听歌学英语:猫王的经典曲目Are You Lonesome Tonight

猫王的经典曲目：Are You Lonesome Tonight?

 

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Are you lonesome tonight?
Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?

 

 

Does your memory stray to a bright summer day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor¹ seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain?
Shall I come back again?
Tell me, dear,
“Are you lonesome tonight?”

I wonder if you're lonesome tonight.
You know someone said that the world's a stage,
And we each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweetheart.
Act One was where we met.
I loved you at first glance,
You read your lines so cleverly,
And never missed a cue.
Then came Act Two.
You seemed to change, you acted strange,
Why I've never known.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me.
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare,
And I'm standing² there with emptiness all around.
And if you won't come back to me,
Then they can bring the curtain down.

1 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。