整首歌是敘述從戀愛、結(jié)婚到生小孩是多么甜蜜的過程,每個階段都留下美好的回憶,而這完整的回憶就是靠這些點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴累積而成。作詞者把人生美好的回憶用食譜的方式來描寫,真是別樹一格。
英文歌詞
Take one fresh and tender kiss. Add one stolen night of bliss. One girl, one boy, some grief, some joy ─ memories are made of this.
Dont forget a small moonbeam; fold it lightly with a dream. Your lips and mine, two sips of wine ─ memories are made of this.
Then add the wedding bells, one house where lovers dwell, three little kids for the flavor. Stir carefully through the days; see how the flavor stays. These are the dreams you will savor.
With His blessings from above, serve it generously with love. One man, one wife, one love, two lives ─ memories are made of this. Memories are made of this.
歌詞翻譯
用一個清新、柔美的吻,再添加一晚快樂的偷情,接著再加上一個女孩,一個男孩,偶爾些許的悲傷,些許的歡樂,我們快樂的回憶皆由這些配料所做成。
不要忘了一道小小的月光,用夢把它輕輕地包起來,再加上妳我的雙唇,及淺嘗少許美酒,美好的回憶皆由這些配料做成。
然后再添加婚禮的鐘聲,加上兩個愛侶住的房子,再有三個小孩子來加添風(fēng)味?;旌先兆幼屑?xì)的攪拌,看味道是否會持久。這就是妳會品嘗的夢。
將老天賜給我們的福氣配合我們自己的情愛柔柔地?fù)皆谝黄?。一個先生、一個太太、一份專注的愛情,兩個生命。美好的回憶皆由此做成。美好的回憶皆由此做成。
字詞句型分析
1.tender a. 柔和的, 溫柔的
例:Under his sisters tender care, the patient soon recovered.
(在他姊姊溫柔的照顧下,病人迅速痊愈。)
2.bliss n. 喜悅
例:What bliss it is to be in love! (戀愛真是一種喜悅啊!)
3.grief n. 悲傷, 苦惱
例:The mother could not control her grief over the death of her youngest son.
(那母親無法抑制對幺兒過世的悲傷。)
4.be made of... 以……做成
例:If this ring is made of gold, why is it turning green?
(這枚戒指若是金子做的,為什么它會變綠?)
5.moonbeam n. 月光
例:Moonbeams shone through the window and lighted the room.
(月光從窗戶照進(jìn)來,照亮了房間。)
6.fold vt. 折疊, 包
例:The boy folded the paper into the form of an airplane.(那男孩把紙折成飛機(jī)的形狀。)
7.sip n. (飲料的) 一啜, 一口 & vt. 啜飲, 吸, 一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地喝
例:I dont drink much; just a sip of beer now and then.
(我并不常喝酒,只是偶爾小啜幾口啤酒而已。)
The old lady sipped the hot tea carefully. (那個老婦人小心地啜飲熱茶。)
8.wedding bells 婚禮的鐘聲
9.dwell vi. 居住 (= reside)
reside vi. 居住
例:Many great figures dwelled in the slums in their childhood.
(很多大人物在童年時都住過貧民區(qū)。)
10.flavor n. 味道
例:Garlic has a strong flavor, and a stronger smell. (大蒜口味重,氣味更重。)
11.stir vt. & vi. 攪拌
stir up... 激起/煽動……
例:The student leaders stirred up the people to revolt.(學(xué)生領(lǐng)袖煽動群眾叛亂。)
12.savor vt. 充分享受……的美味
例:John sipped his wine, savoring every drop.(約翰啜飲著美酒,充分享受每一滴的美味。)
13.blessing n. 祝福; 恩賜
歌詞His blessings中的His是大寫, 乃表『上帝的』之意, 故His blessings即等于Gods blessings (上帝的祝福)。
例:Suzys father refused to give his blessings to her marriage.
(蘇西的父親拒絕祝福她的婚姻。)
May God give His blessings to your enterprise.(愿上帝賜福給你的企業(yè)。)
bless vt. 賜福
bless sb with sth 賜福某人擁有某物
be blessed with... 享有……之福
例:Nature blessed Gloria with stunning beauty. (大自然恩賜葛洛莉美貌。)
14.serve vt. 服務(wù), 上菜
例:The stewardess served the passengers with delicious food and drinks, and the passengers were all satisfied with everything.
(空中小姐發(fā)給乘客美味的食物和飲料,乘客對一切都很滿意。)