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第7章 Yesterday Once More 昨日再现

Just like before,

Its yesterday once more.

Yesterday Once More

songwriter & composer: The Carpenters

When I was young,

Id listen to the radio,

Waiting for my favoritefavorite n.特别喜欢的人(或物), 喜欢的事物, 亲信, 心腹, 幸运儿adj.喜爱的, 宠爱的, 中意的 songs.

When they played Id sing along,

就像从前一样,

仿佛昨日又再现。

昨日再现

词曲:卡朋特兄妹

当我年轻的时候,

经常收听收音机,

等待令我心动的歌曲。

听到播放便随声吟唱,

It made me smile.

Those were such happy times,

And not so long ago.

How I wonderedwonder n.奇迹, 惊奇, 惊愕vt.对……感到惊讶, 惊奇, 想知道vi.惊讶, 怀疑adj.非凡的, 奇妙的 where theyd gone.

But theyre back again,

Just like a long lost friend.

All the songs I love so well.

Every shalalala

Every wowo still shines,

Every shingalingaling,

That theyre starting to sing so fine.

When they get to the part

Where hes breaking her heart,

It can really make me cry,

Just like before,

这使我心情欢畅。

那是多么幸福的时光!

就在之前不久,

我想知道它们曾去往何处,

但我所有喜爱的歌曲

它们现在又回来,

正如故友又重逢。

每一句沙啦啦啦

每一句喔喔仍闪烁,

每一句兴厄灵厄灵,

它们又开始唱得如此迷人。

当他们唱到一处,

男子令女子肝肠寸断,

这真能让我哭泣,

就像从前一样,

Its yesterday once more.

Looking back on how it was

In years gone by,

And the good time that I had

Makes today seem rather sad.

So much has changed.

It was songs of love

That I would sing to them,

And Id memorizememorize v.[亦作memorise] 记住, 记忆 each word.

Those old melodies

Still sound so good to me,

As they melt the years away.

Every shalalala

Every wowo still shines,

Every shingalingaling,

That theyre starting to sing so fine.

仿佛昨日又再现。

蓦然回首,

岁月如何流逝。

这些过去的美好时光

使今天显得如此悲伤。

变化太大了啊!

我情愿向他们歌唱

爱情的歌曲,

我会记住歌词的每一句。

那些悠久的曲调,

在我听来还是那么动听,

好像它们能把岁月消融。

每一句沙啦啦啦

每一句喔喔仍闪烁,

每一句兴厄灵厄灵,

他们又开始唱得如此迷人。

All my best memories.

Come back clearly to me.

Some can even make me cry,

Just like before,

Its yesterday once more.

Every shalalala

Every wowo still shines,

Every shingalingaling,

That theyre starting to sing so fine.

Every shalalala

Every wowo still shines,

Every shalalala,

Every wowo still shines…

我所有的美好记忆

清晰地再现。

有一些仍能让我哭泣,

就像从前一样,

仿佛昨日又再现。

每一句沙啦啦啦

每一句喔喔仍闪烁,

每一句兴厄灵厄灵,

他们又开始唱得如此迷人。

每一句沙啦啦啦

每一句喔喔仍闪烁,

每一句兴厄灵厄灵,

他们又开始唱得如此迷人。

这是一首非常优美动听的歌曲,正因为其特别出众,编者不敢妄加评断。或许最高明的评论家写出的最经典的评语在此,都会黯然失色,苍白无力。我想还是把这语言的空白和跳跃的思维留给读者自己去体会吧。如果有一天您静下心来,伴着这熟悉的旋律,沉浸在对昔日的无限怀念之中,那过去的美好岁月、恩恩怨怨及沧桑变化都会令您无语凝噎、潸然泪下,您就会体会到另一种心境,这恰恰正是语言的力量所达不到的。