<1. 歌手 & 背景介绍> 丹尼尔·罗伯特·波特（Daniel Robert Powter，1971年2月25日－），亦作丹尼尔·帕德，加拿大唱作音乐人。2005年以一首被可口可乐用作为欧洲广告片主题曲的《Bad Day》（坏天气）红遍欧洲。丹尼尔细腻独特的感受力及出色的琴艺，让他总是能够在平淡无奇的生活中，找到音乐创作的题材，因此有着“城市琴人丹尼尔”的称号。 

 <2. 歌词> Where is the moment we needed the most You kick (1) up the leaves and the magic (2) is lost They tell me your blue skies fade to gray They tell me your passion's (3) gone away And I don't need no carrying on (4) You stand in the line just to hit a new low (5) You're faking a smile (6) with the coffee you go You tell me your life's been way off line You're falling to pieces (7) every time And I don't need no carrying on Cause you had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around (8) You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride (9) You had a bad day The camera don't lie You're coming back down and you really don't mind You had a bad day You had a bad day Will you need a blue sky holiday? The point is they laugh at (10) what you say And I don't need no carrying on You had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day The camera don't lie You're coming back down and you really don't mind You had a bad day (Oooh.. a holiday..) Sometimes the system goes on the blink (11) And the whole thing turns out wrong You might not make it back and you know That you could be well oh that strong And I'm not wrong (yeah...) So where is the passion(12) when you need it the most Oh you and I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost Cause you had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day You've seen what you like And how does it feel for one more time You had a bad day You had a bad day <

 <3. 注释> (1) kick 踢（动词） The police kicked the door down. (2) magic 魔力（名词） work like magic 非常奏效 (3) passion 热爱；热情（名词） He has a great passion for football. (4) carry on 继续；坚持（动词短语） Sorry, I interrupted you. Please carry on. You'll have an accident if you carry on driving like that. (5) stand in line排队 Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register. Low 低谷；低价（名词） fall to/hit/reach etc a new low （价格）创新低；情绪到了低谷 The euro has fallen to a new low against the dollar. Public confidence in the legal system is at a new low. highs and lows (of something/ somebody's life) 高潮和低谷 (6) fake a smile 假装微笑；强颜欢笑 Fake 假装；伪作 She faked her father's signature on the cheque. I thought he was really hurt but he was faking it. (7) fall to pieces 破碎；瓦解 All my clothes are falling to pieces. The economy is falling to pieces. (8) turn something around 扭转（局面、僵局等等） After I met him, my whole life turned around. (9) go for a ride 出去坐下车或开下车 go for something （离开所在的地方或者正在做的事情）去做某事 go for a ride/walk/swim etc Let's go for a walk. (10) laugh at something/ somebody 取笑 I'm afraid the other kids will laugh at me because I don't understand. (11) on the blink 故障 My computer's on the blink again. (12) passion 热情；激情 He spoke with considerable passion about the importance of art and literature. The issue arouses strong passions.