中英文歌詞:
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
在漆黑荒涼的高速公路上,涼風(fēng)吹散了我的頭發(fā)
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
科里塔斯溫?zé)岬臍庀?,在空中裊裊上升
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
抬頭極目遠(yuǎn)方,看見微微閃爍的燈光
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
我的頭腦變得沉重,我的視線越發(fā)模糊
I had to stop for the night
必須停下來了,尋找過夜的地方
There she stood in the doorway
她就站在門廊
I heard the mission bell
布道的鐘聲在我耳邊回響
And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
我心中暗念,“還不知道這里是地獄還是天堂”
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
這時(shí)她點(diǎn)起一根蠟燭,給我前面引路
There were voices down the corridor,
走廊深處一陣陣歌聲回蕩
I thought I heard them say......
我想我聽見他們在唱……
"Welcome to the Hotel California"
"歡迎來到加州旅館
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
多么可愛的地方, 多么可愛的臉龐
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
加州旅館如此多的客房
Any time of year, you can find it here
一年四季無論何時(shí)何候,你都可以在這找到地方
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
帶著仿佛如紗般纏繞的心思,她開著一輛梅塞德斯·奔馳
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
還帶著許多漂亮迷人的小伙子,她都喚他們叫朋友
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
在庭院里他們舞的多歡,揮灑著夏日甜味的香汗
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
有人狂舞中喚起回憶,而有人狂舞著是為了忘記
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
于是我把主人召喚,“請給我來點(diǎn)酒”
He said,"We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
他說,“自1969年我們這就再沒那東西了”
And still those voices are calling from far away,
而那些聲音依然遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)傳來,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
令人在午夜也會驚醒
Just to hear them say......
只聽得他們在唱……
"Welcome to the Hotel California "
“歡迎來到加州旅館”
Such a lovely place, Such a lovely face
多么可愛的地方,多么可愛的臉龐
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
在加州旅館他們縱情狂歡
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis"
多么美妙的驚奇呀,為你帶來想要的借口!”
Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice
天花板上的鏡子,冰上粉紅色的香檳
And she said :"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
這時(shí)她說,“我們其實(shí)不過是這里的囚徒,甘心被自己所驅(qū)使”
And in the master's chambers, They gat hered for the feast ;
然后在主人房間里,他們聚集在盛宴前 ;
They stab it with their steely knives,
揮舞著鋼制的刀叉
But they just can't kill the beast
但卻就是不能刺死野獸
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
我記得我做的最后一件事是跑向大門
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
我必須尋找來時(shí)的路回到從前的地方
"Relax", said the night-man,“ We are programmed to receive.
“放松點(diǎn),”值夜的說到,“我們安排好了接收,
You can checkout any time you like,
你可以在喜歡的時(shí)候結(jié)帳,
but you can never leave!"
但你卻永遠(yuǎn)無法離開!”
重點(diǎn)講解:
1、plenty of 大量;很多;許多用來修飾可數(shù)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞,用法同a lot of / lots of。
例句:There are plenty of eggs in the market.
市場上有很多雞蛋。
2、call up 打電話給;召集;使想起;提出
例句:OK, I'll call up again later.
好吧,我以后再來電話。
3、steely ['sti:li] adj. 似鋼的,鋼鐵般的
例句:She fixed him with a steely glance.
她固定了他鋼鐵般的一目了然。