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第14章 Yesterday昨天

All my troubles seemed so far away.

Now it looks as though theyre here to stay,

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Yesterday

songwriter\composer:Lionel Richie

singer:The Beatles

Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away.

Now it looks as though theyre here to stay,

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

昨天,感觉烦恼离我很远。

今天,烦恼就在身边,

噢,我怀念昨天。

昨天

作词\作曲: 莱昂内尔·里奇

演唱: 甲壳虫乐队

昨天,感觉烦恼离我很远。

今天,烦恼就在身边,

噢,我怀念昨天。

Suddenly, Im not half the man I used to be,

Theres a shadowshadow n.阴影, 影子, 影像 hanging over me,

Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go I dont know,

She wouldnt say,

I said something wrong,

Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday love was such an easy gamegame n.比赛, 游戏, 竞赛 to play,

Now I need a place to hide away,

Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go I dont know,

She wouldnt say,

I said something wrong,

Now I long for yesterday.

猛然间发现自己不像个男人,

我被忧郁笼罩,

噢,昨天来得太突然。

我不明白她为什么要走,

她也没有告诉我,

可能是我说错了什么,

现在我很怀念昨天。

昨天,爱情很简单,

今天,我想藏起来,

噢,我怀念昨天。

我不明白她为什么要走,

她也没有告诉我,

可能是我说错了什么,

现在我很怀念昨天。

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play,

Now I need a place to hide away,

Oh, I believe in yesterday,

Mm…

昨天,爱情很简单,

今天,我想藏起来,

噢,我怀念昨天。

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《昨天》是甲壳虫乐队演唱的代表作品之一,于1965年9月25日发行这首单曲时就荣登英美两国的排行榜首,并获英国Ivor Novello奖。从1965年至1972年间有大约一千多位歌手演唱或翻唱过这首歌曲,这或许是世界上翻唱次数最多的歌曲。

歌中讲述了昨日的爱情给我带来了无比的幸福,而失去了爱的今天是多么令人难以承受。快乐美妙的昨日历历在目,从而使人更加怀念以前。