英语歌曲:Yesterday

Yesterday是由保罗.麦卡特尼（Paul McCartney）谱曲、约翰.列侬（John Lennon ）作词，最早在The Beatles 1965的专辑《Help》中出现。歌曲一经发行，就引起了强烈的反响，优美的旋律，隽永的歌词，刻划出每个人心灵深处那失落在时间中的影子。不论文化背景、社会地位、审美取向，甚至是否爱好音乐，几乎人人都会被这首歌打动，它真正做到了雅俗共赏。曾有人统计过，到1995年，此歌出版30年来，已经被改编、翻唱、演奏过500多万次，维也纳爱乐乐团也改编演奏过这首歌。也许Yesterday是20世纪被改编、演奏、播放得最多得一支乐曲。

作为一首吉他弹唱歌曲，Yesterday编配简单而精妙，其和弦进行模式更是堪称经典。由于没有繁杂的花样技巧，刚刚入门的吉他爱好者即可弹唱此曲。

Yesterday

Yesterday, all my troubles¹ seemed² so far away

昨天，所有的忧伤似乎都已走远，

Now it looks as³ though⁴ they're here to stay

但是现在他们仍然徘徊在我身边，

Oh, I believe⁵ in yesterday.

哦，我信仰的昨天！

Suddenly⁶, I'm not half the man I used⁷ to be,

突然间，我已经不再是那个从前，

There's a shadow⁸ hanging¹⁰ over me

被阴影笼罩

Oh, yesterday came¹¹ suddenly.

哦，昨天啊，你来得太突然！

Why she had⁹ to go I don't know she wouldn't say.

我不知道她为何要走，她也从未明言。

I said¹² something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

我一定说错了些什么，以致昨天让我如此留恋。

Yesterday, love was¹³ such¹⁴ an easy game to play.

昨天，爱情就像游戏一样贪玩，

Now I need a place to hide¹⁵ away.

现在，我需一个可以流泪的空间，

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

哦，我信仰的昨天！

Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say.

我不知道她为何要走，她也从未明言。

I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

我一定说错了些什么，以致昨天让我如此留恋。

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.

昨天，爱情就像游戏一样贪玩，

Now I need a place to hide away.

现在，我需一个可以流泪的空间，

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

哦，我信仰的昨天！

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1 troubles   

n.麻烦( trouble的名词复数 )；困难；困境；动乱v.费神，费心( trouble的第三人称单数 )；使烦恼，使忧虑

参考例句：

• She gave us a boring recital of all her troubles. 她乏味地向我们详述了她所有的麻烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I really felt for him in all these troubles. 我非常同情他这些烦恼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

5 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

6 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

7 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

8 shadow   

n.阴影，荫，影子，影像，阴暗，预兆，少许，隐蔽处，庇护；vt.遮蔽，使朦胧，预示

参考例句：

• Every light has its shadow.是灯都有影。
• The trees throw a shadow on the grass.树木在草地上投下了阴影。

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 hanging   

n.绞死；绞刑；（墙上装饰用的）帘子；帷幔adj.应处以死刑的；量刑偏重的v.悬( hang的现在分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• He faced execution by hanging for murder. 他因谋杀要以绞刑处死。
• to sentence sb to death by hanging 判处某人绞刑

11 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

12 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

15 hide   

n.兽皮；迹象；躲藏处；vt.藏，隐瞒，遮避；剥…的皮；vi.躲藏

参考例句：

• She tried to hide her feelings.她设法掩藏她的感情。
• Are you trying to hide something from me?你是不是有什么事想瞒着我？