听歌学英语:闲情小调月光漫舞 Dancing In The Moonlight

听歌学英语:闲情小调月光漫舞 Dancing In The Moonlight


Toploader来自英国，一曲"Dancing In The Moonlight"红翻全英国，创下蝉连四十大热门金曲最长命的纪录；第二支走向钢琴摇滚的单曲"Achilles Hill"更入选NME周报的当周最佳单曲；专辑也长卖了一年之久。深受Rolling Stones与早期Elton John等摇滚前辈、Stevie Wonder和Bee Gees等放克灵魂宗师交相影响，混合成复古而丰富的招牌声响，也让他们备受好评。下面我们就来欣赏由Toploader带来的"Dancing in the moonlight"，希望大家喜欢。


Dancing in the moonlight
We get it on most every night
When that moon is big and bright
Its a supernatural delight
Everybody's dancing in the moonlight
Everybody's dancing in the moonlight
Everybody here is out of sight
They dont bark and they dont bite
They keep things loose they keep it tight
Everybody's dancing in the moonlight
Dancing in the moonlight
Everybodys feeling warm and bright
Its such a fine and natural sight
Everybody's dancing in the moonlight
We like our fun and we never fight
You cant¹ dance and stay uptight²
Its a supernatural delight
Everybody was dancing in the moonlight
Dancing in the moonlight
Everybodys feeling warm and bright
Its such a fine and natural sight
We get in on most every night
And when that moon is big and bright
Its a supernatural delight
Everybody's dancing in the moonlight
Dancing in the moonlight
Everybodys feeling warm and bright
Its such a fine and natural sight
Everybody's dancing in the moonlight


月光漫舞
当满月的夜晚，我们都会月下漫舞
这真是欢愉无比
大家都在月光在舞蹈
这里的每个人在黑夜里若隐若现，看不清；
他们不会大喊大叫
他们自由自在
每个人都在月光下舞蹈
月光漫舞
每个人都感到温暖与光明
这可真是一个美好的，自然的景象。
每个人都在月光在舞蹈
我们享受此时的欢愉，绝不争执
你若不能跳上一曲，便会焦躁不安
着真是无比欢愉
每个人在月光在舞蹈
月光漫舞
每个人都感到温暖与光明
这真是一个自然美好的场景
人人月光漫舞
当满月的夜晚，我们会相聚，舞蹈
每个人都在月光下舞蹈
月光漫舞
每个人都感到温暖与光明
这真是一个自然美好的场景
人人月光漫舞


Everybody's dancing in the moonlight, everybody here is out of sight. they dont bark and they dont bite, they keep things loose they keep it tight. 大家都在月光下舞蹈，这里的每个人在黑夜里若隐若现，看不清；他们不会大喊大叫，他们自由自在。看着歌词我想起了在广场上跟着大家一起跳舞的情形，褪去一天的疲惫，在月光下放松，不失为夜晚一个很好的选择哦！下面我们来学习与月亮有关的表达。
once in a blue moon  千载难逢；极为罕见
Barry only visits his parents once in a blue moon.
巴里很难得去看望他父母一次。
cry for the moon   想做做不到的事；想要得不到的东西
If you want  a Ph. D like that, you might as well cry for the moon.
如果你这样就想拿到博士学位，那简直是异想天开。
over the moon   兴高采烈；欣喜若狂
He was over the moon at the good news.
听到那个好消息他高兴极了。
学完三个与月亮moon有关的短语，下面我们再来学习两个包含moonlight的短语。
to moonlight  兼差，从事第二职业
Many people are moonlighting to put money away for retirement³.
许多人兼职是为了攒钱养老。
moonlight flit(moonlight flitting)  (为躲债、逃付房租等)乘夜搬家，夜逃
When he discovered the police were after him , he did a moonlight flit .
当他发现警察正在找他， 他夜间潜逃。

1 cant   

n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔

参考例句：

• The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
• He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

2 uptight   

adj.焦虑不安的，紧张的

参考例句：

• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.试着一笑了之，不要紧张。

3 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。