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1、Learning English through English songs,听歌学英语-by Effie Tang,Unit 1 Yesterday Once More,Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have! Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift. That is why its called the PRESENT!,【赏析】 这首歌传唱于全球，广受欢迎，在大学校园里更 为风靡，几乎成为大学生们英文歌曲演唱比赛的 必选曲目。当您外出散步、购物
2、、娱乐时，会常 常听到附近从收音机或录音机里飘出这首熟悉的 歌声或据此而改编成的轻音乐，可见其流传广。 如果有一天您静下心来，伴着这熟悉的旋律，沉 浸在对昔日的无限怀念之中，那过去的美好岁 月、恩恩怨怨及沧桑变化都会令您无语凝噎、潸 泪下，您就会体会到另一种心境，这恰恰正是语 言的力量所达不到的。,About the Carpenters,卡伦卡彭特（Karen Carpenter，1950-1983）出生于美国的康涅狄克州，在世界歌坛上享有崇高的声誉。她的嗓声优美自然，略带伤感，擅长演唱经典怀旧歌曲，卡彭特也是我国青年最喜爱的外国歌星之一。The Carpenters(卡朋特兄妹)是由美国人
3、Richard和Karen Carpenter兄妹在60年代成立的,乐团一共推出了20余张专辑,几乎每张专辑的推出 都登上美国billboard排行榜首位, 期间乐团获得多项葛莱美大奖.至 今仍有很多歌手翻唱Carpenter的 歌曲,他们最有名的作品大概就是 这首.,上帝总是嫉妒赋有才华的人。1983年,Karen因为 减肥而患神经性厌食症节食过度引发心脏衰竭离 开人世,成为人们深深的遗憾.这一点既是传奇，又 是那些批评“卡朋特”的人乐于提起的事。卡伦其 实并不胖，她更多是不愿意承认年华老去，当眼 角出现皱纹时，她竟然用减肥去消除它，这也不 知是属于爱美女性，还是属于超级明星的虚荣心 在作祟
4、。在Karen的墓碑上刻着这样简单的文字： a star on earth，a star in heaven.,Richard花了许多时间听他爸爸收集的调子美妙的音乐、乐团以及古典音乐。他对音乐产生狂热的爱好自八岁时开始对钢琴产生兴趣就有了. 到了十五岁就已经是一位天才钢琴家,什么曲子到了他手上,他都能轻松的演奏出来.当全家搬到洛杉矶后,在美国南加州大学学习音乐。Richard和妹妺Karen和负责贝斯和低音喇叭的Wes Jacobs，三人组成了 “The Richard Carpenter Trio”。Karen可以同时打鼓和唱歌.他们常在婚礼或舞会上演奏。在他们赢得在 1966 Holly
5、wood Bowl的The Battle of the Bands“比赛的名声后，他们就录了一些DEMO带并开始走访唱片公司，他们在A&M公司签下了他们的第一张合约，以及第一张唱片：Offering，这张 唱片之后被更名为“Ticket To Ride”，并登上Top100。,虽然Richard退居幕后但对于整个乐团的成功功不可没。他写出了不少动听的歌曲,例如Yesterday Once More和 Top Of The World.成名之后，他整理了一些没被公司发行的歌曲来组成了一张专辑,这些歌曲全进了TOP40.例如Weve only just begun、Rainy days and M
6、ondays等等.他的直觉带来了令人吃惊的20首TOP40曲子(其中更有12首进入TOP10),像是 Super Star、Rainy days and Mondays、Weve only just begun、 Top of the world和Yesterday Once More. Richard 知道要如何 巧妙的将乐器和歌声结合在一起。 因为这样,他四度被提名为葛莱美奖“ 最佳制作人。The Carpenters的 作品曾被大学拿来作为教材,1997 年Richard曾受邀到史丹福大学演 讲。,这对兄妹组合无疑是七十年代最成功的流行音乐组合之一，他们在八十年代初结束演艺生涯前创作了无
7、数好歌。虽然最先显现音乐天才的是哥哥Richard，可是妹妹Karen那近乎完美和极富感情的嗓音却更深地印刻在我们的心里。卡朋特最初的道路并不顺畅，他们和好友Webs Jacobs的第一盒样带以失败告终，但这并未在他们日后的演艺生涯中带来丝毫阴影。1968年,兄妹俩 的首张专辑offering得到注意，于是和当时许多成名歌手一样，他们开始走上流行摇滚之路。,Pre-listening1. When you see the word “yesterday“, which of the following will first jump into your mind? Give your choi
8、ces.My old friends. My toys. My school yesrs. Some old songs. The mistakes that I made. The most succesful joke I made. The shining moment when I achieved success.,2. What does “yesterday once more“ mean?Something that happens today feels like some past experience. Something that happened yesterday
9、now happens again. Something in the past comes into my mind.,3. When do you have the feeling of “yesterday once more“? listen to the music watch a touching film listen to the falling of rain by the window quarrel with my friends or family members lie on my back on the grassland read an interesting s
10、tory about ones childhood look over my old photos go back to my schools once I have attended look at the presents others gave me in the past . .,While-listening1. The song will be played for the first time. Enjoy it and think about which of the following words can best describe the style of the song
11、.rock & roll boringexciting jazzynostalgic relaxingcheerful very sad2. Listen to the first part of the song and complete the lyrics.,Fill in the blanks:,When I was young, _ listen to the radio, Waiting for my _ songs. When they _ Id sing along, It made me smile. Those were such _ times, And not so l
12、ong ago. How I _ where theyd gone. But theyre _ again, Just like a long _ friend. All the songs I love so well.,Id,favorite,played,happy,wondered,back,lost,3. Listen to the second part of the song once more. There are several wrong words in this part. Listen carefully and correct them.,Looking back
13、on how it was In years come by, And the bad times that I had Makes today seem rather mad. So much has changed. It was songs of love that I would sing to then. And Id memorize each word. Those gold melodies Still sound so sad to me, As they melt the years away.,* Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-wo still
14、 shines. Every shing-a-ling -a-ling, that they re starting to sing, so fine. * All my worst memories come back clearly to me; some can even make me smile. Just like before, Its yesterday once more.,Yesterday Once More When I was young, Id listen to the radio, Waiting for my favorite songs. When they
15、 played Id sing along, It made me smile. Those were such happy times, And not so long ago. How I wondered where theyd gone. But theyre back again, Just like a long lost friend. All the songs I love so well.,4. Lyrics Analysis,Every sha-la-la-la Every wo-wo still shines, Every shinga-linga-ling, That
16、 theyre starting to sing so fine. When they get to the part Where hes breaking her heart, It can really make me cry, Just like before, Its yesterday once more.,Looking back on how it was In years gone by, And the good time that I had Makes today seem rather sad. So much has changed. It was songs of love That I would sing to them, And Id memorize each word. Those old melodies Still sound so good to me, As they melt the years away.,
