<1. 歌手 & 背景介绍> Mariah Carey是美国流行歌坛超级天后巨星，世界流行歌坛的神话，她是音乐史上拥有最多告示牌冠军单曲的女歌手，同时也是拥有最多告示牌冠军单曲的独唱歌手（18首）[世界第一的披头士乐队(20首)]，并拥有在这流行榜上连续停留榜首最久的单曲—与《男孩到男人》组合合作单曲《One Sweet Day》（16周）。其唱片销量至今为止已超过了2亿张，可以说是世界上最成功的女艺人之一。 Mariah出生于纽约州苏福克郡亨廷顿镇，其母亲拥有爱尔兰血统并曾为歌剧女歌手，而曾任航空工程师的父亲则拥有委内瑞拉血统，因此玛丽亚偶尔被美国媒体归类为黑人歌手。 

 There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow (1) that you know Will melt away (2) And then a hero comes along With the strength (3) to carry on And you cast your fears aside (4) And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies (5) in you It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out (6) a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will disappear And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you Oh ~~Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow But don't let anyone Tear them away (7) Hold on There will be tomorrow In time (8) You'll find the way And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you That a hero lies in you That a hero lies in you 

 (1) sorrow - a feeling of great sadness 悲伤；悲痛: A true friend will be willing to share your joys and sorrows. (2) melt away - to gradually disappear 逐渐消失: His determination to leave started to melt away as he saw the tears in the child's eyes. (3) strength - the quality of being brave to handle difficult or unpleasant situations 勇气；力气: Jenny didn't have the strength to quit the frustrating job. (4) cast - (literary) to throw something somewhere 丢；扔: He cast more wood onto the fire. (5) lie – exist 存在: The problem lies in their managerial system (6) reach out - to move your arm in order to touch or lift something 伸手: She reached out her hand to stroke the cat. (7) tear - to rip 撕；扯: He picked up the envelope and tore it open. (8) in time - after a certain period of time, especially after a gradual process of change and development 终究: He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, in time.