．my parents kept on teaching me.
1)keep on doing “继续”，“不断”，强调动作的反复。
例：he keeps on phoning me, and i really don’t want to talk to him.
他不断给我打电话，我真的不想同他谈话。
he kept on blowing his nose.
他一直在擤鼻子。
2) keep on doing 和 keep doing 没有什么区别。
例：my parents kept encouraging me to study.
我父母不断鼓励我学习。
4． and then more i learned, the more that i could see.
the more……the more 愈……愈；越是……越是
例：the more i know him, the more i like him.
越是了解他，我就越是喜欢他。
the more dangerous it is, the more i like it.
这件事愈危险，我就愈喜欢它。
5． and be polite.
be polite: 讲礼貌
6． yeah they are!
yeah yes
“they” 在这里指的是“good manners”
[参考译文]
懂礼貌
当我刚两岁时，
父母就开始教我，
如何懂礼貌，
如何做正确的事。
他们告诉我，“学会说‘谢谢’
学会说‘请’
学会说‘对不起’
如果你碰巧打了个喷嚏。”
懂礼貌，
懂礼貌，
礼貌对世界上所有人都很重要。
当我三岁时，
父母继续教我。
我学的愈多，
就愈明白：
怎样会把事情搞糟，
怎样会把事情搞好。
从现在起人人都要有礼貌，
讲礼貌吧。
懂礼貌，
懂礼貌，
礼貌对世界上所有人都很重要。
懂礼貌，
懂礼貌，
礼貌对世界上所有人都很重要。
（没错！）
礼貌对世界上所有人都很重要。
[the story of the song]
this zippy tune will wake you up with some lively piano action and
a few words about the universal requirement for good manners.
[歌里的故事]
这首活泼的歌曲将用它那轻快的钢琴伴奏和全世界对礼貌的要求的歌词把你唤醒
