听歌学英语:Moonlight Shadow

Moonlight Shadow 月影下的祈祷


据说，这首1983年问世的曲子原是为纪念甲克虫乐队（The Beatles）被枪杀的主唱约翰·列侬（John Lennon）而作。比利时的Dana Winner，这首歌是她的经典曲目。再听一遍Moonlight Shadow，还是觉得无比的空灵，前奏琴声有些许哀伤，而之后Dana清丽的嗓音，却让人忘却了尘世的哀伤，琴声交错着Dana透明的声音，仿佛看到她在月色朦胧的湖边飘动着、吟唱着……



[00:02.53]EnglishExpress
[00:06.12]轻松英语之旅
[00:18.27]Dana Winner
[00:19.76]Moonlight Shadow
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[01:05.89]The last that ever she saw him
[01:09.78]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[01:13.26]He passed on worried and warning
[01:17.11]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[01:20.84]Lost in a riddle¹ that Saturday night
[01:24.61]Far away on the other side
[01:27.91]He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
[01:31.81]And she couldn’t find how to push through
[01:37.57]The trees that whisper in the evening
[01:41.50]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[01:44.81]Sing a song of  sorrow and grieving²
[01:48.80]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[01:52.52]All she saw was a silhouette³ of a gun
[01:56.31]Far away on the other side
[01:59.83]He was shot six times
[02:01.60]by a man on the run
[02:03.37]And she couldn’t find how to push through
[02:09.98]I stay, I pray
[02:12.84]See you in heaven far away
[02:17.28]I stay, I pray
[02:20.19]See you in heaven one day
[02:37.58]Four a.m. in the morning
[02:41.11]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[02:44.69]I watched your vision forming
[02:48.46]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[02:52.23]Stars roll slowly in a silvery night
[02:55.99]Far away on the other side
[02:59.35]Will you come to terms with me this night
[03:03.67]But she couldn’t find how to push through
[03:09.72]I stay, I pray
[03:12.55]See you in heaven far away
[03:17.03]I stay, I pray
[03:19.83]See you in heaven one day
[03:46.49]Caught in the middle of a hundred and five
[03:53.81]The night was heavy but the air was alive
[03:57.24]But She couldn’t find how to push through
[04:05.28]Far away on the other side.
[04:08.67]The night was heavy but the air was alive
[04:13.09] But she couldn’t find how to push through
[04:50.88]The last that ever she saw him
[05:00.08]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[05:10.60]He passed on worried and warning
[05:19.58]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[05:28.13]Lost in a riddle that Saturday night
[05:37.42]Far away on the other side
[05:46.08]He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
[05:57.75]And she couldn’t find how to push through
[06:07.72]The trees that whisper in the evening
[06:20.63]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[06:23.65]Sing a song of sorrow and grieving
[06:38.89]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[06:41.37]All she saw was a silhouette of a gun
[06:52.18]Far away on the other side
[07:00.77]He was shot six times by a man on the run
[07:12.57]And she couldn’t find how to push through
[07:27.87]I stay, I pray
[07:29.93]See you in heaven far away
[07:45.71]I stay, I pray
[07:47.41]See you in heaven one day
[08:08.62]Four a.m. in the morning
[08:10.00]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[08:12.34]I watched your vision forming
[08:27.66]Carried away by a moonlight shadow
[08:29.82]Stars roll slowly in a silvery night
[08:50.80]Far away on the other side
[08:52.92]Will you come to terms with me this night
[08:55.30]But she couldn’t find how to push through
[09:17.57]语言点：
[09:19.34]Moonlight Shadow
[09:32.66]carry away
[09:35.36]pass on
[09:38.08]He passed on worried and warning
[09:43.81]riddle
[09:48.52]Far away on the other side
[09:55.06]how to push through
[09:57.70]push through
[10:01.22]push a plan through the committee stage
[10:07.30]a silhouette of a gun
[10:09.12]一支枪的轮廓
[10:10.51]silhouette
[10:17.43]on the run
[10:19.12]在逃
[10:20.34]in heaven
[10:21.43]在天堂
[10:22.65]come to terms

1 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

2 grieving   

感到悲痛，伤心( grieve的现在分词 )； 使…伤心

参考例句：

• They are still grieving for their dead child. 他们还在为死去的孩子伤心。
• The news brought no solace to the grieving relations. 这个消息并未给悲痛的家属带来什么安慰。

3 silhouette   

n.黑色半身侧面影，影子，轮廓；v.描绘成侧面影，照出影子来，仅仅显出轮廓

参考例句：

• I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。
• I could see the silhouette of the woman in the pickup.我可以见到小卡车的女人黑色半身侧面影。