听歌学英语:Hotel California 加州旅馆

Hotel California 加州旅馆

 

中英文歌词：

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair 
在漆黑荒凉的高速公路上，凉风吹散了我的头发
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
科里塔斯温热的气息，在空中袅袅上升
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering¹ light
抬头极目远方，看见微微闪烁的灯光
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的头脑变得沉重，我的视线越发模糊
I had to stop for the night
必须停下来了，寻找过夜的地方　　
There she stood in the doorway²
她就站在门廊
I heard the mission bell
布道的钟声在我耳边回响
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
我心中暗念，“还不知道这里是地狱还是天堂”
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
这时她点起一根蜡烛，给我前面引路
There were voices down the corridor,
走廊深处一阵阵歌声回荡
I thought I heard them say......
我想我听见他们在唱……
"Welcome to the Hotel California"
"欢迎来到加州旅馆
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
多么可爱的地方, 多么可爱的脸庞
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
加州旅馆如此多的客房
Any time of year, you can find it here
一年四季无论何时何候，你都可以在这找到地方
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
带着仿佛如纱般缠绕的心思，她开着一辆梅塞德斯·奔驰
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
还带着许多漂亮迷人的小伙子，她都唤他们叫朋友
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
在庭院里他们舞的多欢，挥洒着夏日甜味的香汗
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
有人狂舞中唤起回忆，而有人狂舞着是为了忘记
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
于是我把主人召唤，“请给我来点酒”
He said,"We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
他说，“自1969年我们这就再没那东西了”
And still those voices are calling from far away,
而那些声音依然远远传来，
Wake you up in the middle of the night
令人在午夜也会惊醒
Just to hear them say......
只听得他们在唱……
"Welcome to the Hotel California "
“欢迎来到加州旅馆”
Such a lovely place， Such a lovely face
多么可爱的地方，多么可爱的脸庞
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
在加州旅馆他们纵情狂欢
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis³"
多么美妙的惊奇呀，为你带来想要的借口！”　　
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne⁴ on ice
天花板上的镜子，冰上粉红色的香槟
And she said :"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
这时她说，“我们其实不过是这里的囚徒，甘心被自己所驱使”
And in the master's chambers⁵, They gat hered for the feast ;
然后在主人房间里，他们聚集在盛宴前 ;
They stab it with their steely knives,
挥舞着钢制的刀叉
But they just can't kill the beast
但却就是不能刺死野兽
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
我记得我做的最后一件事是跑向大门
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
我必须寻找来时的路回到从前的地方
"Relax", said the night-man,“ We are programmed to receive.
“放松点，”值夜的说到，“我们安排好了接收,
You can checkout⁶ any time you like,
你可以在喜欢的时候结帐,
but you can never leave!"
但你却永远无法离开!”

1 shimmering   

v.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
• The colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句

2 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

3 alibis   

某人在别处的证据( alibi的名词复数 )； 不在犯罪现场的证人； 借口； 托辞

参考例句：

• The suspects all had alibis for the day of the robbery. 嫌疑人均有证据证明抢劫当天不在犯罪现场。
• I'm not trying to beat your alibis any more than I'm trying to prove 'em. 我并不是不让你辩护，我只是想把那个人找出来。

4 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

5 chambers   

n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅

参考例句：

• The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网

6 checkout   

n.（超市等）收银台，付款处

参考例句：

• Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
• A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。