<1. 歌手 & 背景介绍>
2006年冬天，乡村女歌手Taylor Swift推出她的首支单曲，以当红乡村巨星提姆麦克罗（Tim McGraw）的名字当作标题，引起广大的注意，也打进了乡村排行前十名。令人惊奇的是，TS不但是歌曲的作者，她首张同名专辑里面的所有歌曲也都是她亲自参与谱写的，而当时她才十五岁。......

<2. 专辑介绍>
《Fearless》 发行于2008年11月，是Swift的第二张专辑。据Billboard网站统计，《Fearless》在告示牌排行榜的榜首位置上断断续续地停留了11周之久，是自2000年以来占据榜首时间最长的专辑。斯威夫特被《告示牌》杂志评选为2009年度艺人；在2010年的格莱美颁奖典礼上，《Fearless》赢得了年度最佳专辑大奖。根据尼尔森音乐统计榜，在2008年，斯威夫特的专辑总销量达到了400万张，成为该年度美国销量最佳的音乐人。

 <2. 歌词>

We were both young 
when I first saw you.
I close my eyes 
and the flashback (1) starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony (2) in summer air
See the lights, See the party, the ball gowns (3).
I see you make your way through (4) the crowd
And say "hello", 
little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles (5)
And my daddy said "stay away from (6) Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase (7)
Begging (8) you “please don't go”, and I said
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess (8)
It's a love story baby just say yes"

So I sneak out (10) to the garden to see you
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape (11) this town for a little while
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter.
And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me.
I was begging you “please don't go” and I said

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.
It's a love story baby just say yes"
"Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel.
This love is difficult, but it's real.
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess (12).
It's a love story baby just say yes"
Oh oh

I got tired of (13) waiting,
Wondering if you were ever coming around.
My faith in you is fading (14), 
When I met you 
on the outskirts of town (15), and I said
"Romeo save me 
I've been feeling so alone.
I keep waiting for you 
but you never come.
Is this in my head? 
I don't know what to think"
He knelt to the ground 
and pulled out a ring (16) and said

"Marry (17) me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes"
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you

 <3. 注释>

(1) Flashback 往事重现；倒叙镜头（名词）
Eaton still has flashbacks of the crash.
The events of the hero's childhood are shown as a series of flashbacks.

(2) Balcony 阳台（名词）

(3) Ball 舞会（名词）
Gown 礼服；长袍（名词）
Wedding/evening/ball gown

(4) Make your way（费力地）穿过
Make your way to/through etc 
The team slowly made their way 
back to base.

(5) Pebble 鹅卵石（名词）

(6) Stay away from 远离
Stay away from the pond. 
It’s dangerous there.

(7) Staircase 楼梯（名词）

(8) Beg 乞求（动词）
beg somebody to do something 
I begged Helen to stay, 
but she wouldn't listen.

(9) Prince 王子 Princess 公主

(10) Sneak out 偷偷溜出
How did you sneak out of the meeting?

(11) Escape 逃走（动词）
Escape from/through/over etc 
He escaped from prison in October.
Escape to 
She escaped to Britain in 1938.

(12) Don't be afraid, 
we'll make it out of this mess.
别害怕，我们一定能摆脱这个混乱的局面。
Mess 混乱（的局面）
My life's such a mess.
In a mess 
The economy is in a terrible mess.

(13) Tired of doing something 厌倦做某事
I'm tired of watching television; let's go for a walk.
I was getting tired of all her negative remarks.

(14) My faith in you is fading 我正在对你失去信心。

Faith 信仰；信心（名词）
Have faith (in somebody/something) 
Lose faith (in somebody/something) 
The public has lost faith in the government.

Fade 消退；褪色（动词）
Over the years her beauty had
faded a little.

(15) Outskirts of town郊区

(16) He knelt to the ground and 
pulled out a ring 
他跪到地上并（从口袋）取出一枚戒指。

Kneel 跪下（动词）
Tom knelt down and patted the dog.

(17) Marry somebody 与某人结为夫妇
He married Bea in 1925.
She married young (=at a young age).