音乐咖啡厅:Mariah Carey - The Roof

1970年3月27日 ，流行音乐歌手玛利亚·凯莉（Mariah Carey）出生在纽约亨廷顿的一个家庭中，她的母亲是一个有着爱尔兰血统的美国歌剧演员，而他的父亲则是一个有着非洲-委内瑞拉血统的工程师。从小凯莉（Carey）的妈妈就鼓励她练习发声技巧，15岁那年她开始在纽约城登台表演。那时她经常逃学，在俱乐部里表演到很晚。中学毕业之后她去了纽约，展示她初具规模的音乐样带。最终她找到了一份工作--是为后来将她引入音乐圈的布兰达·斯塔（Brenda Star）作后备歌手。

歌词：

Song：The Roof
Artist：Mariah Carey

made by coconut¹
It wasn't raining yet
But it was definitely a little misty² on
That warm November night
And my heart was pounding
My inner voice resounding³
Begging me to turn away
But I just had to see your face
To feel alive
And then you casually⁴ walked in the room
And I was twisted in the web
Of my desire for you (And I was twisted)
My apprehension⁵ blew away
I only wanted you
To taste my sadness
As you kissed me in the dark
Everytime I feel the need
I envision you caressing⁶ me
And go back in time
To relieve the splendor⁷ of you and I
On the rooftop that rainy night
And so we finished the Moet and
I started feeling liberated⁸
And I surrendered as you took me
In your arms
I was so caught up in the moment
I couldn't bear to let you go yet
So I threw caution to the wind
And started listening to my longing⁹ heart
And then you softly pressed your lips to mine
And feelings surfaced I'd suppressed
For such a long time (And I was lifted)
And for a while I forgot
The sorrow and the pain
And melted with you as we stood
There in the rain
Bridge:
Last night I dreamed that I
Whispered the words I love you
And touched you so very
Subtly as we were kissing goodbye
(Pretty baby - How I'm missing you)
Everytime I feel the need (Last night I had the strangest dream...)
I envision you caressing me (It was actually quite symbolic)
And go back in time (As I whispered...That I loved you)
To relieve the splendor of you and I (...very subtly)

1 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

2 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

3 resounding   

adj. 响亮的

参考例句：

• The astronaut was welcomed with joyous,resounding acclaim. 人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员。
• He hit the water with a resounding slap. 他啪的一声拍了一下水。

4 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

5 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。

6 caressing   

爱抚的，表现爱情的，亲切的

参考例句：

• The spring wind is gentle and caressing. 春风和畅。
• He sat silent still caressing Tartar, who slobbered with exceeding affection. 他不声不响地坐在那里，不断抚摸着鞑靼，它由于获得超常的爱抚而不淌口水。

7 splendor   

n.光彩；壮丽，华丽；显赫，辉煌

参考例句：

• Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
• All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

8 liberated   

a.无拘束的，放纵的

参考例句：

• The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。
• The heat brings about a chemical reaction, and oxygen is liberated. 热量引起化学反应，释放出氧气。

9 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。