英文歌曲 | 《Hotel California》
时间：2016-11-04 17:33:03 作者：平和英语村
Hotel California / 加州旅馆
发行于1977年2月的《Hotel California / 加州旅馆》美国著名乡村摇滚乐队老鹰乐队Eagles的歌曲，它被誉为美国70年代最重要的专辑。这张专辑里老鹰以一种极为颓废暧昧的方式反映了70年代美国那种世风日下，混沌与散漫的社会风气。加州旅馆的身份，一直受到几代人的思考和追寻。有人认为歌曲中的加州旅馆是确实存在。与其苦苦追寻，不如回归到音乐本身，把它单纯地认为一场梦呓，让那成经典的吉他旋律、诡异莫名的歌词内容、感人心弦的悲世情怀，神秘永远~
♥ Desert： 沙漠；遗弃 ['dezət]
歌词： on a dark desert highway
例句：Water can transform a desert into a garden.
♥ Shimmering: 闪烁的 ['ʃɪmərɪŋ]
歌词： I saw a shimmering light
例句：She wore an evening gown of shimmering gold at the party.
♥ Dim: 暗淡的、模糊的 [dɪm]
歌词： my head grew heavy my sight grew dim.
例句：His face was very sad and his eyes at times were dim.
♥ Sweat： 汗水；出汗 [swet]
歌词： sweet summer sweat
例句：The long climb made us sweat.
♥ Captain：船长、队长；指挥 ['kæptɪn]
歌词： so i called up the captain
例句：The sailors are asked to take their positions by their captain.
♥ Alibi: 借口、托辞 ['æləbaɪ]
歌词： bring your alibis
例句：They've got nothing on me I've got an alibi.
On a dark desert highway.
行驶在昏黑的荒漠公路上。
Cool wind in my hair.
凉风吹过我的头发。
Warm smell of colitas.
温馨的大麻香。
Rising up through the air.
弥漫在空气中。
Up ahead in the distance.
抬头遥望远方，
I saw a shimmering light.
我看到一丝微弱的灯光。
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim.
我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊。
I had to stop for the night.
我不得不停下来过夜。
There she stood in the doorway.
她站在门那儿等候我。
I heard the mission bell.
我听到远处教堂的钟声。
And I was thinking to myself.
我在心里暗自嘀咕。
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
这里也许是天堂也可能是地狱。
Then she lit up a candle.
她点燃了蜡烛。
And she showed me the way.
并给我引路。
There were voices down the corridor.
走廊深处传来阵阵说话声。
I thought I heard them say.
我隐约听到他们在说……
Welcome to the Hotel California !
欢迎来到加州旅馆！
Such a lovely place !
多么美丽的地方！
Such a lovely face !
如许可爱的面容！！
Plenty of room at the Hotel California !
这就是永远迎客的加州旅馆！
Any time of year.
一年的任何时候
You can find it here !
你都能在这找到你的需要。
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,
她的心为珠宝所扭曲。
She got the Mercedes Benz.
她拥有豪华的奔驰车。
She got a lot of pretty,pretty boys.
她有许多漂亮的男孩。
That she calls friends.
她称之为朋友。
How they dance in the courtyard.
他们在庭院里翩翩起舞。
Sweet summer sweat.
甜蜜夏日,香汗淋漓。
Some dance to remember !
有人翩翩为回忆！
Some dance to forget !
有人翩翩求忘却！
So I called up the Captain.
于是我叫来领班。
Please bring me my wine.
请给我来些美酒。
He said We haven't had that spirit here. 他说:我们这再不供应烈酒
Since nineteen sixty nine.
自从1969年起。
And still those voices are calling from far away.
远处依然传来那些话语。
Wake you up in the middle of the night.
在半夜将你惊醒。
Just to hear them say
只听到他们在说……
Welcome to the Hotel California !
欢迎来到加州旅馆！
Such a lovely place !
多么美丽的地方！
Such a lovely face !
如许可爱的面容！！
They livin' it up at the Hotel California.
他们在加州旅馆尽情狂欢。
What a nice surprise !
一切都美好得令人吃惊！
Bring your alibis.
使你有了来到这里堕落的借口。
Mirrors on the ceiling.
天花板上镶嵌着的镜子。
The pink champagne on ice.
粉红色的香槟浸着冰块。
And she said We are all just prisoners here
然而她却说我们在这都是囚徒。
-of our own device.
但都是我们自愿在这为欲望而负债的。
And in the master's chambers.
在主人的卧房里。
They gathered for the feast.
他们为欲望的盛宴而聚在一起。
They stabbed it with their steely knives.
他们彼此间用钢刀相互挥刺。
But they just can't kill the beast.
但却杀不死心中的恶魔！
Last thing I remember.
我所记得的最后一件事就是-
I was running for the door.
我拼命跑向大门口。
I had to find the passage back.
我必须找到来时的路。
To the place I was before.
回到我过去的地方。
Relax ,said the night man.
守夜人叫我放宽心。
We are programmed to receive.
我们天生受诱惑(我们只是照常接待)。
You can checkout any time you like.
所以虽然你想什么时候结束(结帐)都可以。
But you can never leave!
但你永远无法离去！
放宽心
你可以随时结账
但你永远无法离去
把这份神秘永远地埋葬~
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一日一记：
I love three things in this world. Sun, moon and you. Sun for morning, moon for night , and you forever.
予独爱世间三物。昼之日，夜之月，汝之永恒。
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