VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 愛(ài)情音樂(lè)故事

A Very Musical Love Story
音樂(lè)愛(ài)情故事
Happy Valentine’s Day!
情人節(jié)快樂(lè)！
In America, February 14 is a day devoted to love and romance. Today, we tell a story of love through song lyrics.
在美國(guó)，2月14號(hào)是一個(gè)關(guān)于愛(ài)和浪漫的日子。今天我們通過(guò)韻律來(lái)講述關(guān)于關(guān)于愛(ài)情的故事。
It starts with the search for the perfect mate...
首先從尋找一個(gè)完美伴侶開(kāi)始…
Looking for Love…
《尋找愛(ài)情》
Singer Johnny Lee starts our story with “Lookin’ for Love,” a song from 1980.
以歌手約翰尼·李1980年的歌曲《尋找愛(ài)情》開(kāi)始我們的故事。
The words of the song suggest that finding love is not easy. The song goes, looking for love in all the wrong places / looking for love in too many faces. In other words, this man needs to make changes in how and where he searches for a partner.
歌詞表明找到愛(ài)情并不容易，歌詞中，在錯(cuò)的地方尋找愛(ài)情、在不同的人群中尋找愛(ài)情。換句話說(shuō)，這個(gè)人需要在如何尋找伴侶以及在哪兒尋找伴侶上做出改變。
At the end of “Lookin’ For Love,” Johnny Lee sings: and you came knock in' on my heart’s door / you're everything I've been lookin' for.
歌曲的結(jié)尾處約翰尼·李唱到：你來(lái)敲我的心門，你就是我要找的人。
The next song tells how that discovery felt.
下一首歌曲講述如何找感覺(jué)。
First Time Ever...
《第一次遇見(jiàn)》
You have to be pretty excited about someone if you think the sun rose in his or her eyes, right? Roberta Flack then sings:
如果你認(rèn)為他/她眼神如陽(yáng)光般溫柔，你一定會(huì)非常興奮，是吧？羅貝塔·弗萊克唱到：
and the moon and the stars / were the gifts you gave / to the dark and the endless skies.
而月亮和星星也是你給我的禮物，填滿漫漫黑夜。
The words from “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” express beautifully that magic of new love.
這些話來(lái)自于《第一次遇見(jiàn)你》，表達(dá)了對(duì)新戀情的美麗幻想。
Love Will Tear…
《愛(ài)讓我們分開(kāi)》
So, our man and woman are now partners. But love is complex. Love can create tension. The band Joy Division warned about this in a song written in 1979, “Love Will Tear Us Apart.”
所以，現(xiàn)在我們的男女主人公已成為情侶，但是愛(ài)情是復(fù)雜的。愛(ài)情也會(huì)緊張。喬伊·迪維森樂(lè)隊(duì)在1979年寫了這首《愛(ài)讓我們分開(kāi)》歌。
Let’s Stay Together…
《讓我們?cè)谝黄稹?br /> In our story today, the man begs his woman not to let it tear them apart and not to break up. Artist Al Green knows just what to sing: “Let’s Stay Together.”
我們今天的故事，男生請(qǐng)求女生不要讓他們的愛(ài)情中斷、分手。艾爾·格林唱到《讓我們?cè)谝黄稹贰?br /> Better Together…
《最好在一起》
Since today is Valentine’s Day, we are going to end our story on a positive note. Our lovers do stay together and live “happily ever after.” They are, as musician Jack Johnson sings, “Better Together.”
今天是情人節(jié)，我們用一首歡快的音樂(lè)結(jié)束今天的故事。我們的男女主人公在一起幸福地生活。正如歌手杰克唱到《最好在一起》。
I’m Caty Weaver.
我是凱蒂·威弗爾。
What phrases did you learn from this story about finding and keeping love? Are you searching for love or have you found it? Tell us about it. Post your thoughts in the comments section?