1 ~2 }2 u* g2 y2 O 7 t z! |/ w; c) a1 ^' _' ~好啦~ . U1 F/ A3 T* o! \& t推一首我很喜歡也很容易學的的老歌, # ^7 u \7 f1 y8 Z9 j+ r是我這輩子第一次學的英語歌( e/ M4 R; f4 K) c$ { n9 L
Take Me Home Country Roads 5 X7 M! G J6 ?( ?$ f這兩個版本是我比較喜歡的 3 Z& F* j$ N' F e* N) v5 [8 Q- m! J. z2 ~# Y& d" I! a
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如果想學易於朗朗上口、歌詞又寓含深意的經典老歌,我推薦妳一首四十多年前的老歌 Those were the days。# |) Z; X H% V' |
* e2 G+ o ~* J$ q/ q這首歌是 Mary Hopkins 在 1968 年發行的處女作。原曲來自二十世紀初的蘇聯吉普賽歌謠 Dorogoi dlinnoyu (Дорогой длинною),第一個錄音作品是西元 20 年代蘇聯的全能文藝青年 Alexander Vertinsky。Mary Hopkins 的作品則是最受歡迎的英譯版本。0 ]7 r$ P+ m8 S+ M, J5 ?
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; d* @) {: A2 g/ A% n + N5 x; \; ^. p# v( I! [; G4 p - s- i# M2 ^2 R- E, U8 ]# j8 j : k' v) M$ u- p: i* p9 B6 k7 B(歌詞) . i: t* l. T4 o( M) ?$ c; v " ]7 @- U; K! A6 y' HOnce upon a time there was a tavern ' x2 R8 P& S* i6 n6 ]0 qWhere we used to raise a glass or two + [. H( d" {6 A, x8 v5 ERemember how we laughed away the hours% c O" I" O4 K! u6 r9 k
Think of all the great things we would do! a6 S0 c" Y) z4 ?
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Those were the days my friend) x/ {. w( i- F- y. d
We thought they'd never end3 K' u( \7 @# z8 E, i
We'd sing and dance forever and a day * e- l4 I- V9 @& Q$ x+ {6 dWe'd live the life we'd choose, f) Z7 f4 `; b E& z. {: S2 C
We'd fight and never lose) ?; h% m/ e" ?7 o
For we were young and sure to have our way- G7 x |. z9 ^- f: T. \
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Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days8 I; o( r) U: ^+ d0 ?
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Then the busy years went rushing by us 6 d0 Y1 _. C7 ?" P7 W' aWe lost our starry notions on the way9 b; f$ Z8 w) d/ q) Z; ~% C+ U
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern ' [- z$ N) J1 Z+ T$ I/ NWe'd smile at one another and we'd say... 6 F* u" |9 W6 O- b; b" V9 q7 Z6 V3 m1 \( [5 X
Those were the days my friend$ i5 }+ o: [, c( v$ [6 z3 ^! W% ~
We thought they'd never end- R8 x1 g0 G' O9 U) T
We'd sing and dance forever and a day- g* H4 g$ W- }7 B
We'd live the life we'd choose 5 F' f+ M" _! ?% y* nWe'd fight and never lose F2 k3 h6 i8 Z% @
For we were young and sure to have our way , w; e7 j' d& `3 h7 Y5 Y2 YLa la la la la la la la la ' k9 i( y+ G$ R$ {$ d! C+ [Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days / r4 g& |& t8 y- O7 a" P4 \/ O" M5 N3 K, S& E
$ l3 w6 y6 @" i l$ E, CJust tonight I stood before the tavern $ u$ i/ T5 f, L, I' R" HNothing seemed the way it used to be* B% A( q0 |5 `. s$ y* P4 d
In the glass I saw a strange reflection ; W2 g4 F$ V" h* |; `Was that lonely woman really me?( k% t3 M% ]! J$ p& X7 z
4 ^3 Y, ~; ~& w4 F/ }" VThrough the door there came familiar laughter7 ^- P" ~8 U3 h7 E4 ^
I saw your face and heard you call my name # Z# P, a: [5 J; Y0 L+ ?Oh my friend we're older but no wiser - `2 w1 E' {0 g2 m: C3 J& Z& xFor in our hearts the dreams are still the same...9 E+ L! N- E6 j) P Q6 l+ d