Follow your dreams
追随梦想
by Linsey
林赛
Emily-Jane wants to be a pop star
艾米丽.简梦想成为明星，
Though her dreams are so far
尽管梦想如此遥远。
When people laugh, her feelings get down
她受到嘲笑，于是情绪低落，
Her dazzling smile replaced with a frown
灿烂的笑容凋零，眉头紧蹙。
Emily-Jane has this dream every night
艾米丽·简夜夜把梦做，
She's standing on stage, singing all her might
站在舞台上，纵情高歌，
Selling Platinum Records, being Number One
出售白金唱片，名列榜首，
Then she wakes up and the dream is done
醒来之时，美梦已无踪影。
Emily-Jane's mum holds her tight
艾米丽·简的妈妈紧紧抱住她：
"Never give up babe, all right?"
“孩子，不要放弃，好吗？”
She listens to her mother's kind voice
她听着妈妈亲切的话语，
Now's the time for her to make her choice
立即就把决心下。
Emily-Jane joins her school choir
艾米丽·简加入学校合唱团，
Her hopes get higher and higher
志向越来越远，
The choir teachers say she is great
老师表扬她真棒，
She had no reason to be afraid
而她敢做又敢想。
Emily-Jane followed her dream
艾米丽·简紧紧追随着梦想，
Now all she does is beam
现在得到的是喜悦。
The little girl is now a huge star
小女孩成了大明星，
But her mother's words are never too far
母亲的话音还没走远。
The moral of this story is never stop dreaming
这个故事的寓意在于不要放弃梦想，
Don't tear out your hair, don't start screaming
尽管追随梦想看起来很很难,
Although it's as hard as it seems
不要扯下头发，不要尖叫，
Just follow your dreams
努力追寻梦想。
