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英語學(xué)習(xí)筆記：

shimmering ['??m?r??]  n. 微弱的

candle ['kændl]  n. 蠟燭

corridor ['k??r?d??r]  n. 走廊

alibis  [‘æl?ba?] n. 托辭

champagne [?æm'pe?n]  n. 香檳

prisoner ['pr?zn?r]  n. 囚徒

device  [d?'va?s]  n. 設(shè)備

chamber ['t?e?mb?r]  n. 會議廳

feast [fi?st]  n. 宴會

steely  ['sti?li]  adj. 鋼鐵一般的

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《Hotel California》

On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair

涼風(fēng)吹過我的頭發(fā)

Warm smell of colitis rising up through the air

濃烈的大麻味道 散發(fā)在空氣中

Up ahead in the distance

抬頭遙望遠方

I saw a shimmering light

我看到微弱的燈光

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

我的頭越來越沉 視線也變得模糊

I had to stop for the night

我不得不停下來 尋找過夜的地方

There she stood in the doorway

她站在門口那兒招呼我

I heard the mission bell

我聽到遠處教堂的鐘聲

I was thinking to myself

This could be Heaven or this could be Hell

在心里對自己說 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

這時她點起一根蠟燭給我引路

There were voices down the corridor

沿著走廊傳來陣陣說話聲

I thought I heard them say

聽到他們在說

Welcome to the Hotel California

歡迎來到加州旅館

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

多么美麗的地方

多么可愛的臉龐

Plenty of room at the Hotel California 

Any time of year

You can find it here

加州旅館有如此多的房間

一年四季無論何時

你都可以在這找到地方

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

she got the Mercedes Benz

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys

she calls friends

帶著仿佛如紗般纏繞的心思

她開著一輛梅塞德斯奔馳

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 有人狂舞是為了忘記

So I called up the Captain

Please bring me my wine

于是我把主人召喚 請給我來點酒

He said We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine

他說自1969年我們這就再沒那東西了

And still those voices are calling from far away

遠處仍然傳來他們的話語

Wake you up in the middle of the night

在半夜把你吵醒

Just to hear them say

只聽到他們在說

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

Living' it up at the Hotel California

在加州旅館他們縱情狂歡

What a nice surprise

多么美妙的驚奇呀

Bring your alibis

為你帶來墮落的借口

Mirrors on the ceiling

天花板上鑲嵌著鏡子

Pink champagne on ice

粉紅香檳和冰塊浸在一起

And she said

We are all just prisoners here of our own device

這時她說 我們都是自己欲望的囚徒

In the master's chambers

然后在主人房間里