VOA慢速英語: 愛情音樂故事

A Very Musical Love Story
音樂愛情故事
Happy Valentine’s Day!
情人節(jié)快樂！
In America, February 14 is a day devoted to love and romance. Today, we tell a story of love through song lyrics.
在美國，2月14號是一個(gè)關(guān)于愛和浪漫的日子。今天我們通過韻律來講述關(guān)于關(guān)于愛情的故事。
It starts with the search for the perfect mate...
首先從尋找一個(gè)完美伴侶開始…
Looking for Love…
《尋找愛情》
Singer Johnny Lee starts our story with “Lookin’ for Love,” a song from 1980.
以歌手約翰尼·李1980年的歌曲《尋找愛情》開始我們的故事。
The words of the song suggest that finding love is not easy. The song goes, looking for love in all the wrong places / looking for love in too many faces. In other words, this man needs to make changes in how and where he searches for a partner.
歌詞表明找到愛情并不容易，歌詞中，在錯(cuò)的地方尋找愛情、在不同的人群中尋找愛情。換句話說，這個(gè)人需要在如何尋找伴侶以及在哪兒尋找伴侶上做出改變。
At the end of “Lookin’ For Love,” Johnny Lee sings: and you came knock in' on my heart’s door / you're everything I've been lookin' for.
歌曲的結(jié)尾處約翰尼·李唱到：你來敲我的心門，你就是我要找的人。
The next song tells how that discovery felt.
下一首歌曲講述如何找感覺。
First Time Ever...
《第一次遇見》
You have to be pretty excited about someone if you think the sun rose in his or her eyes, right? Roberta Flack then sings:
如果你認(rèn)為他/她眼神如陽光般溫柔，你一定會非常興奮，是吧？羅貝塔·弗萊克唱到：
and the moon and the stars / were the gifts you gave / to the dark and the endless skies.
而月亮和星星也是你給我的禮物，填滿漫漫黑夜。
The words from “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” express beautifully that magic of new love.
這些話來自于《第一次遇見你》，表達(dá)了對新戀情的美麗幻想。
Love Will Tear…
《愛讓我們分開》
So, our man and woman are now partners. But love is complex. Love can create tension. The band Joy Division warned about this in a song written in 1979, “Love Will Tear Us Apart.”
所以，現(xiàn)在我們的男女主人公已成為情侶，但是愛情是復(fù)雜的。愛情也會緊張。喬伊·迪維森樂隊(duì)在1979年寫了這首《愛讓我們分開》歌。
Let’s Stay Together…
《讓我們在一起》
In our story today, the man begs his woman not to let it tear them apart and not to break up. Artist Al Green knows just what to sing: “Let’s Stay Together.”
我們今天的故事，男生請求女生不要讓他們的愛情中斷、分手。艾爾·格林唱到《讓我們在一起》。
Better Together…
《最好在一起》
Since today is Valentine’s Day, we are going to end our story on a positive note. Our lovers do stay together and live “happily ever after.” They are, as musician Jack Johnson sings, “Better Together.”
今天是情人節(jié)，我們用一首歡快的音樂結(jié)束今天的故事。我們的男女主人公在一起幸福地生活。正如歌手杰克唱到《最好在一起》。
I’m Caty Weaver.
我是凱蒂·威弗爾。
What phrases did you learn from this story about finding and keeping love? Are you searching for love or have you found it? Tell us about it. Post your thoughts in the comments section?